/ JEWELRY, CARRY ME / – Project Presentation
April 12 - April 24
Center Rog, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Koroški pokrajinski muzej (Carinthian Regional Museum, Slovenia)
Glavni trg 24, Slovenj Gradec
Exhibition viewing: April 10 – April 24, 2025, Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Saturday, Sunday, Holidays: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The sustainable project Jewelry, Carry Me was developed within the elective course Fashion Accessories 1 as part of a collaboration between Center Rog in Ljubljana and the Department of Textile and Clothing Design at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana. A creative group of 21 undergraduate students from various years of textile and clothing design worked under the guidance of professional mentors: Prof. Nataša Peršuh and Assistant Nataša Hrupić from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, along with master goldsmith Peter Dragolič from the Jewelry Lab at Center Rog.
Through this academic project, students explored the possibilities and working environment of jewelry design, experimenting with various classical and innovative materials and techniques. Alongside newly acquired traditional goldsmithing skills, they integrated sustainably sourced remnants of natural and other materials from their surroundings into their creations—often employing upcycling and creative reuse principles.
The result is a diverse range of jewelry collections, documented using three different digital photography techniques by photographer Marijo Županov, which creatively enhance the collections’ identities. Innovative scanography technology offers viewers an authentic and immersive experience of the jewelry’s materiality, inviting deeper reflection on the relationship between the body and adornment.