Ana Catalina Lizano“My subjects are scenes, stories or events representedin a descriptive and literal way.Anything can be an inspiration: a personal experience,a picture, television news, a poem, a character, alandscape, a material just found. I am also interestedin the experience with re-used materials.My quest is not complex, my pieces are what they are,plain and bare words, feelings, memories, and storiesto be worn.”

The Suffering of Frida, brooch, 2010silver, bronze, gemstones, oil, crayons, textile

Ana GorritiLanthane is the brand new project of Ana Gorriti.Randomness and Playfullness are part of the creativeprocess involved in making each single pieces and thewhole collections.The mobile brooch presented here is part of the col-lection Urban Forest, which takes inspiration fromthe effect of wind on the leaves.

Urban Forest mobile brooch

Anastasia Agglopoulou“I love to take pictures from the city and collectthings from the beaches. These are usually my subjectsfor my jewellery. My favourite material in jewelleryis paper.”

Just waiting, broochpaper, colour, burnt, silver

Angela Marzinotto“I am intrigued by the possibilities of shadows andlight, depth and height. I explore the contrastsbetween black and white as well as the unclear worldof transparencies. I always try to make a statement,give a meaning, or make you think outside the box. Iwish to make you take a closer look and promise todo the same in return.”

Pronto, broochceramic

Antje Stolz“In my works I like to play with perception, associa-tions and illusion. Playing with materials is often thesource of inspiration for my jewellery.The form language of my jewellery pieces is influ-enced by cut stones; they appear as imprints, contours,engravings, cut-outs or they are cut or cast out ofplastic material.”

Scaled stones I, brooch, 2013

Argiris Aggelopoulos“My jewellery is based on traditional techniqueswhich I evolve through modern design. I also createsome unique art objects influenced by the circle oflife and the religions of the world.In this brooch I gave the shape of a butterfly and onits surface I made characteristic motifs inspired fromthe paintings of my beloved Gustav Klimt. AfterwardsI perfected it with some hystorical jewellery ele-ments, that have been down passed from generation togeneration, and remind us of loved ones and cherishedmoments.”

Butterfly, brooch

Ariane Hartmann“Fascinated by this small world I studied product andjewellery design at FH-Dusseldorf.I am really attracted by the written word, my maininspiration. I always try to work in a sensitive andintuitive way. Sometimes everything is very clear, butwhen I focus on it, it seems to blur. I am constantlylooking.”

The best part, brooch

Bettina Gotsch“Interaction is an essential approach to my work.The person who is wearing one of the brooches candecide which form, namely which ornament, he wantsto create on his body.”

Linje, brooch-necklacesilver and coral

Beverly Tadeu“My work has a fragile, ethereal quality that beliesits inherent strength and durability.The intricately soldered pieces of forged and formed18 karat gold and silver require countless solderpoints lending great strength to otherwise delicatewire pieces. The open structure of this work allowspeople to glimpse inside to usually unseen spaces, tothe play of shadows and layers revealed.I endeavor to capture, in each of my sculptural pieces,certain elusive and contradicting qualities, asymmetrywith symmetry, rawness with opulence, and fragilitywith strength.”

Rooted Pod, brooch18K gold, oxided silver

Bruno da RochaBruno da Rocha has always been seduced by the di-mension of magic. His creations dramatically reflectthis seduction, with dream-like effects resulting inrecreated luxurious visions of the natural world.Insects, plants, flowers and other organic elementsare transferred, transported or carried over to theurban environment in an equilibrium of mystery andsensuality.Bruno da Rocha’s jewellery mirrors the author’s sen-sitivity; each piece is a small sculpture, a step into hisjourney of dreams. A moment transformed into artyou can wear with pleasure.

broochsterling silver and enamel

Cristina Zani“My Seoul is inspired by the contrasting architectureof South Korea.The choice and juxtaposition of materials echoes itslandscape: sombre modern buildings intertwined withcolourful and ancient wooden temples and palaces.”

My Seoul, broochblue and patina

Dunja Naerlovic“The most important advice that was given to meduring my study years was to clear my mind fromextra lines and very often I like to say that my workreflects the attempt to achieve this higher goal.I’m inspired by things that are already here: nature,materials and objects from everyday life, emotions...while silver, copper and brass are materials of astructural system that carries them all.”

Eye, brooch

Eliana Negroni“I have been working with metal for many years - Ilearned from my father who is a master engraver -without welding or casting, which means my contactwith the metal itself is more direct.At present I work with aluminum, chasing light effectsthrough engraving and the use of precision machinery,always creating pieces based on my original designs,and then reworking each piece by hand.”

