Tone Vigeland, Neckpiece, 1985, steel, 14- to 18-karat gold, 120 mm inner diameter, 240 mm outer diameter, photo courtesy Galleri Riis, photo: Hans-Jørgen Abel The Norwegian jeweler Tone Vigeland is about to celebrate her 80th birthday, and the Design Museum in Munich has organized a fantastic show of her jewelry and published a catalog to […]
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Coco Sung at Galerie Biró Junior 2017 with her illuminated puzzle-installation in the background, photo: Axel Bussmeyer Coco Sung is a South Korean jewelry artist based in Berlin, Germany. With a background in Western painting, she creates jewelry through an intensive sketching process and integrates vibrant narratives into her work. In this interview, we talk
Conversation Piece, Gold Rush, 2017, pendant and exhibition view, gold from e-waste, aluminum, mixed media, photo: Nicolas Cheng – Beatrice Brovia (Conversation Piece) Gold Rush, an exhibition that recently opened at Maurer Zilioli Contemporary Arts, delves into the controversial material culture of gold through the lens of consumer electronics. This exhibition is the brainchild of
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Stefano Marchetti, Untitled, 1989, sample of a brooch without a pin, silver, gold, patina on silver, 1 x 65 x 65 mm, photo: artist When the AJF tour group visited Italian goldsmith Stefano Marchetti (along with Annamaria Zanella) in September of 2016, it came to our attention that an interview with this skilled artist, who
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Joyce J. Scott is a force of nature and a completely unique American jeweler. She also creates art in a number of other forms. In my conversation with her, we discussed her work, the MacArthur Grant she recently received, her reasons for making political jewelry, and how she feels about being an artist—and in particular
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Mari Ishikawa looking in a showcase at the exhibition Annamaria Zanella—In Form of Jewel, Nuremberg Design Museum, 2005, photo: S. Falso Each year, Art Jewelry Forum organizes a trip for collectors, curators, and enthusiasts to visit one or two cities to tour jewelry galleries, visit artist studios, and explore museums with jewelry collections. In 2016,
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ENJI Studio Jewelry by Niki Grandics, 2016 Halstead Grant winner, photo: Hajnalka Stiblane San Diego-based ENJI Studios produces one-of-a-kind jewelry and small-run production lines under a business model that makes giving back to the local community one of its core tenets. In this interview, I speak with 2016 Halstead Grant awardee Niki Grandics, founder of
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Mallory Weston, Snakeskin Disco Ball, 2016, gold-plated brass, oxidized copper, leather, Styrofoam, 305 x 305 x 762 mm, photo: Ian Shriver The seductive snakeskin-inspired jewelry in Mallory Weston’s exhibition, Of Ophidia, at Sienna Patti represents a new direction for the Philadelphia-based artist. Still rooted in the study of symbols, this recent body of work is
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Lucy Sarneel, (background) Grey Beady, 2014, brooch, zinc, acrylic paint, varnish, 85 x 50 x 50 mm; (left) Both Ways, 2014, brooch, zinc, 30 x 75 x 20 mm; (right) Starflower, 2013, brooch, zinc, 55 x 55 x 15 mm, photo: Rob Bohle Dutch artist Lucy Sarneel is very busy: While simultaneously attending to various teaching
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Andris Lauders, Untitled, 2016, ring, sterling silver, 24-karat gold, hematite, 7 x 55 x 15 mm, photo: Art Gallery Putti Andris Lauders is a leading Latvian jewelry artist with a well-established European reputation. He is well known for his use of unconventional materials—mammoth bones, lava, coins—but his recent work uses a pared-down material palette of
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Exhibition view, Peter Skubic, Mirrors Are Invisible, Museum of Estonian Architecture, Tallinn, photo: Reio Avaste/Museum of Estonian Architecture Peter Skubic is an Austrian artist with Serbian roots. Since graduating from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, he has exercised a strong, provocative, and trailblazing voice in the field of contemporary jewelry while establishing a powerful
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Claire Kahn at work, photo: Peter Ogilvie I’ve been familiar with Claire Kahn’s sensuous, snake-like ropes of bead crochet for some time, but have come, only now, to marvel at the true beauty and technical accomplishment of these necklaces and bracelets. A designer, maker, and artist, Claire is a true generalist among the arts, working
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