Brilliantly Birmingham 2007 showcases recent jewellery graduate’s craftsmanship
The eighth annual Brilliantly Birmingham season of contemporary jewellery will open this November in the heart of the city’s Jewellery Quarter, featuring the striking work of Birmingham City University graduate Lisa Juen.
From November 22nd until January 13th 2008, the work of more than 80 designer makers –including Lisa - will be exhibited across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
The selling showcase of Brilliantly Birmingham will be Flux,an exhibition of the best new and emerging contemporary designer makers from the UK and around the world, held at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University.
Lisa, originally from Germany, graduated this year with an MA in Jewellery and Silversmithing from the School of Jewellery and has also studied in her home country. Last year she received a commendation at the Designer and Craftsmanship Competition and Exhibition at Goldsmith Hall in London and was awarded a distinction in her MA.
Her work is concerned with escaping from the pressures of the modern world in to a self-created realm of fantasy; her pieces offer the viewer access points, pathways and doors to the world of dream and the inner self.
Brilliantly Birmingham is a unique celebration of Birmingham’s long standing reputation for jewellery design and production, and offers the public a unique opportunity each Christmas shopping season to
buy innovative and affordable contemporary jewellery directly from those who designed and made them.
Some of the best new designer makers will exhibit their work this year, from as far a field as
Hong Kong and Ireland, as well as the cream of talent from the West Midlands.
For detailed listings and information about events, venues and participating designer makers, visit www.brilliantlybirmingham.com or call 0121 464 1187.
For more information contact:
Birmingham City University Media Relations Office on 0121 331 6738, email press@bcu.ac.uk or out-of-hours on 07967 271 532
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