<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>anabragancajewellery</title><description>anabragancajewellery</description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/blog</link><item><title>COLLECTIVA MEETING '19 : 180 artistas de todo o Mundo no Porto, em Setembro</title><description><![CDATA[Cartaz evento : Collectiva Meeting '19 _ Pregadeira de Raluca BuzuraA Collectiva, uma plataforma independente de joalharia de autor, apresentará pela segunda vez uma sublime mostra de joalharia contemporânea que reune designers de todo o mundo no Porto. A exposição, com venda ao público, inaugura a 21 de Setembro, no Centro Comercial Bombarda. Seis designers portuguesas fundaram a Collectiva com o intuito de promover joalharia contemporânea, expondo e divulgando o trabalho de autores tanto<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8a44f50b7ac34364a537917cb85f1074%7Emv2_d_2000_2000_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_470%2Ch_470/0ad2a0_8a44f50b7ac34364a537917cb85f1074%7Emv2_d_2000_2000_s_2.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2019/09/06/COLLECTIVA-MEETING-19-180-artistas-de-todo-o-Mundo-no-Porto-em-Setembro</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2019/09/06/COLLECTIVA-MEETING-19-180-artistas-de-todo-o-Mundo-no-Porto-em-Setembro</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:29:19 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8a44f50b7ac34364a537917cb85f1074~mv2_d_2000_2000_s_2.jpg"/><div>Cartaz evento : Collectiva Meeting '19 _ Pregadeira de Raluca Buzura</div><div>A Collectiva, uma plataforma independente de joalharia de autor, apresentará pela segunda vez uma sublime mostra de joalharia contemporânea que reune designers de todo o mundo no Porto. A exposição, com venda ao público, inaugura a 21 de Setembro, no Centro Comercial Bombarda. </div><div>Seis designers portuguesas fundaram a Collectiva com o intuito de promover joalharia contemporânea, expondo e divulgando o trabalho de autores tanto nacionais como internacionais. Depois do êxito da primeira edição da Collectiva Meeting em 2018, decidiram mais uma vez cumprir a sua missão, trazendo desta vez ao Porto o trabalho de 180 joalheiros de todo o mundo. </div><div>A exposição inaugura a 21 de Setembro, no âmbito das Inaugurações Simultâneas de Miguel Bombarda, e contará com a presença de vários autores portugueses e estrangeiros no dia de abertura. A mostra irá estar em destaque no hall central do Centro Comercial Bombarda bem como na loja-galeria Collectiva também aí situada, permanecendo até final de Outubro. </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e6d74c537ea84587903d6535ec6a1ff8~mv2_d_3458_1960_s_2.jpg"/><div>Colar de Adriana Del Duca_ Coleção Ave del Paraiso</div><div>A seleção resulta de uma convocatória internacional à qual acederam mais de 250 candidaturas. A curadoria ficou a cargo da Collectiva, tendo por base critérios de inovação e criatividade. Entre os 180 autores selecionados, contam-se mais de 50 nacionalidades, com destaque para Japão, Coreia do Sul, Mexico, Brasil, Argentina, Israel, Rússia, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Países Nórdicos, Alemanha, Reino Unido, Itália, Turquia, Grécia, entre outros. </div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e261d8ff5bfc45d4a7fe58c6c28394ad~mv2_d_2332_2000_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_3bae84c93d86454f87729a94770f66ce~mv2_d_1461_1772_s_2.jpg"/></div><div>Pregadeiras de Elli Xippa , coleção Escudo e Deniz Turan, coleção Despit</div><div>Como explicam as designers fundadoras da plataforma “Quando lançamos a primeira edição da Collectiva Meeting, no ano passado, era com o intuito de fazer um evento que se tornasse um ponto de encontro anual de joalharia contemporânea em Portugal, onde os artistas teriam a oportunidade de, não só expor o seu trabalho, mas também de interagir e partilhar experiências entre si. O resultado foi extremamente positivo e, a avaliar pelo número crescente de candidaturas e trabalhos fantásticos que apresentaremos este ano, estamos seguras que vamos mais uma materializar a nossa visão de promover a joalharia de autor como forma de expressão artística.”</div><div>Variedade de conceitos, materiais atípicos bem como fontes de inspiração invulgares serão apresentados nas heterogêneas propostas desta mostra. “Queremos desmistificar a ideia que a joalharia de autor é um produto de nicho. A diversidade criativa que apresentamos nesta exposição mostra como a joalharia contemporânea oferece propostas para todos os gostos, e que apesar de uma grande maioria das peças serem únicas, não deixam se ser democráticas e acessíveis ao público ” - acrescentam as fundadoras.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_c4ebcb502fb245128b85dee821939d4f~mv2_d_1999_1860_s_2.jpg"/><div>Colar de Hee-ang Kim, Coleção Bloom and Wither</div><div>Além da exposição e venda das coleções, os autores selecionados irão ainda habilitar-se a vários prémios. </div><div>A plataforma convidou um painel de especialistas para atribuir o “Prémio Collectiva Meeting”, em que três marcas serão convidadas a integrar a loja-galeria pelo período de três meses, e ainda o “Prémio Portojóia”, que irá eleger uma seleção de 8 a 10 marcas para o espaço Collectiva Meeting na principal feira de joalharia nacional, de 26 a 29 de Setembro. </div><div>O júri convidado é formado por:</div><div>- Carlos Silva (Embaixador de Portugal no Art Jewelry Fórum); </div><div>- Carla Solheiro (directora da escola de joalharia Alquimia-Lab), </div><div>- Dan Piersinaru (fundador e director da feira internacional AUTOR), </div><div>- Fátima Santos (Secretária geral da AORP – Associação de Ourivesaria e Relojoaria de Portugal)</div><div>- Liliana Guerreiro (consagrada designer de joias) </div><div>- Olga Noronha (celebre designer de joias e curadora do Museo del Gioiello em Veneza).</div><div>Mais há mais. A Faire Magazine e a Roof Magazine associaram-se ao evento e cada uma irá premiar uma marca com um editorial e uma entrevista, respectivamente, exclusivos nas revistas. O público é também convidado a votar no seu autor de eleição, que terá entrada direta na Collectiva Meeting de 2020. </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_859a8974477c49f5b33708a08741538d~mv2_d_1217_1591_s_2.jpg"/><div>Susana Cabrera , Coleção Textile Jewelry</div><div>Sendo uma plataforma independente de joalharia de autor, a Collectiva reúne os trabalhos de seis jovens criadoras permanentes e oito convidadas, que alteram periodicamente. Integram a Collectiva, de forma permanente: Ana Bragança Jewellery, Ana João Jewelry, Lia Gonçalves - Joalharia de Autor, Mater Jewellery Tales, Marta Pinto Ribeiro Contemporary Jewellery e Susana Teixeira. Formadas em arquitetura, design, arte e até matemática, as autoras encontraram na joalharia a sua linguagem criativa. Todas as peças são feitas manualmente e muitas são de edição limitada. </div><div>Para mais informações:</div><div>COLLECTIVA </div><div>CCB - Rua Miguel Bombarda no 285, Loja 5 - PORTO</div><div>Tlf. 961585054</div><div>Email: collectiva5@gmail.com</div><div>Facebook: @collectivajoalhariadeautor</div><div>Instagram: @collectiva_joalhariadeautor</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sieraad​ 2018
Amesterdam, Netherlands</title><description><![CDATA[Ana Bragança esteve presente na 18ª edição da famosa feira internacional de joalharia Sieraad, em Amesterdão, na Holanda. Ao lado da COLLECTIVA | Joalharia de Autor, a autora apresentou as mais recentes peças das coleções Believe e Precious Voltaic Mood.------Ana Bragança was at the 18th edition of the famous nternational Jewellery Art Fair Sieraad. Alongside COLLECTIVA| Joalharia de Autor, the jewellery designers presented the latest pieces from the Believe and Precious Voltaic Mood]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2018/12/15/Sieraad%E2%80%8B-2018-Amesterdam-Netherlands</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2018/12/15/Sieraad%E2%80%8B-2018-Amesterdam-Netherlands</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_72fc26426bba438cb1160ecd41160dc8~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_dd7e394f57704a5ea732bdc28fe1a8cb~mv2_d_2807_2807_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ccf04fa29e6c4f73819b40bf83714623~mv2_d_2585_2585_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_43d32451921041fa845c68fcd18cb8b7~mv2_d_2499_2499_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d163e902531e4b9ea54fcd693bb3cf72~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_3ab642caed0842b08d417822985bbdcb~mv2_d_3518_2814_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_12b5beafd3fb4c679839c4465784e0b1~mv2_d_3024_3024_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fe2f86c733524a0992ee56738cbd73e4~mv2_d_2506_2506_s_4_2.jpg"/></div><div><div><div>AnaBragança</div> esteve presente na 18ª edição da famosa feira internacional de joalharia Sieraad, em Amesterdão, na Holanda. </div><div>Ao lado da COLLECTIVA | Joalharia de Autor, a autora apresentou as mais recentes peças das coleções Believe e Precious Voltaic Mood.</div></div><div>------</div><div>Ana Bragança was at the 18th edition of the famous nternational Jewellery Art Fair Sieraad. Alongside COLLECTIVA| Joalharia de Autor, the jewellery designers presented the latest pieces from the Believe and Precious Voltaic Mood Collections.</div><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8oVcenFLhvY"/></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>OPEN CALL : Collectiva Meeting | International Exhibition</title><description><![CDATA[COLLECTIVA MEETING | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONCall for entries until 14th of July 2018COLLECTIVA | Joalharia de Autor is an independent platform and store-gallery which has already positioned itself as a hub in the city of Porto by allowing emerging designers to present their work. Directed to promote contemporary jewellery, Collectiva presents a careful selection of small collections, limited editions and exclusive pieces, as well as a wide program of exhibitions and regular events.This time,<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_52eeb1eb400046cd9ae73b4e99dbf21e%7Emv2.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2018/06/15/OPEN-CALL-Collectiva-Meeting-International-Exhibition</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2018/06/15/OPEN-CALL-Collectiva-Meeting-International-Exhibition</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 09:17:16 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_52eeb1eb400046cd9ae73b4e99dbf21e~mv2.jpg"/><div>COLLECTIVA MEETING | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION</div><div>Call for entries until 14th of July 2018</div><div>COLLECTIVA | Joalharia de Autor is an independent platform and store-gallery which has already positioned itself as a hub in the city of Porto by allowing emerging designers to present their work. Directed to promote contemporary jewellery, Collectiva presents a careful selection of small collections, limited editions and exclusive pieces, as well as a wide program of exhibitions and regular events.</div><div>This time, the OPEN CALL aims to bring together nacional and international artists, by proposing to do an exhibition / sale event, that will promote new talents and innovative works within the contemporary jewellery field .</div><div>Key dates:</div><div>14th of July, 2018: Last day for applying by email</div><div><div>21th of July, 2018:  R</div>esult announcement</div><div>25th of August, 2018: Deadline of work transportation</div><div>22th September - 31th October: COLLECTIVA MEETING | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION</div><div>General conditions:</div><div>1. Eligible to participate at COLLECTIVA MEETING | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION:</div><div>Jewellery professionals and/or artists from creative fields who create contemporary jewellery</div><div>with invoicing system;</div><div>2. How to submit?</div><div>a) For applying to COLLECTIVA MEETING | INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, the following files</div><div>should be sent to the e-mail address: collectiva5@gmail.com</div><div>-  fulfilled;</div><div>- CV (in pdf);</div><div>- Short Artistic Statement about the concepts of the pieces you are submitting;</div><div>- Pictures of 3-5 pieces (may be from different collections).