Alain Roggeman - Belgium
Alain Roggeman
Designer biography:
Alain Roggeman (b. 1960, Burundi) is a Belgian contemporary jewelry artist trained at the Brussels Jewellery School (1979–1985). Throughout his career, he has continued his artistic development through workshops with renowned figures such as Ramon Puig in Barcelona and participation in the International Amber Workshop in Gdansk. He has exhibited in over 15 countries, including Poland, Spain, Romania, Russia, and the U.S., with solo exhibitions in Brussels, Gdansk, and Legnica. His pieces are part of public and private collections, including Galeria Sztuki of Legnica, District Museum of Sandomierz, Amber Museum of Gdansk, Poland and private collections in Belgium, France, Poland, UK, Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum. Roggeman has received several distinctions, such as the 2024 Ilias Lalaounis Award and multiple mentions at the Amberif Design Awards. Since 1992, he has taught at the Jewellery School Jeanne Toussaint in Brussels and currently runs his own private studio and gallery in the city.
Collection concept
Is a piece of jewelry a small sculpture? No! Jewelry is not simply a miniature sculpture because its primary condition is wearability and its relationship to the body. Even when it pushes practical limits, it is still conceived to be worn, which distinguishes it from autonomous sculpture. However, jewelry can be highly sculptural in form, material, and conceptual intent. When a piece is not worn and is displayed, it may be perceived like a sculpture, yet its identity remains tied to its wearable origin. Rather than becoming sculpture, it functions as a wearable object with sculptural qualities, existing in a tension between bodily use and independent visual contemplation.
