Overall, most of the presented jewellery was very wearable and had quite a 'classic' look and design. This is not necessarily my cup of tea, but to each his own! ;-) A lot of them showed a high level of technical skill that I can only envy! But here are some of the designers who really caught my eye: The first was Twenty One Twelve by Tine Sibbens who showed a great mix of designs; going from very wearable silver pieces to more alternative pieces made out of a variation of materials like leather, rubber, bronze, shells... For her collection, 'Hydrophobia', she was inspired by the mysteries of the underwater world. The collection contains necklaces, brooches, rings, but also very interesting earpieces which surround the complete ear when wearing it. Next to Tine's designs, there where some designers I've already known for a while, but whose work keeps on intriguing me! These designers where: - Karen Vanmol, who showed very colourful earrings made out of wood and laminate, - Ann Cox, who creates jewellery out of glass and rope. - Anna Rosa Moschouti, an architect that also designs jewellery influenced by architecture. -Liesbet Bussche, who designs great conceptual installations about jewellery. It's a very interesting fair that's not too big and with a good variety of different things to see. I really hope to visit it again next year! Websites:
Twenty One Twelve: 21-12.be/ Karen Vanmol: www.karenvanmol.com/ Ann Cox: www.anncox.be/ Anna Rosa Moschouti: annarosamoschouti.com/ Liesbet Bussche: www.liesbetbussche.com/ BAD: belgiumartdesign.be/
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On the 27th of January I went to Antwerp to visit some exhibitions and shops. My first stop was Live Aesthetically, a shop run by Ophelia Debisschop who makes lingerie and Anna Rosa Moschouti, an architect who makes jewellery. They also sell ceramics, clothing and home decoration by other designers. I visited them to see more of Anna's jewellery. Her designs are very abstract and you can still see some of the architectural influences. For instance, the metal parts in some of the jewellery is copper you can find in hardware stores. She makes wearable pieces that make a statement. And, of course, I could not leave without buying one of her necklaces ;) Address: Mechelsesteenweg 78, Antwerp, Belgium. After visiting Live Aesthetically I went to Muhjo, a jewellery shop where you currently can see the solo expo by Ann Cox. Her pieces are made out of glass and for this collection she used gold as her main color. The expo containes a combination of very wearable pieces and also some that are almost wall objects. You can still visit her expo until the 3rd of March 2018. Next to this exhibition Muhjo shows a wide variety of jewellery by different designers. I bought me a ring by Staen, the brand of the owner of Muhjo and a nice ring by Isabelle Azais made out of recycled plastic bags. Address: Volkstraat 36, Antwerp, Belgium My last stop was at Gallery Beyond. The current exhibition at Beyond is called Finest Selection which shows work of all the designers from their permanent collection. It is a very good exhibition with a lot to see and a nice presentation made out of plexiglass boxes that they stacked! They show a great selection of new designers and designers who have been represented by the gallery for years. I bought a new brooch by Yu Hiraishi from her latest collection. The expo runs until 15th of February 2018. In March, Gallery Beyond will organize an exhibition during Munich Jewellery Week 2018! I'm very curious and can't wait to see what they will do! Because this year I will visit MJW again! Address: Sint-Jorispoort 27, Antwerp, Belgium Links:
Anna Rosa Moschouti: annarosamoschouti.com/ Muhjo: muhjo.bigcartel.com/ Gallery Beyond: www.galeriebeyond.be/ |
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