After 25 years of “silver” shows, presented mainly as part of Legnica SILVER Festival, the Gallery of Art in Legnica decided to organize its achievements in the field of promotion of contemporary, avant-garde jewellery and in 2004 started building a permanent collection. Most of the works were obtained in the years 2013-2016 thanks to funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Currently, the Collection consists of about half a thousand works
Read MoreNora studied contemporary jewellery design at Stellenbosch University near Cape Town. After graduating with her Masters in Visual Arts, Nora set up her own studio. In 2016 she moved her atelier to Berlin, where she lived for four years, exhibiting both in Germany and internationally on a regular basis. Recently, Nora relocated to the picturesque town of Bamberg.
Read MoreBarbara was raised in Chicago, Illinois and studied the art form of jewelry and metalsmithing as an undergraduate student. The addition and love for enameling in combination with metalworking and jewelry making began during graduate school, with continued exploration during the following ten years of university teaching. Barbara left university teaching with the desire to
Read MoreOtilia Fiastru is a jewellery and graphic designer. She graduated The National University of Architecture and Urbanism ”Ion Mincu” in 2002 and is graphic designer since 2001. Between 2001 - 2012 worked as art director for advertising agencies and in cultural projects she did graphic design for The National Museum of Art, The National Center of Dance Bucharest and for
Read MoreYujing Cheng is a Chinese jewelry artist and object maker who graduated from the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology of Jewelry design department in 2017 and now continues her masters in Jewelry & Metal at the Royal College of Art in 2019. Her works mainly revolve around dreams, subconsciousness, desire, and memory, and convey personal feelings and attitudes through poetic narrative.
Read MoreFounded in 2018 by architect Paolo Gambarelli, Lunante was born from necessity and will to explore the art of handwork as true archetypal dimension of making; the constant lymph of his work are the notions acquired in architectural knowledge and the innate propensities and deep love for manual work; the design, the construction and the presentation of his jewels are part of the many expressions of his training.
Read MoreI'm a textile jewelry crafter from Moldova, interested in working with traditional textile techniques, preserving and enriching the cultural heritage of my country by interpreting it in my own unique way, thus creating modern and unconventional pieces of wearable art.
Read MoreZaharia Livia is a Romanian architect who started developing her interest in jewellery making through digital means around 3 years ago. She wanted to explore the possibilities offered by 3d modelling and how digital creations can come to life. It began with larger objects like the Spotlight Pavilion of 2019 but also with smaller ones like engagement rings for friends going at the same time.
Read MoreNatasa Koutsampela is an eminent attorney at law as well as a passionate, designer & creator of jewelry and painter that lives and works in the town of Larissa, (central Greece). In 2011 she began to deal and experiment with the design and manufacture of jewelry as a kind of creative expression. In 2018, with her partner, Marianthi Katsika, they founded “LEFFLOW ART STUDIO”
Read MoreAn “Innovative fashion designer” who specialises in generating knowledge of creative design, theory of colors, and computer graphics. Combining his diverse abilities and skills renders uniqueness to Khajornsak’s work. He focuses on aesthetics of modern art, especially conceptual art. He also pays attention to research methodology and process. His work, therefore, demonstrates different aesthetic dimensions
Read MoreI have studied graphic arts from 5 th grade and I have a master's degree in graphic design. For 15 years I have worked in visual effects and graphic design for movies and Tv stations and jewelry is the breath of fresh air, I take almost every day to go to my studio after work.
Read MoreThrough my creations I translate my experiences, subtleties and dreamy vision into forms and structures. I like to discover, in general, to experiment with different materials, unconventional or conventional, precious metals, various elements of nature, wood, leather, paper. Most of the time nature is what inspires me and that is why I am grateful for the things that are ethical, environmentally friendly, for recycling.
Read MoreI am the inventor of the FLORA technology and creator of many thousands of jewellery. I have loved plants from my early childhood. At around 6 years old I had already gathered my herbarium and admired the beauty and diversity of the living world. And I always loved minerals and metals. Also since my childhood. I graduated as a botanist and chemist, I have worked in the chemical
Read MoreI graduated (B.A.) the scenography section from UNARTE, I worked in the theatre “Sica Alexandrescu” in Brasov, then, for 28 years I tried to bring value to advertising. Now I design and manufacture unique jewelry or limited series trying to give them meaning and value through the symbolism of the message they carry. I have been constantly participating at international fairs of contemporary jewelry
Read MoreBorn in 1966 in Milan, Roberta Consalvo Sances is an Italian jewelry maker based in Florence. She graduated in Oriental Languages in 1991. After a career in the HR field, Roberta’s path changed dramatically when she discovered her passion for contemporary jewellery in 2015. She got a BFA in 2017 and an MFA in Contemporary Jewellery and Body Ornament from Alchimia Jewellery School
Read MoreThe journey in jewelry design started in 2017, at Assamblage Contemporary Jewelry School. The attraction to the jewelry world opened a different path – from adorning to creating. Attracted by shapes, sometimes geometrical, sometimes organic, chunky or delicate, by colors, or just letting the metal speak, I create my jewelry mainly in silver.
Read MoreI started making jewelry recently and I enjoy every moment of it.The love for geometrical structures plays an important role in my work, but I also like to experiment with shapes, proportions and use different textures and colors . The inspiration comes from my experiences, my emotions and people around me. Learning constantly is one of my goals, in order to find new sources of inspiration.
Read MoreWith a background of 5 years in fashion design, my fascination with jewellery making was sparked while I was putting together a ready-to-wear blazer collection for my brand at the time. While researching different styles to complete the looks, the image of contrasting silver brooches against the coarse fabric I was working with, made it all come together. I then decided to try and make
Read MoreMy story as a jeweler begins a couple of years ago when I started playing with fire and glass and got hooked. I became a lampworker first and once I was happy with my skills and confident enough, I decided it was time to put glass and metals together. For this I enrolled in a class and once I learned the basics I started practicing, learning by doing and constantly challenging myself to be better every time.
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