ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK 2020 PARTICIPANTS

Posts tagged copper

Ariel Lavian (Israel) - Designer

Ariel Lavian (Israel) - Designer

My design is influenced by the raw materials surrounding me. I create new worlds from the limited resources and find tremendous wealth in the soil, the rotting logs, wasp's nest, branches of the trees, broken objects, old plastic bags, it can be anything. I refer to the material and not to the object, study it, understand its properties and use it to create small but complete scenes of staged nature, ex-wild. I believe that through design - as a tool - I can make a change, make a difference, affect people.

Assamblage AssociationSeptember 2, 2020ring, necklace, brooch, copper, patina, international, israel, designer

Iulia Cranganu (Romania) - Designer

Iulia Cranganu (Romania) - Designer

I aim to imitate the crumpled tinfoil material, through natural gestures, similar to those of a child playing, and making jewelry out of chocolate tinfoil wrapper. Moreover, tinfoil is a metaphor for life’s hardships, which “crumple” us, make us wish to give up on any hope of going on, but, through the right technique, it can become a piece of jewelry.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 27, 2020ring, silver, copper, amethyst, necklace, romanian, designer

Doina Bacalu (Romania) - Designer

Doina Bacalu (Romania) - Designer

Woman, so not human. Mature, so not young. Not too beautiful, but not too ugly. With a sense of humor so a survivor. Otherwise a little lost. With higher medical education, not really for nothing because it helps me treat the common cold in my family. Great craftsman since young, but also fond of painting and dancing. Therefore, the trilemma: what would I be when I grow older? A trilemma that I am trying to solve now, when it’s almost 10 years since I’ve met David hidden in a corner of Dalles Gallery, tinkering with his hammers and files. It was lucky meeting him. Since then I learn, I try, I stop and I learn, I try and I stop again. Everything is a great joy, but not so much when I stop.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 27, 2020brooch, pendant, copper, silver, patina, romanian, designer

Umut Demirguc Thurman (Turkey) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Umut Demirguc Thurman (Turkey) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

The motifs that I most often use in my artwork are derived from natural plant forms through stylized drawing of the bird’s eye view of a flower. I believe, when plainness and symmetry of the motif combines with textured and colored metal, it creates objects that connect history to modern day.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 6, 2020necklace, enamel, silver, copper, turcia, designer, sua

Tanya Crane (USA) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Tanya Crane (USA) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

While still referencing my interest in industrial remnants, these works, created in 2020 are a fresh view and exploration with an emphasis on color. I am always seeking a way to invoke a sense of industrial history through form and material but have chosen to soften the edges with a whispery palette of pastels and sensual surfaces. I use liquid enamels over copper and various mark making techniques to achieve the graphic surface designs. My work references African Mali beadwork and Aboriginal repetitive mark making as a way to place emphasis and pay homage to the enslaved, marginalized and indigenous peoples who have contributed to the rich and vibrant African American craft culture of today.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 6, 2020brooch, copper, enamel, silver, steel, sua, designer

Melis Agabigum (USA) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Melis Agabigum (USA) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Provoked by an interest in material fiction, Melis’ work examines loss, desire, and the notion of burden that individuals carry from their relationships. Her sculptures and jewelry objects explore the unseen tether of the physical and emotional weights that affect individuals in how they perceive their connection to others, their bodies, and space.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 6, 2020brooch, necklace, sua, copper, gold, designer

Jennifer Wells (USA) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Jennifer Wells (USA) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

My work is greatly informed by my surroundings. I seek out texture and pattern in the natural and man made environments in which I find myself, and these elements inform my work. Finding their way into pieces directly or abstracted. I intend for the viewer to glimpse just enough to trigger their own memory and enact a sense of nostalgia or familiarity. I continuously flow between jewelry, vessels, sculpture and drawing with each process informing the others.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 6, 2020brooch, necklace, copper, silver, steel, enamel, sua, designer

Clodagh Molloy (Irland) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Clodagh Molloy (Irland) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

I have taken a series of photos of the institutional buildings of a former mental asylum Grangegorman, Dublin, and transformed them through enamels into a small series of brooches, trying to convey the images of the building on a brick framework. I want to capture the fragile nature of the buildings before they were demolished or rebuilt. The decaying and unstable buildings were comparable to the crumbling minds of its former patents.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 6, 2020brooch, copper, enamel, irlanda, designer

Annika Ingelaere (Belgium) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

Annika Ingelaere (Belgium) - Designer (Plus One Group Exhibition)

For several years, she searched for a link between jewelry and graphic design and thanks to enamel, she found this link. She can paint with the powders, the colors, the transparencies with a technique she learned in Idar-Oberstein (Germany). In the beginning, she searched for the boundary between art and kitsch. By combining several materials (raw stones, wood, silver…), she retrieved the balance.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 6, 2020brooch, enamel, copper, silver, designer, belgia

