EXCHANGE-BIJOU 2 – Iro KASKANI « en vedette » at Klimt02 !

Iro Kaskani interviewed by Klimt02

« Recently I realized that my curiosity is the most powerful motivating factor behind my work. I’m curious to see things that I visualize becoming facts, to elaborate an idea, to experiment on a certain technique, to see how this or that material is treated, to investigate on however a vision can be a wearable object and yet to see how others perceive my work. »

& Iro Kaskani on Klimt02

Where the LINE is all the story ……….. (aaaah !! « of course » ! she were an architect !!!!)

« Architecture is built environments, planned and designed to function as shelter or vessels of activities and thus it is fostering a physical relationship with the user, inhabitant or viewer. Jewelry takes this physical relationship further into intimacy by the change of scale and placement on the body… »

 Iro Kaskani Ring: Yes or No, 2017 Silver oxidized, polyester sheet laser printed 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: No news, Good news

Iro Kaskani Ring: Why not#15, 2010 Silver oxidized 4 x 4 x 4 cm Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: Why not?

Iro Kaskani - Bangle: Plan B#9, 2008 -  Silver – 15 x 5 x 3 cm Photo by: Demetris Vattis – From series: PlanB

 Iro Kaskani Ring: Why not#5, 2010 Silver oxidized, felt 1.5 x 1.5 x 3 cm Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: Why not?

 Iro Kaskani Brooch: My colony, 2014 Silver oxidized, cocoons Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: CoCoon

Iro Kaskani Necklace: Untitled, 2014 Silver oxidized, cocoons Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: CoCoon

BELOVED neckpiece !!!!!

Iro Kaskani Bangle: Happiness’ diary, 2010 Silver, polyester sheet, thread 10 x 10 x 5 cm Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: You’ve got a message

 Iro Kaskani Brooch: Nobody’s perfect, 2016 Copper oxidized, jesmonite, stainless steel 3 x 0.7 x 9 cm Photo by: Demetris Vattis From series: When I grow up…

« Some years ago I used to believe: “my education and experience in architecture is guiding my creativity and my work is mostly determined by the interest to compose fine metals with alternative material and define new forms.”
Later on I concretised my thoughts stating: “Architecture is built environments, planned and designed to function as shelter or vessels of activities and thus it is fostering a physical relationship with the user, inhabitant or viewer. Jewelry takes this physical relationship further into intimacy by the change of scale and placement on the body. Through my work, I find it intriguing to explore ideas of space, scale and absence of symmetry, enabling me to combine precious metals with non-precious elements. Designing jewelry feels like investigating form, structure, and balance to derive a piece of art which will have an intimate physical relationship with the human body and will be completed only when it becomes part of the wearer’s experience and expression. A piece of jewelry is a powerful vehicle for communicating our identity.”
Recently I realized that my curiosity is the most powerful motivating factor behind my work. I’m curious to see things that I visualize becoming facts, to elaborate an idea, to experiment on a certain technique, to see how this or that material is treated, to investigate on however a vision can be a wearable object and yet to see how others perceive my work. »

 

She completed her studies in architecture, at the Università degli studi di Firenze, in 1994. She attended jewellery design courses and received training in goldsmithing, at the Scuola professionale dalla Regione Toscana.
She has worked as an architect until 2007 and also presented three personal exhibitions on contemporary jewellery in Cyprus. She is fully dedicated to studio jewellery since 2008.
She has taught jewellery design at the « Aigaia School of Art and Design » from 2006 to 2013.

 

  The After Joya Effect IV -  18 may-6 june 2017 – Athens at Popeye Loves Olive gallery

2017 EVENTS :
Exhibition  17 May- 05 Jun 2017  The After Joya Effect IV (Athens Jewelry Week 2017).
Exhibition  07 – 17 May 2017  Gioielli in Fermento 2017 Master Collection.
Meeting  04 May 2017 – 04 May 2017  The Dinner: Chef Isa Mazzocchi interprets the jewels of the Master Collection.

07 – 17 May 2017  Gioielli in Fermento 2017 Master Collection - Torre Fornello (Italy)

 

 

On SALE AT Metmerize Online Shop

 there, what to buy ? for me I would buy this fantastic BRACELET, for its lines, for its shape, for its name !!

Iro Kaskani - « Live in harmony  » bracelet – sterling silver, monofilament cord – 90X75X15mm (small to medium wrist) – belongs to the « the space in between » collection
With the « the space in between » collection I elaborate the idea of creating a void, an empty space. I worked with silver to form cavities and gaps and spaced elements in order to create a void and then, in there, I presented a detailed work of threads

 

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EXCHANGE-BIJOU 1 – Lidia PUICA – fresh green for spring

Lidia Puica

fresh green for spring !

