Skingraft conceptualizes each collection as a form of wearable and comfortable armor, simultaneously protecting from the elements and adorning the body with detail and ornamentation.
The Jewelry Design Department’s teaching methods are unique and unparalleled in academies in Israel and throughout the world. If it is possible to summarize the spirt at Shenkar and in their department in two words; energy and change.
B-L has a minimalist design with subtle complex design elements and is aimed, with its timeless and androgynous look and functionality, to a broad audience, from the young to the everlasting age customer.
EVA & ADELE are a couple of German artists who live and create ABOVE GENDER BOUNDARIES . Their guiding principle is: WHEREVER WE ARE IS MUSEUM! They want to impose on the world their vision of FUTURING.
Where: Kraków
When: 17.02.2012-29.04.2012
More information: http://mocak.com.pl
Their vision is to enhance the knowledge and values of Scandinavian design around the world and to represent a platform for introducing new, talented and gifted designers to you and the rest of the fashion world.
Where: Copenhagen
When: 2-4 February 2012
More information: http://gallery.dk
Kiff Slemmons spent ten years collaborating with the artisans of Arte Papel in Oaxaca, Mexico. The result is a collection of paper jewelry which is highly sculptural and utilizes indigenous plants, fibers, natural and synthetic dyes.
Winner of ITS#NINE YKK Award, she obtained a BA (1st class Hons) in Multi Media textiles from Loughborough University and MA in Design Jewellery from Central Saint Martins, London. The use of fine, laser-cut wood is Emma’s growing signature style.
Catherine Edelman Gallery is pleased to present SPILL, a one-person exhibition of photographs by Daniel Beltrá. There will be an opening reception with the artist in attendance on Friday, March 2 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. There will be a free gallery talk with the artist on Saturday, March 3 at noon.
His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR and the Rotasa Foundation, Mill Valley, CA.
Lise Sarfati’s series She, made between 2005 and 2009, features four American women– two sisters, Sloane and Sasha, their mother Christine and her sister Gina. Sarfati has photographed them separately in various settings from the interiors of Victorian houses to outside on the street.
The supporting program to INHORGENTA MUNICH has been redesigned for 2012, and will feature many lectures by selected speakers. The fair, held every year in Munich, had more than 32,000 visitors from 84 countries in its last edition and continues to grow.
Veextra association is establishing itself throughout Europe and trans-regionally and has created a platform for the promotion of experimental transformation research.
Where: Frankfurt
When: Until 5 February 2012
More information: http://www.veextra.de
Samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced disciplines often contrasting with the violence of the art of combat, such as calligraphy, poetry and literature.
FabLab which means fabulous laboratory is the artistic platform for the best artists-designers focusing on the purest artisanal making tradition and the world of avant-garde fashion.
The symposium is a unique opportunity for international authorities on jewellery to acquire exposure to New Zealand practices, and for local practitioners to gain insights into global trends and movements.
A name is more than just a combination of letters; a name must be a sound that successfully evokes the essence of the person or thing it describes. Hence the name RUBBER SOUL: just two words that encapsulate the true essence of a project.
The photograph is currently in a change. It is expanded, not only the digital revolution, which changed the making of images, their technology, their possibilities. Also the global data space itself has become a new resource.
Where: Düsseldorf
When: 4. February to 6. May 2012
More information: http://www.nrw-forum.de
"Our events take place at various locations in Amsterdam, over a number of days whereby visitors can experience the creative works of both well-known and emerging artists/designers in different contexts, so creating a dynamic, interactive and social event".
Where: Amsterdam
When: Until 5 February 2012
More information: http://www.salon1.org
Indelibly sculptural, Middleton’s pieces are crafted from her direct environment: "I wanted to represent where I live geographically, by creating works that use the surrounding environment".
Where: Waterloo NSW, Australia
When: Until 5 February 2012
More information: http://studio2017.com.au
What is behind the production of these special works that grab the attention of those view them is the existence of an unflagging persistence regarding all the technology, materials and uniquely remodeled tools used.
Each living designer selected to participate in the exhibition is choosing a single object or ensemble that best represents his or her impact on the fashion world.
Where: New York
When: February 10- April 17, 2012
More information: http://fitnyc.edu
Anne van der Zwaag, the new director has realised a new and inspiring format in which innovation plays an important role. OBJECT Rotterdam, a must see for collectors, professionals and other design minded people.
The Austrian artist Heidrun Holzfeind’s work has attracted increasing attention in recent years. Based on theoretical considerations on architecture as a social space and the reflection of power relations in urban systems, Holzfeind questions the utopian promises of modernist residential buildings.
For the past 17 years, Voies Off has offered an alternative approach to emerging contemporary photography, its particularities, its evolutions, and its areas of resistance.
Where: Arles, France
When: Until to February 20, 2012.
More information: http://www.voies-off.com
All the nominations will be on show at the Designs of the Year exhibtion at the Design Museum. Category winners and the overall winner will be announced at the Awards Night at the Design Museum on 24 April.
