Eija Mustonen, Apron and Mittens, 2014–2015, objects, nickel, silver, copper, life size, photo: Jesse Pylsy Eija Mustonen is an artist who invites introspection. Her work emphasizes craftsmanship and challenges ornamentation; it is personal and rooted in her native Finnish cultural heritage. Her recent work will be shown at gallery Four in Gothenburg, Sweden. Eija is […]
Tobias Alm, The Châtelaine no. 3, 2015, châtelaine, gilded sterling silver, velvet, leather, steel, 200 x 1500 x 70 mm, photo: artist Swedish jewelry artist Tobias Alm reconfigures leather Craftsman tool belts, incorporating the functional elements with delicately chased and repousséd silver and gilt flourishes reminiscent of 18th-century rococo châtelaines. The resulting hybrid objects are
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Jessica Calderwood, Cut Down, 2013, brooch, enamel, copper, sterling silver, ceramic decals, china paint, stainless steel, 51 x 51 x 6 mm, photo: artist Jessica Calderwood, a sculptor, image maker, and jeweler, uses the medium of enameling to explore issues of gender and identity, and to make statements about everyday life. Her pieces, meant to
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Seth Papac, Cali Condensation, 2015, necklace, raised and anodized aluminum, brass, rayon, velour, 1016 x 508 x 102 mm, photo: artist AJF asked this year’s five young 2016 Artist Award finalists to tell us a bit about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group
Aric Verrastro, Harnessed, 2015, brooch, steel, acrylic paint, thread, 80 x 80 x 40 mm, photo: artist AJF asked this year’s five young 2016 Artist Award finalists to tell us a bit about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group of outstanding pieces of
Marcia Cirne Lima, Jeweler at the Studio, 2015, photo: artist Marcia Cirne Lima describes her work as wearable drawings, the result of an interaction between rubber, silver, and steel—the flexibility, color, memory, resistance, and weight. Following her first solo show at Galeria Thomas Cohn, we interview her about what led to this current collection and
Carina Shoshtary, Confused Branches 3 detail, 2015, necklace, 9 cm x 33 cm x 25 cm, photo: artist AJF asked this year’s five young 2016 Artist Award finalists to tell us a bit about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group of outstanding pieces
This is a kickoff for a new series on young initiators. Yet the format of this kickoff is different from the format that the series will follow moving forward. There is no good reason for this; many things just grow organically while you are working on something. And so this happened: when Liesbeth den Besten
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Eleanor Moty, Rocker Brooch, 2001, sterling silver, 18-karat gold, quartz, black paper Micarta, 95 x 51 x 13 mm, photo: artist Looking into an Eleanor Moty brooch is like gazing at a landscape or standing in a grand architectural space. Combining unparalled craftsmanship and attention to detail with a spare, sculptural design esthetic, she creates
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Georg Dobler, Untitled, 2013, brooch, oxidized silver, citrines, synthetic red spinels, 90 x 75 x 25 mm, photo: artist Jewelry artist Georg Dobler, based in Halle, Germany, pairs colorful, oversized gems with dark, oxidized silver, and juxtaposes castings of organic specimens alongside hand-fabricated findings with structural aesthetic sensibilities. These delicately orchestrated contrasts result in elegant
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Doerthe Fuchs, Untitled, 2010, necklace, silver, tiger’s eye, rose quartz, 240 x 220 mm, photo: artist Doerthe Fuchs is a jeweler whose work is delicate and intriguing. Some pieces appear almost as tridimensional sketches by use of clear lines and circles. Others are surprising through asymmetrical compositions and unexpected articulations, exploration and findings of materials.
Kazumi Nagano, Untitled, 2015, brooches, linen paper thread, bamboo fiber, nylon thread, gold, sterling silver, colored with new Urushi, left, 90 x 90 x 90 mm, right, 80 x 85 x 55 mm, photo: Ryota Sekiguchi Kazumi Nagano is known for her wondrous jewelry work, delicate creations of thin gold wire and woven paper. With
