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''Tendu'' necklace

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''Tendu'' necklace

Decorative Art

Description

In Katerina's own words:

''The strict lines and colour separations of this necklace convinced me that the name should come from a really strict and disciplined dance! But this is completely the opposite of TheDancingCord's ''nature''...


So I came up with a classic ballet step that Martha Graham turned into a contemporary step as well.. 

''Tendu'' literally means ''stretched''! Gradually extending the working leg to the front (tendu devant), side, or back, passing from flat to demi-pointe to point where only the toes are touching the floor (tendu à terre), or only the pointed toes are elevated in the air (en l'air)!''

 

Artist

Katerina Vartzoka

Size

13.0 x 10.5 cm (main part) Adjustable Length : Minimum : 23.0 cm Maximum : 25.0 cm (approx)

Product code

arconst-447

About the artist: Katerina Vartzoka

Katerina Vartzoka

Katerina Vartzoka was born in 1990 in Kozani.

She is a graduate of the Environmental Engineering School of Crete's Technical University and is a current student at the Architecture Engineering School. She first started creating jewellery in 2014.

She is a self taught jewellery designer; teaching herself the macrame technique, and later through attending seminars on metal, she developed her skills. Her pieces combine both materials.

Her main influences are derived from architecture and dance which she has been passionate about since childhood and are evident in the shapes and moulds that she uses.

Sometimes strictly geometrical, and sometimes dynamic, the shapes that she uses create a distinctive vocabulary and a recognizable signature style.

The prior sketching of the jewellery, according to the influences mentioned above, and the afterward search for the way of implementation through the combination of materials, makes her jewellery aesthetically different from jewellery made with similar techniques.

An inseparable part of every creation is the name, and story behind each piece which comes from dance. Each piece is accompanied by a card explaining the story behind each creation as well as the sketch that led to the creation of that very piece of jewellery.