Earring
2007 (made)
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Fabrice Schaefer has been an influential figure in contemporary jewellery in Geneva through his work, his teaching, and through his founding of Galerie TACTILe in 1998. In the formation of this particular collection of contemporary jewellery he played a guiding role.
These earrings, which reference the naïve flower patterns of folk art, were amongst the first pieces Schaefer created combining titanium and gold. He notes ‘Titanium is a hard material but light and difficult to weld, whereas gold is soft and malleable and easy to solder. Bringing together these two opposing materials meant that I had to develop specific mechanical mounting techniques to join them, thus the ornamentation inlaid in 18 carat gold is used to solder the ear-clip system.’
This pair of earrings is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch.
These earrings, which reference the naïve flower patterns of folk art, were amongst the first pieces Schaefer created combining titanium and gold. He notes ‘Titanium is a hard material but light and difficult to weld, whereas gold is soft and malleable and easy to solder. Bringing together these two opposing materials meant that I had to develop specific mechanical mounting techniques to join them, thus the ornamentation inlaid in 18 carat gold is used to solder the ear-clip system.’
This pair of earrings is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Titanium and gold |
| Brief description | Pair of earrings, titanium and gold, designed and made by Fabrice Schaefer, Switzerland, 2007 |
| Physical description | Each earring is a flat disc of titanium, slightly irregular, dark in colour and with a grainy surface, decorated with three five-petalled gold flowers. On the back are gold clip fittings and three clusters of five gold dots which echo the petals at the front. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (SCHAEFER stamped on the reverse of each earring) |
| Credit line | The Louise Klapisch Collection, given by Suzanne Selvi |
| Object history | Shown at a solo exhibition at the Annick Zufferey Gallery in Geneva in 2007 |
| Summary | Fabrice Schaefer has been an influential figure in contemporary jewellery in Geneva through his work, his teaching, and through his founding of Galerie TACTILe in 1998. In the formation of this particular collection of contemporary jewellery he played a guiding role. These earrings, which reference the naïve flower patterns of folk art, were amongst the first pieces Schaefer created combining titanium and gold. He notes ‘Titanium is a hard material but light and difficult to weld, whereas gold is soft and malleable and easy to solder. Bringing together these two opposing materials meant that I had to develop specific mechanical mounting techniques to join them, thus the ornamentation inlaid in 18 carat gold is used to solder the ear-clip system.’ This pair of earrings is one of forty-five pieces of jewellery given to the V&A from the collection of the late Louise Klapisch. |
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| Accession number | M.47:1,2-2014 |
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| Record created | June 11, 2014 |
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