</div><div>- Jewellery in their final form with neutral background or contextualized on human body (images format :JPG; less than 1MB);</div><div>- Pictures Name must include: Name of Artist, name of collection, materials,</div><div>price (Public Price with TVA).</div><div>b) Everything listed above should be sent as email attachments as no transfers are accepted;</div><div>c) The successful selected entries must take the responsibility of delivering the jewellery</div><div>piece(s) to the adress we will provide later on, no later than 25th August.</div><div>3. Selection Criteria:</div><div>The designers will be selected to participate in the event COLLECTIVA MEETING |</div><div>INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION based on the following criterias:</div><div>- Concept / originality;</div><div>- Innovative materials and techniques;</div><div>- Compliance with the contemporary jewellery principles</div><div>For more info go to:<a href="https://issuu.com/collectiva5">https://issuu.com/collectiva5</a></div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_34c8a2801c294acfa40151a90f126fd7~mv2.jpg"/></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>HOPE | Jóias de autor simbolizam esperança na luta contra a violência</title><description><![CDATA[Em parceria com a APAV (Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vitima), a loja de joalharia de autor Collectiva, no Porto, apresentam durante os meses de Dezembro e Janeiro, a coleção HOPE – uma edição solidária de peças criadas exclusivamente para o Natal, com o intuito de angariar fundos para esta instituição.Por cada joia vendida,as 10 marcas de joalharia que fazem parte da Collectiva vão contribuir com 50% do valor para a APAV O objetivo é sensibilizar para a luta contra as diversas formas de<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ac84d381d2ac4dfdadd5b87a1589b997%7Emv2_d_5558_3743_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_626%2Ch_422/0ad2a0_ac84d381d2ac4dfdadd5b87a1589b997%7Emv2_d_5558_3743_s_4_2.jpg"/>]]></description><dc:creator>Ana Bragança &amp;amp; Andreia Fonseca (Whoa)</dc:creator><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/12/21/HOPE-J%C3%B3ias-de-autor-simbolizam-esperan%C3%A7a-na-luta-contra-a-viol%C3%AAncia</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/12/21/HOPE-J%C3%B3ias-de-autor-simbolizam-esperan%C3%A7a-na-luta-contra-a-viol%C3%AAncia</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ac84d381d2ac4dfdadd5b87a1589b997~mv2_d_5558_3743_s_4_2.jpg"/><div>Em parceria com a APAV (Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vitima), a loja de joalharia de autor Collectiva, no Porto, apresentam durante os meses de Dezembro e Janeiro, a coleção HOPE – uma edição solidária de peças criadas exclusivamente para o Natal, com o intuito de angariar fundos para esta instituição.</div><div>Por cada joia vendida,as 10 marcas de joalharia que fazem parte da Collectiva vão contribuir com 50% do valor para a APAV </div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_27e2e9b0d6f8418ea63728a7a5df999c~mv2_d_3975_3976_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_611d4a2b77084394ba0e44387fcb6143~mv2_d_2682_1572_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_42ad8f11da354f339a804d6eab5e97db~mv2_d_2500_1902_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ffaaf0d65374405ba522fa022de299ce~mv2_d_2971_2444_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fb72e79bd5414ce9ab30e0aab79512d6~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_08ad678cf0054e978bdbeff1ba73e045~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>O objetivo é sensibilizar para a luta contra as diversas formas de violência presentes na sociedade e que ainda são silenciadas.</div><div>“Quisemos, nesta altura específica do ano, em que parece haver maior fé na mudança, que a compra de uma joia pudesse significar mais do que um ato de consumo ou adorno. A APAV, como outras, é uma associação com um trabalho fundamental em situações de risco, mas que infelizmente lida com vítimas a maior parte das vezes silenciosas. É preciso que as pessoas confiem no trabalho destes profissionais, que acreditem, que dissipem o medo e não calem os abusos. Que tenham esperança” - realçam as mentoras da iniciativa.</div><div>Sob o mote “Hope” (esperança, acreditar), cada autora criou, pelo menos, duas joias únicas e inéditas, simultaneamente representativas da sua marca e, ao mesmo tempo, um símbolo do espírito coletivo da loja e da época festiva.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_576e9448c9c54b3d9908641e5c83fc0f~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4480cbb690a145ee847c10ada1a196ad~mv2_d_3648_5472_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_1bbb036e750346208e6cbc300d90bd63~mv2_d_7244_7395_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_add919497dd74be7a3a56b31b873a78d~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>A Collectiva é um espaço inaugurado em Setembro de 2017, dedicado à divulgação da joalharia portuguesa no feminino. As mentoras da Collectiva são as autoras Ana Bragança, Joana Santos, Lia Gonçalves, Marta Pinto Ribeiro e Susana Teixeira, a que se juntam as guest designers MATER + Ana João + TelmaDA + Ana Dias+ MARIADOVALE. </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>COLLECTIVA | Joalharia de Autor</title><description><![CDATA[Hoje inaugurou a Collectiva, um projecto que me enche de orgulho! Trata-se uma plataforma independente e loja-galeria no Porto. Surge com o intuito de promover a joalharia portuguesa de autor no feminino.Baseia-se em critérios de identidade, contemporaneidade e exclusividade, e pretende divulgar o trabalho de designers e marcas portuguesas emergentes, com edições limitadas e peças exclusivas, assim como um programa mais vasto de exposições e eventos regulares.A Collectiva encontra-se no Centro<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e2b9df84b5a3453b947a03b6f7d80e18%7Emv2_d_2048_1399_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_626%2Ch_428/0ad2a0_e2b9df84b5a3453b947a03b6f7d80e18%7Emv2_d_2048_1399_s_2.jpg"/>]]></description><dc:creator>Ana Bragança &amp;amp; Andreia Fonseca (Whoa)</dc:creator><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/09/23/COLLECTIVA-Joalharia-de-Autor</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/09/23/COLLECTIVA-Joalharia-de-Autor</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2017 21:00:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e2b9df84b5a3453b947a03b6f7d80e18~mv2_d_2048_1399_s_2.jpg"/><div>Hoje inaugurou a <div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/collectivajoalhariadeautor/">Collectiva</a>, </div>um projecto que me enche de orgulho! Trata-se uma plataforma independente e loja-galeria no Porto. Surge com o intuito de promover a joalharia portuguesa de autor no feminino.</div><div>Baseia-se em critérios de identidade, contemporaneidade e exclusividade, e pretende divulgar o trabalho de designers e marcas portuguesas emergentes, com edições limitadas e peças exclusivas, assim como um programa mais vasto de exposições e eventos regulares.</div><div>A Collectiva encontra-se no Centro Comercial Bombarda, no coração da Miguel Bombarda e será também um espaço de reflexão sobre o design e o ato de criação artística, a joalharia portuguesa atual e a relação do produto com o mercado, o público e a cultura urbana.</div><div>Ana Bragança faz parte das fundadoras desta iniciativa, ao lado de Joana Santos, Lia Gonçalves, Marta Pinto Ribeiro e Susana Teixeira.</div><div>Integram a Collectiva, de forma permanente, as cinco autoras fundadoras da plataforma e, paralelamente, outras marcas na condição de special designer guests. As fundadoras procuram, desta forma, transformar a loja num espaço efetivo de divulgação da joalharia portuguesa contemporânea, tendo como critérios fundamentais de seleção a identidade, contemporaneidade e exclusividade das propostas apresentadas, mas também o processo de criação manual, ou ainda a inovação e experimentalismo de materiais, técnicas e conceitos.</div><div>Para o primeiro ciclo de convidadas, contamos com as autoras/ marcas: MATER + AnaJoão + TelmaDA + AnaDias + MARIADOVALE</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8889e7d8c31741a289f12c1bfa545552~mv2.jpg"/><div> Foto de <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dinamo10space/">DINAMO10</a></div><div>A loja física está localizada na loja 5 do Centro Comercial Bombarda, na Rua Miguel Bombarda, conhecida como quarteirão das Artes – ou Porto Art District. É um espaço minimal, com suaves pontos de luz, sem exposição de produtos na montra e uma única mesa colectiva para apresentação das peças, garantindo desta forma que cada marca se distingue estritamente das outras pela singularidade e autenticidade da sua linguagem.</div><div>Pare, olhe e toque, é a mensagem que se pretende passar, assumindo que o coletivo é aqui instrumento de identidade. </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2d5cec2f9b954ffb8b4a79e6fa5844ad~mv2_d_2268_2268_s_2.jpg"/><div>As Fundadoras &amp; As Designers Convidadas</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_3c02d8612d2445f187950523c3ad8942~mv2.jpg"/><div>Ana Bragança Jewellery (1984, Porto)</div><div>Contemporaneidade, Arquitetura e Geometria: as três características omnipresentes nas colecções de Ana Bragança Jewellery. Formada em arquitectura, profissão que a levou a viver em cidades como o Londres, Paris e Atenas, Ana Bragança encontrou na joalharia a arte que a completava e à qual se dedicou principalmente desde 2015. Contudo, a arquitectura continua a estar presente nas suas peças, visto que a sua joalharia procura acima de tudo despojar tudo o que é excesso, concentrando-se em em salientar a clareza e a elegância das formas geométricas.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_6284e82881ab44688a2c1100d54cf6cb~mv2.jpg"/><div>Joana Santos Joalharia de Autor (1986, Porto) Licenciada em arquitetura, olhou sempre para a joalharia com grande curiosidade, razão que a levou, em 2013, a iniciar a sua jornada de descoberta e aprendizagem. Não deixando de transportar todo o conhecimento e experiência da formação original para as suas peças, o seu desenho é minimal e geométrico e inspira-se em formas arquitetónicas, mas também nos movimentos da natureza e na arte, contrastando a racionalidade da linha com a delicadeza da técnica e a imprevisibilidade do detalhe.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_0622db7bb7e3435e892eeee8b3267341~mv2_d_2048_2048_s_2.jpg"/><div>Lia Gonçalves Joalharia de Autor (1988, Viana do Castelo) É licenciada em Joalharia e Mestre em Design de Produto pela Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD), de Matosinhos. A partir de uma base clássica, que destaca o processo manual, explora sobretudo linhas geométricas e formas simples, mais contemporâneas. O foco das suas criações, que começa por estar no ‘eu’, propõe a interatividade com o usuário, numa relação que procura os limites entre o corpo habitável e a própria jóia. Servem-lhe de inspiração tanto os elementos exteriores que a rodeiam, quanto o insignificante, o nulo e o intangível. Pode ser uma textura, um movimento, ou simplesmente uma ideia...</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_a7c713fd25564d78815726ff2a3ce368~mv2_d_2048_1274_s_2.jpg"/><div>Marta Pinto Ribeiro Contemporary Jewellery (1980, Porto). É Licenciada em Artes Plásticas - Escultura pela Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto (2005) e Mestre em Gestão Artística e Cultural pela ESE/ Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (2012). Tem a formação de Técnica de Joalharia pelo CINDOR (2006). Apesar da involuntária aprendizagem e da forte convivência com as técnicas clássicas da ourivesaria, as suas coleções incidem numa mistura harmoniosa entre os conhecimentos empíricos (repassados pelo avô), conhecimentos técnicos (obtidos na escola técnica) e os conhecimentos artísticos (adquiridos pela faculdade de belas artes), culminando numa abordagem contemporânea, sustentada na geometria, assimetria, contrastes e volumes. A matéria-prima adquire as mais variadas formas tendo em conta a versatilidade das ferramentas de trabalho com as quais se mune para a criação das suas peças.