A TOOL-PORTRAIT : SANDRA LLUSÀ
Throughout the duration of our current exhibition “Holy Tools!“, the blog of LA Joaillerie invites you to discover the artists participating in the exhibition. Through a tool-Portrait, discover their considerations on tools, their views on crafts and handmaking. A philosophy student, Sandra Llusà made a career change looking for something that made her happy. A graduate of sculpture and artistic jewellery, she has found a place where her thoughts and feelings join together so that she can show them to others. She emphasizes the details of words and observes things that people don’t see. She protects them, she expands them, she admires them, the same as the small things that give life. She reflects on the small steps given and it is not surprising that her pieces represent this way of being. – If you were a tool ? If I were a tool, I would be the pliers. I would be the delicate pliers that turn into a precise extension of my fingers. Pliers usually go unnoticed, it is a silent tool, discreet and indispensable. – If you were a gesture ? I would be the gesture of removing the slight burrs of the metal with a very small […]
A TOOL-PORTRAIT : Xavier Monclús
Throughout the duration of our current exhibition “Holy Tools!“, the blog of LA Joaillerie invites you to discover the artists participating in the exhibition. Through a tool-Portrait, discover their considerations on tools, their views on crafts and handmaking. Born in Barcelona in 1966, Xavier Monclús is an art jeweller. Soon after his studies at the Massana School in Barcelona, his work has been presented in galleries and museums in Europe, United States, Canada and Japan. Since 2013, he lives and works in Maó, Menorca island, Spain. – If you were a tool ? If I were a tool, I would ask to have a soul and be able to rest a little from time to time – If you were a gesture ? If I were a gesture I would like to be precise, elegant and wise. – What is your first or most significant memory related to tools ? When I was a kid and my grandmother gave me some of my grandfather’s tools watchmaker . I still keep them and some use them in my workshop. – Which is your favorite tool and why ? I think the hammer. It has a very attractive shape and is […]
A TOOL-PORTRAIT : FABRIZIO TRIDENTI
Throughout the duration of our current exhibition “Holy Tools!“, the blog of LA Joaillerie invites you to discover the artists participating in the exhibition. Through a tool-Portrait, discover their considerations on tools, their views on crafts and handmaking. Born in 1962 à San Giovanni Teatino, Fabrizio Tridenti is an Italian art jeweller. After graduating in 1982 from Istituto Statale d’Arte, Penne, he spent a few years as an apprentice in a couple of reknown workshops, before establishing his studio in 1993 in Pescara. Today he lives and works in Vasto. – If you were a tool ? I want to be loved by my master. – If you were a gesture ? I want to be empty. – What is yout first or most significant memory related to tools ? My first memory of tools coincides with my first day at the art school where I had the occasion to observe all the tools on the workbench and there I saw my future. – Which is your favorite tool and why ? No one in particular because I always thought they were all interdependent for the good result of a work. – Why did you choose working […]
A TOOL-PORTRAIT : GABI VEIT
Throughout the duration of our current exhibition “Holy Tools!“, the blog of LA Joaillerie invites you to discover the artists participating in the exhibition. Through a tool-Portrait, discover their considerations on tools, their views on crafts and handmaking. Born in 1968 in Bolzano, Italy, Gabi Veit is a spoon maker, art-jeweller and graphic designer based in South Tyrol and Switzerland. After studying graphic design in Innsbruck and Venice, she founded her own studio in 1994. She then graduated in jewellery design from the Alchimia School in Florence, in 2011. – If you were a tool ? A spoon – If you were a gesture ? A wink – What is your first or most significant memory related to tools ? The tools for eating were always important for me and the tools for cooking. I remember me as a child in the garden with pots and spoons playing cooking with green tomatoes. – Which is your favorite tool and why ? My hands, because they are always there for use and they are so versatile. – Why did you choose working with your hands (and brain!) and what does it provide you ? I like to work with […]
