Meet me at 5 CEST. Let’s talk at 11 PDT. It’s now 11 a.m., frog time: are you still awake? Can’t do it now—having dinner—will Skype in 40 minutes. It’s funny: working for Art Jewelry forum has completely dematerialized my relationship to where. The question that really matters, as I coordinate with the other members […]
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The tabletop at Totally Thai restaurant in Perth, Western Australia, 2015 The tabletop at Totally Thai restaurant in Perth, Western Australia, 2015 Was it the shallow depth of the drinking vessels laid out on the table that made an immediate impression on my fellow diners and me, or their improbable shine? The aural disturbance they
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Mill Valley, California, USA–Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the five finalists for its 2016 Artist Award. The finalists will exhibit their work with Sofia Björkman, from Platina, during the international art jewelry fair Schmuck, in Munich, Germany, from February 24 through March 1, 2016. The five finalists for AJF’s 2016 Artist Award are: Lynn Batchelder,
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Casa Fuster, photo: Wikipedia There were 24 participants on the Barcelona Art Jewelry Forum trip, mostly from various parts of the US, but we had one person who came from Australia for the trip, as well as one person originally from Sweden and one from Romania, both of whom are now US citizens. It was
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Vials of enamel powder, Künstlerwerkstätten (the artists’ workshops), Erfurt, Germany, 2014 Vials of enamel powder, Künstlerwerkstätten (the artists’ workshops), Erfurt, Germany, 2014 This image of artists in motion is taken from the kiln room at the Künstlerwerkstätten in Erfurt, Germany. Overseeing the action, across from the newly erected air compressor-powered and internally vacuumed spray booth,
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You can see in the picture a series of tables we have on our patio. On those tables, we set the materials we use in our work. So we compose there, experiment, do trials, and we feel the materials there. Being outside and in front of tables allows us to have more space and to
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Photography by Eric Lafforgue. Image source: Scribol.com. If all you want right now is an uplifting story about the indomitability of the human spirit: The tribal inhabitants of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley are resourceful, resilient people with beautiful teeth. They transform garbage into treasured adornments, literally weaving the by-products of throwaway consumer culture into their traditions
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Alicja Kwade, GoldVolks, 2015, 97 gold cubes and chains, 17-karat gold (chains) and 24-karat gold (cubes), chain length ranges from 400 mm (Yemen) to 1008.3 mm (Switzerland), pendant weight ranges from 0.06 gr (Yemen) to 129 gr (Switzerland), courtesy of Alicja Kwade, König Gallery, and Georg Hornemann OHG, photo: Roman März Driven by the uncertainty
Susan Pasco, keeper of The Ribbon Room, Nancy’s Sewing Basket, Seattle, Washington, 2015 Susan Pasco, keeper of The Ribbon Room, Nancy’s Sewing Basket, Seattle, Washington, 2015 There are places that the International Jewelry Elite know of by reputation, and frequent when travels allow. Tokyu Hands. Karl Fischer GmbH. Metalliferous. Insert-your-local-treasure-map-here. Like them, this room is
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“Introverts Unite! (Separately at our own homes)” I probably first came upon this phrase when my friend Daim posted a T-shirt with it to Facebook. I work at home from a cubbyhole. As an introvert writer and translator, I understand the sentiment: I want to connect with others, even if it’s from the privacy of
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Fernando Benítez, found toys from chips bags, 2015, image source: DesignMilk Mexican artist and educator Mariana Acosta, recently featured in DesignMilk, launched the Precious Waste project as a means to explore the quality of “preciousness” in an academic setting. Acosta leads industrial and graphic design students at Mexico’s Universidad Gestalt de Diseño through an investigative
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Georgetown Trailer Park Mall, Seattle, Washington, 2015 Georgetown Trailer Park Mall, Seattle, Washington, 2015 My head is routinely turned by overstuffed second-hand stores when I’m material shopping. I appreciate that not everyone wants their material bearing the kind of message that recycled objects convey, but if you’re after rare threads, specialist tools, or recycled metals,
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