Le "immersioni" creative

Cristina Grazioli artista nata e cresciuta a Milano, vive e lavora a Roma dove realizza gioielli e complementi d'arredo ispirandosi alle forme della natura, in una continua sperimentazione e ricerca personale che la impegna a trarre le sue creazioni con materie reinventate come il vetro, il rame e l'argento che divengono parte del suo racconto fatto di colore movimento ed armonia.

Riccio, girocollo in argento

Riccio, girocollo in argento

Riccio, girocollo in argento

Riccio, girocollo in argento

Stringimi, girocollo in argento con agate cristallizzate

Stringimi, girocollo in argento con agate cristallizzate

Galassie, collier in argento con agatecristallizzate

Galassie, collier in argento con agate cristallizzate

Anelli in argento con agate cristallizzate e geode

Anelli in argento con agate cristallizzate e geode

Cuore di pietra, geode e argento

Cuore di pietra, geode e argento

Lumi da sospensione in rame ossidato e vetrofusioni

Lumi da sospensione in rame ossidato e vetrofusioni

Girocollo e collana in argento e agate

Girocollo e collana in argento e agate

Bracciale, argento e rete

Bracciale, argento e rete

Collier Goa, in argento e zoisite

Collier Goa, in argento e zoisite

Collana in argento e vetrofusioni

Collana in argento e vetrofusioni

Collier argento e turchesi

Collier argento e turchesi

Collezione millefili, rame brunito

Collezione millefili, rame brunito

Cintura in rame argentato e vetrofusione

Cintura in rame argentato e vetrofusione

Hole, pelle e rame martellinato title=

Hole, pelle e rame martellinato

Interior Design

Da piĆ¹ di vent'anni vive nella sua casa laboratorio, terrazza affacciata ed intima nel cielo di Roma, sempre aperta ad incontri e rifugio per amici ed artisti dove svolge con disciplina e passione il suo lavoro. "Ora tra i suoi capelli neri potresti scorgere il bianco degli anni vissuti, ma ci sorprendono nel blu di una nuova nuance, compendio colorato di un instancabile movimento, capelli di donna, respiro di mare, bianco di neve, ancora luce, ancora colore."

Meduse, lampade in rame e vetrofusioni

Meduse, lampade in rame e vetrofusioni

Girocollo anemone, dettaglio

Girocollo anemone, dettaglio

Laboratorio

Laboratorio

Terrazza

Terrazza

Terrazza

Terrazza

Pannelli in rame martellinato e ossidato 6x3,5 mt

Pannelli in rame martellinato e ossidato 6x3,5 mt

Lume da sospensione, applique con agate, applique  con vetrofusioni

Lume da sospensione, applique con agate, applique con vetrofusioni

Ja sei namorar
[intervista di Naima Morelli]

http://giocodidonne.blogspot.de/2016/04/ja-sei-namorar.html

Walking in the studio of jewellery designer Cristina Grazioli is a bit like jumping inside's Narnia wardrobe. The place has a Mediterranean feel to it, and you will never guess it is located in the unassuming neighbourhood of Battistini - the last stop of Rome's Metro A. "Many people coming here say it feels like being on a boat" she admits sitting with her red cat Leone purring at her leg, while we are sipping Jasmine tea. In her house Cristina like to host friends of all stripes, as she is a big believer in sharing, whether food, ideas or a simple chat. More than once, artistic collaborations came out of it.

The Narnia wardrobe

While the big bulk of her production are jewels, her work crosses the boundaries between art and craft. She is a very hand-on person, personally taking care of all the aspects of the creative process from the original design to the realisation. It is indeed in the making though that the most fulfilling part for Cristina happens. "My travels, a stone, a recycled material, corals found on the beach, all these things can be an inspiration. She let chance being an integral part of her process. A particular stone for example can determine the shape that the final jewel will have, making it unique. "I only do unique pieces. In my collection Onde, for example, the first one I started working on with glasses, every single piece is different. Because of the different shapes of the glasses and the artisanal way I work on it, no two pieces will be alike."

taking care of all the aspects of the creative process

A storytelling aspect is pivotal: "In many of my creations the objects already have a story. Then I work on the pieces with the story I imagine for them. At the end of this process, the person who is going to wear the piece will also integrate it in their life, making it part of their own story"Both in her home and creations, she has inherited the philosophy of William Morris, who insisted that you should possess nothing that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. "I want to realize useful object that are an expression of beauty but they can also be useful in everyday life."

In many of my creations the objects already have a story

Born in Milan, Cristina is self-taught: "I did technical studies because coming from a practical family, I was forbidden study art. My apprenticeship took place in a stained glass studio first in Milan, than in Rome." Coloured glasses have been her favourite material ever since. "Glass has a mysterious charm for me, it changes with the passage of the life, and is influencing what's around it" Since she was a child Cristina has been obsessed with recreating beauty around her, whether in her personal style or environment. "As a little girl I'd go to the river next to my grandmother's hotel in the mountains, and I'd built dams and arrange stones and flowers to create what today I'd call Japanese garden. I was a mania for me"

Glass has a mysterious charm for me

In an eastern fashion, Cristina deems nature to be the greatest artist. "In nature you can have the full spectrum, from the sheer beauty and power of a sudden storm, to the daintiness of the petals of the rose or even marine microorganisms" Her passion for beauty and the natural world has continued to the day jobs that she has taken in the emerging phase of her career, as a florist and as a sailor. By letting her eyes and soul get accustomed to islands, waves, rocks, shells and volcanoes, these have became her inner landscape. "As a sailor, I was entrenched by the water which was moving alongside the hull, creating instant and ephemeral sculptures.

In nature you can have the full spectrum

The captain of the boat was always wondering that is the world was keeping me three full hours on the bow!" These memories and observations have stayed with her long after that. They have been digested and translated into work in the fluidity of forms and movements. Cristina's interest for the environment is also to find in her projects with recycled materials, like pvc, collaborating with local cooperatives. She has a collections of bags, bicycle wheels, and jewels made of air chambers from camion wheels. "This is an extremely resistant material. I wanted to be readable what the object was before."

The captain of the boat

Posidonia collection was thought as a jewellery line that you could bathe with. "It was done in hammered steel, fishing rope, pvc and air chamber. Her routine is fuelled by the passion she has for her work. She wakes up early in the morning and after having watered the plants on her big terrace she goes at her workshop. "The morning is rich of ideas and potential. Then of course, if I'm working on a piece I'm particularly passionate about I don't stop until it's finished." She explain that for biggest works, such as panels decorated with glasses, she gets in a state of flow where she doesn't feel the need to get out of the house for days. Her new collection Immersioni will be soon present in Milan at Spazio Now, Furisalone di Vita Tortona for the Salone del Mobile.

The morning is rich of ideas and potential

"For the Immersioni collection I created a line of accessories inspired by the underwater world. I tried to reproduce living forms by using electric wires, which movement reminded me to the jellyfish. They are very light and they are composed by unconventional stones. Crystals evoke depths, crystallized agates evoke abysses, red agates evoke volcanoes." In summer she plans to exhibit, like every year, at the Hotel Raya in Panarea. "This is one of the most beautiful island of Mediterranean, right in front of the island of Stromboli. Having a volcano is front that erupts every night is one of the most beautiful and suggestive spectacle of nature." After that, she will take inspiration as it goes. "But one thing for sure, I'm always interested to improving and learning. It's so exciting to know there is a whole world to learn!"

Crystals evoke depths