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Metal scarcity is an acute challenge for jewellers. Yet, rather than seeing it as a limitation, the project explores how biodesign can offer alternative methods of making that not only build resilience but also support more ecological approaches.
The problem
Metal scarcity poses significant challenges for many industries. This is particularly acute for jewellers, who face rising costs and rapidly depleting supplies. These issues underpin this project, which speculates on the future of contemporary jewellery in a limited precious-metal landscape.
The project
Employing biodesign and biomaterials as key approaches, the collection Crafting Impermanence shows how alternative materials and methods can build resilience for future jewellers and support a more ecological approach by moving away from extractive practices towards more regenerative methods. The collection also seeks to challenge viewers and wearers to rethink their ideas of value in jewellery, suggesting that new worth can be found in the ephemeral qualities of biomaterials. It invites viewers to consider how the impermanence of wearable adornment might transform our relationships with these objects. The pieces aim to inspire new conversations about the potential of biodesign and biomaterials in jewellery, which in turn celebrate and deepen our connections to the local landscape through the materials employed.
