Artistar Jewels 2018

The Contemporary Jewel as neverbeforeseen

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Cover Jewel | Aliens - Vlad Glynin

Photographer | Andrea Salpetre

Introduction | Eugenia Gadaleta

Introduction Artistar Jewels Contest 2017 | Maristella Campi

Translation | Valeria Chiodetti

Graphic Design & Layout | Danila Marasca

Editing | Grazia Marinelli, Gloria Gazzoldi

Organizational Secretary | Elisa Desanti

Communication Management | Isabella Castelli

International Coordination | Gloria Gazzoldi

Editorial Coordination | Barbara Pedone

General Coordination | Enzo Carbone

CREDITS: Photo Profile Maria Echeverri by Dorin Vasilescu / Photo Creations Bia

Tambelli by Almir Pastore / Photo Profile Dafne Pasqualotto by Marco Arienti / Photo Pol Bury and Yoko Ono by Marylart Edition / Photo Profile Chequita Nahar by Elyane Van Coillie / Photo ICX Gallery by Romy Tembuyser

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ARTISTAR JEWELS 2018 New scenarios for contemporary jewelry

by Eugenia Gadaleta

The volume Artistar Jewels 2018, which collects all the creations selected during the fifth edition of the annual Artistar Jewels event, contains the stories of 170 international designers and their 450 creations. as every edition the jewels chosen by the Artistar team propose an encyclopedic cross-section of contemporary international research jewelry. Between the 50’s and the 60’s of the last century, a strand of jeweller detached from tradition and moved towards experimentation, sometimes incurring criticism but getting increasingly closer to the world of contemporary art. Jewels that are not necessarily made of precious materials and are sometimes “crazy”, hardly wearable, often particular, always powerful. Creations of the highest quality as far as techniques and workmanship are concerned; in some cases they are characterized by a great stylistic research, while in other instances they feature manufacturing excellence and reinterpretation of traditional materials. They are not just objects to be observed, admired and worn: they are first of all objects to tell, to bring to life and to love. For this reason, they must never be considered as creations that perform their function only as decorative items. They can be made by a traditional or research goldsmith, but also by a designer or an artist. Contemporary jewels are mainly characterized

by ideas, experimentation and originality. The stories of these creations open a communication channel and remain in our memory. As a matter of fact Artistar Jewels strongly believes in the communicative power of contemporary jewelry that cannot be fully expressed without the description of projects and professional photos. For this reason all the creations presented in this book became the protagonists of a dedicated shooting organized by the Artistar Jewels team and curated by the Italian photographer Andrea Salpetre. The still life allow a uniform reading of the book and can be used by the selected artists to promote their work. The pages dedicated to each designer contain their biography or the brand philosophy along with the company contacts and the photos of the jewels; a description is also provided which includes the creation title, the jewel type, the materials used and a note explaining to the reader the inspiration and the concept of the collection or of a particular jewel.

The book proposes several special contents. A special section is dedicated to the international artists Yoko Ono, Pol Bury and Faust Cardinali, whose creations are hosted for the first time at Artistar Jewels 2018. Other special contents are dedicated to the winners of the 2017 edition: Emanuele Leonardi, Anna Maria Pitt, Eve

“This is about bringing art closer to the public and the public closer to art. And art, in Italy, means discovering an exemplary past and preparing a radiant future”.

G. Ungaretti - “Il Mattino”, Naples, August 14-15, 1927

Balashova and Alena Willroth. A special content focuses on the international galleries that will host a selection of works from the 2018 contest and the last one is dedicated to Gabriela Secarea, who in 2017 won the Artistar Jewels @Camera Lucida Award. This book is the fifth of the series dedicated to the Artistar Jewels project and is published by Logo Fausto Lupetti. It will be available nationally and internationally in all bookshops in Italy and in the main European capitals. It will also be sent to 5,000 professionals, including buyers, journalists, bloggers and jewelry galleries. It should be highlighted that the majority of pieces are new, i.e. never published before, and made specifically for Artistar Jewels. The creations are presented seamlessly in alphabetical order by author and are not encased in strict thematic sections; in our historical period, where the materials, the formation of the artists and the design ideas are more and more fluid, it would have been very difficult and reductive to proceed in another way.

In Artistar Jewels 2018 very different creations are represented. Many are the techniques appliedwidely used the traditional ones, such as lost-wax casting, combined with a wide range of handicrafts, from hammering, fretwork, resinate watercolor up to quilling, that is rolled paper strips, modeled and glued together to create decorative designs. But there are also the most modern technologies, such as laser cutting, and the innovative ones, such as the use of ultraviolet materials and 3D Printing, a form of additive production where layers of overlapping materials give life to threedimensional and complex wearable technologies with details that are difficult to obtain at low costs with traditional techniques. As regards the main themes, one is the representation of nature, seen as beautiful - even in its imperfections - powerful and colorful in some cases, as a delicate and precious mystery in others, analyzed and brought back in its infinite facets. Another dominant theme is that of the strong woman for whom jewels of great visual impact are conceived, with messages and meanings standing out from the stereotypes linked to the sugary and romantic feminine figure. The designers are increasingly eco-ethically attentive to the materials used, a new awareness makes its way and becomes an added value within the proposed projects. Some

chose the gold called Fairmined, from the name of an international organization that supports small mines around the world with the aim of improving the working conditions of miners and having a greater control over the environmental impact of mining. The Fairmined quality seal guarantees that gold mining occurs in socially and environmentally sustainable conditions; gold is extracted from small artisanal mines and is subject to strict rules and controls that ensure traceability from the customer to the mine. Others chose Eco Silver, which has the same properties as the common silver, but is made of 100% recycled silver.

The fifth edition of the Artistar Jewels 2018 event is particularly important because it has introduced some significant innovations with an international profile and so has much to tell. From 22 to 25 February 2018 Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, located in the heart of Milan, will be once again the ideal setting for the event. It is here that Artistar Jewels will meet the experts from the sector and all lovers of contemporary jewelry. The exhibition will be open, with free entrance, during the Fashion Week and has the patronage of the Municipality of Milan. All the creations on exhibition and pictured in this book can also be purchased through the e-commerce platform www.artistarjewels.com.

Thanks to one of the major innovations of the new edition, directors of international concept stores, as partners of the event, will choose some brands among those on display to enrich their showcases. The concept stores involved are 16metriqudri of Udine, a meeting place for art and crafts; Creativity Oggetti, a Turin gallery specialized in contemporary jewelry and applied arts since 2001; Materie, a design shop-gallery in Rome. Mio Store in Florence selects objects with an elegant and contemporary design; Nuovum, a concept store in Barcelona where you can find jewels, decorative objects and art; Ottobarradieci of Bergamo, an original space dedicated to design and a reference point for those looking for unusual objects; Oukan, a Berlin concept store with a unique and exclusive style proposal. To close the list, Tiberius concept store in Vienna is characterized by an unconventional, irreverent

and provocative style. All the artists selected and included in the exhibition will also participate in a contest at the end of which the most deserving ones will be awarded important prizes that will enrich their professional career. The jury of experts, who will assign the numerous awards, will be composed as follows: Elisabetta Barracchia - Editor of Condé Nast Mag Accessory, Maristella Campi - Fashion and costume journalist, Gianni De LiguoroFounding partner and designer of the high-class costume jewelry De Liguoro brand, Guido Solari - Founder and owner of Scuola Orafa Ambrosiana of Milan, via Savona 20. These last year’s jury members will be joined for the first time by three new international judges: Astrid BerensDirector of SIERAAD ART FAIR of Amsterdam, Dan Piersinaru – Editor and founder of AUTOR, a magazine dedicated to contemporary jewelry, and Irina Slesareva – Editor of Jewelry Review Magazine and Creative Director of the Russian Line Jewelry Contest.

The three winners will participate free of charge in Artistar Jewels 2019 and will be mentioned as special contents in the 2019 edition of the volume. Furthermore the Scuola Orafa Ambrosiana in Milan will offer a course of Professional Goldsmith to a young designer: a unique opportunity to learn the most important laboratory techniques and make various goldsmiths’ wares. Two selected designers will have a free exhibition space at international trade fairs in 2018: Sieraad Art Fair in Amsterdam in November and AUTOR International Contemporary Jewelry Fair in Bucharest in May. An article will be dedicated to the winners in the Condé Nast Mag Accessory magazine of September 2018. Finally, thirty creations selected by the jury will be exhibited in a traveling exhibition in European galleries and international concept stores, such as the ICKX Contemporary Jewelry Gallery in Bruxelles and the Eleni Marneri Galerie in Athens.

Quite a challenge, the preparation of Artistar Jewels 2018 required a great teamwork and the development of important partnerships. Since last edition the event has grown considerably and for the first time has hosted internationally renowned artists. Agreements with concept

stores and international galleries have been closed and important media partners have been involved to support the selected designers; the press review has been quadrupled including publications also in India and New Zealand. The number of members has shown a significant increase, with requests exceeding the availability of places. Artistar Jewels triggered the interest of the public and of the professionals during one of the most important and eventful periods for the city of Milan: the Fashion Week. This would not have been possible without a great common effort, without the passion of the whole group for this sector and above all without the wonderful contents to be told: all protagonists of the selection by Artistar Jewels. These results, that seemed unthinkable only a few months ago, now bode well not only for Artistar Jewels, but also for the future of the whole industry in Italy. Confirmations and growth that encourage everyone to work enthusiastically to offer every year a high level event.

