KNOTTED BEAD-DRESSED JEWELLERY

The pieces of this set were inspired by the structure
of Japanese inroes, the traditional medicine boxes, and
were named after Japanese cities.
The rigid geometrical elements are made of solid
silver and ebony, which I covered with an accurately knotted
fine material made out of Japanese glass beads. Several
of these elements can spin around entertaining their
owners with playful movements.
The beads come in a great variety of colours and the
striped and dotted, matte and shiny surfaces remind
us of sunbathing lizards and bright rosebugs.
The knotted bead “dresses” were made by Mariann Hegedűs.
The series was selected for the final exhibition of the
competition for the Hungarian Design Award 2009, and
won the special prize of the 7th Goldsmith Biennale.