Lidia Puica - april 2017 – czech beads Just arrived from Prague !

Lidia Puica – work in progress  #emerald #crochet #necklace

Lidia Puica -  GO green !

Lidia Puica  crochet necklace  #lightgreen – Light-green crochet necklace with needle felted elements and embroidered beads.
Made of: cotton thread, natural wool, glass beads. – you LIKE IT ? you can buy it HERE

Lidia Puica  crochet necklace  #lightgreen detail

GREEN ??? SPRING ?? … yessss … but NOT ONLY !

Lidia PuicaBlue & purple long crochet necklace with embroidered glass beads -
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EXCHANGE-BIJOU 1 – Lidia PUICA – work(s) in progress for spring

Lidia Puica

work(s) in progress for spring 2017

Lidia Puica  crochet necklace blue yellow workinprogress

Lidia Puica #workinprogress #pastel #necklaces

Lidia Puica evergreen inspiration  workinprogress

Lidia Puica New collection #workinprogress  embroidered  needlepoint

Lidia Puica 2017 #mixedfeelings#embroidered #crocheted #colorful #quartzstones #necklaces

Lidia Puica - Abstract crochet necklace with embroidery / « Mixed Feelings » Necklace
(one of my FAVS’s on her ETSY SHOP !)

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EXCHANGE-BIJOU 2 – Emilie Dell’Aniello …. « petites » « douceurs » ….

Emilie Dell’Aniello

….. « petits » trésors pour bien commencer l’année ! sur son ETSY shop !!

quoi ? les cadeaux c’est fini, ça suffit ????!!?? que NENNI ! JAMAIS ASSEZ de CADEAUX !!

EMD Joaillière/ Emilie dell Aniello -  Bracelets (et pour moi vous mettrez les sandales aussi ! …)

EMD Joaillière/ Emilie dell Aniello -  Bracelet bangel, collection Rocaille

EMD Joaillière - oct 2016  – nouvelle collection « Gilles » – Caroline Perron  photo -  Round collar, Gilles collection – 925 Silver oxidized, welding of 18kt gold.
Over time the oxidation will patina, is Polish, pale a bit. The gem will take a new shade a new identity since it will age with you.

 

EMD joaillière / Emilie dell Aniello – Pendant – Ring, Gilles collection / / unisex – minimalist -geometric jewelry - Caroline Perron  photo – round ring, Gilles, unisex jewelry collection. 925 Silver oxidized and welding of 18kt gold
This is a ring that turns into a pendant hanging on a string. Two jewelry for the price of one!

EMD joaillière / Emilie dell Aniello – Bracelet, Gilles collection  925 Silver, sterling silver, Silver blacked, Gold 18 k, Silver oxidized

EMD joaillière / Emilie dell Aniello - Bracelet, Gilles collection – DETAIL-   925 Silver, sterling silver, Silver blacked, Gold 18 k, Silver oxidized

EMD joaillière / Emilie dell Aniello - Collar point, Gilles collection – 925 Silver, sterling silver, Silver oxidized, Silver blacked, Gold 18 k

EMD joaillière / Emilie dell Aniello - Stackable bangle bracelet - 925 Silver, Silver plate yellow gold 18 kt, 925 Silver oxidized, Sterling silver
As they are all formed by hand, each of the bracelet to a form a little different. Available finishes > silver / oxidized silver / 18kt gold-plated silver.

 

bientôt il y a ….. euh …. La Saint Valentin ? la Fête des Mères ? des grand-mères ? des Pères ? il y a eu un temps la fête des secrétaires ….. et puis …. y a-t-il besoin d’une raison pour (se) faire un petit cadeau ????!!!! 

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EXCHANGE-BIJOU 1 – Lidia PUICA – from the comfy corner ….

Lidia PUICA

during these cold periods, from deep white outside to (imagined !) warm black & red & comfy inside !

 

Romania – Pasul Tihuta,  Montagne – 2 Decembre 2016

Lidia Puica - dec. 2016  – Disponibile à ROD  (Pictor Arthur Verona 15 – Bucarest)

Lidia Puica - viburnum – autumn colors  / Lidia Puica crochet bracelet  corals

Lidia Puica - dec. 2016 – the STAR !!!   

Lidia Puica work in progress  crochet  necklace  fiberart

Lidia Puica workinprogress crochet elements corals  oct 2016

Long Crochet Red & Black Necklace – detail – by CreativeLida on Etsy (Lidia Puica)

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and ……. Have still some gifts to do ? SHOP at her Etsy shop, CreativeLida

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EXCHANGE-BIJOU 1 – Lidia PUICA, an organic world of colours & shapes

Lidia Puica , un jour de « red envies« , comme on grapillerait une poignée de fruits rouges, de « red berries » …..