Artistar Jewels is a machine that does not stop; research and scouting at international level are constant. This year as never before, selection requires a reflection on what it means today to choose and wear a jewel. In this hyper-connected and ever smaller world, where everything seems just a click away, information, culture, detailed knowledge, authentic human relationships with the artists, uniqueness and personalization, awareness of what you buy and you wear will become increasingly important. Those who choose and wear these body ornaments love them deeply: they are fascinated by the extraordinary story that lies behind a jewel, recognizing the values that the artist wants to spread. They convey ideas, denunciations or precise aesthetic concepts and by wearing them, they become a tableau vivant of a story. Artistar Jewels 2018 officially welcome you into their world. Just lose yourself among the pages of this book made of colors, material, stories and passions, in a selection attentive to novelty, without fearing the new. You will follow an exciting path inside of you enjoying a high creative rate. This is what we call love for art. Jewels, in the field of the arts, represent the Zeitgeist, the spirit of the time, and are never accessory elements.

CREATIONS & AUTHORS

AMARIN Jewelry

She received a financial education but was always interested in art and design. “M1”  is her first serious collection and the result of the first year of studying at the Jewelry design course in the “British Higher school of Art and Design” in Moscow, Russia.  She found inspiration in screws, nuts and gears.

The design of this ring is based on a screw mechanism. The stone, located in the center, is fixed with two little nuts and tightly twisted screws. Since no soldering

is used in the manufacture of the ring, the stone can be replaced by another one by the customer himself or with the help of a jeweler.

RING - SILVER, PARTIAL GILDING, ROCK CRYSTAL

M1.2

M1.3

This unusual ring consists of several movable parts. The outer large gear rotates along the big thread up and down, allowing you to change the size of the

ring. A small gear, located in the center, contains a small stone and is also mobile. The ring is universal and is suitable for any size from 16.5 to 18.5.

RING - SILVER, PARTIAL GILDING, SYNTHETIC SAPPHIRE

Ana Paula Barbosa

S he grew up in a jewelers family and her love for this job grew with her. She has been designing jewelry from childhood. She has a degree in gemology and jewelry design. She loves what she does and when you love your job, you make it part of yourself. Her jewels are part of her and each design has a different story.

The movement collection is made with jewels representing the particularities of different universe movements. Each jewel tells a story. This ring represents our

universe pictured in a jewel. Everything has a unique concept. Crafted in 18k gold with diamonds and obsidian, where movement is present, making it unique.

RING - 18K YELLOW GOLD, 6 DIAMONDS, OBSIDIAN

COSMOS RING

005527999404664

ap_sb@hotmail.com

instagram.com/anapaulabarbosadesigner

PENDULUM PENDANT

Each jewel of the movement collection tells a different story. This pendant depicts the periodicity of the pendulum movement. A point mass that oscillates

around a fixed point makes this piece an irresistible jewel. It is handcrafted in 18k gold with diamonds and black obsidian.

PENDANT - 18K YELLOW GOLD, 16 DIAMONDS, OBSIDIAN

Ana Viñuela Lorenzo

A fter learning watercolor painting, enameling on fire and porcelain painting she discovered glass . She learned different techniques on the FCNV (Spain) , France and North Lands creative glass (Scotland). She improved her technical knowledge and skills on the Vitra Design Center with the Corning Glass Museum’s team.

ANCESTRAL BROOCH

This collection is based on the ancestors, who leave their brand, with materials of land, in symbols and dreams, offerings to honor the gods, protective objects

for one and adornments for others. Materials that are transmuted from their origin to transform or to embellish the man.

BROOCH - GLASS AND COPPER

anavi64@yahoo.es www.anavinuela.es

ANCESTRAL NECKLACE

This necklace belongs to the Ancestral collection, and represents the need of all the ancient cultures, of the environment adorning and being embellished, to

honor the land and the gods and to leave objects that demonstrate their existence, using the materials around them offered by the land.

NECKLACE - GLASS AND COPPER

Anastasia Khazyrbekava

S he was born and raised in Belarus before moving to Israel, where she studied Jewelry design at “Shenkar”. She has an undergraduate degree in culturology and arts, which are useful now as she explores her personal language through jewelry. When she works, she experiments and finds new ways to create.

DESIRE

The necklace is inspired by the nature of Israel, with its brightly blossom trees and flowers. Despite the arid climate and drought during half of year this country

is indeed full of colours. The necklace symbolizes the strength and a thirst for life overcoming all difficulties.

NECKLACE - PERSPEX, POLY CLAY, GOLD PLATED BRASS

This colorfull bracelet is part of the jewelry collection “Thirst for life” based on bright color solutions in combination with uncommon forms. The bracelet is

inspired by the nature and the insects of Israel. ”Rencounter” is made of Plexiglas, polymer clay with gold plated brass.

BRACELET - PERSPEX, POLY CLAY, GOLD PLATED BRASS

Andrea Rosales-Balcarcel

B orn in Guatemala City, and now based in Brooklyn, New York, she attended Pratt Institute in 2012, graduating with a BFA in Jewelry and a minor in Art History in 2016. Her current work uses watercolor as a medium to focus on the documentation of tangible sights that she later weaves into her work.

55TH AND 5TH NECKLACE

Sterling silver hand fabricated necklace with framed hand painted layers of watercolor and resin that recreate a painting originally done by the artist. The

necklace was inspired by a watercolor sketch of the scene on 55th street and 5th Avenue in New York City and comes with a print of the original painting.

NECKLACE - STERLING SILVER, ICE RESIN, WATERCOLOR

This piece is made of sterling silver and fabricated by hand with framed hand painted layers of watercolor and resin. It’s the recreation of a painting previously

done by the artist. The painting was inspired by a watercolor sketch of the scene on 52nd street and 5th Avenue in New York City.

RING - STERLING SILVER, ICE RESIN, WATERCOLOR

52ND

Andreia Gabriela Popescu

D esigner and manufacturer, she creates unique and sophisticated contemporary jewelry, particularly rings. Her pieces stand out through daring volumes and new finishes. Their apparent difficult wearability proves to be complex and atypical. She uses gold, silver, gems, and semiprecious natural stones.

NECKLACE “A-TOPIC REED”

Unique jewelry manufactured by using wax casting and construction technique.

and can be used in multiple positions. The concept is based on the Pascalian says “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but this is a thinking reed.”

14K Red Gold Necklace with Bronze reed parts as pendants. The necklace is modular

NECKLACE - 14K RED GOLD AND BRONZE

is manufactured through the wax casting and construction technique. Based on the Pascalian theme: MAN = a thoughtful REED. Romania

“A-TOPIC GOLD AND DIAMOND” 0040722234488

RING - 14K RED GOLD AND WHITE DIAMOND

Anita Sondore

B orn in Latvia, she studied at Rome school of jewellery lead by Ermini family, followed by workshops with Van Cleef&Arpels brand, Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School, Firenze. Year 2017 Anita honed her skills obtaining Masters Degree in Jewellery Design at Arts Academy of Latvia.

EPINOIA , COLLECTION “I CAME TO BE”

“I dwell in those who came to be” in Egypt ancient manuscripts says Epinoia represents the creative Spirit, which prompted Eve to pluck the forbidden fruit.

These are the words that aroused a deep interest in the spirit of divine creativity, its origins and values, as well as the story as a whole in the art of jewellery.

NECKLACE - STERLING SILVER HOLLOW TUBE, JADEITE BEADS.

ILLUSION, COLLECTION “I CAME TO BE”

These earrings are made of snake ornament made in silver, which makes playful illusion in combination with transparency and light catching characteristics of glass.

The slight movements of earrings in use supports the illusion of no borders, the feeling that helps us to live and grow to our fullest.

EARRINGS - STERLING SILVER, GLASS

Annie Gobel

I ndonesian born and a Melbourne based contemporary artist her practice includes contemporary jewellery making. Annie has been drawing inspiration from her childhood times. Toys, art activities and features of her drawings influence the making decisions while blending an intuitive way of working – childlike.

TWO PASTEL TONES

This bangle is part of Annie’s experiments with complex, geometric bangle forms and also contrasting colour application. It was brought to reminisce activities

during childhood times. In this case, she was reminiscing art drawing class when her teacher introduced colour blending techniques.

BANGLE - MILD STEEL AND ENAMEL

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PINK AND BLUE ICE CREAM

‘Pink And Blue Ice Cream’ bangle is a piece of Annie’s experiments with complex, geometric bangle forms that she obtained from collaging block

toys. Made with mild steel and enamel. The application of pink and blue is to reminisce Annie’s favourite colours when she was a young girl.

BANGLE/CUFF - ENAMEL AND MILD STEEL

Bia Tambelli Creations

T he story of this young jewel designer from Brazil starts with the passion for precious stones and art. Through their energy and strength, her creations educate the wearer those who wear them to dedication and empathy, all fundamental steps to an individual’s spiritual growth.

