bobbin lace jewelry by Stefanie Kölbel
414 leaf-shaped elements, 5 to 15mm long, crafted from ultra-thin, stabilizing stainless steel wire and hand-dyed polyamide threads, form ranked the necklace graded in shape and color. The lines of the materials condense in each element to a structured surface and are formed, mounted and dyed to flexible structures and voluminous shapes. The density and color intensity of the arrangement increase when looked closely. Formal apprears an interplay of surface and transparency near connection between tradition and modernism.
awards
German Design Award 2014 - NOMINEE
schmuck-award 2014 schmuckmagazin - nominee
State Prize of Saxony for Design 2012 - nominee
FORM 2013 (tendence Frankfurt)
8th Cheongju International Craft Competition, Korea - Honorable Mention