ALISE KENNEDY

Cluster Jewellery Exhibitor 2022

Alise Kennedy is a jewellery designer based in the UK. She studied MA Design (Jewellery) at Central St. Martins in London, jewellery manufacture at the British Academy of Jewellery in Hatton Garden, and Theatre Design at Wimbledon School of Art.

SCOOP NECKPIECE

Part of the *Volutes* collection, this statement neckpiece is a tactile mix of repurposed denim and a fingerprint in gold leaf. This neckpiece emphasizes our relationship with the fabrics we wear, presenting denim as a jewel-like centrepiece.

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Alise Kennedy designs and makes contemporary jewellery using repurposed textiles and metal. Her jewellery dramatically fuses cutting-edge design with traditional costume construction methods. She creates striking theatrical and tactile statement pieces, which blend precious metals with the rich expressive colour and texture of repurposed and organic textiles.

Alise is a jewellery designer working with repurposed textiles and precious metal. Having spent most of her career in the world of theatre costume at the Royal Ballet, the RSC and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, she has an affinity with textiles.

Combining materials and processes from the arenas of costume construction, millinery and traditional jewellery-making enables me to use a fusion of techniques.

Currently, I am working with denim because of its iconic indigo colour and its unique place in popular culture. I am fascinated by the potential of repurposed textiles for dramatic colour and texture, their ability to convey a three dimensional form, and the way they retain visual traces of contact with the wearer.

MIDAS BROOCH | BUY THIS PIECE HERE

Part of the *Volutes* collection, this brooch spotlights denim as the centrepiece. Three fingerprints in 23-carat gold leaf are a tactile contrast with the indigo blue, encouraging a renewed appreciation of this beautiful textile.

OFFCUT RING

Part of the Volutes collection. This dramatic ring combines 23 carat gold leaf with repurposed denim. This collection reframes denim as something precious to be treasured.

Denim is particularly expressive in this respect. Using denim from discarded jeans adds an extra layer to the narrative of the jewellery. Alise also works with cloth that has been handwoven from organic fibres because of its distinctive weight and visible weave.

Her jewellery reframes denim, transforming it into tactile jewellery that encourages interaction and has an emotional connection for the wearer, evoking memories and inspiring surprising interpretations.