Barbara Uderzo
Jeweller
Published: 23.11.2017
uderzo-designer.itBrooch: Astigmatic Piglet Gemologist, 2017
Plastic (fluorescent plastic piglet), 14 Kt gold (glasses), crystal, stainless steel
7.7 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Photo by: Barbara Uderzo
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Barbara Uderzo working in her studio in Creazzo (Vicenza), Photo by Monica Spinazzè.
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Manufacturing stages of a brooch, Photo by Monica Spinazzè .
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Manufacturing stages of a brooch, Photo by Monica Spinazzè .
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Manufacturing stages of a brooch, Photo by Monica Spinazzè .
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Manufacturing stages of a brooch, Photo by Monica Spinazzè .
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Ring: BLOB “salami sandwich”, 2014
Silver, various plastics, white coral, crystal, resin.
4.2 x 4.3 x 4.7 cm
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Ring: BLOB “salami sandwich”, 2014
Silver, various plastics, white coral, crystal, resin.
4.2 x 4.3 x 4.7 cm
On model.
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Ring: BLOB “salami sandwich”, 2014
Silver, various plastics, white coral, crystal, resin.
4.2 x 4.3 x 4.7 cm
On model.
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Ring: BLOB “roses and box”, 2015
Silver, “Carletto” objet trouvé, various plastics, freshwater pearl, coral, crystals, coin, zampa magnetica, magnetic paw, fiche.
6.5 x 5.1 x 8.3 cm
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Ring: BLOB “roses and box”, 2015
Silver, “Carletto” objet trouvé, various plastics, freshwater pearl, coral, crystals, coin, zampa magnetica, magnetic paw, fiche.
6.5 x 5.1 x 8.3 cm
On model.
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Ring: BLOB “bird”, 2017
Silver, various plastics, bird (glass), crystal.
4.3 X 3.5 x 5.5 cm
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Ring: BLOB “bird”, 2017
Silver, various plastics, bird (glass), crystal.
4.3 X 3.5 x 5.5 cm
On model.
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Ring: BLOB “Amber”, 2015
Silver, various plastics, freshwater pearl, rope, amber.
4 x 5.6 x 6.4 cm
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Ring: BLOB “Amber”, 2015
Silver, various plastics, freshwater pearl, rope, amber.
4 x 5.6 x 6.4 cm
On model.
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Ring: BLOB, “monster, 2015
Silver, various plastics, crystal, magnetic paw, pure gold leaf.
4 x 5.6 x 6.4 cm
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Ring: BLOB, “monster, 2015
Silver, various plastics, crystal, magnetic paw, pure gold leaf.
4 x 5.6 x 6.4 cm
On model.
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Ring: BLOB “martian”, 2013
Silver, various plastics, crystal, game dice.
5 x 3.5 x 5.6 cm
Photo by: S. Maraboli e M. Lavarda
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Ring: BLOB “martian”, 2013
Silver, various plastics, crystal, game dice.
5 x 3.5 x 5.6 cm
Photo by: S. Maraboli e M. Lavarda
On model
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Ring: Blob, 2012
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, glass, campari cap, magnetic arrow, fiche
5.6x4.8x5 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Barbara UderzoRing: Blob, 2012
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, glass, campari cap, magnetic arrow, fiche
5.6x4.8x5 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Ring: Blob, 2012
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, glass, white coral, carnelian
7.2x4x4.5 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Barbara UderzoRing: Blob (front view), 2013
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, carnelian
6.3x4.5x2.7 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Barbara UderzoRing: Blob (back view), 2013
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, carnelian
6.3x4.5x2.7 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Barbara UderzoRing: Blob, 2013
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, crystal, shells
6.9x4.8x2.8 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Ring: Blob, 2013
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, freshwater pearl, shell, porcelain
6.2x3.7x1.8 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Ring: Blob, 2013
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, glass, coral, shell, ceramic and resin
5x5.5x6 cm
Photo by Sergio Maraboli
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Barbara UderzoNecklace: Glucogioiello
Marshmallows
Barbara, Uderzo
Necklace: Glucogioiello
Marshmallows
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Necklace: Glucogioiello–candy chain
Marshmallows
Barbara, Uderzo
Necklace: Glucogioiello–candy chain
Marshmallows
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Barbara UderzoBrooch: Blob, 2008
Plastic, strass sphere, stainless steel
11,5 x 14 x 3,5 cm
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Ring: Blob, 2006
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, glass
7,3 x 5 x 2,7 cm
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Barbara UderzoRing: Blob rings -food, 1996
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, china, fluorescent plastic donut
4 x 3,3 x 1,6 cm
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, glass
3,6 x 3,4 x 1,7 cm
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, ancient glass
3,6 x 3 x 1,7 cm
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Barbara UderzoNecklace: Bijoux-Chocolat –Boules, 2004
Dark chocolate, pure gold foil
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Ring: Blob ring –incredible, sushi girl, 2008
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, vanadinite, found objects
4,3 x 6,4 x 4,1 cm
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Barbara UderzoPiece: Free.zero -nuage, 2004
Snow, rope
Necklace-object
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Barbara UderzoRing: Candycandle, 2000
Scented wax, silver, wick
ca. 5,5 x 15,6 x 2,6 cm
photo sequence about 2 hours
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Barbara UderzoRing: Candycandle, 2000
Scented wax, silver, wick
