Silver and Gold

Stirling silver, gold, stone. Image supplied

Jewellery

By German-born Christchurch jeweller

Elfi Spiewack

of

The Filing Kabinett

To see more of Elfi's work, or to peek inside her studio, click on Elfi Spiewack in the label line below this post

Elevating the Ordinary

Jewellery by Elfi Spiewack, Christchurch. Photos supplied.

German-born Christchurch-based jeweller Elfi Spiewack likes to develop new ways of seeing, wearing and maybe even defining jewellery. Working within the fascinating confines of her inner city studio, The Filing Kabinett, she enjoys the interplay of different values and scales - a diamond set in a pebble for instance. She has also mastered the art of combining unexpected materials and of giving an old idea a fresh contemporary take. These two pearl necklaces for instance, completely blow apart my theory that the traditional string of pearls is old-fashioned and passé.

Diamonds are Forever.....

.......….especially when they’re set in stone! Love this ring by Christchurch jeweller, Elfi Spiewack. A diamond set into a greywacke pebble.

Design Spot 3

It's going to be a week of inspiration for me as I prepare a magazine feature on three contemporary Christchurch jewellers. German-born Elfi Spiewack is the first. I walked into her inner city studio today and I didn't want to leave - all the things I love - seed pods, pebbles, colourful noticeboards filled with inspirations, books, gorgeous jewellery displays, shells, tools - all the things Elfie draws onto create the exquisite and diverse pieces of contemporary jewellery that she exhibits throughout New Zealand, Australia, Germany, USA and the Netherlands. Very much inspired by nature, some of her earlier series made from seed pods, gum nuts, magnolia stamens, gold and silver struck a real chord with me. I especially loved the lotus pod encased in sterling silver to form a brooch, complete with two natural seeds and one gold-plated.