COUP de COEUR / COUP de BLUES : Inbar SHAHAK
Inbar Shahak and her « textile » jewelry
Kibbutz honours textile tradition. The jewellery of Inbar Shahak is a tribute to women who for centuries have woven and decorated fabrics following techniques and traditions that have remained virtually unaltered. Shahak copies the patterns and transfers them to metal. “In this way one pattern can produce an entirely different design by using a different material”, Shahak explains
For the « Fauna & Flora » collection 2015 : « The whole world to me is made out of textile, this grey word that we don’t seem to think about much represent all aspects of our life. Starting from our very own clothing and going up to industrial product for space. Textile to me is the ancient work of the woman, in some culture it is their only way to express themselves or even to make their living. It is often a Sisyphean work that requires observing and inner listening, and that is very distinctive to the rhythm of the industrial world that we are living in today.«
Inbar Shahak - « My blue heart » – presented at Joya 2015
Inbar Shahak – brooch « Fairy garden »- Fauna y Flora collection – JOYA 2015
Inbar Shahak - 2015 - I had a dream once that there is fine chocolate in lapis lazuli bite
Inbar Shahak- Pure and perfect with eyes like the sea after storm -joya2015
Inbar Shahak – Necklace 2014 . Draw by hand and etched into metal a plated with handmade verdigris colours – part of the BARIKA collection ; characterized by dozens of small metal lace leaves combined together for a unique piece (to buy here on Etsy)
Taking inspiration from ancient lace and crochet patterns with Inbar Shahak-textile jewelry VERDIGRIS Collection
Inbar Shahak Sparkling Blue blossom 2015
Inbar Shahak - Weaving tiles necklace
Inbar Shahak – textile jewelry – weaving tiles necklace – detail
Inbar Shahak – textile jewelry
Inbar Shahak is a textile designer by profession, graduating from the Shenkar University of Fashion in Israel, where she majored in weaving, knitting & printing. After working in the garment industry for Calvin Klein, the urge to create handmade textiles art drove her to establish her own succesfull brand of textile jewelry. Inbar’s jewelry is inspired by delicate tracery patterns and her greatest passion is combineing ancient textile-making traditions with new modern techniques. Inbar’s collections are all drawn by hand and printed over metal at her atelier in Kibbutz Maagan Michael.She regularly collaborates with fashion designers around the world.
