Based in Mödling, Austria, Katharina Eder has devoted her career to working with glass beads. She focuses on traditional Viennese approaches to the craft, using crochet needles, polyester threads, and antique glass beads to create unique, experimental jewelry. Her work emphasizes clear structures and shapes that are wearable in everyday situations, with thread playing a significant role in defining the overall design. While thread is usually concealed in traditional jewelry, Eder makes it a central element of her work, resulting in more vivid, contrasting colors and transforming traditional jewelry into modern pieces.

In her(Liliana Guerrero) “Color Collection,” which represents simplicity and minimalism, color is reduced to its essence, allowing for continual reinterpretation through new tonalities. For her base form, Guerreiro uses a cap of silver or silver-plated gold, which she fills with polyester resin and then polishes. Her necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings, brooches, and cuff links feature adjustable rings, encouraging creativity on the part of the wearer.

 

Since 2013, Essayie has divided his time between Biot and Berlin, where he works in the collective workshop Volksluxus. His work has continued to evolve, informed by encounters and collaborations with other artists likewise infused with Berlin’s unique energy. Creating work that falls between craft and design, and resisting categorization, Essayie broadened his practice into the field of performing arts with the conception of masks and body accessories, and he continues to explore gesture and material. The art of the curve and the link is central to his aesthetic, which prioritizes functionality. His clasps fulfill their function secretly; indeed, most of his pieces are not welded.