Bodyfurnitures Jewelry – Italian artist Gian Luca Bartellone Reviews 

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Bodyfurnitures is contemporary art jewelry by Italian artist Gian Luca Bartellone, made by hand in Bolzano, South Tyrol, in the north of Italy. Each piece begins as an idea, is refined in a detailed drawing, and only then becomes an object. This is art jewelry rather than conventional fine jewelry. The pieces are made of papier-mâché, shaped entirely by hand through modelling, sanding, painting and lacquering, and combined with structures in silver, copper and gold set with precious stones. Paper is what makes the scale possible: it is light and surprisingly resilient, so a piece can be generous in volume and still weigh almost nothing. Sculptural to look at, barely felt to wear. Gian Luca describes the work as formal research, goldsmith tradition and innovative craftsmanship. There are two lines. Author Jewelry are one-of-a-kind works: each piece exists once, carries its own name, and is never repeated. The Collections - Iride, Vespera, Histos, Hypno, Nidor and Aidia - are limited editions made in small series. Gian Luca's work is held in the collection of the Grassi Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig and has received the Grassipreis (2012) and the Alatyr Innovation Award (2015). It was selected editorially for The Jewellery Trendbook 2028+ by TRENDVISION Jewellery + Forecasting. This is a small independent name, not a chain. When you write to us, you are writing to the people who made the piece. Questions about sizing, materials, care or a commission are answered personally. Orders ship worldwide from Italy, tracked and packed ready to be given as a gift. You can return any piece within 21 days, wherever in the world you are. Buyers in the EU have 14 days by law - we give everyone 21. We would rather have one person who wears a piece for twenty years than ten quick sales. If something is not right when your parcel arrives, write to us and we will sort it out.See more