The crafted object : Nora Rochel – jeweller

the crafted object

  To be wearing Nora Rochel’s jewellery is to live inside a secret garden. Tiny blossoms bloom hidden inside tiny caves, strange flowers spring forth from unassuming surfaces.     Unaware of their own beauty, these curious flowers and seeds become...

The crafted object : Melitina Balabin, jeweller

the crafted object

  When I first contacted Melitina Balabin for an interview, she was on a little island in Estonia, and had to travel 45kms for internet. It made me stop and think, and it reminded that in this age of global communications and seemingly instant connection with...

Design how-to : Contrast

surface design, the crafted object, tutorials

  Welcome to the next instalment in my Design How-To series – this one’s on Contrast. Enjoy. * Contrast is a fabulous tool for adding interest. Us humans tend to expect regularity in the world around us, because that is how we can make sense of things...

The crafted object : Liisa Hashimoto – jewellery

the crafted object

  Liisa Hashimoto is a Japanese jeweller and object maker, and although she was born in Texas, she has lived most of her life in Japan. She is currently based in Osaka, where she also owns and runs contemporary jewellery gallery, HiNGE.      ...

The crafted object : Omar Maldonado – jewellery

the crafted object

Omar Maldonado at one time studied Law, before deciding that it really wasn’t his thing. Originally from Argentina, he grew up watching his father build wooden boats next to the river, and he was always surrounded by tools. As he says, “For me, the best...