LOTUS BRACELET - PORTAL COLLECTION

The geometric structure represents our material life. Black diamonds, set to the contrary, are emotional difficulties, while white diamonds represent our “voice of

intuition” which, when followed, leads us to the Lotus flower, the symbol of the apex of the spiritual connection.

BRACELET - 18K GOLD (ROSE, YELLOW AND WHITE) AND GEM STONES (WHITE AND BLACK DIAMONDS AND RUBY)

+5511999741328. bia@biatambelli.com www.biatambelli.com

LOTUS RING - PORTAL COLLECTION

The Portal Collection is a symbol of deep inner knowledge and especially the Lotus ring, thanks to the stones, their geometric lines and the colour palette tells a story

of personal introspection. The concept of spiritual growth is then perfectly embodied by the Lotus flower, the symbol of the apex of the spiritual connection.

RING - 18K GOLD (ROSE, YELLOW AND WHITE) AND GEM STONES (WHITE AND BLACK DIAMONDS AND RUBY)

Bia Vasconcellos

B orn in Rio de Janeiro, artist, stage designer and jewel designer, she has worked in art media such as decorative glass, painting, etching, ceramics and tapestry. She started designing jewelry on1997. Since 1967 she has exhibited her work in several countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba, USA, Poland and Japan.

CHIRP

Chirp is the sound of this fantasy bird, fruit of my imagination – a mixture of peacock, bird of paradise, and hummingbird. Bird lovers may consider

it a personal pet with tourmaline feathers. It adjusts comfortably to the wearer’s wrist as a stylish accessory to be worn from morning to evening.

RING - SILVER, GOLD, BLUE-GREEN TOURMALINES, AMETHYST

00552122874870

bia@biavasconcellos.com www.biavasconcellos.com

In her country pointed rock crystals are supposed to protect the person who wears them against evil. When she first saw this beautiful crystal-clear piece at

the lapidary’s workshop, she immediately thought of designing a Talisman ring. To achieve maximum effect, the point should be worn towards the owner.

RING - ROCK CRYSTAL, SILVER, GOLD (SIZE 17)

C hinese jewellery designer and maker, she successfully graduated in master Jewellery Design and Silversmithing from the Birmingham City University, School Of Jewellery in 2017. The ‘I AM Emerging’ collection is influenced by the ideas of the travelling experience of Chinese style nature.

I AM: EMERGING: RING

Contemporary jewelry design allows a lot of possibilities in the material. PVC, for instance, can express meaning that metal can not.’ She says. The main point

of I AM: Emerging Collection was using the technology to change material to an interesting crystal quality looking which is related with concept of jewellery.

RING - STERLING SILVER AND PVC PLASTIC SHEET

A sharp instinct for texture and materials informs the narrative drive of Chen’s idea. Combining the complex metal structure with the vivid transparent material to

build an exaggerated shape. This one beautiful jewel is a contemporary piece that has a multifunctional: brooch and ring.

RING - BROOCH AND RING

Chequita Nahar

S he was born in Surinam and lives and works in Maastricht NL. She studied at the Academy in Maastricht and completed her study with a Master at the Sandberg Institute Amsterdam. She worked for L’Arcano, a silverbrand based in Rome and her work is part of museum collections such as the Rijksmuseum and CODA.

HOPE

This piece is inspired by symbols, characters, traditions and forms from traditional Surinam jewellery. A fusion of the various Suriname’s influences and cultures. In the

use of the material a contemporary story is captured. A story that is not only looking back to traditions or habits but is also a way to distinguish oneself.

NECKLACE - 925 SILVER, SNAKE WOOD, PETRIFIED WOOD.SILVER

Netherlands

003164281499

info@chequitanahar.nl www.chequitanahar.nl

This neckpiece took its inspiration from traditional Surinam rituals and forms. It is a contemporary translation where heritage and the different influences and

cultures of Suriname are encapsulated. The used materials refer to old and new habits. Creating its own identity without directly revealing its purpose or goal.

NECKLACE - 925 SILVER, GOURD, ACRYL PAINT, GLASS

T he owner and artist behind the brand was born in Trentino in 1966. During a trip to Brazil in 2005 she met a woman, who fascinated her with an incredible creativity. It will be the beginning of a journey that will lead her to discover her talent and the use of recycled tabs in her art.

ELIZABETH

600 recycled tabs give life to this necklace, which is reminiscent of the Elizabethan ruffs. A necklace with a strong visual impact that has been created with

maniacal perfection. The eye is lost in the game that is created, as in a labyrinth from where, however, it will never find a way out.

NECKLACE - ALUMINUM RECYCLED CAN TABS

00390464556699 info@dalaleo.it www.dalaleo.it

SILVERMOON

360 recycled tabs, which are assembled with the crochet technique, give life to a fabric reminiscent of the medieval cotta. A collar that has the ability to give a soft

and warm hug. The pieces is bright, like the silver moon, and enhances the face, making it the absolute protagonist.

NECKLACE - ALUMINUM RECYCLED CAN TABS

Ekaterina Peresvetova “Peresvetti”

T he brand was founded in Moscow in 2014 by architect Ekaterina Peresvetova. The main idea of the brand is to create jewels about nature for extravagant townspeople. In these jewels there are all kinds of materials, different techniques and a little humor. All jewels are made by hand in small series.

BEETLE PUPA

RING - JEWELRY RESIN OF AUTHOR’S FORM, BRASS, JAPANESE GILDED SEED BEADS, HEMATITE, NATURAL PEARLS

Bright and extravagant this ring is made of jewelry resin, molded by the author’s form. Mustaches are assembled from gilded Japanese seed beads, hematite and

brass with inserts made of natural pearls. The base of the artwork is made of steel, the size of the ring is adjustable.

0079267363036

peresvetova@gmail.com

www.peresvetti.com

BEETLE BARBELL

BROOCH - NATURAL POLISHED HEMATITE, JAPANESE GILDED SEED BEADS TOHO, GLASS, BRASS, NATURAL

As the name itself says, this brooch has the form of a sparkled beetle with a large red mustache made of Japanese beads and it is 10 cm long. It is an exotic accessory,

completely handmade. The animal body is embroidered with natural hematite on flax and contains plastic core on the inside.

FLAX, FELT, PLASTIC

Emma E Westmacott

H er inspiration is rooted in mid century design aesthetics and memories of her grandmother’s home and clothes. Asymmetric form, colour and pattern develop through collage and drawing. The influence of vintage textiles and household objects combine to help her create compositions that evolve through experimentation.

RETRO NEOPRENE BROOCH

The surface pattern on this large porcelain ‘jewel’ is inspired by mid century textiles and the dresses of her grandmother. It has a retro feel, but by being encased in

a Neoprene textile setting it gives the piece a contemporary twist. My Neoprene pieces are less formal, to be worn in a more casual, everyday way.

BROOCH - PORCELAIN, NEOPRENE TEXTILE AND SILVER

RETRO BANGLES

Inspired by mid century modern aesthetics these contemporary asymmetric bangles have a warm retro colour palette. Porcelain ‘jewels’ and Iroko wood bases

are held together around asymmetric silver bangles with silver pins. And the bright, textural surfaces are reminiscent of vintage textiles.

BANGLES - PORCELAIN, SILVER AND IROKO WOOD

Ernesta Statkute

T he artist was born in Lithuania and graduated at Vilnius College where she studied design; later she continued studies in the Florence academy of design. She graduated at a private school of jewelry in Vilnius. All her works are of biomorphic and anthropomorphic forms. The essence is in details.

BEST FRIEND

When you find someone, you can talk, but also keep silent. When you find someone, who is with you not only when you smile but also when you burst into tears. When

you find someone, who is the twin of your soul. You just want to get stuck in the eternity and sit side by side on the edge of the abyss.

RING - GOLD PLATED STERLING SILVER

“I cannot stop. Edge, angle, cavity. Everything goes out of me.” Says the designer. The feeling is so strong, it is bigger than she is. She feels that her joy is going

into shape today. Her fingers are fondling those sharp corners, her breathing creates the cavities, her endless joy is shining as gold and a cube joy is born.

NECKLACE - STERLING SILVER

JOY CUBE

Federica Portaccio - Resilienze

A fter graduating in architecture and the goldsmith’s school, she decided to combine skills and experience in an artistic project where jewels express life’s contradictions and contrasts: the delicacy of porcelain is coupled with the concreteness of metal, giving life to similar but unique pieces, as people are.

AFFIORO

In contrast with the drops on the porcelain, laid one by one, in a repetitive and articulated gesture, brass carpels emerge to represent the detachment from

the compliant: an energetic impulse that shows the current difficulty, in a world that too often pushes for conforming ideas, expressions, styles and people.

RING - LIQUID DECORATED PORCELAIN, BRASS AND OXIDIZED SILVER

00393929974138

resilienzegioielli@gmail.com

www.resilienzegioielli.com

These are distant and lonely elements, close and reunited elements, connected by a line: they represent life’s paths and experiences. The broken lines of the

structure, moving, illustrate how the road can change and turn, collaborating in any case to the creation of a personal background.