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ff9c1ba8b8e04837950bb94b29254aff~mv2_d_2048_1356_s_2.jpg"/><div>Susana Teixeira (1978, Porto) Originalmente licenciada em Matemáticas, Susana Teixeira concluiu, em 2007, o curso de Joalharia Contemporânea, na Escola Engenho e Arte, no Porto e, desde 2011 está inteiramente dedicada à joalharia. Apresenta coleções fortemente inspiradas na natureza, que refletem a diversidade geográfica que a circunda as sublimes paisagens dos Alpes e a imensidão do Atlântico. Explorando os conceitos de volume, movimento e limite, as suas jóias privilegiam a leveza e o detalhe, através de uma abordagem pessoal da técnica da filigrana e da fundição por cera perdida, sendo a prata o material de eleição.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_40bbf6969a294c2f958dc96f9966654e~mv2_d_2048_2048_s_2.jpg"/><div>MATER jewellery tales</div><div>Sara Coutinho é licenciada em Design de Produto pela Escola Superior de Artes e Design (ESAD), e Mestre em Design de Ourivesaria pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Escola das Artes. </div><div>Enquanto designer, procura testemunhar com sensibilidade, objectividade e sensualidade território frágil, e intuitivamente sorrir. O seu trabalho está muito assente no legado histórico, cultural e humano, sendo este a raiz das colecções da MATER jewellery tales, fundada pela própria a 29 de Junho de 2015.</div><div>Uma simbiose entre o mundo e o corpo obedecendo a uma métrica, que pelo uso e desgaste ganha movimentos próprios. Cada peça é o resultado de fragmentos do mundo vivido e sonhado. Interpretações geometrizadas que sofrem sucessivas simplificações para que estas memórias permaneçam, através das jóias. </div><div>Sara Coutinho</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_49f8d0efa8fd49148f2de383a6bcbc4c~mv2_d_2048_2048_s_2.jpg"/><div>TelmaDA</div><div>Arquitecta de Formação, a Telma traz da sua experiência em Roma como arquitecta o gosto pelo protótipo, fazendo-a explorar o material e a forma através da Joalharia Contemporânea.</div><div>TelmaDA nasce de um conceito, em que se alia os princípios da Arquitectura ao Design Contemporâneo, numa linguagem única e diferenciadora. Procurando a utilização de materiais alternativos, de origem industrial e associados à construção. A principal inspiração tem por foco a arquitectura, nas suas expressões volumétricas e assimetrias, com cheios e vazios, aliando portabilidade e usabilidade à constante procura de novas soluções estéticas.  Estreia-se no segmento Único e Exclusivo da Joalharia mas afirma-se como PURO DESIGN.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_67f5d3eee2dc408f993b44ae3871c4a4~mv2.jpg"/><div>Ana João Jewelry</div><div>Licenciada em design de produto, Ana João começou por se dedicar à iluminação. Chegada a altura de dar também o próximo passo na joalharia, a designer procurou fortalecer os seus conhecimentos técnicos com várias formações modulares.</div><div>A Ana João Jewelry conhece no imaginário da autora a sua maior fonte de inspi- ração. Através da conjugação de cores exuberantes e de materiais improváveis, as personagens criadas pela designer traduzem na perfeição o espírito criativo da rena- scida joalharia portuguesa.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4ab2d4e6a6b342d49fd28f69fcd58a19~mv2.jpg"/><div>Mariadovale | Joalharia Contemporânea</div><div>Esta é uma marca homónima, que surgiu em Viana do Castelo. Alexandrina, Sandra e Júlia Saraiva são as fundadoras, com formação em Design do Produto pela ESTG, e especialização em Moda pelo Modatex e Joalharia pela Engenho e Arte.  As peças são desenvolvidas com base na metodologia projectual do design, e criadas através de técnicas “clássicas” da joalharia, resultando assim formas, temáticas e ensaios, que vão sendo desconstruídos e evoluem de encontro ao conceito. O desafio inerente em cada peça é promover algum tipo de sentimento no utilizador, e ao mesmo tempo que sejam peças com sentido estético, mas com uma forte componente comunicativa e provocatória.  A finalidade das peças Mariadovale, é que o sujeito olhe para as coisas (materiais e/ou objectos) sem memória, sem ideias preconcebidas, e os trate com igualdade de valor, afinal “O que torna uma pedra preciosa, preciosa?!”</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_c813b24734f14b6f88cfce22c50ef145~mv2_d_2048_2048_s_2.jpg"/><div>Ana Dias — Architectural Jewellery </div><div>Fala para a mulher que valoriza o design e procura individualidade. Com atenção máxima ao detalhe, a autora transforma a prata em peças de joalharia contemporânea simples e delicadas, com resultados numa linguagem despretensiosa e marcante. Ana Dias nasceu em 1988, em Paredes. O interesse pelas técnicas manuais manifestou-se cedo, antevendo o seu futuro nas áreas artísticas. Formada em Arquitetura na Faculdade de Arquitetura do Porto, é no design de joalharia que concretiza o seu forte impulso criativo. Com a espontaneidade e a experimentação como base do seu trabalho, a autora cria joias que materializam a sua visão minimalista e conceptual.  Após frequentar os cursos de especialização em Joalharia no Cindor e na Contacto de Autor, Ana Dias encontrou numa viagem à Tailândia as ideias e inspirações que faltavam para criar a sua marca. Fascinada pelas pedras naturais – únicas na sua forma, cor e textura - começou a desenhar. De regresso a Portugal, em 2016, dedicou-se à produção artesanal das suas peças, exclusivas no detalhe e na construção</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ANA BRAGANÇA JEWELLERY @ PORTOJÓIA</title><description><![CDATA[A Portojóia | Feira Internacional de Joalharia, Ourivesaria e Relojoaria realizar-se-á de 28 de setembro a 1 de outubro 2017, na Exponor, em Matosinhos. O principal evento nacional do sector volta a apresentar as tendências de joalharia, desde as marcas mais consagradas aos novos designers. Esta edição contará com uma montra privilegiada, criada pela AORP, para a apresentação da plataforma Portuguese Jewellery Newborn. Esta plataforma tem como objectivo promover os novos talentos da joalharia<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_76d376a996e246a0973c633b9a6a31ca%7Emv2.png/v1/fill/w_626%2Ch_697/0ad2a0_76d376a996e246a0973c633b9a6a31ca%7Emv2.png"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/08/16/ANA-BRAGAN%C3%87A-JEWELLERY-PORTOJ%C3%93IA</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/08/16/ANA-BRAGAN%C3%87A-JEWELLERY-PORTOJ%C3%93IA</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:53:21 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div>A Portojóia | Feira Internacional de Joalharia, Ourivesaria e Relojoaria realizar-se-á de 28 de setembro a 1 de outubro 2017, na Exponor, em Matosinhos. </div><div>O principal evento nacional do sector volta a apresentar as tendências de joalharia, desde as marcas mais consagradas aos novos designers. </div><div>Esta edição contará com uma montra privilegiada, criada pela <a href="http://www.aorp.pt/newspage?newsn=296">AORP</a>, para a apresentação da plataforma Portuguese Jewellery Newborn. Esta plataforma tem como objectivo promover os novos talentos da joalharia portuguesa.</div><div>ANA BRAGANÇA JEWELLERY foi selecionada para integrar este espaço dos Portuguese Jewellery New Born, ao lado de Bárbara Goyri, Carla Faro Barros, Dalila Gomes, Filipe Fonseca, Joana Santos, Marta Pinto Ribeiro e Telma Mota.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_76d376a996e246a0973c633b9a6a31ca~mv2.png"/><div>A edição deste ano decorrerá sob o tema Jewels tell stories: &quot; As histórias que adornam as joias, com significados pessoais ou universais, fazem com que a marca que nos rodeia ganhe vida e envolva todas as pessoas, desde o criador até ao cliente final.&quot;(1) Desta forma , fique atento para saber quais as histórias que Ana Bragança e as suas coleções têm para lhe contar. </div><div><a href="http://www.portojoia.exponor.pt/apex/f?p=113:19:0::NO::LG:pt">(1) http://www.portojoia.exponor.pt</a></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JÄMT || Contemporary Jewellery @ AUTOR17</title><description><![CDATA[This year, 93 artists came from all over the world to take part of the 16th edition of AUTOR. The international jewellery fair took place once again in the wonderful Grand Hotel du Boulevard on the 13th and 14th of May. "It was the weekend of discoveries, the weekend of inspiring encounters, the weekend dedicated to all AUTHORS"(1)Ana Bragança could not have missed AUTOR17 nevertheless she decided to participate as part of a group called JÄMT || Contemporary Jewellery: a collective composed by<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4cd2ce5362b0451d8a66f26a070aecc1%7Emv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_470%2Ch_470/0ad2a0_4cd2ce5362b0451d8a66f26a070aecc1%7Emv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/08/16/J%C3%84MT-Contemporary-Jewellery-AUTOR17</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2017/08/16/J%C3%84MT-Contemporary-Jewellery-AUTOR17</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2017 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4cd2ce5362b0451d8a66f26a070aecc1~mv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.jpg"/><div>This year, 93 artists came from all over the world to take part of the 16th edition of AUTOR. The international jewellery fair took place once again in the wonderful Grand Hotel du Boulevard on the 13th and 14th of May. &quot;It was the weekend of discoveries, the weekend of inspiring encounters, the weekend dedicated to all AUTHORS&quot;(1)</div><div>Ana Bragança could not have missed <a href="http://www.dautor.ro/en/">AUTOR17</a> nevertheless she decided to participate as part of a group called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jamt.contemporaryjewellery/">JÄMT || Contemporary Jewellery:</a> a collective composed by four jewellers from the North of Portugal who share a creative language and a willingness to present alternative jewellery concepts. </div><div>JÄMT´s goal is to democratize jewellery while allowing it to be accessible to a larger audience, therefore Autor seemed like the perfect jewellery event to start presenting the jewellers´ collections as group and not only as individuals. JÄMT || Contemporary Jewellery´s members are:</div><div>ANA BRAGANÇA + JOANA SANTOS + MARTA PINTO RIBEIRO + WEK</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f7e40e413c914edba651882f1999d48e~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_1d48aa1eb49b4bc49a2a780b7681230f~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>As always, Autor was amazing and received the Portuguese jewellers extremely well. People felt curious about why we decided to participate as a collective and their was a very positive reaction to the wide range of jewellery techniques presented byJÄMT , whose inspirations go from architectural and sculptural forms to 3D printing conceptions.</div><div>It was clear that diversity of JÄMT || Contemporary Jewellery what made it a strong presence, as in the end, the four jewellers humbly tried to explore and explained their new concepts, materials, shapes, textures and finishes.</div><div>My Precious Voltaic Moodby Ana Bragança Jewellery</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d24540a2667748e5a6fea2dd6ebd26f0~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_0540625677b74e59915f9b0eb5d1b60d~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_934c4e217b7c417fa04ab16b10ef0db7~mv2_d_1339_1785_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_be28a546bf96481594e3e0253b89a401~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_98d399eac1494bbdb65ea9ee3439ca47~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_9d985d802ead4387977bf2f3d6a83db4~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>Ana Bragança presented her “My Precious Voltaic Mood” collection, which tries to question the definition of “precious”. She wonders if is it possible for a non-noble material, like steel wire, to ever become precious? When combined with a precious material like silver, does it become precious itself? Has the jeweller the ability to redefine what theatrically cannot be redefined?</div><div>So, “My Precious Voltaic Mood” results of a series of jewellery pieces made of sterling silver (a noble material) and plastified steel wire (a material everyone can find in any do-it-yourself store). In the end, tradition is mixed with the ordinary, resulting in innovation. </div><div>Above all, with this collection, Ana tries to defy the limits between what is esteemed and what people do not value. So, in a certain way, she alerts to the seduction effects that noble materials have on men, who sometimes neglect the quality of the design on behalf of the luxury material features.