Course Work
Between 2005 and 2008 I attended the Silversmith and Chasing/Repoussé Course in CINDOR School of Jewellery, (Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Ourivesaria e Relojoaria - Professional Industry Training Centre for Jewellery and Watchmakers), in Gondomar, Portugal. This region is known as the Portuguese Capital of Jewellery. A three year intensive and practical course.
During the first year, I learned about the traditional silversmith and chasing techniques. We had disciples such as filigree, engraving, chasing/repoussé and silversmith workshops as well as theoretical and practical lessons on chemistry, lost wax and design.
In the second and third years, trainees chose the areas they were to develop in more depth. I chose to study Silversmith and Chasing/Repoussé because I found it to be the area which better joins together traditional chasing arts and modern designs, allowing greater margin for creativity. It's like designing with a chisel and a hammer in a sheet metal.
We also worked in CAD design, using the Rhinoceros program, for three years.
My Jewellery
My jewellery is entirely hand made using traditional silversmithing and unique Portuguese techniques. I work mainly in silver, my favourite, and the resulting pieces are precisely detailed, addicted, disturbing, different, avant-garde and experimental (hopefully that's the plan anyway). I sometimes work in copper too, I like the colour. My designs are inspired on this decadent, industrial, grey city I live in. Sometimes I take inspiration from science fiction, toys, organic forms, bacteria images, found objects, weird thoughts.
My works are one off pieces now. Hand-made products, rather than mass-produced, is my goal.
Objectives
I would prefer to target a niche, making commissioned pieces which, although are my designs, keep in mind the customers preferences, ideas, and in turn make the jewellery personal for them. As well as something unique that they can care and be proud of since they're the only ones that have a piece like that.
For any enquiries or to make an appointment to have a piece of jewellery made, please email me at:
nunodebessa@hotmail.com
Between 2005 and 2008 I attended the Silversmith and Chasing/Repoussé Course in CINDOR School of Jewellery, (Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Ourivesaria e Relojoaria - Professional Industry Training Centre for Jewellery and Watchmakers), in Gondomar, Portugal. This region is known as the Portuguese Capital of Jewellery. A three year intensive and practical course.
During the first year, I learned about the traditional silversmith and chasing techniques. We had disciples such as filigree, engraving, chasing/repoussé and silversmith workshops as well as theoretical and practical lessons on chemistry, lost wax and design.
In the second and third years, trainees chose the areas they were to develop in more depth. I chose to study Silversmith and Chasing/Repoussé because I found it to be the area which better joins together traditional chasing arts and modern designs, allowing greater margin for creativity. It's like designing with a chisel and a hammer in a sheet metal.
We also worked in CAD design, using the Rhinoceros program, for three years.
My Jewellery
My jewellery is entirely hand made using traditional silversmithing and unique Portuguese techniques. I work mainly in silver, my favourite, and the resulting pieces are precisely detailed, addicted, disturbing, different, avant-garde and experimental (hopefully that's the plan anyway). I sometimes work in copper too, I like the colour. My designs are inspired on this decadent, industrial, grey city I live in. Sometimes I take inspiration from science fiction, toys, organic forms, bacteria images, found objects, weird thoughts.
My works are one off pieces now. Hand-made products, rather than mass-produced, is my goal.
Objectives
I would prefer to target a niche, making commissioned pieces which, although are my designs, keep in mind the customers preferences, ideas, and in turn make the jewellery personal for them. As well as something unique that they can care and be proud of since they're the only ones that have a piece like that.
For any enquiries or to make an appointment to have a piece of jewellery made, please email me at:
nunodebessa@hotmail.com
