SATURDAY
11AM | TALK
Charlotte Vanhoubroeck | Academic & Researcher
“The Sentimental Jewellery”
Over the past few years, Charlotte Vanhoubroeck, jewellery maker and art historian, performed research on the sentimental jewellery of Louise-Marie d’Orléans, first queen of Belgium (1812 – 1850). At the time, sentimental jewellery items typically enclosed elements such as miniature portraits, locks of human hair, secret messages, engravings of names or dates, ... and were worn to preserve the memory of loved ones and precious
moments in life.
12:30PM |TALK
Maritza Rubio’s Workflow Using AI
Tools for Fashion and Design
This presentation delves into Maritza Rubio’s innovative workflow, demonstrating how she integrates AI tools into the fashion and design process to create cutting-edge concepts and transform them into tangible projects. By leveraging her expertise in AI and design, Maritza showcases a seamless blend of creativity and technology.
TUESDAY
4:00pm | IN CONVERSATION
sY?lver SYSTEMS: ‘Vessels for a Turbulent Otherworld’
Sylver Eulalee Mair invites Roxanne Simone to discuss their multidimensional practices that exist in the intersection of Blackness and Queerness, using contemporary jewellery, craft and artistry in conjunction with social anthropology to create vessels that navigate turbulence and resist imposed narratives to unearth, dissect and depict ‘othered’ bodies.
About Roxanne Simone
IG: @roxxsimone
5:30PM | AWARDING CEREMONY
Cluster will present and give away 13 awards to its exhibitors, celebrating their talent.
6:15PM | CLUSTER EXHIBITORS AND ARTISTS GATHERING
An opportunity for our community to get together over drinks and engaging conversations.
SUNDAY
12:30PM | STYLING
Alessia | Fashion Stylist
"Sculpting Style with Soul"
Alessia will present a live styling performance, showcasing unconventional approaches to jewelry styling in a photoshoot-inspired setup. This unique, interactive experience will offer behind-the-scenes insights into her creative process.
2:00PM | WORKSHOP
Sylver Mair : ‘Wear in Mind’
This workshop participants are invited to rethink waste creatively to design and create a jewellery piece inspired by a personal memory of their own. Suitable for all creative levels of experience.
4PM | TALK
Dr Isil Ezgicelik (capitArt)
Researcher & Curator
Creativity at the Crossroads: The Future of Digital Art, AI, and Design in the Age of Technology
Isil examines how digital technologies like AI and platforms like Instagram are reshaping art and design, blurring their boundaries and raising questions about creativity, commercialization, and ownership. She highlights the need for collective initiatives to promote inclusivity, sustainability, and artistic integrity in this evolving landscape.
WEDNESDAY
11AM | TALK
Marco Guardincerri
"Rea - Evolutionary algorithms and jewelry"
The talk explores the distinctions between AI, machine learning, and evolutionary algorithms, focusing on how evolutionary concepts like variation, selection, and mutation are used for generative jewelry design. It highlights Rea's capsule collection of rings inspired by organic forms and introduces a beta website enabling users to customize ring designs and download 3D-printable .STL files, blending technology with personalized creativity.
MONDAY
4:00PM | DISCUSSION PANEL
sY?lver SYSTEMS: ’Armours for a new Age’ Sylver Eulalee Mair In Conversation with Destiny Pinto
Sylver Eulalee Mair invites Destiny Pinto to discuss using fashion, jewellery and accessory design as a vehicle to promote inclusivity of lived experience. Analysing Destiny’s practice of creating fashionable medical assistive devices and Sylver’s practice of translating trauma into armours as a new age manifesto, centering the urgency and importance of expanding our view of adornment to include physical, mental and spiritual trauma and reclaim those narratives for ourselves.
About Destiny Pinto
IG: @bydestinypinto
5:30PM | TALK
Daniella Wells | Market Expert
Session led by market expert Daniella Wells: Developing your professional practice- a chance to discuss challenges with other makers and ideas of how to develop your individual pathway.