Nicola Knackstredt has brought us a beautiful matte collared necklace, designed to sit just over the your collarbone, and the chain is adjustable to any link on the chain.
The ruffles are made from fine silver, which means that they are very malleable and can imitate fabric. Three pieces sit on the chain, creating an impression of a collared garment and the chain is made from sterling silver.
The necklace itself is 50cm long, the two smaller ruffles are 68mm long and have a 22mm drop, the central ruffle measures at 107mm wide and has a 23mm drop.
"My work explores the materiality of fine silver sheet metal, which is highly malleable. I refine this metal through a rolling down process, pushing the metal to its limits. The result is a thin, delicate material that I can manipulate in the same way as a stiff fabric. With this process, I mimic in metal the movement and folds of fabric. All of my work is handmade, and no two pieces are the same".
Nicola is an emerging contemporary jeweller who studied Jewellery and Object at the Australian National University, where she received the Boronia Prize for Excellence in Gold and Silversmithing in the first year of her studies. In 2022, Nicola was a finalist in both Profile: Contemporary Jewellery and Object Award, presented by the Jewellery and Metalsmiths Group of Australia–NSW Inc. and the Australian Design Centre, and the National Contemporary Jewellery Award.
Nicola's prior professional experience as a human rights lawyer has helped shape her practice and her business—Nicola sources her materials from an Australian company reputed for their sustainable and ethical production methods. Nicola’s work is made by hand in her studio at Car-rang-gel (North Head), Manly. Nicola's work is stocked in Brisbane, Canberra, Geelong and Melbourne.
