Alma Lion - Across The Land - Handcrafted jewellery collection

Across The Land - Explore material culture as a testament to our values and identity as individuals and as a society

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Sea Salt View by Alma Lion 3 (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

Across The Land - Handcrafted jewellery collection

Designed by Alma Lion, 'Across The Land' won the Jewellery Category in the Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci 2021.

Rusted Steel, Rusted Iron and Earth by Alma Lion 1 (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

The material culture is not merely a survival tool, but a testament to our values and identity as individuals and as a society.

Rusted Steel, Rusted Iron and Earth by Alma Lion 2 (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

In her exploration of responsible alternatives, Alma has wandered across the land, and researched simple, local, available materials.

Potsherds by Alma Lion (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

Basic manipulations - such as grinding, kneading and casting- and a labour-intense and time-consuming process, resulted in 5 necklaces.

Sand and Tar by Alma Lion 1, Alma Lion, 2021, From the collection of: Global Creative Graduate Showcase

Sand and Tar by Alma Lion 2, Alma Lion, 2021, From the collection of: Global Creative Graduate Showcase

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Sea Salt View by Alma Lion 1 (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

The necklaces are fragile and temporary, much like my country's liquid borders and volatile politics. They recount the process of their coming into being, as well as the story of the place we live in and our identity within it.

Sea Salt View by Alma Lion 2 (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

Since graduation I enrolled as a MA student at the Bezalel Academy. My work has been shown in a number of international exhibitions such as Galerie Marzee Graduate Show, SMCK ON REEL during Schmuck Munich, the Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, the Romanian Jewelry Week etc.

Sand and Tar by Alma Lion 2 (2021) by Alma LionGlobal Creative Graduate Showcase

My jewelry is sold in galleries and museums in Tel Aviv & abroad. From October 2022 I will be a teaching assistant in jewelry at Shenkar. Most importantly for me, I have deepened my research into sustainable design, experimenting with non-traditional materials & techniques.

Credits: Story

FIRST NAME: ALMA

LAST NAME: LION

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE: SHENKAR

COURSE / PROGRAM: JEWELLERY DESIGN BDES

GRADUATED: 2021

SPECIALISMS: DESIGN / JEWELLERY / FILM

WEBSITE: Across The Land by Alma Lion

Credits: All media

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