« Lidia Puica: ‘I like to have no limits in what I do’« 

In 2009 Lidia Puica graduated from the Univestity of Decorative Arts and Design in Iasi (Romania) with specialization in Environmental Design, then she completed a Master at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), exploring the contemporary jewelry. After graduation in 2011, she was devoted to jewelry made of unconventional meterials, especially those crocheted. Lidia creates statement pieces with organic inspiration using free technique in crochet exploring shapes and volumes. In this way, the jewelry gets the value of an art object, being associated with some crocheted sculptures.

Lidia Puica - Necklace – crochet & beads

«  ​I’ve​ ​discovered​ ​textiles​ ​in​ ​my​ ​childhood​ ​and​ ​I’ve​ ​been​ ​fascinated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​combination​ ​of colors​ ​and​ ​shapes​ ​ever​ ​since.​ ​Through​ ​textiles,​ ​I’ve​ ​found​ ​that​ ​I​ ​can​ ​express​ ​my​ ​ideas and​ ​feelings.​ ​They​ ​allow​ ​me​ ​to​ ​create​ ​different​ ​shapes​ ​and​ ​textures,​ ​while​ ​offering​ ​the opportunity​ ​to​ ​discover​ ​and​ ​experiment​ ​with​ ​colors.​ ​I​ ​use​ ​crochet​ ​as​ ​my​ ​main​ ​technique and​ ​I​ ​play​ ​with​ ​it​ ​in​ ​absolute​ ​freedom​ ​without​ ​boundaries.​ ​The​ ​inspiration​ ​comes​ ​from nature.​When​ ​I​ ​say​ ​nature,​ ​I​ ​mean​ ​the​ ​shapes,​ ​colors,​ ​textures,​ ​rhythms,​ ​events,​ ​etc.
The​ ​natural​ ​world​ ​is​ ​an​ ​inexhaustible​ ​and​ ​unlimited​ ​inspiration,​ ​I​ ​think​ ​that’s​ ​the​ ​main reason​ ​I​ ​chose​ ​it.​ ​I​ ​also​ ​try​ ​to​ ​use​ ​natural​ ​materials​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​possible.​ ​I​ ​love​ ​wood, cotton,​ ​wool,​ ​stones​ ​and​ ​shells.​ ​Natural​ ​materials​ ​definitely​ ​give​ ​special​ ​value​ ​to​ ​jewelry. »

 Lidia Puica - Necklace (detail) crochet & beads embroidery – 2014

Lidia Puica.   Crochet and beads embroidery.

« Les bijoux que vous créez sont des pièces magnifiques et parfois imposantes qui transforment en un clin d’oeil une robe neutre en tenue somptueuse. …. Est-ce que le volume est un élément clé pour vous ?
Oui, le volume est clé dans mes créations. Leur volume donne à mes pièces l’aspect de sculptures à porter. Leur taille n’est pas trop imposante, j’essaye de les rendre facile à porter. Le but n’est pas de choquer mais d’impressionner les gens dans la rue tout en étant confortable. » (interview sur tricotine.com)

Lidia Puica – Coral Breath Necklace, 2015 - Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric) polyester thread, silk, wadding, coral, glass beads – (buy it at SAATCHI)

« Coral Breath » Contemporary Jewelry Necklace, a Fabric on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric) by Lidia Puica (detail)

Red Coral Crochet Necklace by LidaAccessories/Lidia Puica

Lidia Puica. Crochet and beads embroidery necklace (detail)

Necklace by Lidia Puica  at  AUTOR11 (2014)

Lidia Puica - earrings  -
« I find it a wonderful thing to use traditional techniques or ‘grandmother hobbies’ to materialize new ideas. It seems the trend for handmade products is global, and Romania is no exception. In Cluj, I have made many friends who are passionate about crafting and managed to make beautiful collaborations with some of them. I have noticed that in Transylvania, the focus is on traditional techniques and materials, and that people are quite open to crafting. »

 

 

 

Etsy shop : Etsy shop LidaAccessories
Facebook : facebook.com/Lidaaccessories
Instagram : instagram.com/lidaaccessories

 

Selected 4 SCHMUCK 2016 : Ritsuko Ogura

Ritsuko Ogura

Congrats to all the artists who made the SCHMUCK 2016 list, on show at the Handwerksmesse  during #munichjewelleryweek  24/02–1/03/2016