The gallery works with young jewellery artists from Germany, Japain, Australia, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. The spacious room of the gallery offers a place for stimulating exhibitions.
Washington DC—HEMPHILL opens Franz Jantzen: Ostinato. This musical tool is the backbone of Jantzen’s newest body of assemblages, which range in subject matter from a Santeria altar to the historic Loew’s Theater, and the artist’s own bathtub.
"Metal craft techniques that Kim has struggled with also can be seen beyond the new materials. Electroforming applies to her work and plays a pivotal role. Electroformed metal particles accumulate with time and make the unique quality of the material". Text by Yong-il Jeon, Professor Kookmin University.
You’ll find plenty of colour again in our theo by James collection. Each model is available in 6 colours. The 2 new models even come in fluorescent green and pink.
Where: Antwerp/ International
When: 2012
More information: http://www.theo.be
The seminars are suitable for everyone who is interested to learn the importance of contemporary jewelry. Seminar instructor: Anastasia Kandaraki (Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence, Italy.)
The CCCB presents a selection of the best international experimental video works of creation and the 2011 have been part of the WRO Biennale of Visual Arts
Where: Barcelona
When: 13-15 February 2012
More information: http://www.cccb.org
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In 2009 he launched Umit Benan and promptly won, with his second collection, the first men’s edition of the Who’s On Next competition organized by Alta Roma in cooperation with Pitti Immagine and L’Uomo Vogue.
The book also includes an index explaining the original schematic diagrams and an afterword by philosopher David LaRocca, which add another layer of intrigue to this short but memorable fiction.
EN CONSTRUCCION proposes to gather young generations of jewelry makers and artists, famous jewelry makers and general public to develop a new space to discuss, debate and analyse contemporary jewelry.
Emmanuel Post gallery is pleased to announce Miron Zownir exhibition title Twilight Zone. Zownir creates a mysterious sense of timelessness that takes the viewer to the realm of hyper-reality.
"My jewelry forms are often realized in the moment rather than manipulated in a controlled way. This organic experience might be referred to as a sign of nature – 'Signature'.
Where: San Francisco, CA
When: From February 1 - February 29, 2012
More information: http://www.velvetdavinci.com
Jessica Park made her first bag out of sheer captivation by an "as-chance-would-have-it" material possessing quality appeal, history, and the look of something conventional dying to be transformed in a truly unconventional way.
Jerwood Makers Open is part of Jerwood Visual Arts (JVA), a contemporary gallery programme of awards, exhibitions and events at Jerwood Space, London, and on tour nationally.
Born in S. Giovanni Teatino, Italy, he is Graduated at Istituto Statale d'Arte, Penne, in Metals and Jewellery Design. Fabrizio Tridenti lives & work at Vasto, Italy.
Including ceremonial skirts, ‘velvet’ tribute cloths, headdresses and basketry from the permanent collection of The Textile Museum, the National Museum of African Art, and several private collections
Previous Visionary Award winners include some of the leading UK-based fashion names: Charlie Le Mindu, Louise Amstrup, Hannah Marshall, Sinha Stanic and Peter Pilotto.
Salvatore Ferragamo: Inspiration and Vision has been conceived in order to satiate the curiosity of the many Ferragamo fans and lovers of women’s shoes.
This exhibition introduces rarely-seen before, limited edition work of some of his most captivating images - including a selection from his renowned series for the Pentax Calendar of 1980.
Born in Bielefeld, Germany, Kay Eppi Nölke won the first prize for his Band-Aid rings in the “Kunst der Serie” (“Art of Serial Manufacturing”) Competition (1995).
Where: Constance, Germany
When: Ongoing
More information: http://www.ep-ep.de
The Collection is in three parts, the Spence, the Harborow and the General Collection. The Trustees' policy is to undertake the acquisition of gloves which illustrate the development of taste and fashion, and gloves which are unique or of particular interest through ownership or circumstance.
Barcelona International Centre of Photography (CIFB), a pioneering institution established by Albert Guspi and which played a major role in the field of photography between 1978 and 1983, forms an important part of Spanish photographic heritage.
"I consider each piece as a specific creative experience, an awakening of the senses in which the past and the future merge into one. Nature, culture and artisanal craftsmanship join forces with technology and innovation".
The Society Club is proud to present a new exhibition of photography by leading portrait photographer John Stoddart,
inspired by the dark side of fame and the Black Dahlia murder
Where: London’s new The Society Club, Soho
When: from Friday January 27th 2012.
More information: http://www.thesocietyclub.com
Noovo Editions is an independent editorial and cultural project with online and paper editions. First of its kind in Spain from an unique and contemporary perspective on the international panorama,
Noovo seeks not only to be an aesthetic arbiter but also a cultural mediator at the juncture between Fashion, Photography & Jewellery.
A platform to show the highest level of creativity from around the world
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