</div><div>Truncum<div>byMarta Pinto Ribeiro | Contemporary Jewellery</div></div><div>Marta Pinto Ribeiro creates contemporary jewellery which reflects a special interest in volumes, textures, asymmetries or contrasts, influenced by her graduation as a sculptress.</div><div>From a prismatic object, where volume and shape defines its presence, comes up &quot;Truncum&quot; – a bulk from which happens various transformations of itself. &quot;Truncum&quot; is the main structural element of all collection, which assumes is sculptural character for itself or in conjugation with its variations. Despite volume and empty spaces emphasized by enamel, this collection blends the voluptuousness of shapes with delicacy of lines.</div><div>Truncum Collection is a combination of volumes and empty spaces approaching object to a sculptural form, coupled with delicacy of tradicional techniques of jewellery.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4f9e9a4cd54646008ce615b4b179f85f~mv2_d_4535_3024_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f62208adac1c41cebcd1b35f3503de11~mv2_d_3437_2214_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_af1a68b39b174ea980bba6a57d408bfa~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_95f748c5219c444680fa0a93006d67bb~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg"/></div><div>Corner<div>byJoana Santos Jewellery</div></div><div>The “Corner” collection cradle was built along the intersection of lines from two distinct areas, architecture and jewellery.</div><div>Architecture influenced this collection remarkably evolving in a pure geometrical composition, 90 degrees angles twisted in a rational way building up distinguished volumetries, light and shadow games coming alive by the silver oxidation.</div><div>“Corner” is the full stop, the melange between past and future, representing the author, previous architect and now a jeweller.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d2ce1cae3388491c8d47e7a78b60d3bb~mv2_d_2205_3306_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_72d25f2cd1ef440b8a5b03bf2358782f~mv2_d_2362_1575_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_9916d07dafd94bedb7d7de5cd4bac333~mv2_d_4409_2940_s_4_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_225e52b07406447b851a331a72a00948~mv2_d_2362_1576_s_2.jpg"/></div><div>Play<div>byWek</div></div><div>To Wek it's all about playing! Connecting long necklaces, matching colours... Join as much as you want!</div><div>Play collection is focus on the lock, the main piece of the necklace.</div><div>Thought to be more than functional, the lock means singularity, irreverence, the importance of details.</div><div>Between innovation and tradition, PLAY collection merges 3D conception and printing with handmade modulation of agriculture's tying strings, specially from the vineyards.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_0a6d12b089624cedb151af7205b1f8f5~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_c85213467669413f851601a551fec4d5~mv2_d_1500_1500_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d27d2d0b99f940a9bbee4c4a947d95d7~mv2_d_1500_1500_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4a300a7ad9c640a38ef796ed19f4fe66~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>Big thanks, Dan!!!</div><div>So in the end, we all want to thanks the special men standing with us in the picture below, Dan Piersinaru, for organising this fabulous jewellery event and to give us the chance to participate is this beautiful fair!!</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_6f40802635974bb1a1f3209c9582d693~mv2.jpg"/><div>(1) http://www.dautor.ro/en/autor-2017-awards/</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Athens Jewelry Week 2016</title><description><![CDATA[Dates, places and jewellers are set! Athens Jewellery Week will happen for the first time this year and it is alreadystarting tomorrow. If I could, I would be there!!!! So if you have the opportunity, just go and enjoy it!As you probably know, my jewellery adventure started in Athens, therefore I have special and even nostalgic feelings regarding Greek Jewellery.Greek designers look at Contemporary Jewellery as an art form and they are always experimenting new ways to innovate and promote it.<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2d60075a2a534f5ebe15a87d9dc21a4c%7Emv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_626%2Ch_255/0ad2a0_2d60075a2a534f5ebe15a87d9dc21a4c%7Emv2.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/06/27/Athens-Jewelry-Week-2016</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/06/27/Athens-Jewelry-Week-2016</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div>Dates, places and jewellers are set! <a href="http://athensjewelryweek.com">Athens Jewellery Week</a> will happen for the first time this year and it is alreadystarting tomorrow. If I could, I would be there!!!! So if you have the opportunity, just go and enjoy it!</div><div>As you probably know, my jewellery adventure started in Athens, therefore I have special and even nostalgic feelings regarding Greek Jewellery.</div><div>Greek designers look at Contemporary Jewellery as an art form and they are always experimenting new ways to innovate and promote it. They are restless in trying to use Jewellery as a means of expression for creativity and, to prove it, here is another festival, which will be organized by Anticlastics, a group formed by Anastasia Kandaraki, Erato Kouloubi, Ioanna Natsikou and Niki Stylianou.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2d60075a2a534f5ebe15a87d9dc21a4c~mv2.jpg"/><div>II These are the artistsII</div><div>Aggelika Diplari, Anastasia Kandaraki, Antria Prasinou, Angelika Komis, Angelos Konstantakatos, Artemis Valsamaki, Corinna Coutouzi, Demitra Thomloudis, Despina Pantazopoulou, Dora Haralambaki, Efharis Alepedis, Elisavet Messi, Erato Kouloubi, Evangelia Dimitriou, Ioanna Natsikoou, Ioli Livada, Iro Kaskani, Katerina Glyka, Liana Pattihis, Marina Zachou, Nicole Polentas, Revekka Moustaki Zei, Victoria Ioannidou, Vivi Touloumidi, Xenia Deimezi, Yiota Vogli</div><div>II Groups of artists II</div><div>&gt;&gt; Cluster collective II Anastasia Agglopoulou, Hara Kourtali, Yakinthi Oikonomou</div><div>&gt;&gt;JAW (Jewellery Art Workers) II Achilleas Georgiadis, Afroditi Goula, Stella Deligianni, Artemis Zafrana, Thomas Thomidis, Iosif Iosifidis, Vally Kontidis, Katerina Malami, Mary Margoni-Giannis Madilakis, Sarina Beza, Fortini Nikaidou, Nikos Karakostas, Sofia Papalexiou, Maria Psarianou, Cosmochaos Maria Apostolopoulou, Niko Karakostas, D’olium (Sofia Bahalava-Vassilis - stalmoulis), Theofanis Konstantinou</div><div>&gt;&gt; Maria Tsimpiskaki - Niki Stylianou</div><div>&gt;&gt; RagTag Collective II Chrisoula Papahatzi, George Giannoutsos, Ismini Pachi, Kalliope Theodoropoulou, Vasia Pachi, Yannis Tsalapatis )</div><div>II Jewelry Schools II</div><div>&gt;&gt; Anamma Studio</div><div>&gt;&gt; Chalkis Art School</div><div>&gt;&gt; Mokume</div><div>II Galleries II</div><div>&gt;&gt;Eleni Marneri gallery</div><div>&gt;&gt; Popeye Loves Olive Art Space </div><div>II Jury II</div><div>&gt;&gt; Jorge Manilla - Jewelry and Art Designer</div><div>&gt;&gt;Vassilis H. - Visual Artist, Sculptor</div><div>&gt;&gt; Zina Kaloudi - Historian of Art, Curator, National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum</div><div>&gt;&gt; Anastasia Kandaraki - Jewelry Maker, Instructor</div><div>&gt;&gt; Erato Kouloubi - Jewelry Designer, Popeye loves Olive Art Space</div><div>&gt;&gt; Ioanna Natsikou - Jewelry Artist</div><div>&gt;&gt; Niki Stylianou - Jewelry Maker, Architect</div><div>As you can see, a lot of interesting jewellers will present their work during this week, and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to four of them: <a href="http://www.demidemi.net">Demitra Thomloudis</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anastasia.kandaraki">Anastasia Kandaraki</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nicolepolentasjewellery/">Nicole Polentas</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corinnacoutouziart/">Corinna Coutouzi</a>. I find that, somehow, their work connect, is inspired or eventually relates to architecture, not only in formal term but also in the creative process.</div><div>For instance, in <a href="http://www.demidemi.net">Demitra Thomloudis</a>’ jewellery you will be able to discovery architectural aesthetics, construction, material, landscape and even urbanism. Her work is very much influenced by “vernacular architecture and landscape of site-specific locations”. (1) I find it dazzling and specially love the way she (re)interpret all these concepts and then, in a very particular way, employs them to jewellery pieces that are worn by a human body. As she states:</div><div>“Our bodies perpetually occupy the built environment. My work attempts to reverse these roles and interactions by allowing the visual language found within constructed spaces an opportunity to intimately coexist and inhabit the body. I examine and challenge formal architectural organization and its materials in an attempt to redefine and elevate its presence within the construct of jewelry.” (2)</div><div>You fell like each piece really has the ability to get the user closer to its environment and the time he/she lives on. To understand even more of Demitra’s research, you should definitely also take a look to her one year project: <a href="http://www.demidemi.net/the-houston-yellow-tape-project.html">the Houston Yellow Tape</a>.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_5ff66fa0062246acb366a136d3936073~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_3a557c9ac39d4bc69f5b5d4c9a77815a~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_23bf769bce074a6f9f2f9d1b691789e5~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_5bf8a5fbf9c54c078d6b14ba5fa772a5~mv2.jpg"/></div><div><a href="http://www.demidemi.net/vientoblock.html">Viento : Block</a> collection, 2016 II Copyrights: <a href="http://www.demidemi.net">Demitra Thomloudis</a></div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_53272a8b88444df1aca57667e4f0e563~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_6885a427f1fd447d821edca7df3fc99d~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_3f52c18d4b8a44c187d206a1285377fa~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b6adbcbc199c4b3cb052bbbe2887a99a~mv2.png"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ddd53e55e75a42a9ba1ede72567eecbf~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ccef918057ca458ba3d36f5a47929ead~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f90fb0be3bdd4e8dbb0fd88dd4b24b12~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_c91d879ef6084f2ea969bc22a16f8eb7~mv2.jpg"/></div><div><a href="http://www.demidemi.net/weighted.html">(W)weighted</a> and <a href="http://www.demidemi.net/ht-series.html">HT</a> collections, 2014  II Copyrights: <a href="http://www.demidemi.net">Demitra Thomloudis</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/anastasia.kandaraki">Anastasia Kandaraki</a> also caught my attention by the way she portrays athenian vestiges of the past and then uses this framework and history culture as an inspiration for her jewellery. As the artist says:</div><div>“I live in Athens and ever since I remember myself I see around remains of past times. Abandoned, crumbling buildings falling apart; the marks of time on them; yet, alive. They have plenty of stories to tell; you only have to keep quiet and listen. Their roofs are sinking little by little. They end up bare, naked with their beams out there; with nothing to hide anymore. Just standing there, exposed and unprotected. Within them, trees grow.</div><div>And they keep on existing and so do we; as if in parallel lives…Life in Athens seems like falling apart. Its people are also naked and unprotected. Dreams, desires, loves, passions falling apart. Who knows, though, maybe at some point trees will spring up.&quot; (3)</div><div>This is exactly how I remember Athens: a city that in each corner reminds you that someone, in the past, was passing by or living there. Of course I saw it through a traveler’s eyes. So, I find it really stunning to see how someone who grew up in this specific society structure manages to echo it into jewellery.