Argenteus to feature London Jewellery Week Treasure winner
Argenteus
Mon - Tues:
10.00am - 7.00pm
Wed - Fri:
10.00am - 8.00pm
Sat:
10.00am - 8.00pm
Sun:
11.00am - 6.00pm
Unit 16 The Market
Covent Garden, London
WC2E 8RB
GEO:51.5119,-0.123188
Phone: 020 7240 2407
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Argenteus will be holding a special ‘meet the designer’ event at its Covent Garden store at 16 The Market Building, with drinks and nibbles from 6pm until 8pm on Friday 11th June.
On show will also be a selection of jewellery from one of the winners of the Professional Jeweller Magazine Treasure competition during London Jewellery Week; Regina Aradesian won a free exhibition stand at Treasure, the jewellery exhibition taking place as part of London Jewellery Week.
Regina’s work explores the intricacies of the cellular world observed through a microscope combined with traditional Armenian patterns. The jewellery is formed from precious metals with transparent plique-a-jour enamels, which when lit from behind create the impression of tiny stained glass windows. The technique of plique-a-jour uses transparent enamels without metal backing allowing light to intensify the luscious colours used. Each piece is hand filled with a combination of two to three enamel colours and fired, a colour alchemy which means no two pieces are exactly the same. The jewels are decorated with engravings of her Armenian roots, especially ancient manuscripts and interiors.
Argenteus has a special connection with Regina as she was once the manager of their Covent Garden branch. So it’s very fitting that she returns there now for a feature exhibition of her work during London Jewellery Week.
Regina will of course be on hand to answer questions about her techniques and materials employed in her designs, at the Friday 11th June in-store event.
London Jewellery Week runs from Monday 7th June to Sunday 13th June 2010
Friday 11th June 6:00pm – 8.00pm
Argenteus
16 The Market Building
Covent Garden
WC2E 8RB
020 7240 2407
