Angela Ciobanu | Geometrical jewelry

in Jewelry by editor — 8:30 pm | March 31, 20125 comments

My interest in contemporary jewelry appeared as a natural change of scale that I have the chance to experience in the larger, dimensionally speaking, context of architecture. Therefore, each piece of jewelry that I imagine has its own micro-architecture which revolves around a specific idea, develops itself and, later on, acquires a material form.

Ring Agate / © Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

Ring Amethyst&Sapphire / © Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

Ring Amethyst / © Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

The objects that I create are unique and contain a discourse of their own. I prefer the consistency of metal – silver or gold – which can be emphasized by the various textures of wood, enamel or precious stones. The shapes and their proportions are always subordinated to a concept, and each element making up a piece of jewelry is chosen as part of a whole.

Ring Carnelian / © Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

Ring Coral / © Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

I was born in 1984 in Bucharest. I have graduated from the University of Architecture in the same city and I have got acquainted with the contemporary jewelry as an apprentice in David Sandu’s studio. I worked my first piece of jewelry in March 2010 – a ring that I lost, a month later, in an airport.

Ring Lapis / © Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

Ring Lapislazuli /© Mircea Struteanu and Angela Ciobanu

Designer: Angela Ciobanu

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