Necklace
2010 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Mirei Takeuchi (born Germany, 1969) graduated in design in Tokyo and worked there as an interior designer before returning to Germany to train as a jeweller. In this necklace the delicacy of a dragonfly's wing is captured in laser-cut iron. This evocation of extreme fragility in a material noted for its more brutal strength is a pleasing paradox, and one that has required great technical sophistication. A further irony is the use of steel insect pins - more usually used to attach specimens to their boards - which form the delicate circular links between the wings. The piece dwells on nature's transient beauty, starkly modern yet rich with echoes of Japonisme and Art Nouveau.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Iron and steel |
| Brief description | Necklace, iron insect wings, designed and made by Mirei Takeuchi, Germany, 2010. |
| Physical description | Necklace comprising ten panels of laser-cut iron which replicate the veining of an insect's wings, joined by circular links formed from steel insect pins. |
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| Summary | Mirei Takeuchi (born Germany, 1969) graduated in design in Tokyo and worked there as an interior designer before returning to Germany to train as a jeweller. In this necklace the delicacy of a dragonfly's wing is captured in laser-cut iron. This evocation of extreme fragility in a material noted for its more brutal strength is a pleasing paradox, and one that has required great technical sophistication. A further irony is the use of steel insect pins - more usually used to attach specimens to their boards - which form the delicate circular links between the wings. The piece dwells on nature's transient beauty, starkly modern yet rich with echoes of Japonisme and Art Nouveau. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.225-2011 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2011 |
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