Jewelry Inspiration: Chicago Designer Loves Massive Scale Necklaces

Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. Today's post focuses on a jewelry designer from Chicago, IL, Heejin Hwang, who crafts very large-scale necklaces that will surprise, intrigue, and inspire you. So often, we stick with the scale of most jewelry pieces - but why? Why not shift into a larger scale?

Heejin Hwang

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
93 x 45 x 10 cm
Photograph: Jim Escalante

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Connection 2010
Steel, enamel, ground rock
18 x 18 x 4 cm
Photograph: Jim Escalante

Heejin Hwang
Necklace: Sensation 2012
Steel wire
30 x 120 x 30 cm

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Jewelry Inspiration: Nostalgia, Beautifully Wrought

Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. Today's post focuses on a jewelry designer from the Netherlands, Malou Paul, and some of her beautifully crafted, wistfully nostalgic pieces. Click here for more samples of her work.

Malou Paul

Malou Paul
Ring: Oblivion – Walcheren 2013
Silver, old postcards, glass

Malou Paul
Earrings: Crown Jewels 2012
Zinc, steel

Malou Paul
Rings: Floral Stories 2011
Silver, glaze

Malou Paul
Necklace: Blooming 2012
Zinc, wool, cotton

Malou Paul
Necklace: Chain of Memories 2012
Zinc, steel

Malou Paul
Rings: Floral Stories 2012
Fair Trade and Fair Mined 14 Ct gold

Statement

The jewelry of Malou Paul distinguishes itself with a nostlagic feeling. On one hand this is reached through the (re)use of materials, such as old doorknobs, (old) zinc, old postcards, wool, combined with precious metals. On the other hand through the sources of inspiration, like mourning jewelry, victorian jewelry and traditional costume/folklore. Also nature, in all its different appearances, is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for beautiful shapes and colors.     Together, this ensures that the jewelry pieces of Malou Paul carry a piece of history within them. The jewelry looks lived in, each with its own story. In addition, experimenting with materials is important, as well as the search for new shapes and forms. The ultimate goal remains making an interesting piece of jewellery, without "overthinking."  On sale at Webshop www.maloupaul.markita.nl GoLDFABRIK www.goldfabrik.nl  Op Voorraad www.op-voorraad.com  mail: paul.malou@gmail.com

If you're interested in learning more about jewelry design, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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Jewelry Inspiration: I Am Titanium

Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. Today's post focuses on the femine yet very industrial titanium jewelry creations of a jewelry designer in Treviso, Italy, Emma Francesconi. 

Emma Francesconi 

Emma Francesconi
Bracelet: Armor 2010
Titanium screws with Ti Color 65 surface finish

Emma Francesconi
Bracelet: Armor 2010
Titanium screws with Ti Color 65 surface finish
Detail

Emma Francesconi
Ring: Nose Vittorino 2011
Titanium

Emma Francesconi
Bracelet: Butterfly 2012
Titanium

Emma Francesconi
Necklace: Untitled 2012
Titanium screws

Emma Francesconi
Bracelet: Untitled 2012
Titanium screws

Statement

My pieces go from being a hard and unalterable material to becoming a soft and supple mesh like a fabric. I take handfuls of screws and washers and play around with them, attaching them in a multitude of ways, creating new shapes, going back and trying again until I find equilibrium of shape and overall smoothness. I tried to magically change indication of things and give them a new meaning. My objective is that of maintaining the essence of the material and of the shape, to take a handful of screws and make a piece of jewellery, limiting where possible my intervention.  Emma Francesconi On sale at Marijke Studio  Padova, Italy  Alternatives  Rome, Italy Emma Francesconi Piazza Crispi 8 31100 - Treviso Italy mail: francesconiemma@yahoo.it

If you're interested in learning more about jewelry design, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

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3 of the World's Best Art Jewelry Galleries

Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website. Today's post focuses on three of the wonderful global art jewelry galleries that you should try to visit during your travels; click here for a more complete list of Klimt02's Gallery Guide.  

Gallery Loupe (Montclair, NJ, USA) 

website: www.galleryloupe.com mail: contact@galleryloupe.com

Statement

Gallery Loupe - a gallery for Contemporary Studio Jewelry was established in 2006 to serve the interests of serious collectors as well as casual enthusiasts and individuals who are just beginning to learn about Art Jewelry.  In naming the gallery, we were drawn to the image of the LOUPE, a magnifying glass through which intricate detail can be seen that is not visible at first sight. As an instrument of altered perception and new revelation, we see the LOUPE as a wonderful metaphor for Contemporary Art Jewelry.  Gallery Loupe represents an international group of renowned artists from the U.S., Europe and Israel as well as new, emerging talent from around the world. Through our artists, and their work, we hope to challenge the boundaries of traditional jewelry and to explore the unlimited possibilities of self-adornment.

Artist list

Johan Van Aswegen, Vered Babai, Alexandra Bahlmann, Kathleen Brown, Klaus Bürgel, Monica Castiglioni, Petra Class, Alexia Cohen, Jennacca Davies, Rian De Jong, Noam Elyashiv, Sandra Enterline, Pat Flynn, Ford Forlano, Don Freidlich, Yael Friedman, Thomas Gentille, Edda Vardimon Gudnason, Katarina Henriksson, Rory Hooper, Lena Hulsmeier, Reiko Ishiyama, Vered Kaminski, Beppe Kessler, Esther Knobel, Seung-Hea Lee, Anna Lorich, Brooke Marks-Swanson, Louis Mueller, Opulent Project, Emiko Oye, Joan Parcher, Mary Preston, Robin Quigley, Kobi Roth, Biba Schutz, Barbara Seidenath, Marjorie Simo, Tracy Steepy, Deganit Stern-Schocken, Anthony Tammaro, Andrea Wagner, Joe Wood, Sayumi Yokouchi.