</div><div>Once again, we are looking at a work that defines the time and environment where the artist lives on , but at the same time, is also defined by it. </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b2fef9685890414aa79688ecc48e8ffe~mv2.jpg"/><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ad31b046b396433b96b0721481bdf039~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4ec8713690824ae38d953666fc2da58d~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_1369286113604e8bbcfa63c0a50ebf56~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_acbb29e29bca4469a4d070489dd6e37e~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>Living Ruins I, II, III and VI II Copyrights <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anastasia.kandaraki">Anastasia Kandaraki</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nicolepolentasjewellery/">Nicole Polentas</a> chooses narratives to express herself. Her pieces are the result of a beautiful research which &quot;is about the ways in which jewelry objects can initiate an engagement with, and understanding of, cultural place and identity. The multiplicity of identity is examined, reconfigured and reimagined on a visceral level. Jewelry becomes the space in which new associations emerge as the impetus for complex reconstruction. The body of work investigates how culture, gender and ethnicity are experienced through composite narratives of time and place. A narrative approach is applied analytically to the construction of artefact, in order to reflect, interpret and reinvent experience.” (4)</div><div>It is such a beautiful and intense work! The different layers, elements and even colours amaze me! Nicole’s greek heritage is clear so I would say her jewellery is the result of both personal and cultural perceptions.</div><div>Above all, what I love about Nicoles’ narratives is the fact that it really get us thinking how contemporary jewellery can actually be a platform to discuss, examine and (re)interpret our past and present time, culture, history, space and environment.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ef2b9fdb5aaa41df863923949ef64cdb~mv2.jpg"/><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_804fe0411afb4ca2a41152b0e68d3bfd~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fd2e3d69432247cd9dfc4664e07d9c03~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_556f334115ca450d842b74e948260df4~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_da5a66e2821a4e1ca37c6becb5ecf60a~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>II Jewellery and copyrights by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nicolepolentasjewellery/">Nicole Polentas</a>II</div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/corinnacoutouziart/">Corinna Coutouzi</a> is an artist whose jewellery result of a constant dialogue between her and the material she works with. As she explains:</div><div>“I hammer on round metal wire, to give it the shape I want. The resilience the metal thus acquires, allows me to omit all added-on hanging closures or security devices, in order for the overall design to take over these functions.</div><div>No part of the wire remains unworked, so that the light may travel upon and be reflected by the surfaces created through the hammering.</div><div>If the metal resists, I have to change the initial design. Through this intense interaction, my jewelry and other objects come into being.”(5)</div><div>So, Corinna’s pieces may seem simple at first, nevertheless, after closer examination, you realize how carefully they have been constructed. She manages to play with curves, curls and spirals as if lines could fly in order to create light and delicate wearable sculptures. She does not fear the material limitations, instead she challenges them and even takes advantage of its elasticity to find functional solutions.</div><div>Moreover, on her pieces, you can grasp scratches and dents that the hammer had left on the metal, while she was working on the anvil. On the one hand, this bring to mind that Corinna’s jewellery is handmade and not factory-produced. On the other hand, it also remind us that, for the jeweler, the working process is as important as the final result.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_830a6d10985e4773952c50692bd732e0~mv2.jpg"/><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8f42bfb2a27648a09a4c69cfaf087d04~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2ca00ea9b0804ccf9aed2f331f73ee98~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2d5ef77cf8904921bd6b34761de646c1~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_246d3751101f4038aacee1f87422f7ce~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e252f9cd08af428f8d9311d2b59ec186~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_7d54ea7a5b2d4015a38990a377edff88~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>II Jewellery and copyrights by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/corinnacoutouziart/">Corinna Coutouzi</a>II</div><div>So as you can, the <a href="http://athensjewelryweek.com">Athens Jewellery week 2016</a>really looks promising! There will be exhibitions and events organized in different spots, bringing together several contemporary jewellery interested or collaborative parts and members (artists, galleries, collectors, museums, institutions, etc.)..</div><div>So, just go and enjoy meeting the views and new trends of greek jewellers, while you follow this <a href="http://athensjewelryweek.com/map/">map</a> which allows you to also wonder around this magnificent city! </div><div>(1) http://athensjewelryweek.com/demitra-thomloudis/</div><div>(2) http://www.demidemi.net/about.html</div><div>(3) http://athensjewelryweek.com/anastasia-kandaraki/</div><div>(4) http://athensjewelryweek.com/nicole-pollentas/</div><div>(5) http://athensjewelryweek.com/corinna-coutouzi/</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AUTOR16</title><description><![CDATA[It has already been one month and a half, but it is with great pleasure that I let you know that, this year, once again I was selected to participate on the 16th edition of the international contemporary jewellery fair AUTOR. Therefore, in April, I packed my jewellery pieces, my bags, and took a plane to Bucharest. I was delighted to be back to that city which is full of surprises and to be apart again of this wonderful event!This year, the venue occurred in the most wonderful place: The Grand<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_35736634e9be4f77b1800f8a12df75bc%7Emv2.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/06/07/AUTOR16</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/06/07/AUTOR16</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div>It has already been one month and a half, but it is with great pleasure that I let you know that, this year, once again I was selected to participate on the 16th edition of the international contemporary jewellery fair AUTOR. Therefore, in April, I packed my jewellery pieces, my bags, and took a plane to Bucharest. I was delighted to be back to that city which is full of surprises and to be apart again of this wonderful event!</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_876c36670c374560865f1b280d0226af~mv2_d_1574_1574_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_39a1de709b734474b0c2488832d46bed~mv2_d_1515_1515_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_83f7c9f2865e4db58a6f2be85d0ccd2c~mv2_d_1574_1574_s_2.jpg"/></div><div>This year, the venue occurred in the most wonderful place: The Grand Boulevard Hotel of Bucharest! This location made the Fair even more special and I would even say magical. The Romanian Ministry of Culture classifies it as a Class Monument of Culture and Architecture, and once you get in, you can see why!</div><div>Those old big rooms, design by Alexandru Orascu, are simply magnificent. You get lost in its sumptuous decorations and mystic light. The space is so beautiful that I had to tour it twice. The fist time, I was simply admiring those marble columns and golden chandeliers, imagining all the gala events that those colorful walls have assisted in the past. Lucky for me and for all the visitors of the fair, the jewelers who were presenting their work were so brilliant that afterwards I was able to keep my eyes away from that enchanting architecture.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_35736634e9be4f77b1800f8a12df75bc~mv2.jpg"/><div>Photo credits II Ionuţ Dobre</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_13370503ec9d4912a491aa00113ab95a~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_0830350f669647ea95eadf358e599a3a~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>Photo credits II <a href="http://hotelbulevard.ro/?lang=en">Grand Hotel du Bolevard</a></div><div>This time, I had some new jewellery pieces to present, made of sterling silver and steel wire. The goal was to use an ordinary material which, once combine with a precious one, becomes precious itself. It was amazing to see people’s reaction once they touched it, not only because they were quite pleased with the result, but also to hear their comments like: “It looks so heavy, but is so light!”</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_7b3c05860eea41c28239b9553471d18b~mv1.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_11c0d516c65b4804b640db2ca58762db~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8d1c4f4e4dab4339b71c0a0a76694f49~mv1.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_5f2ce1518d0045a093662453d22aa601~mv1.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_a6af08f452ba41c0980d6baaf7063501~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d4088f4dc3ac4c6faf155850e639f806~mv1.jpg"/></div><div>Of course, I also presented the pieces from my new collection, specially my latest brooches. As usually, they try to get ride of all the excess in order embellish the beauty of geometric forms.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ee31b0533ae54308a25a774c16050594~mv2_d_1570_1570_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8a42e9f0de9e4e28a52ca587d73491fe~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_bf9b72e8a5554baaac3495daea27862e~mv2_d_1341_1341_s_2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_1a682ad10a22403ba986a51f0d5b92b9~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ffb9854f1e364617adc64f2e0f8e76c1~mv2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f3ac6932ad124eda8b5d5f3fb6987e30~mv2.jpg"/></div><div>In the end, I continue to state that I simply love this Fair. It is bold! Never afraid to show artist with talent, even if sometimes they are still not very know from the public in general. It doesn’t matter how old you are, your nationality, how many people know your work. The important things are: be in love with contemporary jewellery and talented!</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Interview @ Pontos de Vista</title><description><![CDATA[This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by a Portuguese Magazine, called Pontos de Vista, which belongs to the Newspaper "Público". If you want to know more about me, my work and my inspirations, just take a look at the article.<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_c21dd413252e487dbff2a7988f99e893%7Emv2_d_2429_3425_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_626%2Ch_883/0ad2a0_c21dd413252e487dbff2a7988f99e893%7Emv2_d_2429_3425_s_4_2.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/05/24/Interview-Pontos-de-Vista-1</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/05/24/Interview-Pontos-de-Vista-1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 09:14:22 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div>This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by a Portuguese Magazine, called Pontos de Vista, which belongs to the Newspaper &quot;Público&quot;.</div><div>If you want to know more about me, my work and my inspirations, just take a look at the article. </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_c21dd413252e487dbff2a7988f99e893~mv2_d_2429_3425_s_4_2.jpg"/></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Meshu // When jewellery reflects YOUR places</title><description><![CDATA[Remember that nice trip you did last year? The cities that surprised you? The squares, streets, buildings where you run into people who amazed you? Do you recall the places where you accidently met those who make part of your life? Remember the best restaurants with the most incredible food? The most wonderful museums you’ve been into? The greatest architecture landmarks you have set foot in?What if you could tell that story through a jewellery pieces? I mean, imagine if your new jewellery piece<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b82d20da72494b49be2746381823f616.