Anke Kindle – 'Kugel Scrubber' Brooch in Orange

The Kugel Scrubber Brooch is a large, striking statement piece that utilises the ancient craft of brush binding to create a graphic brooch, which is both simple and striking at once. The fibres are bound into a decorative, American walnut timber blank and protected by a domed, oxidised copper plate and a sterling silver back plate with a brooch fastening attached.

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Studio Blau. is an object and jewellery design workshop that uses the brush as decorative, ornamental device to question the politics of inanimate, domestic objects and the politics that go in hand with these inanimate objects. As such Studio Blau has delved into the making of brushworks that can be displayed on the body as jewellery yet are bold statements that question the meaning and stories we ascribe to inanimate entities such as the works we choose to be adorned by and with. Studio Blau. examines the concept of the brush in the broader cultural context. The production of the brushworks are both traditional and conceptual. The brush itself changes from purely functional to a highly ornamental object without an obvious function beyond its decorative purpose. This allows for questions about the meaning and purpose of the object itself.

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Material: sterling silver, oxidised copper, 9kt yellow gold, American Walnut, white horse hair

Dimensions: approx. 9 x 9cm