Lola Pomar - Spain
Lola Pomar - BEJOY
Designer biography:
Lola Pomar is a contemporary jeweler based in Barcelona, known for her playful and dynamic approach to artistic jewelry. With a Bachelor in Fine Arts specializing in sculpture and installations, a Master in Artistic Research and Production, and a degree in Artistic Jewelry, she believes that jewelry should not only be worn but experienced—creating a dynamic dialogue between the wearer and the piece. In her studio, Lola uses a diverse range of materials, from metals and gemstones to unconventional elements to create pieces that invite wearers to engage in a playful exploration of identity and emotion, transforming jewelry into a joyful extension of oneself inspiring curiosity and connection.
Collection concept:
Everyone wonders what the future holds. "Free Will and Future Foretelling" is an exploration of the paradoxical relationship between free will and precognition. Using jewelry as a visual language, I conducted an experiment where participants drew cards simulating uncertain futures, then were told their "predicted" outcomes—despite possessing free will. Their responses were categorized into four types, with extracted visual motifs later translated into jewelry design, embodying the tension between choice and destiny. Traditionally, jewelry evokes images of wearable circular adornments. To challenge this within a free-will framework, I encased my pieces in blind boxes—symbolizing autonomy, where the wearer decides the jewelry’s final form. Conversely, transparent boxes represent foresight, revealing how preconceptions rigidify our vision of adornment. The Blind Box Jewelry and Revealed Jewelry series thus become my dialectical interpretation: one celebrates the chaos of self-determination, the other critiques the illusions of predictability.