ca. 5,5 x 15,6 x 2,6 cm
photo sequence about 2 hours
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Ring: Candycandle, 2000
Scented wax, silver, wick
ca. 5,5 x 15,6 x 2,6 cm
photo sequence about 2 hours
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Ring: Succulent, 2007
Wood (ebony macassar), earth, turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus, conophytum
ca. 10 x 2,6 x 3 cm
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Barbara UderzoNecklace: Ondina infinita (wavelet chain), 2002
Silver (rhodium electroplating
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Barbara UderzoRing: Deinos, 2006
Silver electroforming (ruthenium electroplating)
2,9x 3,6 x 3,5 cm
5,9 x 2,4 x 4,9 cm
4,7 x 2,2 x 3,2 cm
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Necklace: Bigolì, 2006
Silver (ruthenium electroplating)
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Barbara UderzoRing: Mineralogica, 2003
Silver (rhodium electroplating), obsidian naturally sandblasted
2,7 x 4,7 x 2,6 cm
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Barbara UderzoNecklace: Glucogioiello –uno è vero, 2004
Pure liquorice, meteorite
Barbara, Uderzo
Necklace: Glucogioiello –uno è vero, 2004
Pure liquorice, meteorite
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Barbara UderzoRing: Snark, 1994
Electroforming, gold electroplating
3,9 x 5 x 1,8 cm
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Ring: Snark, 1996
Electroforming, gold electroplating
3,9 x 6,8 x 1,8 cm
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Barbara UderzoRing: Snark, 1996
Electroforming, gold electroplating
10,4 x 3,9 x 1,5 cm
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Barbara UderzoRing: Blob ring –incredible, destiny, 2008
Silver (rhodium electroplating), plastic, found objects
5,5 x 6,4 x 5,5 cm
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Ring: Splash, 2000
Silver electroforming (rhodium electroplating)
4,9 x 4,3 x 3,6 cm
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Barbara UderzoRing: Splash, 1999
Silver electroforming (rhodium electroplating)
7,9 x 5,8 x 3,7 cm
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Barbara UderzoRing: Splash, 2000
Silver electroforming (rhodium electroplating)
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Barbara UderzoRing: Succulent, 2002
Wood (walnut), earth, turbinicarpus alonsoi with flowery
10,6 x 2,8 x 2,8 cm
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Statement
Idea. I create objects to wear arising in particular from intuitions and ideas. My collections of rings, for instance, include the succulent rings - containing little plants to water, the blob rings - plastic entanglement withholding objets trouvés. Among the necklaces, instead, are the wavelet chains and the rockies chain, all in silver or the bijoux-chocolat - jewels made of chocolate.Materials. I make my jewels not only with precious metals but also and above all with materials like plastic, wood, paper, sugar…I like to work with raw materials, to reach an insight and to get hints from them to carry on further trials. I’m convinced that every material has its own identity and my aim is to discover it and reveal it.
Leitmotiv. The main theme of my search, the visible tie between all my jewels, is organicità, the magmatic character of material and the sensuousness of surfaces.
Humour. My work supposes engagement but involve also game and fun; often people say about my jewels that they are playful and ironic. The little mouse who peeps out from a brooch, the giant marshmallow necklaces, the image of Diabolik who seems to break out from a bracelet, the marabou's feather on a ring are just a few examples of this aspect of my jewels.
Ergonomics. The making of my jewels inspire me to create ornaments to wear; although exuberant in forms and dimensions, they take into account wearability, they consider evaluating weights and balances against human morphology (incredible blob rings, deinos rings, bigolì…).
Mutation. I have tried to explored different paths, creating for instance “ephemeral projects”, that I like to define “changing”: candycandles – wax monoliths meant to melt and release a silver ring, bijoux-chocolat - necklaces formed by great dark chocolate pearls starting to melt when they get in contact with the skin, free.zero - jewels made of snow that slowly turn into water.
Performance. During the last few years I have travelled to different towns with “tempting” suitcases full of candies and other delicacies: I create live glucogioielli threading gummy candies that can be perforated with a thread and, selecting flavoured bon-bons, I create jewels that people can wear.
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In 1990, after attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Barbara Uderzo started her work with jewels, both in the artistic and in the industrial design field.
Since then, she constantly carries out researches and experiments, creating unique pieces that are exhibited in the circuit of European Art Galleries and published in various magazines and books.
She works in cooperation with different gold jewellery companies, designing and creating prototypes of new precious collections. Besides, she combines her designing and creation activity with teaching and training in design schools.
Interested in multiple aspects of contemporary life, she conducts experiments with different materials, ranging from craft techniques to industrial technologies, then she enriches her work with artistic performances.
The materials from which she draws inspiration are, apart from metals, plastics, wood, paper or ephemeral materials like chocolate, sugar, ice and snow.
Her work focuses mainly on the conceptual aspect of creation: the idea of the project becomes an object related to the body. The jewel is a perceptual and sensory experience (bijoux-chocolat & glucogioielli, free.zero), a starting point for transforming events (candycandles, succulent rings), a narrative scenery in which miniature objects start to speak (blob rings) or else a silent witness of different geological and mineralogical findings (mineralogica, chains).
She lives and works between Creazzo (Vicenza) and Milan.
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