NECKLACE - LIQUID DECORATED PORCELAIN AND OXIDIZED SILVER

Federico Primiceri

A rtist by background, he grew up working beside his father in his laboratory in Lecce. He refined his artistic skills by specializing in important institutions in Valenza and Milan. The name tells the story full of passion and love for the art of jewelry, which reaches the height of creativity with the birth of its brand.

FANTASY TRAVEL

Haute Joaillerie artwork inspired by a journey into fantasy, where fantastic characters float on precious ribbons and white and yellow gold threads, on

which 2450 precious stones are set. By observing the work, spectators give an identity to the characters according to their emotions.

NECKLACE - YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD 750 - DIAMONDS 10.30 CT - NATURAL RUBIES 3.10 CT, PINK SAPPHIRES 4.90 CT - ORANGE SAPPHIRES 2.25 CT - YELLOW SAPPHIRES 0.38 CT

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designer@federicoprimiceri.it www.federicoprimiceri.it/com

FANTASY TRAVEL

The ring is part of the FANTASY TRAVEL collection. It is an impromptu and a journey into the world of fantasy, where small fantastic characters fly and rest

on petals in yellow gold and diamonds, attracted by a natural amethyst. This work encloses and transforms sensations and emotions in matter and color.

RING - YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD 750 / °°° - DIAMONDS 1.74 CT COLOR F PURITY VVS - AMETHYST 19.00 CT NATURAL RUBIES 0.70 CT - TZAVORITE 2.10 CT - SOUTH SEA PEARLS GOLD

Fernanda Manço

T he artist is a designer graduated at PUC-GO. Methodology is the key to her jewellery design process as well as Brazilian fauna, flora and culture. She collects awards such as Design da Terra, Objeto Brasil International Design, SEBRAE TOP100, exposed at Oscar Niemeyer Museum-CWB, 20th SPFW, 2016 SPDW and others.

SERPEAR FRANJA

The rhythm, movement and sinuosity of the intertwined serpents found in the Brazilian indigenous culture were used as reference for the research, interpretation

and creation of this necklace, which is part of the Serpear collection, contemporaneously affirming the cultural dimension of the object.

NECKLACE - TEXTURIZED LEATHER AND GOLD-PLATED METALS

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SERPEAR TRANÇA

Expressively present in Brazilian’s tales, myths, imagination and culture, the serpents and their rhythm provided the base for research and creation of this

necklace, which is part of the SERPEAR collection, interpreting the animal’s dynamic sinuosity, showing formal innovation and contemporaneity.

NECKLACE - TEXTURIZED LEATHER AND GOLD-PLATED METALS

Glauco Cambi

T he creative activity of the Sezione Aurea workshop in Rome is linked to the artist, to the expressive research that, from the jewel to the plastic arts, has always supported his experimentation. His production shows the possibilities of a complex art, supported by an inspiration not influenced by industry choices.

ANTITESI VETTORIALE #1 - SERIE STONETALE

Made in lost wax and direct technique modeling, it pursues the charm of a precarious equilibrium, of the extension, and of the dynamic stress of surfaces and

volumes, looking for a sort of perceptive alteration in contrast with the rigidity of the metal for a plastic fluidity of the composition.

CHOCKER - BRONZE, SILVER, POSITIVE QUARTZ (QUARTZ IN QUARTZ)

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ANTITESI VETTORIALE #2 - SERIE STONETALE

The inclusion of positive quartz is itself a quartz, whose primary crystalline structure is recognizable. From this the idea of developing a series of jewels, in

which there is a dialectics between the internal characteristics of the stones and the formal research of the jewel that contains them.

EARRINGS - BRONZE, SILVER, POSITIVE QUARTZ (QUARTZ IN QUARTZ)

HIYU HAMASAKI

B orn in Japan in 1996, he entered HIKO Mizuno Jewelry College in Tokyo Shibuya, and started working on contemporary jewelry in Fashion Art Accessory department as major 3 years ago. He enjoys creating art pieces form daily objects that could be found easily. He considers himself as a discoverer and not a jeweler.

SCRAMBLE 1

This brooch is made of PVC and stainless steel. It is very interesting how coral and jewelry are similar to each other. They are laid still, yet full of vitality. The artist

wants to recreate the beauty of the corals living in the ocean, reproducing the same colors and texture of them.

BROOCH - PVC/STAINLESS STEEL

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the beautiful colors of the sea, that reflects itself on the surface of the corals. It is made of PVC and stainless steel.

BROOCH - PVC/STAINLESS STEEL

Hsinyu Candy Chu

S he was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Hsinyu Chu studied Fashion Design and Jewelry Metal Arts at Academy of Art University in San Francisco where she graduated with Best in Category Award for Director Choice. She worked for jewelry artist Aimee Golant and Alice Roche. Now, she is running her jewelry studio as JC Art in SF.

BALANCE II

She used marbling technique with paperthin porcelain. The swirling and circular patterns symbolize cycles and the constant impact of one object upon another. She also

affixed a LED light behind a diffuser. The light that travels through the translucent porcelain emphasizes the contrast between the black and white pigments.

NECKLACE - MARBLING PORCELAIN, STERLING SILVER, PLASTIC, ARDUINO GEMMA AND NEOPIXEL LED RING

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www.hsinyucandychu.com

BALANCE III

Balance III was one of three necklaces that she designed for the series. They were inspired by Suminagashi, a Japanese paper marbling technique, which involves

floating color inks on the surface of water and resulting in circular rings and patterns. This pendent is prong set with plique-a-jour and marbling porcelain.

NECKLACE - ENAMEL (PLIQUE-A-JOUR), STERLING SILVER, MARBLING PORCELAIN, ARDUINO GEMMA AND NEOPIXEL LED RING

Izabela Chan

T he brand’s concept is a construct of two worlds. The wanderlust and adventurous spirit, inspired by hopscotching across the globe and the study of ethnography and the artistic expressions of humans across millennia. A modern approach to design; crafting wearable sculptures with passion, skill and the joy of creativity.

MODERN SAVAGE

This unisex neckpiece is part of a contemporary jewellery collection attributed to primitive human instincts. Roughly processed natural materials: Gabon

ebony, and sterling silver accented with black tourmalines, through a subjective designer approach results in a series of works with an appeal to the modern caveman.

NECKLACE - GABON EBONY, STERLING SILVER, BLACK TOURMALINES

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THREE ELEMENTS

Reaching out to the deepest and darkest corners of the soul, the artist brings out unprocessed individuality to her designs. This is a wrist-bracelet made with hand

carved Gabon ebony suspended on rough sterling silver tubing finished with black diamonds to form a dynamic wearable sculptural form.

BRACELET - GABON EBONY, SILVER, BLACK DIAMONDS

J. P. Vellaco

S till very young he showed interest in the world of jewelry. He entered the contemporary jewelry industry and since then has been producing handmade, exclusive and differentiated pieces, incorporating all his knowledge and learning of design and jewelry, the various possibilities of metal transformation.

ORBITAL GARATEIA

Handmade silver piece in which the handmade oxidation was used to obtain a singular result of the upper and lower planes. This series arose from a mistake,

where segments of straight lines have a beginning and an end if grouped giving the sensation of chaos and resulting in a unique piece elaborated with its own style.

NECKLACE - RUSTY SILVER

RING CIRCLE GARATEIA

Unique piece, this ring is elaborated with its own style and design. The artist wanted to mix sensitivity and experimentation.

Circle Garateia is elaborated in handcrafted

Brazil

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rusty silver where an oxidation was used to obtain a singular result of the upper and lower planes.

RING - RUSTY SILVER

Julia Martins

S he studied Goldsmithing, Silversmithing and Jewelry Design at Oficina - Capixaba School of Design and Jewelry. The handcrafted pieces are worked in a free and organic way, maintaining a balance between aesthetics and technical production through the use of several materials.

RING “WAY”

Ring in silver 950, with polished and oxidized finishes and Carrara and Nero Marquina marbles. The piece mixes textures and finishes that show

its contemporaneity. The ring Way alludes to the idea that the road shows the way, reveals the distance and goes beyond what anyone sees.

RING - SILVER 950, CARRARA MARBLE AND NERO MARQUINA MARBLE

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RING “TWO WAY STREET”

Ring in silver 950, with polished and oxidized finishes, with Carrara and Nero Marquina marbles. The piece blends the neutral tones of the marbles with oxidation

and the subtle sheen of the metal, showing an urban concept. The ring “Two way street” shows that the paths may follow the same direction, in opposite ways.

RING - SILVER 950, WITH POLISHED AND OXIDIZED FINISHES, WITH CARRARA AND NERO MARQUINA MARBLES

Katy Tromans

G raduating with a First Class Honours Degree, her love of jewellery is reflected in her miniature artworks that combine new technology production methods with traditional fairy-tale stories. A lecturer at the School of Jewellery, BCU, Birmingham, Katy continues her creative practice alongside teaching.

ALICE

This silver artwork featuring a colourful enamelled lid, has a secret message enclosed. By slotting the Alice pendant into the cobbled pathway a poem is revealed

accompanied by an army of cards which form a characterful, high shine finished silver ring ready to be taken with you on your day to day adventures.