Tribute to Getulio Alviani, broochaluminum, silver wire engraving and milling

Eliane-CatrieBlouin-Achim

“My creations are marks of my existence that symbol-ise instants of my bohemian and underground imaginary.A testimonial proof of my passage in this world and adesire to make art accessible for all. Inspired by thepurity of nature and the energy of the city, everypiece is conceived with strong contrasts, as raw andrefined, than organic and structured.”

Project B, brooch, 2013concrete and sterling silver

Elisabeth Alba“My work takes inspiration mostly from day-to-day ac-tivities, from ancient traditions, and from the socialcriticism towards women.Formally my creations are organic female bodies withcircular shapes, the virtues of romanticism and of thepast.”

Brooch... and then what?, 5 Sentidos Collection,brooch

silver

Emily GillHer jewellery designs are inspired by a life-long fas-cination with botany and biology, beautiful naturalforms that explode with colour, texture and havedream-like qualities and characteristics.When working with clients, she loves designing rings,brooches and heirlooms that might draw on a myriadof artistic inspiration to come up with “just the rightthing” every time.

Mitosis, broochhand-formed copper, sterling silver and kiln fired

glass enamel

Erda VacideErda realizes jewels and accessories through differ-ent processes such as sewing, gluing, rolling, cutting...combinations of all possible forms; converting themin fashion accessories such as handbags, necklaces,brooches and rings.Erda’s works can be found at MOMA in New York, andat The Art Institute of Chigago.

Brooch,acrylic and felt

Eva Burton”Walking the streets of my city like a ship adrift Ipickup old furniture, broken wood, rusty iron, thingspeople discarded because they have already bought anew one. What they consider trash to me is a greattreasure.I want to play, construct, givethem a second chance.Reuse can be synonymous to renew, without discard-ing. Open your eyes to take a second look, sensitizeand give a second chance to what we thought ruinedand lost. They are fragments of a shipwreck: Petium.”

Petium, creatures of the tide, brooch, 2013reclaimed wood, acrylic paint, steel

Ezra Satok-Wolman“The architecture of the universe reveals systems andpatterns that rely on mathematics and geometry.Inspired by nature’s perfect design and it’s relation-ship to mathematics, I am always looking for new waysto express that concept through my work.Using the classical techniques of a goldsmith and acontemporary approach to design and material, mypieces are produced from alloy to finished piece, oneat a time.”

The Mathematical Fingerprint of God, brooch, 2012

Fabiana Gadano“My work talks about shelters. It represents placeswhere to find harmony, peace and well-being.I represent shelters like fragile, precarious, fleetingconstructions, evoking the fragility of ourselves ashuman beings.”

Expectations, broochJapanese lacquered sterling silver

France Roy“In my work, I am exploring new ways of giving tex-tures to resin that will combine a visual function anda tactile quality.My aim is to create pieces of jewellery that becomeobjects of comfort that could either be touched orworn. I see these pieces as imaginary worlds enclosedwithin small objects.”

Pink Lady, broochsterling silver, epoxy resin, rivet

Photo: Anthony McLean

Francesca Mancini“More than 10 years ago, I started to experimentusing some of my father’s work tools; he is a circuitsdesigner. Combining different materials I then discov-ered the world of contemporary art jewellery, anddeveloped my own personal technique.I switched from metallic to organic materials byinstinct, carried by their sheer beauty and by theamazement of finding them in nature. Even if I didnot know where I was going, it was clear to me that Ishould go ahead.”

Our Home, broochwood, feathers, paper

Gabrielle Desmarais“This latest body of work is strongly inspired bygeodes and mostly by the magnetic and whimsicaleffect they can have on us.Through instinctive wood carving, enameling, paintingand embroidery with fabric and stones, I wanted tocreate jewellery that would reflect the beauty, thefragility and the poem of a geode.The delicate patinas on the wood and the sparkle ofthe precious stone makes you want to hold on to thesejewellery like a blessed treasure.”

La geode, broochwood, paint, tinted jade, nylon, I4 gold, wallpaper

Photo: Anthony McLean

Gigi Mariani“I have been a goldsmith for over twenty-five yearsin Modena, Italy. Since I was a young man I havebeen interested in, and attracted to metals and theirinfinite capabilities, especially fascinated by metaloverlapping, oxidation, and sequences of layers.With my work I try to transfer every-day emotionsinto contemporary jewellery and unique pieces in asimple, informal, and spontaneous way. This allows meto develop new situations, while offering art appreci-ators a way to develop their own feelings from thesesituations.My goal is to move from the concept of simple jew-ellery, to a larger concept of sculpture and artpiece.”

