Elisabetta Nevola
Jeweller
Published: 15.10.2026
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Elisabetta Nevola is a contemporary jewellery artist based in Padua, Italy, whose practice centres on porcelain and its dialogue with metal.Since 2012, she has developed her expertise in ceramics and porcelain through specialised training. She later learned goldsmithing directly in the Padua workshop of Lucia Davanzo, an artist associated with the Padua School of Goldsmithing, gaining hands-on experience through a traditional workshop-based approach. She also attended a workshop with Francesco Pavan, one of the school's leading figures.
Her work explores lightness, sculptural form, material contrasts and the relationship between jewellery and the body.
Her work has been presented in contemporary jewellery exhibitions and galleries across Europe and the United States. She is a member of Precious Collective and continues to develop her artistic research from her independent studio in Padua, where she also teaches workshops focused on porcelain and contemporary jewellery.
Statement
My artistic practice explores the expressive potential of porcelain within the language of contemporary jewellery. I am drawn to the material's apparent contradictions: fragility and strength, lightness and permanence, delicacy and structural resilience.Working primarily with Limoges porcelain, including paper porcelain, I investigate the possibilities of thin surfaces, sculptural volumes and subtle textures. I often leave porcelain unglazed to preserve its natural, tactile quality, introducing pigments, precious metal lustres and oxidised silver to create contrasts of colour, light and material.
My artistic approach brings together two complementary experiences: experimentation with porcelain and the goldsmithing techniques I learned directly in Lucia Davanzo's workshop, within the artistic tradition of the Padua School of Goldsmithing. This experience has influenced the way I approach jewellery, particularly my attention to structure, proportion and the relationship between materials and the body.
Nature, with its transient forms and quiet imperfections, is a recurring source of inspiration. Yet my interest lies not in reproducing what I observe, but in translating its rhythms, structures and sense of movement into an essential sculptural language.
For me, jewellery is more than an ornamental object. It is a small-scale sculpture that establishes an intimate relationship with the body. When worn, it becomes part of a personal experience, acquiring new meaning through movement, touch and the connection with the person who chooses it.
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