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Dushka

I produce a line of sterling silver and gold jewellery that is handcrafted using traditional metalsmithing techniques such as sawing, filing, soldering and lost-wax casting. My designs incorporate fabricated and cast elements with pearls and semi-precious stones to create understated wearable pieces. My approach to designing form, engineering movement and developing techniques often draws as much from architecture, industrial design and textile as from the traditional craft of jewellery making. Designing each piece with playfulness that still allows for comfort and elegance, I approach jewellery by integrating aesthetics and function. I enjoy playing with texture and colors in order to soften the strict geometry of designs. I often combine several different materials to produce interplay of surface finish, color - giving the final pieces a clean, sophisticated, refined elegance. I am trained in Yugoslavia and immigrated to Canada in 1993. I now work out of my studio in Toronto. With a Bachelor's degree from the Drama, Film and Video Department in Belgrade, I went on to pursue a graduate degree in Textile and Jewellery design and have been working as a jewellery designer since 1994.

 
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