Franziska Lusser
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Statement:
The starting point of this body of work was the development of a unique technique using plastic and metal dust and creating intriguing, precious looking inclusions.
The notion of preciousness in non-precious materials is explored through an intuitive approach in the creation of each piece of jewellery. I have added other materials such as wood, industrial chain and ready-made DIY components to highlight the relationship between various qualities; the delicate and the rough; the smooth and the rusty; the man-made and the natural.
The aim is to create a balance and a dialogue between the contrasting components and to emphasise the visual qualities of elements that are often overlooked.
Tanita House
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Statement:
“I was too tall to dance”
10 Viceroy Close,
Colchester,
Essex,
CO2 8BQ
This was the address of my dance school in Essex, I attended it every week from the age of four to sixteen and it was my source of inspiration for this body of work. The First piece ‘Viceroy Close’ shows the potential to become a ballerina. The second ‘Shrub End Road’ to the ninth ‘Valley View Close’ represent growth and prospering. Whilst the first shoe is a metaphor for being a ballerina, the last shoe is the collapse of a dream; the result of my natural growth where I had exceeded the height limitations required to be a ballet dancer.
As I could not go further with ballet – it came to an end.
Ten pieces made out of a variety of printed maps sourced from Colchester, Essex and woven together. I have used the maps to direct me through the years, through displacement and an attempt to define personal territory and identity, to re-established who I am now and how I have transformed since my early dreams, into a textile maker.
These ten textile pieces cannot be worn. However they relate to the body through this childhood memory. A series of digital images are in shown with the ten pieces, to help visualise and express this period of time.
Sam Cobb
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Statement:
The collection is made up of charms, amulets and relics. An assemblage of original historic pieces, replicas and new designs combined to create modern amulets and good luck charms.
Collection 1: Money Tree
Copper coins (1908-2010) derived from the tradition of the Money tree. It was believed that hammering coins into the bark of a tree would bring wealth and fertility to that individual.
Collection 2: Weighing of the Heart
Derived from the early Egyptian ritual of weighing of the heart where the heart was balanced on scales against a feather to show how heavily the deceased had sinned.
Collection 3: Guardian Angel
This last collection is of angels and contains a replica of an already established amulet cast from a pendant that was given to me by my partner, referring to his vision of me. I wear it for protection, it is extremely sentimental.
The idea of this assemblage is for the wearer to bring their own semblance of sentiment to each individual piece, whether it is for wealth, protection or pure good luck.
Fran Tring
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Statement:
‘Everything’s Foggy. We have his funeral after the weekend, I kinda, part of me doesn’t want to go because that would be accepting he’s never coming back.’
An excerpt from my diary, shortly before a funeral. Mourning Jewellery or Memento Mori serves as a reminder of someone we have lost.
Through my own experience I create my own Memento Mori to come to terms with my own loss.
The materials I have worked with have inspired me through their own history and the slowly fading traces of a life lived, that have been left behind.
Engraving just one word on each brooch allows me to reveal as much or as little of the story as I want.
Together they are remnants of past lives, lived and lost.
* All Fur used is a by-product of the food industry
Chaca Jacobsen
chacastar.dk
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Statement:
Fascinated by the function of objects, Chaca has created pieces that are not merely decorative, but also functional. Sometimes these include a secret gadget element, a dual identity and an evocation of the double lives within us all.
A ninja necklace awakes the spy; a samurai sword-handle necklace our inner power and a police baton reflects desire for control.
Chaca invites the wearer to indulge in these fantasies and interact with the pieces. Playfulness is an essential part of her collection.
Her signature style contains geometric shapes, an eclectic mix of high gloss acrylic monochrome and a touch of gold. It is a mix between Nordic clean minimalism and high style. Chaca’s pieces exude elegance, couture finish and have great attention to detail.
An exploration of materials drives Chaca’s work. Her signature black rope, acts as her ‘red thread’ and ties her collection together.
By wearing Chaca’s pieces you enter her world and its boundless dimensions.
