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After studying 3D design, Naomi Filmer (Londen 1969) trained herself in various crafts (she’s a silversmith, goldsmith, can do metal work) and specialised in jewellery design at the Royal College of Art in Londen. In the 1990s she made jewellery for well known British fashion designers like Hussein Chalayan and Alexander McQueen. Her work is sculptural and often made for areas of the body, such as the armpit or the mouth that traditionally are not emphasized with jewellery. Sometimes Filmer uses ephemeral material like ice, glass or chocolate. Filmers work is neither narrative nor decorative; it’s meaning lies in the special relationship with the body that is wearing it.
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The jewellery that Naomi Filmer designs is extraordinary. With her designs, she investigates the boundaries of the human body and limits of the materials. In this interview, Filmer explains that her work is not just ‘adornment’ of the body; jewellery and accessories become interesting when they visualize life and give a glimpse of the way a person could move his way through life.
This video is part of the The Art of Fashion exhibition, on view until January 10th 2010 at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
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