RING - STERLING SILVER 925

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Inspired by the story of Rapunzel, Katy’s creation highlights the main scene of the fairy tale while featuring a stunning silver ring which sits at the top of the tower. If

you look closely into this beautiful piece you will be greeted with mosaic windows and in the main window you can see Rapunzel awaiting her prince.

RING - STERLING SILVER 925

Kylie Hiutin Leung

She has taken the inspiration from the surroundings, environment, especially pollution caused by construction works, where she strives to capture one of the most commonly seen problems in her hometown Hong Kong. Through a collection of jewelry, she wants to highlight how significant it is to make a great balance between economic development and environmental preservation.

THE REMNANT FIELD SERIES - NECKLACE

Her signature technique involved etching lines on layers of metal pieces and combined with casting jesmonite and artificial grass creating constructive forms.

She has a very experimental approach to designing, as her chosen technique means that no two pieces are the same.

NECKLACE - OXIDIZED COPPER, BRASS, JESMONITE, SYNTHETIC GRASS, STEEL WIRE, RUBBER

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THE REMNANT FIELD SERIES - EARRINGS

These earrings made of Oxidized silver have Kylies’ mark. Her innovative technique includes engraving lines on layers of metal pieces. Her unique and

experimental approach to design allows her to create every time a unique piece, such as the artworks of the Remnant Field Series Collection.

EARRINGS - OXIDIZED SILVER

L. Skelly Jewellery

F ive years ago, Chelsea Vohanka graduated from Vancouver Metal Art School and founded L. Skelly Jewellery and Designs in her hometown of New Westminster, B.C Canada. In her pieces, Chelsea realizes her appreciation for traditional techniques, her love for bold jewellery and her proclivity toward experimentation.

THE KEEP YOUR CHIN UP - RING

This ring has a cheeky gold doll head sitting atop a rocky, green and black silver ring flecked by tiny diamonds. Cast from an antique, broken porcelain doll, the

dolls head is asymmetrically placed but balanced by a gold detail interrupting the dark silver offering the piece a delicate yet assertive presence.

RING - 14 KARAT YELLOW GOLD, STERLING SILVER AND 3 X 0.02 CARAT WHITE DIAMONDS

chelsea@lskellyjewellery.com

www.lskellyjewellery.com

THE STATUE - RING

RING - 14 KARAT YELLOW GOLD, STERLING SILVER, 1 X 0.03 CARAT BLACK DIAMOND

Inspired by ancient statues, this piece features a broken, sculpted bust cast in sterling silver showcased on an irregularly shaped, solid gold ring formed through

experimental techniques. Accented with one small off-set black diamond and finished with a rough patina, this piece truly embraces its ancient inspiration.

Linda Threadgill

T he artist lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work includes sculpture, vessels and jewelry. With botanical imagery as a reference, her recent work explores the architecture of nature. The modified plant forms reimagined from nature are the result of an ongoing study of the origins of ornamental design.

ROSETTE BROOCH 2416

The works in the Rosette Brooch Series that Linda has been working on since 2011 begin as stylized drawings of natural forms with an emphasis on geometric and

ornamental motifs. The designs are then constructed in several layers that use color and texture to reflect the exuberance of the natural world.

BROOCH - BRONZE, COPPER

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www.lindathreadgill.com

ROSETTE BROOCH 4416

Layers of the Rosette designs are often textured with decorative pattern motifs or abstract organic elements and assembled to achieve sculptural form and balance.

Rosettes can be worn as brooches or attached to a neckpiece. The series includes works in bronze, copper, steel, silver, gold and enamel.

BROOCH - BRONZE

LittleLake Jewels (Javier Díaz)

H e was born in Spain. The nature and the city life that surrounded him made him develop his love for contradictions. His interest in seeing beyond the obvious led him to study fine arts. He now works as a creative. He is immersed in the illustration of a graphic novel and the creation of a new jewels collection.

SPELEOTHEMS

The piece belongs to the Atolon collection. This collection is inspired by the seabed. A universe of small creatures emerges from the deepest waters to become small

pieces of art. Speleothems is inspired specifically by the formations of the cavities, stalagmites and stalactites.

NECKLACE - BLACK CERAMIC AND FISHING LINE (SILICON-COATED STEEL), GREEN GLAZE

0034629786133

littlelakejewels@gmail.com

www.littlelake.es

SPONGE

BROOCH - MATERIALS: WHITE CERAMIC AND NATURAL RESIN

PAINT: BLUE GLAZE AND YELLOW OXIDE

The unique brooch is inspired by coral reefs. These are often called “jungles of the Sea”, where more than 800 species of organisms build this paradise. As it can be

seen by the shape and colours this piece is based on the corals and sponges that give life to this system.

Lorella Verrillo

B orn in Rome, her journey in the world of contemporary jewelry began with the creation of works that led her to deepen her study and knowledge of goldsmith’s techniques. She attended courses of goldsmith and lost wax modeling at the School of Precious Arts of Rome and at master goldsmiths’ workshops.

COLLANA INSETTO FOGLIA

The Leaf Insect, a fascinating and mysterious animal with surprising shapes and colors that blends in with its surroundings, was the source of inspiration

for the creation of this jewel, that is anything but invisible!! The necklace as expression of elegance is unique and unmistakable.

NECKLACE - OXIDIZED BRONZE NECKLACE, LEAF INSECT IN 925 SILVER. STONES: FANCY DIAMONDS, TSAVORITES, SAPPHIRES, GARNETS

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lorellaverrillo2@libero.it

www.gioiellilorellaverrillo.it

BRACCIALE PIUME PARAISO

The jewel evokes a strong visual impact and recalls the world of symbols and meanings, dreams and desires. The mysterious and sometimes transgressive

aspect leads back to the imposing Amazonian rainforest in which the elements of spirit and matter blend in a harmony of unique sensations.

BRACELET - 925 SILVER WITH BLACK RHODIUM, FEATHERS OF THE AMAZONIAN BIRD “WHITE NATURAL PEARL”, BROWN DIAMONDS

Maison Tjoeng

Y asmin Tjoeng was born and raised in Australia and Papua New Guinea, she lives in Singapore where she got a master in jewelry design. Inspired by nature and art from Papua New Guinea and Mexico. Her designs are created with the modern woman in mind, finding a balance between hard and soft elements to achieve a bold, sensual and organic aesthetic.

SILVER SPRINGS NECKPIECE

This piece was inspired by palm leaves and 1970s aesthetic. It is named after the Fleetwood Mac song ‘Silver Springs’. Organic and feminine it captures the

essence of the 1970s era. ‘Springs’ are featured in the center of the piece then palm leaves naturally work their way around to close at the back of the neck.

NECKLACE - SOLID 925 SILVER PLATED IN 18K WHITE GOLD

006598380359 yst@maisontjoeng.com www.maisontjoeng.com

PALM SPRINGS

This silver and white gold necklace is inspired by Palm leaf. Its bold design is both feminine and masculine. Open fronted and flanked by asymmetrical

palm leaves, Palm Springs is molded to and drapes around the neck, with a hinge at the back of the neck to open and close.

NECKLACE - SOLID 925 SILVER PLATED IN 18K WHITE GOLD

Maria Echeverri

H onduran artist and designer, she focuses her work on experiments and combination of textures, metals and gems. Accredited Jewellery Professional by GIA. Awarded 2nd Premio Lorenzo Il Magnifico by XI Edition Florence Biennale in the Jewelry Category and International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci - The Universal Artist 2018.

MARKS OF LIFE RING

The Ring of Marks of life collection is inspired in the different paths and difficult decisions we have to make in the course of our lives, and as they leave

us different marks, scratches at every stage we are going through, even if this doesn’t mean that we lose our beauty and essence.

RING - 10KT YELLOW GOLD AND STERLING SILVER

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MARKS OF LIFE BRACELET

This unique piece, part of the life collection is inspired by the different paths and difficult decisions we have to make in the course of our lives, and by

the way they leave us different marks and scratches at every stage of our life. That doesn’t mean that we lose our beauty and essence, it only enhances our uniqueness.

BRACELET - 24K GOLD PLATED AND STERLING SILVER

Pol Bury Belgium

Belgian kinetic artist, painter and filmmaker, Bury was working as a painter at the time and began to participate in Surrealist group exhibitions. He abandoned painting in 1952, after encountering the work of sculptor Alexander Calder. Bury emphasizes movement as an essential element of sculpture, stressing that his works are not complete until they are set into motion. His first kinetic pieces were weathervane-like sculptures that were activated by the viewer. In the later ‘60s, Bury began working in stainless and

Corten steel, producing monumental balls that spun or rolled, columns that rotated and planes that tilted, all operated by concealed electrical mechanisms. The unexpected and irregular motion of the elements can have an unsettling effect on the beholder. This element of surprise and chance is a legacy of the Surrealist movement, which has never fully ceased to inform the artist’s work. Bury has lived and worked in France and the United States and has received a number of large-scale public commissions  for locations throughout the world.