In the signs will remain the memory, broochsilver, 18kt yellow gold, niello, patina

Gustavo Paradiso“My work is based on minimalism and beauty. I amalways looking for new materials, moved by pure funcreating mini-sculptures and landscapes to wear.”

Color circles, brooch

Hannah-May Chapman“My work is primarily focused on colour, form andtexture but within the pieces I create, I push myprocesses to different extremes so that they somehowconform to the subject of jewellery. The sculpturesthat I create are designed to be colourful and enter-taining and I enjoy breaking down barriers betweencontemporary jewellery, art and jewellery.My choice of materials varies but is usually dictatedby how the textures and surfaces work together tocreate something aesthetically pleasing and playfullyornate that emerges from the body.”

Haliomma, broochresin, synthetic fur, base metal, silver, plastic paint

Heike Kahler“Glass - like ice a solidified liquid - shows itself to berelated to ice in its transparency and refraction.From stacked, molten window panes transparent glassobjects are created. Inclusions of air bubbles call tomind the formerly liquid state and draw the viewer’seyes to the inside.”

Brooch, 2012silver and glass

Heng Lee“Through making jewellery, I present Chinese tradi-tional crafts as another inspiration of my collection,and display how a surprising flame can be generatedwhen traditional patterns cross upon contemporaryjewellery. In the Floral embroidery – Pixel series,I have digitally enlarged embroidery patterns usedto decorate garments. In this process pixels emerge,reminding us of mosaics. As in the image I magnify -the border out of focus - the hand-embroidery wouldbe the highlight of it all.”

Floral Embroidery – Pixel 6.2, brooch

Ingeborg Vandamme“In my work as a jeweler designer I want, among otherthings, to depict the protection and concealment ofthe vulnerable, and the nurturing of memories.I often express this in my work by combining hardmaterials like metal and more transitory ones likepaper, fabric and objects from nature.The thematic element is emphasized by the use of thesecontrasting materials. Working this way letters,shells, and fossils are fashioned into cherished trea-sures.”

Love Letter, broochanodized aluminum, paper, textile

Iris Saar Isaacs - inSyncThis range of Line Collection was inspired by thechildren’s book, “Harold and the Purple Crayon” byCrockett Johnson, in which Harold creates a worldaround him by sketching with his purple crayon.

Scribble, broochstainless steel, powder coating

Iro Kaskanis“A piece of jewellery is a powerful vehicle for com-municating our identity.Through my work, I find it intriguing to explore ideasof space, scale, and absence of symmetry, enablingme to combine precious metals with non precious ele-ments.Designing jewellery feels like investigating form,structure, and balance to derive a piece of art whichwill have an intimate physical relationship with thehuman body and will be completed only when it be-comes part of the wearer’s experience and expression.”

Jan Kerkstra“I enjoy working with wood and silver and do so sincemore than 25 years. Besides jewellery I make smallsculptures.Inspiration for this brooch are the walls of housescovered with shingles. The brooch is made of ebonywood and silver. The silver shingles are riveted withcopper nails.”

The Wall, brooch

Jan Smith“My work references my fascination in the complexityand sensual qualities of botanical, and industrialforms. I am inspired by the patterns, designs on thesurfaces of these objects. I love to make things...I think with my hands. I do not start with a completedconcept or drawing but rather I begin with a feelingor sensation.I use vitreous enamel to create colour fields, marksand textures; working intuitively with the materials Iam excited by the imperfections in the surfaces. Jew-ellery for me is more than decorative object, it is aform of public art; something which holds an intimatemessage worn to communicate an idea or concept inthe public realm.”

Love Me, brooch

Jana Machatova“I use photographs and pictures from my postcardcollection. By setting them into a new context Itell new stories and foreground dreams, poetry, andhidden desires.”

Eine unaufmerksame Schulerin, brooch, 2012silver, paper in laminated plastic, gold foil and pearls

Janis Kerman“I am inspired by the form, colours, and texturesof both artistic and common objects: architecture,furniture, paintings, ceramics, fashion... My work isbased on geometric shapes. It’s the balance, not thesymmetry that is important to me. I am intrigued bythe way shapes and colours work together.”

broochsterling silver, crushed agate, tourmaline and

hessonite garnet

Jim Bove“The Drawing Series is inspired by minimalism andabstract expressionism. The pieces are wearable can-vases that allow me to explore composition.The materials are durable, copper and auto-paint. Iam able to carve through the paint, layer silver, goldand copper point drawing on top, and use a patina tocreate subtle tonal and color changes in the metals.”