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/03/08/Meshu-When-jewellery-reflects-YOUR-places</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/03/08/Meshu-When-jewellery-reflects-YOUR-places</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:04:06 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b82d20da72494b49be2746381823f616.jpg"/><div>Remember that nice trip you did last year? The cities that surprised you? The squares, streets, buildings where you run into people who amazed you? Do you recall the places where you accidently met those who make part of your life? Remember the best restaurants with the most incredible food? The most wonderful museums you’ve been into? The greatest architecture landmarks you have set foot in?</div><div>What if you could tell that story through a jewellery pieces? I mean, imagine if your new jewellery piece could reflect those places that are important to you. Would that be amazing?</div><div>Well, that's<a href="https://meshu.io">Meshu</a>idea and I am in love with it. Their concept is quite simple: you name the places that are important to you; they make a necklace, ring, earring or a print out of it.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d77a59b0755a413a9258cc2fa8d67537.jpg"/><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d0cb9786b69d4e818f219177a6a3c8fe.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ee0db28066244e8f990d317f0504f886.png"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_342613e41b324972a2016d7b3df54891.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_6721c067c0654f0493df905a2092df84.jpg"/></div><div>Photo credits II<a href="https://meshu.io">Meshu Design</a></div><div>Besides being minimalist and geometric pieces (which you all know I absolutely adore), it is very special as it is custom-made for the client. It is not the story of the jeweler who is at steak here, is story of the person who buys and wears it! These pieces represent places; therefore, they breathe urbanism and architecture. But above all, they are poetic. They symbolize living moments and someone’s history. It is like they secretly let every body see your own beautiful mementos! How cool is that?</div><div>Take a look at Meshu's <a href="https://meshu.io">Website</a> and if you like the idea of sharing your stories, travels and important places through objects, see also te other projects from the same designers: <a href="http://monochome.com">Monochome</a> and <a href="https://treknotes.co">TrekNotes</a>.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_a6af752396514048843670e57cfdd166.jpg"/></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Jewellery and Architecture // Tincallab challenge</title><description><![CDATA[One of the little pleasures life can give you, is the chance to meet great people with whom you have an immediate affinity. This is what happened when I met Ana Pina and Telma Oliveira, two architects who, just like me, in the past years have been surrendered to the wonders of contemporary jewellery. They have opened an interesting space in my hometown called TincalLab. Here you can breath the love for contemporary jewellery. It is a workshop, a co-working space for jewellers and a residence for<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_7a5bec4a10c04d758863747377e80a6f.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/03/01/Jewellery-and-Architecture-Tincallab-challenge</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/03/01/Jewellery-and-Architecture-Tincallab-challenge</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:16:58 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div>One of the little pleasures life can give you, is the chance to meet great people with whom you have an immediate affinity. This is what happened when I met <a href="http://anapina.com">Ana Pina</a> and <a href="http://www.wek.pt">Telma Oliveira</a>, two architects who, just like me, in the past years have been surrendered to the wonders of contemporary jewellery.</div><div>They have opened an interesting space in my hometown called <a href="http://tincallab.tictail.com">TincalLab</a>. Here you can breath the love for contemporary jewellery. It is a workshop, a co-working space for jewellers and a residence for events that are related to art jewellery.</div><div>Unfortunately, we do not find this kind of places very often so it is with a great pleasure that today I let you know about this first floor studio which, step by step, is managing to win its place in the jewellery community.</div><div>The latest challenge they have organized was entitled: Jewellery and Architecture.</div><div>Thirty authors from different corner of the world have accepted it and the result was an exposition with very exciting and one of a kind pieces.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_7a5bec4a10c04d758863747377e80a6f.jpg"/><div>Actually, what I found the most interesting was to see how distinctively the artists faced this challenged. Some used architecture and architects as a reference or inspiration source. You look at their pieces and you might grasp streets, buildings, facades, detail... Consequently, these collection have structure, geometry and very often clean lines.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2f71754b501a45c1ab6c24f2769fe912.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_30d53f630dd3493ebb5e2456b6fbccb2.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_a4324d29467e48be8758a0c3c1d3d508.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_24d62c066d1146c9a382572ef5b0b69e.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_af004c0025c94562abfa02ab3e634503.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_5921596cdf9d4b30b18e3eaeb16e3957.jpg"/></div><div>Copy right by:</div><div><a href="http://anapina.com">Ana Pina</a> II <a href="http://www.calepinage-bijoux.com">Calepinage</a></div><div><a href="http://www.estherkwok.com">Esther Kwok</a><a href="http://www.estherkwok.com">II</a><a href="http://www.mater-jewellery.com">Mater</a></div><div><a href="http://www.vasiapachi.com">Vasia Pachi</a><div> II Camilla Mileto</div></div><div>Then, it seemed like drawing showed up through jewellery! You find some elements like , for instance, lines, patterns and textures which are played in order to achieve beautiful necklaces, rings, bracelets or earrings. Also, the 3D printing technique is not left behind, showing some of its potential in the production of very exciting work.</div><div>Moreover, I found remarkable to see an exposition where next to sterling silver or brass you run into aluminium foam, stainless steel or even polylactide, </div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_dfab47db0a1a43448cb025dabb504b60.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_470e0b2475204683973f89ea2004823e.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_28fc5b5a5c0c4a1e8fec8c862528ea02.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_0fdf786342e043b6a5e2fba184818f2f.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_482f16b7b4b94167a899c416adffccf1.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_243cf8eff731434c85ac3d75df4859ea.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_36a3e45e1ef2426386244d311bb11b29.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_eeb0b733f4a74c38895183dfad7d0c60.jpg"/></div><div>Copy right by:</div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/saramaria.art">Sara Maria</a> II <a href="http://www.ritacarrega.com">Rita Carrega</a></div><div><a href="http://www.bokylee.com">Boky Lee</a><a href="http://www.estherkwok.com">II</a><a href="http://www.annavlahos.com">Anna Vlahos</a></div><div><a href="http://susanateixeira.pt">Susana Teixeira</a><div> II <a href="http://lafier.net">Fernanda Barba</a></div></div><div><a href="http://www.dovilebernadisiute.com">Dovilè Bernadisiuté</a><a href="http://www.dovilebernadisiute.com"></a>II <a href="http://www.wek.pt">Telma Oliveira</a></div><div>Of course that when you put architecture and jewellery together, very often, the scale is challenge. As a result, planfloors and section becoming necklaces or roof tiles becoming part of a brooch,</div><div>And then you have the delightful “story tellers”. These collections disclose some of their authors’ dreams, life moments, feelings regarding architecture and its symbolic role. It’s like the jewelers allows you to get a little closer to their inner intimate thoughts about it. </div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d096cb2971f04f06a88ccb98f4967d2a.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e10d3c0daa0b46b1afae9cca81208f9a.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e2ec586b01a144619de7276cdc488033.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_49923489f6cc4c4ab9a25e3b42ecc51e.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_312672205bad4b9d817b9c413749c6d1.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b5fc320a784b4823b10f4711c237ff45.jpg"/></div><div>Copy right by:</div><div><a href="http://thjane.blogspot.ch">Teresa e Helena Jané</a> II <a href="http://www.ritacarrega.com">Marta Herradura</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/silverliningpt">Silver Lining</a><a href="http://www.estherkwok.com">II</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mercè-Llopis-Freixas-mmans-1419836711570103/">Mercè Llopis Freixas</a></div><div><a href="http://www.teresadantas.com">Teresa Dantas</a><div> II <a href="http://cargocollective.com/aureapraga">Áurea Praga</a></div></div><div>I must confess I was really impressed by the pieces presented at this small exhibition and you should definitely take a look at <a href="http://tincallab.com/challenge.html">TincalLab</a>'s site, to see all the jewellery pieces presented and get to know their authors.</div><div>And here is the good news: some these pieces are still available online!!! So just take a look and tempt yourself!</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Intriguing Blue</title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, while wandering around Internet, I run into some beautiful jewellery, sculpture and architecture work, which I immediately PIN into my board “Blog Inspirations”. Yesterday, while reviewing it, I noticed a lot of them had something very specific in common: somewhere there was a STONG BLUE to which my attention was completely drawn! So I started wandering, why did that blue magnetize my unconscious? Then I remembered the Blue Feather (1948) from Alexander Calder... Even if the<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f085826bec034bb6a830ac55dade345e.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/02/02/Intriguing-Blue-Why</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/02/02/Intriguing-Blue-Why</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:15:19 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f085826bec034bb6a830ac55dade345e.jpg"/><div>A few days ago, while wandering around Internet, I run into some beautiful jewellery, sculpture and architecture work, which I immediately <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/anabjewelry">PIN</a> into my board<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/anabjewelry">“Blog Inspirations”.</a></div><div>Yesterday, while reviewing it, I noticed a lot of them had something very specific in common: somewhere there was a STONG BLUE to which my attention was completely drawn! So I started wandering, why did that blue magnetize my unconscious? </div><div>Then I remembered the Blue Feather (1948) from Alexander Calder... Even if the entire piece amazes you, it’s like your eyes always come back to that blue body. You cannot resist it! </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_22dee72b3a11450495e626113fadbc42.jpg"/><div>Blue Feather (1948) II Photo credit:Calder Foundation , <a href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/alexander-calder-blue-feather">Artsynet</a></div><div>So my question stands: why this fascination for blue?</div><div>Empirically, my first answer was kind of childish: blue reminds me of ocean and sky and consequently I associate it to infinity, purity, heaven, suspense and even hope. But then, not entirely convinced by my answer, I decided to do a little research and see what others have to say about this intriguing color.