Arijana Gadzijev

Bio

Arijana Gadžijev is a textile designer, M.A., a graduate of the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Textiles, Graphics and Design, where she also works as an assistant. She lives and works in Ljubljana, where she designs small, sustainable and handmade collections of printed textile products. She works both independently and in collaboration with other designers and artists, taking part in solo and group exhibitions and participating in art and design projects. Recently, she has become very interested in so-called "mini-textiles", where textile jewellery is the main artistic medium. She pays tribute to art and craftsmanship with the internationally awarded Slovanka collection of printed textile jewellery, which is modular and can be worn on the body or as a home accessory.

Statement

As a textile designer and artist, I express myself mainly through prints as I design patterns, motifs and illustrations that I apply to various textile works such as home accessories, art toys and textile jewellery. I like to explore how the pattern works on a particular textile form, how it moves around a particular 3D object, how it fits into the seam and how it can visually change the image of the form. Lately, I have been working with so-called mini textiles with textile jewellery as the main medium. Slovanka's textile jewellery is a tribute to arts and crafts. Each motif is first drawn by hand and later reworked by computer, and the fabric cuts are sewn by hand.
The design consists of geometric shapes that are made as individual pieces and can be worn individually or strung together as necklaces or brooches. The modular jewellery can be worn on the body or as a home accessory. It is versatile and can add character to the space we live in. It can also be a reminder of the importance of folk heritage, which in its simple but sincere way praises the beauty of nature and shows the interdependence of nature and man.

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