I'm a perfectionist, although my rings are absolutely not perfect as they are created entirely by my own hands.I like to dedicate the right amount of time to each of my creations. Everything I create, I try to express with passion and dedication. For this reason, I like to meet my “client”, I want to look them in the eye to try and understand what they want to express through the metal. When you enter my laboratory you actively participate in the creation of your bespoke ring, it's a tangible, exciting and unique experience!A wedding ring and a wedding band, we'll wear them day after day, they'll accompany us throughout our lives, and I like that these rings tell a little about who we are. Even with just a glance. The custom ring must be exciting, speak and tell a story.It begins with pen and paper, sometimes all that white is a little daunting; but I'll guide you, I transform your words, the details and clues you provide me, into three-dimensional forms.Often, inspiration is drawn from a photograph, a passion, or an object connected to the person to whom the ring will be gifted…
The creation phase is the most magical, from which the story of your ring begins, it's a flow of ideas that passes through the pencil and is encoded into shape and colour.
I became a Master of Art in Sculpture at the Pietro Selvatico Institute of Art in Padua, where I learned to design three-dimensional objects, draw from life, work with clay and plaster, sculpt marble, stone, and wood... and also to create leather masks for the Commedia dell'Arte, thanks to the unparalleled mastery of the Sartori Family.
I then started attending a degree course in Restoration Chemistry at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, but realising that my creative urge was about to explode within me, I began creating jewellery with humble yet inspiring materials, such as my grandmother's glass buttons, old lace, some Venetian pearls, shells and sea glass... I could set anything into alpaca wire.
While looking for a goldsmithing course to hone my skills, I met my Master Goldsmith Lucia Davanzo, who was herself a student of Francesco Pavan.
These years have passed, rich in emotions and hard work, preparing for competitions, selections, and exhibitions… I particularly remember: The Game Show, 2006; Lucca Preziosa Young 2008; Arte Padova Fair 2011; 3650 – Feminine at dawn, 2011; Il riscatto dello Scarto, 2012; Bella Gioia! Italian Contemporary Jewelry, 2013; Gioielli in fermento 2013; National Ethical Fashion Competition 2013; Intrecci, trafori e gioielli veri tutti d’oro, d’argento e… polimeri (Weaving, perforations and real jewels all in gold, silver and... polymers), 2013; Gioielli in fermento 2015; LOOT – mad about jewelry, 2015; Bolle d’autunno: manualità d’autore (Autumn Bubbles: authorial craftsmanship), 2016.
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Eva Franceschini