So what is all this @precious.collective stuff really about ??!!
Precious - adj ‘of high cost of worth, not to be treated carelessly’
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'Best Before' work by Katrin Spranger
“Jewellery that is precious is often thought of as such due to a financial market value or a society’s norms.
However, ‘precious’ can also depend upon personal taste and emotional attachment – Precious Collective
However, ‘precious’ can also depend upon personal taste and emotional attachment – Precious Collective
Our Mission Statement
Precious has evolved organically since November 2017 into a collective of over 260 makers from around the globe.
What binds Precious members together is their ambiguous relationship to notions of what ‘precious’ is.
Makers who wish to become part of this group either follow this line of thinking or work in ways that challenge
traditional jewellery making through materials, techniques or concepts.
What binds Precious members together is their ambiguous relationship to notions of what ‘precious’ is.
Makers who wish to become part of this group either follow this line of thinking or work in ways that challenge
traditional jewellery making through materials, techniques or concepts.
'Horizon' work by Donyi Wu
precious is ...
A celebration of Art Jewellery; showcasing this art form to new audiences.
The building of a community through networking and creating dialogue between makers and countries.
Support and sharing of ideas and knowledge.
Offering opportunities to makers at all stages of a jewellery career and as a result, creating opportunities that may not normally be financially viable or even possible on a personal level.
In order for Precious to grow and continue to flourish it is intended that Precious should be agile, fluid, dynamic, energetic, open minded and flexible.
The building of a community through networking and creating dialogue between makers and countries.
Support and sharing of ideas and knowledge.
Offering opportunities to makers at all stages of a jewellery career and as a result, creating opportunities that may not normally be financially viable or even possible on a personal level.
In order for Precious to grow and continue to flourish it is intended that Precious should be agile, fluid, dynamic, energetic, open minded and flexible.
'BMP' (Blue Milk Pierced)work by Hansel Tai
The future of precious ...
Precious has evolved into a 'creative umbrella' under which other projects and initiatives sit, therefore enabling members to lead different projects.
'The Precious Collective On-line jewellery Week' was a chance for 6 members of Precious to work closely together over 10 months and resulted in an event of 5 days, with 5 live events and worldwide participation.
It's success has shown that Precious is now too big and too exciting to be run by 1 person. Therefore as of October 2021 we now have a core team of 3 amazing people taking Precious forwards to bigger and better things as well as more of the same !!
All members are actively encouraged to bring forward ideas and plans for new exciting exhibitions, projects and / or events.
It is hoped that Precious will continue to evolve organically and will not necessarily conform to any other model of collectives ....
'The Precious Collective On-line jewellery Week' was a chance for 6 members of Precious to work closely together over 10 months and resulted in an event of 5 days, with 5 live events and worldwide participation.
It's success has shown that Precious is now too big and too exciting to be run by 1 person. Therefore as of October 2021 we now have a core team of 3 amazing people taking Precious forwards to bigger and better things as well as more of the same !!
All members are actively encouraged to bring forward ideas and plans for new exciting exhibitions, projects and / or events.
It is hoped that Precious will continue to evolve organically and will not necessarily conform to any other model of collectives ....
The Precious Team
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If you would like to become a member of Precious or have an idea of how we could collaborate with you then please use the button below to get in touch xx