Eating Diamonds
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Anna Davern
Anna Davern’s SHIRLEY & DOLORES functions as a hybrid object that merges jewelry, image, and narrative device into a single wearable form. Created for Made | Worn, the work reflects Davern’s long-standing interest in storytelling through material accumulation and theatrical construction. Formally, the necklace is symmetrical and frontal, reading almost as a flattened portrait or…
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Philip Sajet
Philip Sajet’s, Shard, is a ring that resists comfort visually, materially, and symbolically. It announces itself not as adornment in the traditional sense, but as an interruption. The object feels closer to a fragment pulled from an accident site than a jewel intended for the body. This tension is deliberate, and it is where the…
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Christine Matthias
At first glance, Christine Matthias’ Brooch (2015) feels like a small monument that is quiet, deliberate, and certain of its form. Made of silver and ebony, the piece balances light against the dark with precision. The top section, a smooth panel of deep ebony, anchors the composition. Beneath it, a sheet of silver opens up…
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Julia Turner
Julia Turner’s Eden Earrings are quiet, but they linger. Long, enameled steel bars in muted greens, violets, and blues hang from a dark wooden base. Each piece is slightly uneven, catching light in its own rhythm. The arrangement feels calm yet deliberate; a sentence with perfect pauses. There’s an ease in how Turner balances control…
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Myung Urso
In Arirang No. 5, Myung Urso composes a soft and deliberate rhythm; one stitched from memory, material, and motion. Named after the iconic Korean folk song Arirang, the necklace hums with cultural resonance while remaining formally abstract. Each form is hand-dyed and sewn, shifting gently in scale and color as the necklace circles itself. Arirang…
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Gabriella Kiss
In Gabriella Kiss’s Royal Necklace, a sense of quiet opulence emerges through restraint. Composed of 18k yellow gold, salt-and-pepper diamonds, and a single Zambian emerald, the necklace balances regality with an earthy intimacy. The design is both sculptural and organic. Each gold link slightly irregular in silhouette, as if shaped by hand and time rather…
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Annemiek Steenhuis
In The Jewel Without Repeat, Dutch artist Annemiek Steenhuis transforms yarn, childhood memory, and generational craft into a contemplative necklace full of soft volumes and rich symbolism. The piece was originally created for the Confrontations competition held by New Traditional Jewellery, exhibited at the SIERAAD Art Fair in Amsterdam and later at Museum Arnhem between…
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Jack Cunningham
Jack Cunningham’s Fragments & Curiosities (2011) exemplifies the potential of narrative jewelry to operate as both personal artifact and conceptual object. Composed of oxidized silver, Perspex, cultured pearls, 18ct gold, and found objects, the brooch functions as a miniature site of inquiry by layering visual symbolism with material juxtaposition to provoke open-ended interpretation. Cunningham, a…
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Joyce J. Scott
Joyce J. Scott’s necklace Run Down on the Highway of Love presents a complex visual narrative using meticulous beadwork, sewn leather, and small sculptural forms to explore themes of trauma, intimacy, and identity. Made in 1986, the piece is emblematic of Scott’s signature style of using traditional bead weaving techniques to craft figurative compositions that…
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Sotiria Vasileiou
Sotiria Vasileiou’s necklace Love Modern Embroidery Necklace from the Underneath the Shadow collection is a rich tapestry of technique, symbolism, and craftsmanship. Meticulously hand-embroidered with cotton threads, the piece draws inspiration from Renaissance embroidery patterns, the meditative clarity of mindfulness, and the narrative strength of text-based art. It is a layered composition that both materially…
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