Ancient cultures have always fascinated people as a “faux mystery” thick fog still surrounds them thanks to those unique, sometimes rare, features and artistic evidence: architecture and arts, what a better inspiration for a jewelry collection? Transparent Sculptural Jewelry by Spanish architect and designer Marta Roura brings us to the exotic coasts of Phoenicia and enigmatic Minoan Crete with handmade jewellery, created with selected materials recalling or connected to those cultures. Fenicia Collection by Transparent Sculptural Jewelry tells us the history of sea people, sailors, and merchants. Fenicia Collection necklaces are multicoloured glass treads and are inspired by rich Phoenicia’s glasswork jewelry. These pieces, necklaces and earrings, reflects lights and each one…
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Indie Interviews: Shiran Tal Soffrin, Urban Raven Upcycled Jewels
There’s something in common among the Israeli jewelry designer Shiran Tal Soffrin, founder of Urban Raven, and archaeologists: they both look at material things in a total, different way. What has been thrown away or set apart and forgotten, gain interest and get an unique story, but for Shiran discarded objects and little memorabilia unleash a range of creative, chic and eco-friendly possibilities. It’s time for a virtual coffee at Valens’ with Shiran Tal, she has a lot to say about how she has become the “Urban Raven” and her new projects. How and when was “Urban Raven” born?While studying industrial design at HIT College, I became interested in jewelry design…
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Indie Interviews: Lion Studio by Lei Sihan
Today’s spotlights are all for a new independent creative with an aggressive appeal: Lion Studio by Lei Sihan. Welcome to Lei Sihan, who graduated with an MA from the School of Jewellery at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and – after exploring traditional headwear, contemporary narrative art and fashion designs – has found her way to convey her passion for design and show her point of view about aesthetic with a jewellery line called Lion Studio. The goal of Lion Studio is bringing beauty to the challenge of daily life and the primary concept of the first collection, which is composed by the two series Heavy fly and…
