CONTEMPORARY NEW ZEALAND JEWELLERY

Manon van Kouswijk

"The jewelry archetypes that I use as a starting point for my work, like the beaded necklace, are usually not unique singular pieces. They are generic; they can be found pretty much everywhere and have their own specific appearance in different cultures. The omnipresence of something that looks pretty much the same or is based on the same principle wherever it is made is something that appeals to me."

"I’m not someone who uses a lot of tools and equipment. The restrictions and rules, I think, are also ways of working out what to make and if to make anything at all; defining the working space. (As in what can I add to everything that’s already been done). Moving in a limited space means you have to be inventive, consequently everything is possible......."

From 2020

Untitled (Cluster no. 4) necklace, white porcelain beads, 75cm long   $1,150

Untitled (Cluster no. 3) necklace, black and white porcelain beads, 80cm long   $1,770

From 2019

Eyes for Ears (earrings) Cast porcelain, ceramic pencil, glaze, silver   $450
EARrings (earrings) Cast porcelain, pigment, glaze, silver   $400

From 2018

‘Colourwheel Pearlchain’ 2017   $900
Porcelain, pigment, glaze, thread, beads diameter: 11 mm, necklace length: 330 mm

From 2017

'Figures' Porcelain Necklace 2016   $1,290
Porcelain clay (hand-shaped), pigment, glaze, thread.

'Figures' Porcelain Necklace 2016   $1,290
Porcelain clay (hand-shaped), pigment, glaze, thread.

'Figures' Porcelain Necklace 2016   $1,290
Porcelain clay (hand-shaped), pigment, glaze, thread.

From 2016

Necklace RE: MODEL 2011 - Ceramic   $1,560

Necklaces RE: MODEL 2011 - Ceramic   $1,560 each

Necklaces RE: MODEL 2011 - Ceramic   $1,560 each

From 2015

Nobody Nose pins   $450 each
Ceramic, silver

From 2013

Out of the Office multiple necklaces, 2013   $160
Repurposed paperclips, thread

From 2012

'Perles d’Artiste' no. 3   $1,350
porcelain, ceramic pencil, glaze, thread

'Re:model'   $1,180
porcelain, glaze, thread

'Heart Beads' 1   $1,180
wood, silk

'Heart Beads' 2   $1,180
wood, silk

Circle, 2011   $2,500
Southern Ice modelling porcelain, ceramic pencil, glaze

Line, 2011   $2,000
Southern Ice modelling porcelain, ceramic pencil, glaze

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