Ritsuko Ogura (Born in Osaka in 1951) uses cardboard to make jewellery, giving new life to a material that is normally used for packaging and then discarded after use. She is attracted to the idea that cardboard does not catch people’s attention as a material in itself, as opposed to Japanese paper that is inherently beautiful, so she is able to give this poor material dignity by transforming it into wearable sculptures. She exploits the difficulty encountered in cutting cardboard to her advantage, using this drawback to create new modes of expression. The finished pieces resemble delicate lace-like structures, with the inclusion of colour in some parts, or simply left the natural brown of the original cardboard used. Ogura has in time mastered this humble material and skilfully creates voluminous pieces to be worn or simply admired. (No-gram)

Ritsuko Ogura   Brooch  About 2002  Corrugated cardboard, silver, acrylic paint  11 x 12.5 x 3.9 cm

Ritsuko Ogura  Cardboard, silver, acrylic paint brooch – 2006, back & front

Cardboard brooch by Ritsuko Ogura

 Cardboard brooch by Ritsuko Ogura

Ritsuko Ogura - Cardboard, silver, acrylic paint  2006 bracelet 17 cm x 5,5 cm x H. 2 cm

born in Japan in 1951. After graduation at Tezukayama Women’s College she study jewelry under the leadership of Minato Nakamura. Her work has taken part in exhibitions internationally, and received major awards. Ritsuko’s works are made with cardboard, poor material and intended to discard. With her ability and extraordinary sensitivity in the processing of the surface and the use of color, she creates pieces of high design, to wear or even just to admire.

Decouverte / COUP de COEUR : Mirka Janeckova – WHITE is WHITE

Mirka Janeckova

« I see my jewellery as a container for wearer’s emotions, memories and hopes. For creating my recent work I was inspired by surrealism and indigenous cultures.
My pieces refer to the body in an abstract way, exploring the relationship between people and their subconscious mind.
I am concentrating on using only ‘white’ materials as porcelain, silver, aluminium and textile to create playful, poetic pieces. White light contains all the others colour of the spectrum so for me it is a symbol of the unity.
I am experimenting with hybrid metal-porcelain jewellery and developing an innovative ways of applying traditional metalsmith techniques onto porcelain such as casting porcelain in place and cloisonné enamel on porcelain » (to shop at Neuner schmuck)

2014 – 2016   Royal College of Art, London  MA Jewellery and Metals
2009 – 2013  Glasgow School of Art, School of Design  BA Hons (First Class) Silversmithing and Jewellery
2015 The Most Innovative New Collection – Editor’s Choice Award at IJL
2014 BKV Price Finalist
2014 Creativity Contest, Torino, Italy – 2nd prize winner

 Mirka Janeckova  -White Collection bangle aluminium, white porcelaine, silk, silver – (at NEUNER Schmuck)

Mirka Janeckova  -White Collection bangle aluminium, white porcelaine, silk, silver

« La White Collection si mostra in apparenza fragile, con le sue linee evanescenti, ma in realtà -come spiega Mirka, i suoi gioielli sono tutt’altro che delicati, perché la porcellana è un materiale molto resistente che sulla scala della durezza corrisponde a 7, maggiore delle pietre dure (come i quarzi), una caratteristica che assume dopo una cottura in forno a 1200-1400 gradi. La tecnica di “cottura bianca” utilizzata dalla designer permette poi di mantenere inalterata la brillantezza dell’argento di contro al bianco opaco della porcellana, presentando così il gioiello come oggetti dal valore anche tattile, oltre che bello ed originale da indossare. » (PreziosaMagazine)

Mirka Janeckova  – Work in progress for AiR16 show at Lighthouse – mai 2014

Mirka Janeckova necklace aluminium and porcelain White Collection  – aluminium, porcelain white, silk - (at NEUNER Schmuck)

Mirka Janeckova at creativityoggetti

Mirka Janeckova White Collection brooch silver, white porcelaine – (at NEUNER Schmuck)

 Mirka Janeckova – White Collection    Porcelain Necklace  (porcelain, steel)

Mirka Janeckova – New Designers 2013 – brooch presented at JOYA 2014

Mirka Janeckova  – one of my graduating pieces from GSA called Drawing Neckpiece (2013) made from slipcasted porcelain

Nouvel espace bijoux à Bruxelles : ICKX Contemporary Jewelry

depuis le 2 avril : « ICKX Contemporary Jewelry » vient d’ouvrir
Ouvert par Audrey Ickx, ce « concept store » propose « une sélection pointue de bijoux contemporains de créateurs de différents horizons. Les pièces sont choisies pour leur design singulier, épuré à minimaliste; pour les matériaux variés parfois inattendus; pour les techniques utilisées (fabrication artisanale et nouvelles technologies). Chaque pièce est précieuse car unique ou réalisée en petite série. « ICKX Contemporary Jewelry » se veut un intermédiaire entre les clients et les créateurs.  Notre objectif est de promouvoir les talents : offrir une nouvelle vitrine pour certains ou être un tremplin pour d’autres.  Le but est de présenter des créations originales à un large public à un prix abordable. »