The Drawing, brooch

Johannes Berg“Kodak Moments is an organic shaped sculpture, largein size but still able to smoothly follow the body.The frame is a silver square pipe with a wedge wherethe film is mounted. The roll with its hard black lookgives a good contrast to the cool organic silver.When wearing the brooch, and light goes throughthe negatives, it is possible for the carrier to see thehidden moments the roll contains.”

Kodak Moments, broochsilver, photographic film

Jorge ManillaManilla’s vast production, is both utterly beautifuland profoundly upsetting. Attraction, repulsion,uneasiness: his work confronts him with his religiousupbringing and the viewer with a powerful and in-timate perception of the syncretic religion of themodern Mexico. Allusions to religious images andiconography that show the often tortuous and painfulrelations that Mexicans have with their faith.Wood, bones, textile, branded leather and silver areamalgamated and transformed into almost recogniz-able shapes: a probable anatomical part, a series oftiny bundles that could be small babies, an unknownreligious utensil. Manilla is not shy to experimentwith all kinds of materials and processes, never leav-ing aside his extraordinary metalsmithing skills. Eachone of his pieces is carefully crafted in a variety ofprocesses that are able to convey his rotund ideas.

Only out of Conscience, brooch

Kaia Saarna“My jewellery arefeminine,dreamyandnaturally simple.”

Waves, broochsilver, recycled paper and colour

Letitia Pintilie“Unpretentious jewels, unique design, invisible, con-temporary. I try to represent myself in the realm ofjewellery.”

broochresin and acrylic paints

Li-Chu WuLi-Chu’s work is all about paper and layers; usingmultiple layers to create subtle movement and tactilequalities. Applying a mix of metalsmithing techniquesand new technologies, Li-Chu’s designs consist of aseries of paper, silver, one-off, wearable pieces andbody adornments.Paper is layered and manipulated in a way that expandsan inner space in a concentric format and spreads andgrows up from the centre. The material and thecolours she chooses yield a rich tactile quality andinteractive functions. Her work shows the valuesof material and also recreates the link between thematerial and its original source in the natural envi-ronment.

Montains, broochsilver and paper

Luısa Pedroso

(IN)Complete, broochsilver and leather

Mae Alandes“I like quotidian materials. One day I arrived at workwhere I worked as a Social Integrator and a girlwas sharpening all of the coloured pencils. When Isaw the shavings, they seemed precious to me and Ithought that something so pretty could not go towaste. I researched different ways until I found howto harden them and this is the result.”

3 hardened pencil shavings, broochpencil shavings and silver

Maria Constanza Ochoa“I create with feelings. . . feelings let me imagine thepiece, make it, and finish it; and feelings that you, asan observer, have when you see or wear that piece. Ilike how people interpret what they see; I like theirfeelings, sensations, and questions...Sometimes I need your eyes in order to open my mind,to change paradigms, to grow.”

Reaching light, brooch

Maria Tsimpiskaki“I think of jewellery design as a combination of lineand colour and material that is each time the resultof a given frame of mind, of different mental andemotional states.My aim is to create jewellery that is flawless interms of construction and finish, perfectly fittingthe human anatomy so that it becomes an essentialand cherished accessory, setting off the personalityof the wearer.”

Interlaced, brooch, 2012pvc, gold over sterling silver, gold over brass, pearl

Marla Desii“The myth of Electra has it so that the daughterkills the mother. Electra’s Brooch represents insteadthe leap of liberation from a tradition that forceswomen into a role. It redeems itself form the will ofthe mother, that of passing on the role of the womanthrough crochet. But it does not kill.Reinterpreting the craft makes it survive. Geometricdrawing, repeated in patterns themselves handed downthrough generations, turns into a precious waterfallof unruly silver thread, the frenzy of a liberationwithin itself. Through the same language of themother, the daughter finds her own expressive mean,which is at the same time loving gesture and overcom-ing.”

Il vezzo di Elettra, brooch, 2012silver and cotton

Marta Armada“I work with silver and porcelain.Nature and the different places where I travel aremy big sources of inspiration.My work is closely linked to my life, it is a verypersonal work.”

Sputnik, broochsilver and black porcelain

Mina Kang“Ramie fabric is fabrics fairly suitable to enable theexpression of dimensional and malleable geometricforms. The lineal and strict characteristic of Mosican be connected and harmonized each other by sewingbits of fabrics in contrasting colours and geometricshapes of round and angular objects.”

broochMosi - ramie fabric, thread, stainless steel

Nathalie Perneel“...and what if I were offering you a moment of deli-cious confusion?The small wire-world of jewels evokes straightfor-ward ideas, but when looking closer, you will realisethat they are the opposite of what they seem to be.They may look fragile, yet they are strong; they lookdeformable, yet they keep their shape; they may looklike drawings, but they are three-dimensional.”