Yoko Ono Japan

Born in Tokyo in 1933 she is a member of Fluxus, a loose association of Dadainspired avant-garde artists that developed in the early 1960s. Fluxus founder George Maciunas, a friend of Ono’s during the 1960s, admired her work and promoted it with enthusiasm. Her husband John Lennon once described her as “the world’s most famous unknown artist: everybody knows her name, but nobody knows what she does”. In 2001, YES YOKO ONO, a forty-year retrospective of Ono’s work, receives the prestigious International Association of

Art Critics USA Award for Best Museum Show Originating in New York City, considered one of the highest accolades in the museum profession. In 2005 she receives a lifetime achievement award from the Japan Society of New York. She shows several times in Venice Biennale, where in 2009 receives the Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement. In 2012, Ono is the winner of the 2012 Oskar Kokoschka Prize and the next year a big retrospective of her work opened in Frankfurt and then the MOMA’s NY celebration to her lifetime work in 2016.

IMAGINE PEACE, Marylart Edition

YES ring, Marylart Edition

RING - 925 Silver (with black rhodium bath) and black and white diamonds

RING - 925 Silver (with rhodium bath)

Eleni Marneri Galerie

Athens, Greece

Located to the south of the Athens Acropolis in a space that stands on the remains of a Late Antiquity villa urbana, El. Marneri Galerie has played a principal role in Greece’s vibrant contemporary jewelry scene. It was in fact the first space of its kind in Greece. The gallery has a 30 year record of uninterrupted hands-on engagement with developments in art jewelry practice and has consistently promoted the work of an eclectic crowd of Greek and international artists. Artists in the gallery employ

traditional materials such as metal and semi-precious stones, alongside a wide range of unconventional materials: paper or plastic are transformed by the artist’s creative vision into singular art objects. Above all, the Gallery hopes to serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas and creative practices among all those involved in the making and promoting of contemporary art and design; a hotbed of creative dialogue between artists, curators, critics, galleries, and collectors from around the world.

ICKX Contemporary Jewelry

Bruxelles, Belgium

Audrey Ickx is the founder of the space ICKX Contemporary Jewelry based in Brussels and also creator of contemporary jewelry. She studied Interior Architecture and Industrial Design in ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels. She studied Jewelry in Arts and Métiers in Brussels. This formation led her to open a shopgallery. A space that gathers creators from different countries, united by a taste for a singular, graphic and sober to minimalist aesthetic. Each piece is unique and realized with unexpected

material and unique techniques, combining handmade and new technologies. Ideally located in an old mansion in Georges-Henri place, the gallery is located in a exist store “ICKX Design”. In parallalel she developed her own minimalist collection called “Schieve” that means leaning in Belgian. She wants the jewelry to be considered micro sculptures, that people can wear and/or expose, not as fancy items. For Artistar Jewels she proposed an interdisciplinary project with jewels, clothing, pictures and design.

May Avital

A n Israeli art jewelry designer, born and raised in Jerusalem and currently living and creating in Kfar Giladi in the upper Galilee. She graduated with honors from Tel Hai Arts Institute in 2015. Her designs involves a union between metal and textiles and combines traditional methods with new technology.

THE HEART PENDANT

Contemporary jewelry with geometric design. The classic shape of the heart is reinforced by the robotic and technological world giving the jewel a different character

and intriguing presence. It has been created with a special technique producing unique movement surfaces made of metal and fabric.

NECKLACE - STAINLESS STEEL, COTTON, TEXTILE,  MINIATURE BOLT, RHODIUM PLATED SILVER CHAIN AND MAGNETIC BRACKET

THE PLAYGROUND BRACELET

The bracelet is a product of a folding game of the specific surface. It is moveable, colorful and functional. All thiese elements trigger the will and curiosity to

touch and explore. The bracelet is closed by magnets, therefore, by connecting two or more, a chain is created and the game continues…

BRACELET - STAINLESS STEEL, COTTON FABRIC, TEXTILE,  MINIATURE BOLT, MAGNETIC BRACKET.

May Gañán

S he looks for poetry in everything she does. The artist likes to think of her pieces as poems coming out of the page. Through color and from bold to minimal. The pieces she presents here belongs to her open project “The dreamer”, an inner adventure going from the outside to the inside. The trip continues.

SEA EXPLORER

Hand painted brooch on stamped copper and resin as canvas with two sides: a woman eyes closed at the front, and her inner view backward, the sea, in all its nuances

of blue, sparkling out from cracked minerals, making them nearly powder, to give texture and deepness to the image. The piece could be pinned either way.

BROOCH - OXIDIZE STAMPED COPPER, STEEL, RESIN, WATERCOLOR, GRAPHITE, MARKER, LAPISLAZULI, NACRE, TURQUOISE

HAND AS A BIRD

In a subtle balance between two pieces of resin, a hand drawn on a ring, give the idea of its silent but expressive movement to communicate. Hand in a hand, like those

paintings which replicate the painting in the painting. Bringing to life the essence of it reverberating through the natural movement of the body.

RING - OXIDIZED STAMPED COPPER, RESIN, WATERCOLOR, GRAPHITE, MARKER

Maya Ferroni

M aya Ferroni was born and graduated in Psychology in Italy before moving to London to study Jewelry Design and manufacturing at the BAJ. She is now exploring the spatial dimension of jewelry and aims at creating a space, which allows more interaction as possible between the body and the opera like Architecture does.

The piece is made by using wax curving, casting, drawing and joint with experiment in hot soldering techniques. Geometry is fused with art in the tetraego ring,

that represents the difficulties that face the human thought when is under the pressure of his own ambition. It can also be worn as pendant.

RING/PENDANT - 925 STERLING SILVER AND 23K GOLD PLATED

TETRAEGO 6.7CM X 5.5CM

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The ring represents the concept of connection, protection and memory, Two independent pieces, which have the chance of joining perfectly after the right

time. They are strong and solid when separated, but they love to meet each other to create different kind of interaction with the body.

RING/PENDANT - 925 STERLING SILVER SQUARE WIRE

PUZZLE, MAXIMUM SIZE 2.7CMX4.5CM

MIMIKRA Kinga Sulej

M imikra is a label by Kinga Sulej from Poland. It offers silver jewelry hand made from thin silver sheet and patinated black. The jewels are inspired by delicate natural forms that assume dangerous shapes to repel predators. The design is modern and geometric, resembling origami figures.

FLORAL

These long earrings are made of fine silver sheet. They are very light, so as not to weigh down the ear. Their delicate and elongated shape was cut out and

formed from a single piece of metal for a three-dimensional effect. The earrings were blackened to lend them an air of spiciness.

EARRINGS - SILVER 925

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DRAGON FLOWERS

These long spatial earrings from the “Flora” collection were inspired by the idea of a carnivorous plant species. They open up their slightly spiky petals as if

sensing prey. The earrings were made of fine silver sheet, they are very light and easy to wear. For extra “noir” effect, they were blackened and varnished.

EARRINGS - SILVER 925

MYRIAMB (Myriam Bottazzi)

H er jewels are signed MyriamB. Through her techniques she assimilates and changes the sense of various materials. She reworks substances into the forms of nature and maintains an original expression. A refined style and a study for the uniqueness of design. Her workshop is in Pastificio Cerere, heart of Roman art.

FOSSILE IN FIORE

In the “Natura Fossile” collection beauty emerges from the representation of the apparent fragility in the shapes of this creation. This necklace is inspired by the

shapes of the fossil branches, the nature that regenerates, the crystal becomes a flower. Made with satin sequins and white agate, it’s a unique piece.

NECKLACE - AGATE STONE, FABRIC FIBER, IRON WIRE, SATIN SEQUINS, SILK CORD

+390644361305 info@myriamb.it www.myriamb.it

GERMOGLI DI FOSSILE FIORITO

The hope of the present in the liberation of the past that generates a new existence. The work is inspired by the fossil nature that revives, sprouts and flourishes. The

irruption, in countertendency, of the human who gives life back to what was. Brooch made of satin sequins, agate stone, goose feathers, it’s a unique piece.

BROOCH - AGATE STONE, GOOSE FEATHERS, FABRIC FIBER, IRON WIRE, SATIN SEQUINS, SILK CORD, BRASS

Nina Oikawa

S he was born and raised in Japan before moving to Australia where she completed high school and then she studied Gold and Silversmithing at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, graduating with Doctor of Fine Art. Nina Oikawa is also a qualified gemologist and jewelry valuer.

GEISHA OF SPRING

This piece represents Japanese Geisha woman who is elegant, smart, strong and beautiful with a little dark background. She constructed a flower like form influenced

by Geisha costume such as Kimono, hair ornament and Wagasa which is traditional umbrella. Her aim is to present rare and beautiful through the jewelry form.

RING - 18K YGPL STERLING SILVER, RHODONITE GARNET, LAPIS LAZULI, RUBY, JAPANESE LACQUER

HYOUSYUN - ICE AND SPRING

The piece represents ‘New starting point’. As there were challenges within design and techniques during the making, she decided to duplicate the challenge as the

new beginning of the season like seeing a blossom flower covered by snow that tells the arrival of spring. Hyousyun means indeed Ice and spring in Japanese.

RING - 18K YGPL STERLING SILVER, ROCK QUARTS, RHODONITE GARNET, RUBY

Nobahar Design

D esigner, maker, researcher and jewelry engineer, Sogand is the founder and artist of the brand. Strong believer of Mix & Match and Unconventional Design, she always tries to combine tradition and innovation in every aspect of her works. Her motto? “As Unconventional As It Is”.

