CF Apr May 2018

Whether design is inherit or taught, one cannot
disregard that the end result of a creative process
will always captivate a consumer who loves the
arts and all things design. But how is this design
taught and what are the outcomes of this? The
University of Johannesburg’s Jewellery Design
and Manufacture Department is one of the few
institutions in the country that equips students with
the ability to design and manufacture jewellery.
This month we review some of the end-of- year
2017 jewellery pieces that are products of the
department’s learning programme. Each piece
is representative of a student’s design inspiration
and is also made according to a project brief
or research title. A play on metallic textures and
to the overall designs. One cannot help but
admire the way in which these students explore
a contemporary direction that is a more artistic,
yet sophisticated experession of their design
inspiration; intricate, delicate but contrastingly
bold pieces that make a statement and tug at
the heart strings of a jewellery enthusiast.