Galaxy Blue, brooch

Ophelia Leclercq“My work articulates around collections constitutedby unique pieces and by small series. Every collectionis autonomous, nevertheless, we can see recurrentmotives: the human body, the cabinet of curiosity, theact ‘to collect’ are my themes of preference.More than objects of decoration, Ophelia’s pieces area coherent universe filled with quirky humor, andwith playful poetry aiming at a re-wonderment of thelook.”

Memento Mori, broochsilver

Peter Machata“I create abstract compositions, interpreting thosethings we have difficulties to find a word for... layersof associations, surfaces, abstract forms and shapes,real materials... reversible surfaces showing a formfrom both sides, uncovering their hidden sides.”

Out of order, brooch, 2010silver

Pilar AgueciPilar’s technique of working reflects her formaltraining as a goldsmith, while encompassing contempo-rary design development, investigation and experimen-tal processes. Pilar appreciates hand crafted workshowcasing precision, while maintaining the importanceof a quality finish. She is particularly interested inthe role of creative processes and the developmentof new techniques in contemporary jewellery.Pilar enjoys working in multiples, with found objectsand with colour. She loves to experiment and playwith new materials and techniques.

La Banane, brooch

Poly Nikolopoulou“My work is a way of communication with the othersand myself. I really enjoy working on metal and letthe fire give life to the shapes; it is very importantfor me that I really never know exactly the finalresult, so mistakes and experiments during the processare something that is included in my work.”

Gialiskari, broochsilver and felt

Rhiannon Higgins“My inspiration for this brooch series came fromresearching contemporary body modifications, wherepeople change their appearance and use their body asa platform to express their individuality.We do the same thing with contemporary jewellery.Wearing something different on our bodies as a wayto utilise our freedom of expression.”

Infatuation is Blind, brooch

Rosa Nogues Freixas“Ethereal is air, is fluid, is space; ethereal is volatile,is steam, fog, mist, breath.Ethereal glide between transparency and invisibility,turning visible the invisible.Transparency is the guiding thread of my work, invit-ing to reflection about anything we cannot see. Eventhough we all know that what we call invisible doesneither exist nor can we see it, we also affirm that itis inevitable. A world divided in two: the physical andthe non-visible world of thought and emotions.”

Nopal, brooch

Seulgi Kwon“Cells show various changes in form during the courseof creation, growth, division, and extinction. Thecourse of change generates fantasies about unpre-dictable organic cell forms, which are the basic unitof life formation and contain elements of infinitefantasy.By analyzing cells forms and shapes, I recreated theshape trait of a cell as line, form and colour. Iactively expressed the organic movement of the cellwith its mysterious colour and its constantly changingform by using silicone, for its interesting texture,materiality, and transparency. ”

Once in a Summer, broochsilicone, pigment, plastic, thread, fabric, stainless

steel

Simona MateriThe technical and aesthetic tastes of Simona Ma-teri come true in unequalled jewellery collections.Simona’s pieces combine conventionally and unconven-tionally precious materials.The jewel, in his being unique, has not only an intrinsicvalue but becomes a real work of art to wear.

Jasmine, broochoxidized silver and ruby

Tamara Gruner“I have been working with beautiful old metal piecesfrom the former jewellery firm Prade for more thantwo years.Their lush ornamentation can first and foremost befound on the metal parts, which are being integratedin their original form in the unique pieces of jew-ellery. The chromaticity softens their austerity andenchants the observer. Scrolls do not seem to be meredecoration, they rather are an essential part of eachpiece. Cutouts attract the viewer’s glance and invitethe eye to dwell.In this way new life is being breathed into the oldmaterials. ”

Alexandrit Gold, brooch, 2011Historical pressing in metal, glass, silver, paint, steel

Photo: M. Raymann

Yunhee Kim“ I love experimentations with nature, especiallyleaves, flowers, and something unexpectedly fun.Recently I’m interested in Korean tradition so I tryto play with it.This piece was inspired by a traditional Korean door,and I touched some colour because it is already verysuit within our modern life.”

The Door, brooch

Yuri Jin“I draw from my daily life as a woman, wife and amother of two children. I want to show the delightfrom the birth of baby, repetitive life as a house wifeand a woman artist life through my works.”

Rebirth, brooch, 2013brass, fabric, sand