Laura Visentin Contemporary Jewelry @ Homi 2019

Inspiration is what moves every creative undertaking. In my case, it derives from a set of experiences I gather every day, experiences my curiosity prompts me to store away. I think inspiration is detached from trends and fashions. It often appears when you least expect it, and it becomes the driving force that sparks the creation of an object. For me, linking and working with technical elements such as springs has led me to discover brand-new interactions with silver, which have allowed me to come up with distinctive creations inspired by my concept of jewellery for the contemporary woman. The fact that I came to contemporary jewellery after a number of different experiences, and that my basic training lies outside the sphere of the goldsmith’s art might, in a sense, have made it easier for me to make my way into this rich, multi-faceted sector, with the enthusiasm of a newcomer. Experimental jewellery-making today represents the very essence of Italian creativity, offering a smooth blend of aspects linked to the enormous experience and profound jewellery making tradition in Italy and the more innovative aspects linked to #design and the more extreme, eccentric side of it. I participated to basic goldsmith and pigment’s courses to Alchimia School in Florence.