MY LITTLE PERSIA

“My Little Persia” collection is a clear example of the company’s business concept. A unique collection of one-of-a-kind pieces that Mix & Match conventional with

unconventional, tradition with modernity, Eastern handicraft with Western technology and yesterday with today, to keep the past alive and make the present appealing.

RING - 100% SILK HANDMADE PERSIAN CARPET + SINTERED NYLON & ALUMINUM POWDER

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MY LITTLE PERSIA

Persian carpets are among the most precious and effortful handicrafts in the world. As a Persian designer she tried to provide her smallest contribution to keep

this art alive in the era of digitalization by mixing it with one of the most effective technology that has changed traditional manufacturing: Additive Manufacturing.

NECKLACE - 100% SILK HANDMADE PERSIAN CARPET + SINTERED NYLON AND ALUMINUM POWDER

PATRICIA ALVAREZ JOYAS

She started her way into jewelry by doing studies with metasmiths from Rosario, her city. She learned techniques to which she added several courses. She was in many national and international competitions. she makes unique pieces, whose aim is to surprise the spectator, who becomes the final artist in this phenomenon of creation.

BLUE SEA

This brooch is made with scented wood of lignum vitae painted with blue like the sea and golden reflections made with golden sheet like the sun. A piece of bronze

emerges from it. The wood gives off its pleasant aroma while we work it. The bronze was made with wax sheet casted in bronze.

BROOCH - WOOD – BRONZE – GOLDEN SHEET

BLUE MOUNTAIN

This ring represents a “ blue mountain” that rises towards the sky bathed by rays of sun. It is made with silver and scented wood of lignum vitae painted with blue

like the sky and with golden reflections made with golden sheet like the sun. The wood gives off its pleasant aroma while we work it.

RING - WOOD – SILVER – GOLDEN SHEET

Pauletta Brooks Wearable Art

S he studied Arts at Hampshire College and The Fashion Institute of Technology. Her signature is unmistakable: sculptural, organic and bold, creating ‘Statement Pieces’ that take on an “otherworldly” magical look. All pieces are handmade and one of a kind, designed in her NYC studio.

ICELANDIC SPAR “PODS” NECKLACE - JUMBO (LARGE)

Lightweight and organic in form, this neckpiece is sculpted with heat and a flexible mesh material. Encased inside are three semiprecious Icelandic Spar

cubes. It is finished with metallic gold leaf, paint and patina. The free-form shape and structure resemble web-like “POD” formations found in nature.

NECKLACE - FLEXIBLE RESIN-COATED MESH; ICELANDIC SPAR CUBES, GOLD LEAF, PAINT AND PATINA, SUEDE TIES, GOLD VERMEIL TIPS AND HAND WROUGHT HARDWARE

002122061097

paulettabrooks@gmail.com

www.paulettabrooks.com

ICELANDIC SPAR “PODS” NECKLACE - MINI (SMALL)

This piece is hand sculpted with heat and a flexible mesh material. Three small semiprecious Icelandic Spar cubes are encased inside. It is refined with

metallic gold leaf, paint and patina. This free-form organic structure resembles web-like “POD” formations found in nature.

NECKLACE - FLEXIBLE RESIN-COATED MESH; ICELANDIC SPAR CUBES, GOLD LEAF, PAINT AND PATINA, LEATHER TIES, GOLD FILL TIPS AND HAND WROUGHT HARDWARE

Rosanna Frapporti- Papier toute la vie

B orn in Vicenza, in the 80s she starts exploring a new material, the crepe paper that will become her favorite material. Hence the metallic paper takes the shape of precious materials, such as gold or silver, and is transformed into flowers, leaves or plants with an artistic and original look.

ABBRACCIO

This necklace is made entirely of paper and is inspired by the plant and vegetable world. Fennel becomes a brilliant, light and funny necklace

that hugs and wraps around the wearer’s neck. It is a unique piece with an original character that gives a distinctive trait to every outfit.

NECKLACE - CREPE PAPER, TISSUE PAPER, POLYESTER THREADS

00393484905524

rosanna.frapporti@gmail.com

www.laquintastagione.net

CYNARIA

This unique and amusing brooch is entirely made of crepe and tissue paper and also in this case it’s inspired by the plant world. A flowering artichoke that

becomes an original and funny jewel, light and whimsical. Easy to wear, it gives a touch of peculiarity and color to every outfit.

BROOCH - CREPE PAPER, TISSUE PAPER

Sarah Tari

N ature plays a large part in her works. What fascinates her is the process of transience. It is the specific state of an item that she wants to capture and eternalize. She tries to reflect this in her designs using these details in their imperfection. All pieces are handmade in Paris.

ZEIT 1

Time seems caught in this artwork, the fading process held. The hibiscus flower lost its bloom but still shines in its beauty before becoming one with

the earth. Light faded, noise is blown away, in silence and dignity the last tears flow to dust. ZEIT 1 is made with silver, concrete, pearls, diamonds.

RING - SILVER, CONCRETE, PEARLS, DIAMONDS

0033650686755

sarah@sarahtari.com

www.sarahtari.com

ZEIT 2

Signs of the times unveil imperfection, nature takes its course. Age arises in the prime of life and shows its inner beauty. The color black relates to the

hidden, secretive and unknown, and as a result it creates an air of mystery. It keeps things inside, hidden from the world.

NECKLACE - BRASS, PEARLS, DIAMONDS, LEATHER, LINEN, LATEX

Sonya Zograbyan for So Zo

S he started her career as a set and costumes designer for stage. Her deep connection with theatre is shown in her bold creative approach and interest in playing with ideas. In her creations she is mostly interested in exploring the interaction between an object in the form of a piece of jewellery and a human being.

DEVICE. A BRACELET.

The bracelet metaphorically represents the clutches of the contemporary world that capture an individual in the society. The civilization is shown as being

attractive and horrifying at the same time.The piece is made by hand using traditional jeweler’s techniques and industrial brass parts.

BRACELET - BRASS, GOLD PLATING

The ring further explores the pressure a human being feels from things that were made by human civilization. The idea was to show the beauty of a mechanism,

which actually restricts one’s freedom. The ring is kept upon one’s finger by using pressure.A reference to torture machines might be seen in this piece

DEVICE. A RING.

0079167707629 sozomoscow@gmail.com

Stacey Huang

A ward winning jewellery designer, Stacey Huang graduated from Central Saint Martins. Already the winner of the Annoushka graduate Award and shortlisted of Swarovski design project at the same time. Her work was also showcased at the London Design Festival and during Munich Jewellery Week.

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE

Contrasting the precious with the everyday, Stacey’s supermarket collection is inspired by the international language of packaging and sales promotions. The

collection invites wearers to rethink the value of fast-moving consumption by transforming these signs of commerce into fine jewellery.

EARRINGS - GOLD PLATED BRASS, PEARL

GIFT SET

This collection presents the idea of bundling sale in supermarkets. As other pieces in this collection, the ‘Gift set’ necklace contrasts the precious

with the everyday. This supermarket collection gets the inspiration from the international language of packaging and sales promotions.

NECKLACE - GOLD PLATED BRASS, PEARL

Stacey Huang

‘3 FOR 2’ EARRINGS SET

This piece presents the idea of the waste of the third earring that we don’t have the third ear to wear and the over consumption phenomenon in supermarkets. Same

as other pieces in this collection, ‘3 for 2’ earrings set is inspired by the international language of packaging and sales promotions.

EARRINGS - GOLD PLATED BRASS, CZ STONES

This work presents the 2 meanings of ‘New’: brand new product and the first time use that similar to most of packaging.

‘New’ ring as other pieces in this collection,

is inspired by the international language of packaging and sales promotions. It invites wearers to rethink the value of fast-moving consumption.

RING - GOLD PLATED BRASS, FOIL, PEARL

Stanislav Drokin

H e is not only a jeweler, but also a designer, gemologist and engraver. His jewelry atelier is a creative laboratory, where experiments constantly occur, while searching for new forms and color combinations of gemstones. Every piece is created in a single copy, rarely in a limited edition.

HYBRID CASTING #2: CARMÉNÈRE

Interweaving of two colors of gold like a vine symbolically supporting the stone as if it were a berry filled with grape juice. Carménère is a legendary grape variety

that has been used for the production of Bordeaux wines for centuries. Almost completely lost in Europe and rediscovered in Chile. Single copy.

RING - YELLOW AND PINK GOLD 18K, GARNET, DIAMONDS

004915213504348

info@stanislavdrokin.com

www.stanislavdrokin.com

HYBRID CASTING #3: TWO RIVERS

The method of double casting GangaJumna, named after the union of two rivers in Allahabad, up to the 17th century Prayag, was used for many centuries in

India. Products of various purposes were cast by this method, consistently, from two different metals or alloys, mainly copper and bronze. Single copy.

RING - YELLOW GOLD 18K, PATINA COPPER, STARLITE (ZIRCON), GARNETS WITH THE EFFECT OF COLOR CHANGE, BLUE DIAMONDS, TOURMALINE, SAPPHIRES

SVB-JEWELLERY di SIMONE VERA BATH

S he was born in Berlin. After studying art and sculpture she moved to Florence, where she studied goldsmith and design. Since 2015 her company seat has been in Rome. Her pieces are made with a special technique, which makes them look unfinished. A search to mediate the contrast between perfect form and imperfection.

