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Course Brief Description:
This foundational jewelry course welcomes jewelry designers, artisan craftsmen, metalsmiths and jewelers to learn all about fundamental jewelry making techniques. By the end of the course, participants will be able to practice several jewelry techniques and translate their designs into wearable unique pieces of jewelry.
Course Objectives:
- Introduce participants to jewelry techniques such as sawing, drilling, piercing, hammer texturing, filing, sanding and polishing.
- Utilize design templates.
- Drawing to scale.
- Be able to transfer designs to metal sheets.
- Create a set of jewelry (not just one piece, but two pieces that go together).
Course Outcomes:
- To utilize the skills learned in physical practice.
- To complete two pieces of finished jewelry of their designs, made entirely by hand from start to finish.
Recommended for:
Anyone interested in jewelry making, Jewelry designing, artisan craft, handmade, metalwork, metalsmithing
Facilitators
Daria Olejniczak
"The Design Studio by Azza Fahmy"
As a Berlin-based jewelry artist and lighting designer, Daria graduated with a degree in Architecture from the Technical University of Łódź (Poland). She received a master’s degree in Lighting Design from Hochschule Wismar (Germany). Additionally, Daria also attended Alchimia Jewelry School in Florence (Italy), where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Jewelry Design.
Throughout her working process, she focuses on a flow of experience and absorption in a single task. Moreover, her process is repetitive and meditative, where small-scale objects are transformed through disassembly, reorganization, and reconstruction.
Robeir Amir
"The Design Studio by Azza Fahmy"
Robeir Amir is an Egyptian third-generation jeweler with a deep passion for the craft, specializing in goldsmithing. His technical expertise in jewelry-making is grounded in both his family legacy and formal training. While his background in marketing and management has played a key role in expanding his family business, it is his mastery of traditional and modern jewelry techniques that sets his work apart.
In 2013, Robeir formalized his skills by enrolling in a course at DSAF during its inaugural year. He furthered his education at the Design Studio by Azza Fahmy where he refined his proficiency in goldsmithing, metalworking, stone setting, engraving, and casting, to become a graduate of the studio. Today, Robeir is a lead instructor at the studio, where he imparts his extensive knowledge and expertise to aspiring jewelers. his work is distinguished by his meticulous attention to detail.
Robeir’s dedication to sharing his craft extends beyond his workshop, having also contributed to teaching in the MENA region, including Qatar.
