GLUE/GLOSSY at Sieraad

With the project GLUE/GLOSSY, students and lecturers of the Jewellery Department of St Lucas University College of Art & Design Antwerp wish to ensure that art jewellery occupies a more prominent place in our everyday lives. Pictures of jewellery designed by students were printed on stickers which were then used to dress up the men and women shown in magazines.

It emerges out of past research projects by the department that jewellery made by artists needs a lot of time to reach a wide audience. This contrasts with accessories designed by hip labels and is in fact virtually unavoidable when you consider that the media only show examples of classical and fashion jewellery. As young jewellery designers, we believe that repeated exposure to new ‘examples’ in the media will lead to greater awareness of art jewellery and will strongly influence its acceptance. Taking a playful approach, GLUE/GLOSSY aims to promote art jewellery as something natural to wear.

With work by Robin De Hous, Amélie Eder, Jelissa Alfaro Ponce, Lisa Van der Sande, Kathleen De Bock, Hervée Darmont, Ashly Arnouts, Ayla Kellens, Elise Geers, Charlotte Van de Velde, Cleo Loos, Laurien Cauwenberg, Margot Claeys, Robert Van Heek, Sandra Buyck, Saskia Van der Gucht, Shana Teugels, Tibby De Volder, Valérie Tjantele, Octave Vandeweghe, Feliz Lathouwers, Niels Van de Wouwer.