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Andrés Gallardo Little Hands Gold-Plated Hook Earrings

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Color:  Gold/ White

Size:  Pair

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An unexpected material turns wearable, thanks to statement jewelry crafted in porcelain.

Hands—which we use to communicate, sense, measure, and interact with the material worlds—were explored in Hand Signals: Digits, Fists, and Talons, a 2013 exhibition of 20th-century posters and ephemera from the Museum’s collection. Artists and designers have focused on this body part to represent a gamut of emotions. These Andrés Gallardo Little Hands Hook Earrings may be small but they can say so much. The mismatched pair features one open hand and one closed into a fist, both sculpted in porcelain and set on 18k gold-plated brass hooks. Wear them as a simple statement alone or with the matching necklace for additional impact. Andrés Gallardo and Marina Casal formed their Madrid-based brand in 2010 when they started making jewelry out of porcelain found at flea markets and antique shops—today they work with artisans in Spain and Portugal who use traditional techniques to handcraft each piece. The Andrés Gallardo Little Hands Gold-Plated Hook Earrings have an open hand that measures 1.97l with a 1.14l x 0.75”w pendant and a closed fist that measures 1.58l with a 0.79l x 0.47”w pendant.

  • Designer
    Andres Gallardo
  • Size
    Hand:
    Earring Length: 1.97"l
    Pendant: 1.14l x 0.75”w
    Fist:
    Earring Length: 1.58"l
    Pendant: 0.79l x 0.47”w
  • Material
    18K Gold Plated Brass and Handcrafted Porcelain
  • Year of Design
    2019
  • Origin
    Spain
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The Creative Process
The Creative Process

“We model ideas directly in clay, our minds and hands shape thoughts into forms,” explains the brand’s co-founder Marina Casal. “It’s an organic process, closer to sculpture than to design. From those figures, the rest unfolds: the jewelry, the collection and the story.”

Crafting the Porcelain
Crafting the Porcelain

“Our porcelain pieces are handmade in our workshop in Barcelos, Portugal, by Francisco Pinto, a master modeler with a lifetime of experience, and his daughter Sara, who continues his craft.The first prototypes are created directly in clay. In Madrid, we design and assemble the metal structures that embrace each porcelain figure, the moment when the jewel’s composition takes its final form.”

Working with Porcelain
Working with Porcelain

“When modeling, the form comes from the pressure of fingers, the touch of tools, and there is an intention behind each gesture. But once the material enters the kiln, the fire does the rest, and the results are often unpredictable, especially in the glazes and in the colors. We love that mix of control and chance.”

Andrés Gallardo
Andrés Gallardo

Founded in 2010 in Madrid by Andrés Gallardo and Marina Casal, this brand started out making jewelry from porcelain found at flea markets and antique shops. Today each piece is handcrafted in Spain, using porcelain from a family-run company in Portugal. Craftsmanship has been at the heart of the project from the start, driven by an intuitive pursuit of excellence and a desire for closeness in the creative process.

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