Meristem Lab
This month I have the pleasure of presenting you the work of Annarita Bianco, founder of the design studio Meristem Lab .
We met for the first time during an independent market, but we deepened our knowledge thanks to a collective design workshop. We immediately felt a strong affinity and a beautiful friendship was born based on mutual personal and professional esteem.
After graduating in architecture and design, Annarita continued her education by attending a two-year course in the goldsmith's art. He started designing and making jewelry that mixes the use of new technologies with traditional craftsmanship, unconventional materials and classic metals. He has exhibited his works in numerous national and international exhibitions, receiving prizes and honorable mentions.
The project that I present to you is 3020 - Artifact from the next millennium . Inspired by the Anthropocene, the new geological era, in which human activity has led not only to interference in the natural world, but to its total alteration.
New minerals and elements formed by the agglutination of plastic debris and natural sediments are the first evidence of this “ post natural ” scenario. The 3020 project outlines a possible scenario that could occur in a thousand years, imagining how e-waste , material waste from the immaterial digital age, can interfere with natural geological processes.
Drawing inspiration from the three models of lithogenesis - sedimentary, magmatic and metamorphic - Annarita creates three types of synthetic rocks that include waste from usb cables.
The laser-engraved graphic patterns on silver foil represent a symbiosis between the natural world and digital fascination, transposition of the natural textures of rocks into artificial motifs.
In the Guest Gallery section of the shop you will find some jewels made by her. Take a look at his works.
This month I am pleased to present the work of Annarita Bianco, founder of the design studio Meristema Lab .
We met for the first time during an independent market, but we deepened our knowledge thanks to a collective design workshop. Immediately we felt a strong affinity and a beautiful friendship was born based on mutual personal and professional esteem.
Annarita after graduating in architecture and design, she continued her training attending a two-year course in goldsmith art. She began designing and making jewelry that mixes the use of new technologies with traditional craftsmanship, unconventional materials and classic metals. She has exhibited her works in numerous national and international exhibitions receiving awards and honorable mentions.
3020 - Artifact from the next millennium . Inspired by the Anthropocene, the new Geological Age, in which human activity has determined not only an interference in the natural world, but its total alteration.
New minerals and elements formed by the agglutination of plastic debris and natural sediments are the first evidence of this “post natural” scenario. The 3020 project outlines a possible scenario that could occur in a thousand years, imagining how e-waste, material waste from the immaterial digital age can interfere with natural geological processes.
Taking inspiration from the three models of lithogenesis - sedimentary, magmatic and metamorphic - three types of synthetic rocks were created that include scraps from usb cables.
The graphic patterns engraved with laser on silver foil represent a symbiosis between the natural world and digital fascinations, transposing the natural textures of the rocks into artificial motifs.
In the Guest Gallery section of the shop you will find some jewels made by her. Take a look at his work.