Pour l’ouverture 20 créateurs : 10 Belges et 10 créateurs étrangers vous proposent leur interprétation du bijoux contemporain :

Angela Ciobanu –  Frédérique Coomans –  Nathalie Dmitrovic — Elektre / Emilie Doyen –  Selma Houissa — Audrey Ickx –  Stéphanie Kinet –  Claire Lavendhomme — Lous / Lou Sautreau — MAGMA –  NUBE / Elena Guerra –  Inês Nunes — Ubustine –  Jasper Vandenberghe –  Diederick Van Hövell — Sarah Vankaster  –  Dominique Vansteenberghe –  Adela  Vomackova  –  Caterina Zanca  –  Zul Jewelry  —  Nevin Arig –  OLGAjeanne / Sophie Baillet — Isabelle Géréec — Izabella Petrut — Ombre Claire / Aude Durou –  Toubab / Maud Villaret — Eleftheria Stamati

Angela Ciobanu « scratch ring »silver, 24 k gold (granulation) -
« It is the imperfection in things that surprises and attracts our perception. Our imperfect and asymmetrical construction will endlessly filter Beauty through senses which unconsciously search for scratches in Perfection. »

Inês Nunes (Portugal) Broches en bois mobile -  Photographie Inês Nunes

Stéphanie Kinet Broches en papier Photographie François Kinet

  Jasper Vandenberghe bagues – étain + pierre

Claire Lavendhomme

Sarah Vankaster – collier papier

Dominique Vansteenberghe Thomas – bracelet mitaine Photographie Dominique Vansteenberghe Thomas -

Nevin Arig Broches en résine

Caterina Zanca (Italie) rings Photographie Caterina Zanca

Audrey Ickx Jewelry (BE) collier

Frédérique Coomans Collier écharpe  Plexi + tricot 

Eleftheria Stamati

Toubab Paris

 

 

ICKX Contemporary Jewelry
Av. Georges Henri 435
1200 Bruxelles – BELGIQUE

Ouvert du mardi samedi de 11h à 18h30.

https://www.facebook.com/ickxjewelry

http://www.ickxjewelry.com/

 

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Montserrat Lacomba, from blog « mar de Color Rosa » has opened her workshop to public ….

Atelier Montserrat Lacomba – ouverture 15 nov 2014

My colleague & friend Montserrat Lacomba from blog Mar de Color Rosa has opened her workshop to public : « November 15th, 2014 I invite you to the opening of my shop/workshop at Plaça de Sant Pere 2 in Girona« . VERY nice place with her nice & pleasant jewels ! A MUST GO if you visit Girona.

A lot of little enameled pieces, very pleasant to wear, are waiting for you !

« Mar de color rosa » : she works « with colors » as she says, colors of Mediterranean, of sea, clouds & sky, of plants & fishes, and all is happy, fresh, colorful but not too much, easy & pleasant to wear …. I recommend !!!

« taller obert » !

« What would happen if the color of the snow were the color of ripe wheat or Coke? And what if the green of herbs became the tonality of dried beans? Where would we end up if one day gravity stopped? It could be that chickens will one day fly majestically like eagles and lambs learn to climb trees to shelter from the sun. Let’s not be surprised if one morning the sea no longer reaches the beach, allowing us to see what lies on the seabed. It would be less of a surprise if Lewis Carol’s “Alice” did not return from the hidden world behind the mirror because she thinks that life there is better. And what would happen if sea water were opaque and did not reflect the blue skies, yellow skin or scratched skies of bloody sunrises and sunsets? In the unlikely event upon which this might have occurred, Montserrat would have saved a sea, the pink sea (Mar de Color Rosa). That is the explanation of her brand. » –

Many thanks to my husband Agustí for this beautiful text!!!

Montserrat Lacomba y su broche « Giulietta » - Silver and cultivated pearl.

Montserrat lacomba – some of her necklaces & brooches ….

enamels palette …

Montserrat Lacomba necklace, this one in blue. Silver, copper, enamel and leather.

some of her earrings …

Montserrat Lacomba earrings in progress

Montserrat Lacomba enameled pieces are ready ….

living Girona by night … with sky & water colors …

Plaça de Sant Pere 2,  in Girona

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