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fa985b235fca444491e0bcfa1b7ac9b4.jpg"/><div><a href="http://www.designboom.com/architecture/venice-architecture-biennale-2010-preview-suh-architects-do-ho-suh/">Do Ho Suh Blueprint</a> (2010) II Venice Architecture Biennale </div><div>IIPhoto credit: Ana Bragança</div><div><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/06/08/true-blue/">I learnt a few interesting things. For instance, did</a><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/06/08/true-blue/">you know that the word “blue” did not exist in ancients cultures expect in the Egyptian? Or, were you aware that, for ages, blue was so expensive to produce that was considered a wealthy color? Or even that in The Renaissance people referred to blue as “ultramarine”?</a></div><div><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/06/08/true-blue/">Its history is delightful, and if you fell like reading some articles that talk about it, and inclusively explain why blue has been more valorized in modern times, here are some websites:</a><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/06/08/true-blue/">True Blue</a>, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/17/colour-blue-rich-divine-ancient-egyptians-virgin-mary">Why blue is the costliest colour</a>; <a href="http://www.artinsociety.com/egyptian-blue-the-colour-of-technology.html">The colour of Technolofy Egyptiona Blue</a>.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4c5695f633a54aafa826aec11e749b08.jpg"/><div>Instalation by <a href="http://www.varini.org">Felice Varini</a>II Orangerie du chateau de Versailles (2006) II</div><div>II Photo credit: Ana Bragança</div><div>Of course that then there are the emotions that each colour transmits, as it affects us in a physiological and psychological way. For instance, Le Corbusier used to say that colour stimulates our senses, so he used to assign colour to &quot;specific functions: to enhance the perception of depth or weight, to create inviting atmospheres, to create unity, among others. (…) For Le Corbusier, color selection was a material-based, functional consideration.&quot;(1) It might seem paradoxal, but he used to paint a room with this colour to give it light; as it vibrates in the shadow. Moreover, he often reinforced the power of blue by contrasting it with other colors like red or white. </div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e0341455c9b84f29be4e3ede83fc24f2.jpg"/><div> Pic 1. <div>Room in Villa Savoye (1928), Le Corbusier II Photo credit by: <a href="http://elledecoration.co.za/le-corbusiers-colours/">ELLE Decoration Magazine</a></div></div><div>Pic2. Le Corbusier's Apartment in Paris II Photo credit by: <a href="http://architizer.com/blog/now-you-can-tour-le-corbusiers-apartment-and-studio/">Architeizer</a></div><div>So, ultimately, when I re-look at my jewellery inspiration pics, somehow I link them to these &quot;architectural lessons”. For example, take a look at the jewellery pieces from the Emptiness Collection of <div><a href="http://burcusulek.com">Burcu S</a><a href="http://burcusulek.com">ü</a><a href="http://burcusulek.com">lek</a></div>or from the In and Out Collectionof<a href="http://www.cleopatracosulet.ro/en/">Cleopatra Cosulet.</a><a href="http://burcusulek.com"></a>First of all, the deep blue definitely elicits strong emotions. It gives their work character, presence and in the end each piece is a strong statement. Moreover, this specific blue helps to enhance their jewellery pieces's form, either organic or sharp. And the outcome of the contrast between these blue bodies and the metal tones is just exquisite!!!</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_a2a5e5b06eb7425bb46a53880703538c.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_9e5a843f29d84849ba4908029c2405fd.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_58ba0a3faef849afba1cc6a4cc329069.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_bd6f702f330b48069ab5452cdf798066.jpg"/></div><div> Photos credit II <a href="http://burcusulek.com">Burcu Sülek</a><a href="http://burcusulek.com">; Emptiness Collection</a></div><div>II Burcu Sülek instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/burcusulekjewelry/">@burcusulekjewelry</a>II</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8042d7a73eb14f50a12de804d3489b52.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_405129f847914ae0b0d96b45e8ce1854.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_8bd5e227a46849788ad826242939c39f.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fe0e1ab8bf77427a9cada6c347acfa18.jpg"/></div><div> Photos credit II<a href="http://www.cleopatracosulet.ro/en/in-and-out-collection/">Cleopatra Cosulet</a> ; In and out collection</div><div>II Cleopatra Cosulet instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cleopatracosulet/">@cleopatracosulet</a>II</div><div>I cannot end this post without showing you, once again, some exemples of my favorite jeweller: Michael Becker. As Joanna Hardy explained:</div><div>&quot;Recently, Becker has begun to use primary colours in his work and to investigate their relationship with gold and the play of light. (...) Becker uses blocks of colour in the manner of a sculptor , taking rough lapis lazuli and setting in within articulationg links to form a bracelet or neckalce&quot;(2) For me, these pieces are flawless! I have no other word than: Splendid!</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_34ab4d2c15444f308125e9357bea6d41.jpg"/><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b2125513e6fe47ce955f51c3c8e4b2a1.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_650096cbc28f473ebe5c04828e796940.jpg"/></div><div>Photos credit II<a href="http://www.cleopatracosulet.ro/en/in-and-out-collection/"></a><a href="http://www.beckermichael.de/New_Jewlery/index.html">Michael Becker Schmuck</a></div><div>Of course that I also have to mention the intriguing International Klein Blue. It fascinates me... But just look at the picture of the <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artwork/2197">Blue Sponge</a><a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artwork/2197">(1959)</a>of Yves Klein and answer me:</div><div>HOW CAN YOU NOT BE IN LOVE WITH IT?</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4272cac431b841fb831019b23cdb7c1d.jpg"/><div>Blue Sponge (1959) II Yves Klein II Photo credit: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Gift, Mrs. Andrew P. Fuller, 1964</div><div>(1) <a href="http://www.ktcolor.ch/product/pdf-Forschungsberichte/ktCOLOR_Le%20Corbusier's%20Color%20Concepts.pdf">&quot;Le Corbusier’s Color Concepts&quot; by Ktcolor</a></div><div>(2) HARDY, Joanna (2012), &quot;Collect Contemporary Jewelry&quot;, Thames&amp;Hudson, pp34.</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Jewellery confessions</title><description><![CDATA[Very often, I wonder if my jewellery pieces could speak, what would they tell us? What kind of feelings they would express? what would they dream of? What am I? They call me a “brooch”. The dictionary says I am an ornament, which has a pin at the back for passing through the clothing. Well, it is true but I believe I am more than that!!! I am an idea. I am a concept, a project, a message, a structure, a material. I’m even the echo of my designer’s background, intensions, and strong feelings. But<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f39804cb7c5c4749bf3a8b1c5e5bafee.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/02/12/Jewellery-confessions</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/02/12/Jewellery-confessions</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:01:32 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f39804cb7c5c4749bf3a8b1c5e5bafee.jpg"/><div>Very often, I wonder if my jewellery pieces could speak, what would they tell us? What kind of feelings they would express? what would they dream of? </div><div>What am I?</div><div>They call me a “brooch”. The dictionary says I am an ornament, which has a pin at the back for passing through the clothing. Well, it is true but I believe I am more than that!!!</div><div>I am an idea. I am a concept, a project, a message, a structure, a material. I’m even the echo of my designer’s background, intensions, and strong feelings. But do people see all this when they look at me?</div><div>There are different kinds of people: those who see me; those who look but don’t see me; and those who simply ignore my existence as they are looking for something else. My favorite ones, of course, are those who stare at me. In those moments, I fell intimidated but proud at the same time, cause I got their attention for more than 5 seconds. Do you know what I mean? They are staring at me and not at these jewellery fellows who are standing right next to me.</div><div>Sometimes these humans are even bold enough to pick me and do what they call “try it on”. Those are the rare moments I can see my reflection on the mirror. I see my geometric shape, my clean and straight lines, my sharp design, my textures, my shinning… I even see my designer and her story!</div><div>In the meanwhile, these people talk about me and use terms like contemporary, minimalist, architectural. But am I really all that? Are these definitions the most important about me? Maybe they are! Maybe they aren’t… One thing is for sure, I look at the mirror and I dream. I wonder if this is the moment I will start exploring a new world, with a new person who finally seems to perceive that I am more than a dictionary definition or complicated terms.</div><div>So what am I?</div><div>I am a story. A story who has been told by a designer and now urge to enrich its plot with someone who shall call me “mine”. This is my wanderlust.</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Michael Becker exposition// The Architecture of Light</title><description><![CDATA[The Architecture of Light II Video credits by: Alternative Galleries II For me, Michael Becker is like the God of contemporary jewellery design. I simply love his work so, of course, I had to mention the german jewellery designer on one of my first posts! Check out this video from his exposition "The Architecture of Light", at the Alternative Galleries. His pieces are breathtaking! He manages to achieve purity of form, plays with perspectives and structures, triumphs with the most perfect<img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/-NRO-IcH_5k/mqdefault.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/1/27/The-Architecture-of-Light</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/1/27/The-Architecture-of-Light</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:59:18 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-NRO-IcH_5k"/><div>The Architecture of Light II Video credits by: <a href="http://www.alternatives.it/2011/item/43-michael-becker.html">Alternative Galleries</a> II</div><div>For me, <a href="http://www.beckermichael.de">Michael Becker</a>is like the God of contemporary jewellery design. I simply love his work so, of course, I had to mention the german jewellery designer on one of my first posts!</div><div>Check out this video from his exposition &quot;The Architecture of Light&quot;, at the Alternative Galleries. His pieces are breathtaking! </div><div>He manages to achieve purity of form, plays with perspectives and structures, triumphs with the most perfect geometric designs. And then, as you will see, he constantly plays with reflections of light; each viewpoint has a different reflection, and consequently you have an altered perception of the piece. </div><div>To know more about Michael Becker take a look at his<a href="http://www.beckermichael.de">website.</a> About this exposition check <a href="http://www.alternatives.it/2011/item/43-michael-becker.html">Alternative Galleries website.</a></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Syn Apeiro // Hellas' surprise</title><description><![CDATA[My first post talks about a jewellery laboratory & shop that I run into when I was living in Athens, Greece. It is called Syn Apeiro. I remember I had I french friend visiting and I have decided to show her the area of Gazi - a bohemian part of Athens, where you can find art displays and galleries, alternative shops, cool restaurants and bars. We were both architects, so I knew this kind of neighborhood would please her. While we were wondering around, I perceive a small contemporary jewellery<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_9b1b85fe23234a13831781ba68757d5e.