ANELLO TOWNS

This interchangeable ring is made with tiles that can be easily replaced. These four cities represent Berlin, Rome, Paris and New York. The colors are those

of the flags of the country of origin. In these rings the most important symbols of each city are depicted and represented.

RING - RED-WHITE-YELLOW GOLD, RHODIUM-PLATING. ONYX-AGATE, YELLOW AND BLUE SAPPHIRES, RUBIES, WHITE AND BLACK DIAMONDS, EMERALDS

UNIONSQUARE

Born from a development of design, the first was a rectangle, a bracelet named Square, then there was Union made by welding two rectangles and now Unionsquare. They are

two rectangles in silver and bronze with a stone that represents the climax, the beauty of the encounter and the bond that has been created.

BRACELET - SILVER, BRONZE, AQUAMARINE

Tiziano Andorno

A rt teacher, he graduated in gemology and applied arts. Since 1983 he has participated in art design, sculpture and design competitions. He was later interested in other materials experimenting new techniques. He has collaborated as an art director for several companies and in 1991 he founded Extreme Gioielli.

CONTRASTI SINUOSI

Necklace with quartz pendant, wrapped by a tangle of living roots, made of gold, which seem to emerge from the earth to infuse the natural beauty, with play of light

created by the inexorable passing of time. The whole is embellished and illuminated by the small diamonds applied.

NECKLACE - 18K GOLD AND DIAMONDS

00390131947444

info@extremegioielli.it

tizianoandorno.wordpress.com

SPADE DI LUCE

Rigid choker with quartz and diamond pendant. Nature blends with art and the virtuosity of the one who, with great inspiration and imagination, brings out

light and life from the material depth molded over the centuries. The elegant and multifunctional jewel can be worn in different ways.

BECKLACE - BLOND RUTILATED QUARTZ, PETRIFIED DINOSAUR BONE, 18K GOLD AND DIAMONDS

Vaidaan Jewellery

T he artist created this brand with a vision to bring together the traditional and ultramodern ways of life and take Indian embroidery to another level. Always exploring her field of work to bring something new to the table each time she introduces a collection and make sure that it is in line with her brand vision.

MOSAIC NECKLACE

A grand and dynamic necklace with flawless design and impeccable style statement, this piece is a spectrum of rich colors that together brings a certain radiance to the

jewel. Created by using dainty safety pins, intricately embroidered with threads, this is an evergreen piece of jewel.

NECKLACE - SAFETY PINS, METAL BEADS, THREADS

CHAMELEON BRACELET

A colorful integration of colors that bring together vibrancy and aesthetic appeal, this bracelet is an inspirational piece of jewelry built using safety pins, soft threads,

metal beads and a whole lot of innovation. This bauble is not only unique, but also allows a domination of different colors on each side.

BRACELET - SAFETY PINS, METAL BEADS, THREADS

Venetucci Rosamaria - formedarte

R anging between the different creative expressions and approaching goldsmith, which she has been teaching for years. She defines herself as a creative person fascinated by geometric shapes, which she uses in her collections that sprout from her soul way before her mind. Jewels with a name and a story to tell.

KEEMIN

RING - HANDICRAFT WORK EXECUTED ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT GOLDSMITH’S TECHNIQUES IN 925 SILVER AND 750 GOLD - WHITE SAPPHIRES AND SYNTHETIC STONE

The momentum of three important handengraved silver triangles, which support the light of a large stone, illuminated by white sapphires. On the lookout

yellow gold spheres.  A Prince capturing the divine light for his beloved. A little finger ring, which expresses a desire: an invitation to love and love each other.

00393939897243

formedarte@gmail.com

formedartemilano.wordpress.com

LA FORZA

It is a wrap bracelet and at the same time an impressive presence, to be worn on the arm to defend oneself or simply to get noticed. At the center a sparkling

effect, surrounded by the reflected light of the precious yellow gold. While a big sphere stops the force at the end of its run.

BRACELET - HANDICRAFT WORK EXECUTED ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT GOLDSMITH’S TECHNIQUES IN 925 SILVER AND 750 GOLD

VERTIGO JEWELRY LAB by

Victoria Strizhak

S he’s currently an architect, interior designer and jewelry design student at British Higher School of Arts and Design Moscow. She obtained Masters’ and Specialists’ degrees in 2013 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. As a jewelry artist she implements her passion for architecture in jewelry design.

EXPAND NECKLACE-TIARA

The necklace is a unique wearable peace of art, which can be worn both as tiara and necklace. The deployable construction of the jewel enables to modify its size with

no clasps needed. Made of brass with 18k gold finish, necklace-tiara unleashes the artistic potential and beauty of mechanical expanding structures.

NECKLACE/TIARA - BRASS, COVERED WITH 18K GOLD, SWAROVSKI ZIRCONIA

EXPAND CUFF

The cuff is a deployable kinetic jewel made of brass by means of laser cut, covered with 18k gold and installed after applying mirror shiny texture. The piece is opened

and closed with no clasps and becomes a beautiful performance. The cuff is a wearable art object, that catches the eye.

CUFF - BRASS, COVERED WITH 18K GOLD

VERTIGO JEWELRY LAB by

Victoria Strizhak

METABOLISM EARRINGS

The jewelry can be transformed from one piece into another: earrings into necklace and so on. It can be modified occasionally from a casual into an evening piece by

adding the modules. The earrings from the collection can organize numerous combinations for everyday life and for some special occasions.

EARRINGS - STERLING SILVER, COVERED WITH RHODIUM, DESIGNER CUT SWAROVSKI ZIRCONS, NEODYMIUM MAGNETS

0079200740474

viktoriyastrizhak@gmail.com

METABOLISM NECKLACE

The jewelry collection is dedicated to Japanese rationalistic school in architecture of the second half of the 20th century. A strong magnetic field and low

weight of the magnets provide a reliable connection between the elements, making it possible to retain modules and create a massive piece, able to be transformed.

NECKLACE - STERLING SILVER, COVERED WITH RHODIUM, DESIGNER CUT SWAROVSKI ZIRCONS, NEODYMIUM MAGNETS

Vlad Glynin

T he artist makes a point in the high jewellery world with unique one-off pieces none of which will ever be copied. His designs resemble technical drawings of highly complex mechanisms yet evoke the spirit and aesthetic of the Academic Art. Currently he lives and works between Moscow and Florence.

There are no phenomena in the world that can be defined categorically - black colour is impossible without white, and death is always the beginning of something new.

Man, like his life, consists of contradictions and internal conflicts, destroying one, he creates a new - this is the basis of being.

RING - BRONZE, BLACK RHODIUM, NANOSITAL

CUBED CUBE

0079164751890

jewellery@vladglynin.com

www.vladglynin.com

STORM OF SNOW FORTRESS

Jewelry interpretation of Vasily Surikov’s painting of the same name. There comes a time of cold and snow, sledging and playing snowballs. The Russian people

are not afraid of winter - white, sunny and snowy, with bell chimes, strong frost and the smell of fresh needles. It becomes joyful in the heart and fun in the soul!

RING - BRONZE, WHITE RHODIUM, NANOSITAL

Vlad Glynin

WHITE TIGER

Often we do not think about the events of world history that are going on in the distance, without touching us personally. Even one small butterfly can change the

course of our entire life. What about the extinction, of the whole species of animals, which manlessly destroys man without caring about the future?

RING/PENDANT - BRONZE, WHITE RHODIUM, NANOSITAL

ALIENS

This ring represents the great mystery in the human beings. How many different personalities exist in us at the same time and only wait for a moment to come

out? The human soul is a kind of vessel for unusual beings, strangers, ready to manifest themselves at the most unpredictable moment.

RING - BRONZE, WHITE RHODIUM, NANOSITAL

Wanshu Li

S he is currently based in Edinburgh UK. She trained Jewellery and Silversmithing at the Beijing University of Technology and Edinburgh College of Art. Her jewelry is about exploring light, sound, factility and movement of ultraviolet light plastic elements combined with precious metal to be worn on the body.

GO WITH THE GLOW SERIES BROOCH I

This jewelry series has almost a marine appearance as its inspiration stems from capturing the luminous and dynamic moments in the sea world. Experimenting

with acrylic,moving beads, ultraviolet materials, led to works that not only offer visual enjoyment but also tactile and auditory perceptions.

BROOCH - ACRYLIC, STERLING SILVER, GLASS BEADS, ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT REACTIVE NYLON WIRE

00447784435140

liwanshu.uk@gmail.com

www.liwanshu.co

GO WITH THE GLOW SERIES BROOCH II

This unique brooch has a marine appearance that represents the dynamic moments of the waves of the sea. It’s the second piece of the Go with the Glow

collection, and it’s made with acrylic, sterling silver, sequins and ultraviolet materials, that make the artwork glowing in the dark.

BROOCH - ACRYLIC, STERLING SILVER, SEQUINS, GLASS BEADS, ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT REACTIVE NYLON WIRE,90 X 50 X48MM

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