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Fabrice Schaefer

Solid titanium armatures – strong, dark and mysterious – dappled with patches of light. The hidden patterns of the skeletal structures are outlined by the membrane-like speckles of shimmering gold or silver, in a coalescing of layered metals.

The new work of Geneva jewellery designer Fabrice Schaefer plays on opposites. Material contrasts between sturdy titanium and ductile gold or silver, between color and surface, shape and volume. These strong and suggestive pieces are a tribute to the forces of nature.

Fabrice Schaefer is professor in jewellery design at the Geneva school of art and design.