To cheer my post-Christmas blues, I went along to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to check out Wendy Ramshaw’s beauty exhibition titled ‘Room of Dreams’. Wendy Ramshaw is an internationally acclaimed, UK-based jewellery designer - born in 1939 in the North East of England. Inspired by memories of a childhood by the sea, fairy tales and a love of culture and literature, Ramshaw has continued to push creative and making boundaries through collaboration with artists and the sciences.
Within this exclusive exhibit, viewers were invited to consider the beauty, form and eventually the meaning of the unlabeled jewellery collection. The concept relies on dreams, stories and desires for its inspiration – also allowing viewers to interpret her works with their own. Personally, I could not associate the collection with any of my own experiences, however I admired this interesting concept which I found to be somewhat comforting. The meticulousness of the pieces paired together with themed displays reflects the artist’s fluidity between jewellery with sculpture and installation – which pushes the boundaries of modern jewellery design into something much more profound. Signature ring-sets on sculptural stands were each beautifully complex. As a collection - the theme embodied a mechanical aesthetic that reminded me of a futuristic metropolis.
Above: Sculptural necklaces
Above: Unique bracelet and earring designs matching their presentation stands.
Above: Intricate ring designs
I found that Ramshaw’s passion to design and create spilled over into jewellery designs on the high-street, with commercialized versions of her ‘futuristic-yet-precious’ designs of jewellery. At fashion-forward retailers including Topshop, I noticed an emerging trend for accessories which are precious and unique– including gem-stones, intricate details and personal engravings such as necklaces with initials.
Above: Freedom at Topshop necklace
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