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/1/26/Sem-t%C3%ADtulo</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/1/26/Sem-t%C3%ADtulo</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:16:29 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_9b1b85fe23234a13831781ba68757d5e.jpg"/><div>My first post talks about a jewellery laboratory &amp; shop that I run into when I was living in Athens, Greece. It is called Syn Apeiro.</div><div>I remember I had I french friend visiting and I have decided to show her the area of Gazi - a bohemian part of Athens, where you can find art displays and galleries, alternative shops, cool restaurants and bars. We were both architects, so I knew this kind of neighborhood would please her.</div><div>While we were wondering around, I perceive a small contemporary jewellery shop. In display, a collection called &quot;Maps of my Life&quot;. Urbanism and jewellery came together and, as an architect, I simply loved it!</div><div>Once we got in, we met Kalliopi Andrikopoulou (the jewellery designer) and Katerina Latoufi (also an architect, who is responsible for the design courses in the jewellery seminars). At the time, the jeweler explained us more about her collections, perceptions and jewellery researches. I immediately sympathized with both of them and simply could not take my eyes off those &quot;Maps&quot; !<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_6dd3bac6db21421b9404127725e4dca6.jpg"/></div><div>These pieces had everything I loved. They were minimalist, geometric, they played with perspective, scales and proportions. But above all, I found them poetic.</div><div>The streets we pass through every day make part of our history, our path and even our identity. Sometimes we do not recall its name, but for sure we all remember how is the street where we were born, went to school, got our first job or even fallen in love… So, for me, this collection symbolized, not only locations in a map, but also living moments and stories. Kalliopi had managed to have architecture, urbanism, poetry and jewellery, all in one piece. This amazed me.</div><div>I met a great jeweler by chance and the direction of my path changed.</div><div>The following week, I enrolled into the Syn Apeiro's jewellery workshops, having Kalliopi has my teacher. She taught me the basic jewellery techniques but, above all, that all our creations need to have a story to tell, a meaning, otherwise they might be incomplete.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_086ecb0fbdee474395e814c5a6e886c5.jpg"/><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4b1edde103534d8c87d80ffac3070982.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_96baecc3a2a548cfa7e5330735bfa299.jpg"/></div><div>Maps of my Life, Syn Apeiro by Kalliopi Andrikopoulou Drossia <div>II All image credits: Syn Apeiro</div>.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_4271691382f8414d962da986c83c44cd.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_f4119950ed9548ce90587f240e25b9b7.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_9c4922356c6a4b0199837b3c1853ea2d.jpg"/></div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_0b762ab697444721b782602eb4a93cb3.jpg"/><div>Jewellery pieces by Kalliopi Andrikopoulou <div>II All image credits: Syn Apeiro</div>.</div><div>It has been 3 years since I first met them, and since then, Syn Apeiro has been more and more active and a reference to greek's contemporary jewellery. They continue their jewellery seminars, now with a different structure: 3 year course. Here are some pictures of the projects developed by the students who attended Katerina Latoufi’s design seminar. It’s incredible how we can find resemblances between architecture and jewellery creative process like, for instance, both use sketches, detail drawing and even models to accurate the final piece's design.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e333def50de240ea99be5bd41226b20a.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b507babac12a4eebaec84392cfb1d62a.jpg"/><div>Works develloped by students II Design Course <div>II All image credits: Syn Apeiro</div>.</div><div>So, if you go to Athens, do not forget to visit Syn Apeiro. If not, you shall find them this year on <a href="http://www.ihm-handwerk-design.com">Schmuck 2016</a>, in Munich.</div><div>To see more about SynApeiro, do not forget to check its <a href="http://www.synapeiro.gr/">website</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SynApeiro/photos_stream">facebook page</a>.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ec3933d901c34de7b103ecea0d687488.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_7ae197694f93491eb1d3cc2769bf5ac9.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_5d84336339ad4472bc92ae505458aac0.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_380fd08354a2410296baa73bdede8d9f.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_67bca56b94424b249a397c198a75bc6d.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_e540e965432c475793ae577d8d47d4ca.jpg"/></div><div>Works develloped by students who attended the Jewellery Seminiars between 2014-2015 <div>II All image credits: Syn Apeiro</div>.</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The beginning of a blog</title><description><![CDATA[Today is the day: I am starting my own blog! Like millions of people out there, I have decided to start writing and sharing, on the one hand, my projects, confessions, thoughts and questions and on the other hand, my inspirations like the articles I like, the work of jewelers I love, the artists who impress me.Why should I keep it all for myself? Isn't it much more interesting if I create a platform where I can share it with you an eventually receive your feedback? So to begin with, I have to<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d1f093f4c1fd4791ab0f0c85cf72e19a.png"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/01/21/The-beginning-of-a-blog</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/01/21/The-beginning-of-a-blog</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:51:07 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_d1f093f4c1fd4791ab0f0c85cf72e19a.png"/><div>Today is the day: I am starting my own blog!</div><div>Like millions of people out there, I have decided to start writing and sharing, on the one hand, my projects, confessions, thoughts and questions and on the other hand, my inspirations like the articles I like, the work of jewelers I love, the artists who impress me.</div><div>Why should I keep it all for myself? Isn't it much more interesting if I create a platform where I can share it with you an eventually receive your feedback?</div><div>So to begin with, I have to establish some boundaries. Nowadays the universe of contemporary jewellery is so vast that without limits I might get lost…</div><div>Therefore, my rule is: all the posts I will share will have to, somehow, talk about <div>Jewellery &amp; Architecture.</div> It may be how one influences the other; the techniques and design processes they might share; about former architects who now are jewelers or vice-versa... Who know? But this is my rule!</div><div>You might ask why Jewellery &amp; Architecture. Well, the main and obvious reason is that I am a former architect who recently has decided to concentrate exclusively on her passion: jewellery design. Consequently, these two art fields make part of my life, my work, my everyday. But also because I have noticed that often it is very easy to find articles that talk about these two fields, but not blogs who concentrate their content exclusively on them.</div><div>Who knows how long this blog will last? But one thing is for sure; if you are reading it right now it means that you and I have something in common! That, for me, is already a very good sign!</div><div>So let's keep in touch. Text me, write me about your ideas, you can even submit your work! I will be glad to share it on my blog. Just remember: <div>Jewellery &amp; Architecture.</div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Ana Bragança @ AUTOR14</title><description><![CDATA[It was with an enormous pleasure that I took part of the 14th International Contemporary Jewellery Fair AUTOR, in Bucharest. There were more than 70 designers selected to present their collection, coming from five different continents, and I can tell you that each autor presented and exposed a singular and unique jewellery statement. I use the word “statement” because, each one of us, in our own way, had a strong collection, message or story to tell. I believe this is what I makes AUTOR such a<img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fde4fcd9806447cfa4904ea47e33e631.jpg"/>]]></description><link>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/1/28/Ana-Bragan%C3%A7a-AUTOR14</link><guid>https://www.anabragancajewellery.com/single-post/2016/1/28/Ana-Bragan%C3%A7a-AUTOR14</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2015 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_fde4fcd9806447cfa4904ea47e33e631.jpg"/><div>It was with an enormous pleasure that I took part of the <a href="http://www.dautor.ro/en/14th-edition-get-ready-here-come-the-authors/">14th International Contemporary Jewellery Fair AUTOR</a>, in Bucharest.</div><div>There were more than 70 designers selected to present their collection, coming from five different continents, and I can tell you that each autor presented and exposed a singular and unique jewellery statement. I use the word “statement” because, each one of us, in our own way, had a strong collection, message or story to tell. I believe this is what I makes <a href="http://www.dautor.ro/en/">AUTOR</a> such a dazzling jewellery fair.</div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_bde8e837fadd455c8bca7a7bf140fb0e.jpg"/><div>II Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.dautor.ro/en/">www.dautor.ro</a>II</div><div>The collection I have presented at AUTOR14, like always, was very influenced by my architectural background. I took advantage of basic shapes and forms to achieve clean designs.</div><div>Besides, all my jewellery was handmade and in sterling silver. Yet, note that I am not interested in the material preciousness of my pieces but rather on the impact of its clean design and shape and with silver - its reflections, colours and even touch - I manage to obtain the delicacy and elegance to balance with my sharp designs.</div><div>In the end, it is clear that my collection reflects my persistent attempt to produce minimal jewellery pieces, where there is no space for excess, only beauty.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_2322dc833853413ca07e7caca9fde77e.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_ff785b0d3553457eb176c2d0abe265f3.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_7c9604a8c16e456099c67a983c2c13fa.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_1f525c8d73f44bf086a91b0d4bc55642.jpg"/></div><div>II Photo Credit: ana bragança II</div><div>Autor expects quality, originality, new styles and concepts but above all I left with the feeling that, as long as you have a good story/statement to tell, Autor will give you the opportunity to show your work.</div><div>They are dared, not snob! </div><div>Their goal is to show new views of contemporary jewellery design and I have to say that the atmosphere you live during those 2 days is amazing.</div><div><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_b5d7ce7d08bd49c0b90751b15a198d09.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_101369eb32e741a68a073a32ff0cd59e.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_146a19b2872748b2b2977e377d9f7056.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_bf2ecbcea88f4396a7294a4b1920d626.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_52d4a48ec1c34eda8a24e0e47873f5b7.jpg"/><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ad2a0_1a65ff7092ad4b55be11a10d9cffa777.jpg"/></div><div>II Photo Credit: www.ionutdobre.ro II</div><div>To know more about AUTOR, its fairs and magazine, visit their <a href="http://www.dautor.ro/en/">website</a> ! It is really worth it!</div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>