Published: 16.03.2017
Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School
- Mail:
- info
alchimia.it
- Phone:
- +39 055 223218
- Management:
- Lucia Massei
DEADLINE: 25/06/2017

A piece of jewellery is always an ornament, but an ornament is not always a piece of jewellery.
Artist list
Evert NijlandThe ornament is a very rich and complex cultural phenomenon. The need for decoration and ornamentation has always been an essential part of mankind, from the earliest civilizations until the present day. The ornament is present in every discipline of the Arts, and closely related to the world of jewellery, in which the need to decorate the body forms the main reason for its existence. A piece of jewellery is always an ornament, but an ornament is not always a piece of jewellery.
The ornament can have a symbolic, aesthetic or social function since there is an intimate relation between ornaments and the way people express their life. Feelings of joy, lust and grieve are all materialized in ornaments.
Although being attacked for the first time in history in the early 20th century by the architect Adolf Loos and by the philosophy of the modernists, the ornament clearly survived and has now proven to be a subject for contemporary developments in both Fine Art and Design.
During the course the students will investigate the origin of the ornament, it’s meaning and full potency. The students will be encouraged to connect the world of jewellery with other disciplines, and to search for a relation between the past and the present. Through short exercises and assignments, both individual talks and group discussions the students will develop a personal and contemporary vision on the ornament which will have to result in finished pieces.
I strongly believe every student has to become aware of the relation between the mind, the heart and the belly during the creative process. To form a strong and personal vision, concentration and deepening is necessary. During the workshop the students will be challenged to go the whole way with an idea, to stretch it as far as it can go.
/ Evert Nijland
Dates and price
Dates: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pmPrice: 1.000 € + 22% VAT.
Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School
- Mail:
- info
alchimia.it
- Phone:
- +39 055 223218
- Management:
- Lucia Massei
DEADLINE: 25/06/2017
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