Traditional and Contemporary Techniques by Anastasia Young

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Anastasia Young

The three different techniques about stone settings can be adapted and combined in jewellery by adding visual interest and color to them. The program has been designed to help students gain more confidence in their stone settings, improve their finishing skills and to learn about the suitability of stones for specific setting styles.


Conditions:
Jewellery professionals and students, sculpture artists and students. No prior technical knowledge of jewellery is necessary.
Dates: 26th of October - 29th of October
Duration: 4 full days (28 academic hours)
Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Language: Basic English.
Certificate: WE WALKA certificate will be delivered.

For more information and registration write to escuela@walka.com.


About Anastasia Young (England).
Designer, jewellery , teacher and author of several jewellery techniques and design books. She is a visiting professor for the second time at WE WALKA School. She graduated in Jewelry Design with Honors from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, and obtained her Master's Degree in Jewelry at the Royal College of Art, both in London, UK. She teaches Jewelery Design at Central Saint Martins and dictates the setting course of the same institution.
Young has written the most consulted books about jewellery technique worldwide and they have been translated into several languages. Among her publications: The Jewelery Materials Sourcebook (A & C Black, 2008); The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques (Thames & Hudson, 2010); and The Guide to Gemstone Settings (A & C Black, 2012).
Young has been a consultant for the famous SWAROVSKI stone and jewellery brand.
She has received the following awards: Holts Jewelery and Design Awards Runner Up, 2005; Craftsmanship and Design Awards, 2005; The Royal Mint Medal Competition, ESG Robinson Charitable Trust Award, 2004; Goldsmiths Precious Metal Bursary, 2004 and The William Atkinson Scholarship, 2000.