Mesteshukar ButiQ (Romania) - Social Enterprise

Mesteshukar ButiQ (Romania) - Social Enterprise

Mesteshukar ButiQ is a Bucharest based social enterprise working on revaluing traditional Roma craftsmanship. MBQ represents an ethical and responsible alternative to mass produced market goods. In other words, the project emphasizes and encourages interaction in order to discover the craftsmanship and meaning embedded in each collection piece displayed. MBQ is the social statement for hundreds of objects handcrafted by Roma artisans and designed by international and local designers.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 3, 2020silver, copper, wool, brooch, romanian

Ramona Popescu (Romania) - Designer

Ramona Popescu (Romania) - Designer

Nature, as main source of inspiration of all the pieces, offers a wide variety of shapes, from fluid ones to rigid, straight ones. Spring, out of all seasons, provides a variety of colors and shapes both in the vegetal world and in the world of insects.

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 3, 2020ring, brooch, earring, silver, enamel, copper, romanian, designer

Magdalena Pelmus (Romania) - Designer

Magdalena Pelmus (Romania) - Designer

Magdalena Pelmus, visual multimedia artist, performer and jewelry designer, was born in 1974, in Constanta, Romania. In 2019 she graduated Assamblage’s school jewelry courses and started MaNa Jewelry project. Her art is about identity, fragility, memory and human condition. “I believe jewelry is a statement to the outside world, objects to perform with to express your identity.”

Assamblage AssociationFebruary 3, 2020brooch, ring, earrings, necklace, copper, silver, romanian, designer

Flavia Gheorghian (Romania) - Designer

Flavia Gheorghian (Romania) - Designer

My interest for drawing and handcrafting came to life in my childhood and has began to take shape during my studies at Art and Design University, in Cluj Napoca. Meanwhile I have also studied for 2 years abroad, in Belgium and Spain, where I focused mostly on illustration, painting and jewelry. I have taken my first steps in the art of jewelry at Assamblage. That’s where I’ve discovered myself, I received my theoretical knowledge, I’ve gained courage and a growing passion for this wonderful art form.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 27, 2020necklace, brooch, stone, silver, resin, paper, glitter, copper, romanian, designer

Arina Nitulescu (Romania) - Designer

Arina Nitulescu (Romania) - Designer

I never wanted to create embellishment, but to bring ideas to life. That is why my pieces seem to have become jewellery by mistake: some are very fragile, some too heavy. All of them are not easy to wear. Those wearing them have been impressed by the story behind them and can recognize themselves in the pieces.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 27, 2020brass, steel, copper, paper, flowers, brooch, necklace, romanian, designer

Junnan Songxu (China) - Designer

Junnan Songxu (China) - Designer

Admitted to the jewelry design major of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology In 2015, and graduated in June 2019. Has strong interest in narrative jewelry and is fond of using jewelry art as a medium to explore the society and reveal the connection between people. Currently studying in UAL-London Collage of Fashion, MA Fashion Artefect.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 27, 2020china, international, designer, necklace, pendant, brooch, silver, copper

Valentina Cziko (Romania) - Designer

Valentina Cziko (Romania) - Designer

I’ve started creating jewelry last winter, following the advice of a dear friend, which knew I had good abilities in crafting things with my hands. Therefor, I signed up for contemporary jewelry courses at Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry, which I graduated successfully. All my pieces have been created somewhere around mid-way 2019, so they haven’t been exhibited yet, thus you’ll have the chance to see them premiere at #ROJW.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 24, 2020ring, pendant, silver, copper, brass, jasper, citrine, romanian, designer

Adelina Amza (Romania) - Designer

Adelina Amza (Romania) - Designer

My biggest creative stimulant is my constant need for newness. To me, the creative act becomes a form of searching and (re)discovering parts of myself because “we don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are”.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020pendant, silver, copper, brass, brooch, ring, romanian, designer

Gena Tudor (Romania) - Designer

Gena Tudor (Romania) - Designer

I adamantly believe in designing and creating unique and one of a kind pieces of jewelries for all the art lovers that seek and understand the importance of expressing one’s identity.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020egg shell, silver, copper, gold, romanian, designer, earrings, brooch

Luiza Teodorescu (Romania) - Designer

Luiza Teodorescu (Romania) - Designer

The initial vision of each jewelry piece is instinctive and visceral, an organic expression of my perception of the world. Yet, the final design is sleek and architectural, influenced by my years of architecture study and my inclination towards minimalism, extracting the quintessence of things. I place great value on concept and try to tell a story with my pieces but also to allow for them to create a story for the wearer.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020ring, bracelet, brooch, silver, mirror, plastic bag, copper, designer, leather

Mona Velciov (Romania) - Designer

Mona Velciov (Romania) - Designer

Mona Velciov studied Visual Arts and Design at George Enescu National University of Arts in Iasi and jewelry design at Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry in Bucharest. She worked as art director at Octogon, an architecture and design magazine in Bucharest. Presently, she is a freelance graphic designer and jewelry designer.

Assamblage AssociationJanuary 23, 2020choker, bracelet, earrings, ring, concrete, designer, romanian, aluminium, copper