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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Smitten collective has recently been formed by three young jewellery designers; Jill Lenaerts, Juan Harnie (yours truly) and Billie Van Nieuwenhuyzen. We studied Object and Jewellery Design together at the PXL university in Hasselt, Belgium where we attained our Masters. Now, a few years later, we are combining our experiences and interests to create this collective. Our purpose is to show contemporary jewellery to people who often don't even know this kind of jewellery exists. Our first exhibition is part of a pop-up project in Antwerp called 'Gitschotel Popt'. Here, we got the opportunity to turn a big, deserted space into an exhibition room for two months. Next to showing our own work, we also invited eleven Belgian artists to participate in this exhibition; nine jewellery designers, a collage artist (Trut) and an architect who makes prints and jewellery (Caro Deheeger). Next to this exhibition, we will also organize a couple of workshops at the same location. Participating artists: Jill Lenaerts, Juan Harnie, Billie Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Nelly Van Oost, Trut, Karen Vanmol, Annabel Goris, Ilke Matthys, Zoë Detrez, Diederick Van Hovell, Ann Cox, Caro Deheeger, Lore Langendries, Noana Giambra. At the end of October, the exhibition will be renewed and a couple of new designers will join the exhibition for its final month. Every Thu, Fri & Sat, 11-18h From 23rd September until 25th November 2017 Also open on Sunday 5th November! Gitschotellei 82, Antwerp, Belgium Facebook: www.facebook.com/smittencollective3/ Last week I visited two expo's. The first one was Multiple Solo: Anrdea Vaggione at Multiple in Hasselt, Belgium. She uses nature (flowers) as her inspiration. Flowers symbolize continuity to her; a sign that we can always start over and bloom once more. She combines laser cutting with handcraft: she assembles the laser cut parts and finishes the pieces by hand. By using this technique she is able to make a large number of pieces. This was also the first thing I noticed when I arrived at the opening: there was a lot to see. Where sometimes laser techniques can make pieces - in my opinion - a bit impersonal, this was certainly not the case with Vaggione's work. The prices varied quite; some pieces were under 100 euro and others were 300 euro and over. But all and all, still quite affordable. I also became the proud owner of one of her rings. From 16 March until 29 April Facebook Link On sunday 19 March, I went to the opening of Emerge, the solo expo by Jiro Kamata at Gallery Beyond in Antwerp, Belgium. Here he showed his most recent collection Ghost, next to pieces of three older collections; Bi, Flare and Palette. It's very interesting to see different collections of the same artist next to each other and thus witness the evolution in his work and artistic process. Also the technical skill required to make these pieces are very impressive and therefore incredible to see up close. At the same time, you can visit the side expo Lines & Surfaces where the work of four artists of the permanent collection of Gallery Beyond is highlighted. The four artists are: Karen Vanmol (BE), Yu Hiraishi (JP), Timothy Veske-McMahon (USA) and Kirsten Spuijbroek (NL). From March 19 until April 29. Facebook link Galerie Beyond is a contemporary jewellery and object gallery in Antwerp, Belgium. Here you can visit the expo Belgians and Swedes until 14 March 14. The expo shows the work of five Belgian and five Swedish designers: Karen Vanmol (BE), Anneleen Swillen (BE), Jonathan Hens (BE), Tine De Ruysser (BE), Arnaud Sprimont (BE), Karin Roy Andersson (SE), Anna Norrgrann (SE), Linéa Eriksson (SE), Hanna Liljenberg (SE) and Sanna Svedestedt (SE). The expo is an exchange project between Galerie Beyond (BE) and Gallery Four (SE) and was first seen in Göteborg, from 2 September until 1 October 2016. Going to the opening of this expo was a very nice experience for me. It was great to meet Karin Roy Andersson and Hanna Liljenberg who came all the way from Sweden to be there at the opening. All the Belgian artists and Karin Roy Andersson where already part of permanent collection at Galerie Beyond. After this expo, Hanna Liljenberg will also be added the permanent collection! I've been a huge fan of Anneleen Swillen's work for years. Therefor it was very interesting to see some of her most recent work. She uses packaging as molds to create her containers series of which the pieces shown at this expo are a part. The Containers series started as her MA graduation project in 2014. Galerie Beyond Sint Jorispoort 27 2000 Antwerp Belgium |
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