contemporary jewelry

DM: Why jewellery? AC: Difficult question, I cannot give a clear answer for the reason that I chose this field. As many things in life it just happened. I come from a family that is deeply involved with the arts, so in a way it was always obvious to me[..]

1.NEVER STOP MOVING Life has a movement and a rhythm. Never stop moving. Keep on track, and continue doing the things you do with or around your art. Even when you are not in a creative period of your life, do things that will keep your mind and hands trained[..]

On November 26th, 2016 MFA graduating student Chumeng Weng presented her solo-show WYSIWYG at the Spazio Culturale Mentana, a project space in Florence that promotes and presents the work of young artists, from diverse disciplines. We take this chance, and others to come, to write about what it takes (practically,[..]

1.Working Together Is Better Than Working Alone (Most Of The Times) As soon as you get out of school you might feel pretty lost and overwhelmed, you have to learn how to manage your time and choose what to invest your energy in. I think that having good professional “partners”[..]

This is the first in a series of new writings where young and established designers speak to designers of the future, sharing their knowledge and experience to be preciously kept for those to come (or in the making). The first we've invited is Giulia Savino, an emerging and extremely imaginative[..]

by Daria Borovkova STUDIO|Nedda, Eternum Coffee & Tea set, (c) Johan Blommaert In 2015 Alchimia launched its new MFA program, finalized with solo-shows of its participants happening in Barcelona, Prague, Torino, Antwerp and Florence. Three out of six students, Daria Borovkova, Lavinia Rossetti and Giulia Savino were tutored by Nedda[..]

We are happy to announce some exciting new additions to our dream team of staff members. Jorge Manilla will be the new main tutor of Alchimia’s first year MFA program, while Benjamin Lignel will be the new tutor in curating and creative writing for Alchimia’s second year MFA program. Read[..]

In 1829 Lorenzo Bartolini, an important Tuscan sculptor working in between the XVIII and XIX century, turned a previous church into his own studio. After his death, his favorite pupil Pasquale Romanelli, adopted the space: since then five generations of Italian male artists have worked and exhibited into this site,[..]