Gallery Deux Poissons

website: www.deuxpoissons.com mail: info@deuxpoissons.com

Presentation

Gallery deux poissons is a contemporary jewelry gallery launched in Ebisu, Tokyo in 2003. It is renown as a pioneer who introduced the field of contemporary jewelry to the Japanese audience. Based in Tokyo, the gallery has been contributing to opening up a new market in Japan, and building up a network with artists around the world.  Gallery deux poissons presents approximately 50 artists who have different origins; the majority consists of European and Japanese. The gallery holds about 6 exhibitions annually, besides permanent exhibitions and sales. The main intent is to introduce the works of artists who are at the forefront of the international contexts to Japanese audience, and to promote upcoming talented artists. Also international publications are constantly introduced at the gallery.  In order to activate the field of contemporary jewelry in Japan and help to deepen people’s interests, deux poissons does not limit the activities inside of its gallery space. One of the important activities is to curate exhibitions for museum shops, boutiques, furniture shops and design fairs etc. In addition to the exhibitions, the gallery coordinates workshops and lectures by guest artists at the gallery, or, art universities and jewelry colleges etc.

Artist list

[Japanese artists]  Etsuko Sonobe, Fumie Sasaki, Hiroki Masuzaki, Jiro Kamata, jungjung, Kimiaki Kageyama, Moko Kobayashi, Nagi Nakajima, Okinari Kurokawa, Ribbonesia, Shunichiro Nakashima, SIRI SIRI, Wataru Yamazaki, Yasuki Hiramatsu, Yoriko Mitsuhashi  [International artists]  Alexandra Bart, Bettina Speckner, Carla Nuis, Christine Alberts, Constanze Schreiber, Claude Schmitz, Daniel Kruger, Dinie Besems, Felieke van der Leest, Frans van Nieuwenborg & Martijn Wegman, Gijs Bakker, Henriette Schuster, Herman Hermsen, Karl Fritsch, Lin Cheung, Manon van Kouswijk, Marc Monzo, Otto Kunzli, Sanna Nuutinen, Susanne Klemm, Svenja John, Ted Noten, Warwick Freeman.

Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h

website: www.galerienoelguyomarch.com mail: info@galerienoelguyomarch.com

Statement

Open in 1996, Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h promotes international contemporary jewelry. Through diverse exhibitions the Galerie encourages visitors to cast a new eye on jewelry. Much more than simple decorative objects, the jewelry presented is indeed the result of an exploration of both form and content. As in all authentic art, a piece of jewelry can therefore move, seduce, disturb, or provoke reflection. Audacious and engaged, the creations shown testify to the diversity of discourse and ideas which characterises the art of our time.

Artist list

Sarah Abramson, Catherine Allen, Silvie Altschuler, Marie Bonfils, Monika Brugger, Angela Bubash, Bridget Catchpole, Ramon Puig Cuyàs, Josée Desjardins, Elisa Deval, Christine Dwane, Noam Elyashiv, Anne Fauteux, Donald Friedlich, Karl Fritsch, Morgane Guilcher, Mirjam Hiller, Reiko Ishiyama, Vivienne Jones, Janis Kerman, Teresa Kleineidam, Atanas konstantinov, Yael Krakowski, Carolina Martinez Linares, Petra Luz, Mia Maljojoki, Paul McClure, Martina Mühlfellner, Joan Parcher, Ruudt Peters, Maria Phillips, Pamela Ritchie, Marzia Rossi, France Roy, Walter Schuelp, Biba Schultz, Greg Sims, Jan Smith, Kye-Yeon Son, Despo Sophocleous, Barbara Stutman, Amy Tavern, Blanche Tilden, Sarah Troper, Annie Tung, Luzia Vogt, Andrea Wagner, Silvia Walz, Lawrence Woodford, Sayaka Yamamoto, Patrycja Zwierzynska.

If you're interested in learning more about jewelry design, we encourage you to explore the Sheffield School, New York, NY. Sheffield began as an Interior Design school in 1985, and then expanded our course offerings to train people in other design-related fields, including Feng Shui, Wedding and Event Planning, and Jewelry Design. With thousands of active students and more than 50,000 graduates, Sheffield has trained more design professionals than any school in the world.

Request a free Sheffield School catalog describing our distance education courses.

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Jewelry Inspiration: Spanish Creations Filled with Passion and Mystery

Klimt02 is a website that provides an international forum for contemporary jewelry in a creative space that offers knowledge, information, debates, and exchanges - all within the artistic realm of jewelry. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Kilmt02 inspires everyone interested in the selection, quality, art, technology, and creation of art jewelry. Sheffield School has kindly been given permission to share works of global designers here on our website, and today's featured designer, from Barcelona, creates work heavily laden (in a wonderful way) with an ironic worldview and a dark sense of wonderment. 

Nicolas Estrada 

 
Nicolas Estrada
Necklace: Heart 2011
Silver, coral, amethyst, crystal
Photo by Pancho Tolchinsky

Nicolas Estrada
Necklace: Knife + Blood 2012
Silver, vermeil, crystal

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