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Roof

Brooch
2001 (made)
Artist/Maker
Trekel, Silke (designer and maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Like many artist jewellers, Silke Trekel chooses to work with materials of no intrinsic value rather than the traditional materials of the jeweller. Thus the value of the piece rests entirely in her creativity and skill. This brooch is made of balsa wood which she has laminated and shaped, and then painted. The geometric forms and the colouring of these balsa wood pieces make oblique reference to the arts and crafts of China.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Object type
Brooch
TitleRoof (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Laminated and painted balsa wood, and silver
Balsa Wood
Silver
Brief description
'Roof' brooch of painted balsa wood, by Silke Trekel, Germany 2001
Physical description
Geometric brooch resembling a stack of three sloping wooden steps, painted grey with a pattern of scattered red lines and with red edges. A pin on the reverse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.53cm
  • Width: 5.92cm
  • Depth: 2.62cm
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
On proposing this gift Silke Trekel wrote that the brooch 'is much more typical of my work ...[and that it] was the impetus for Prof. David Watkins inviting me to the RCA masterclass in 2004'.
Summary
Like many artist jewellers, Silke Trekel chooses to work with materials of no intrinsic value rather than the traditional materials of the jeweller. Thus the value of the piece rests entirely in her creativity and skill. This brooch is made of balsa wood which she has laminated and shaped, and then painted. The geometric forms and the colouring of these balsa wood pieces make oblique reference to the arts and crafts of China.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.24-2008

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Record createdJune 4, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O155301/roof-brooch-trekel-silke/
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