VRODA BY ALLA ZHMAILO IMPERSONATION

VRODA BY ALLA ZHMAYLO / VERA BLANSH IMPERSONATION
MARCH 5-17-2018 SHCHERBENKO ART CENTRE

Alla Zhmaylo is a well-known Ukrainian artist. Her artistic works make you rethink the past and take a different look at usual things. The artist’s special vision finds expression not only in her pictures and sculptures, but also in her uniquely designed accessories. Alla does not use jewelry materials, but instead, transforms metal and rubber with an up-to-date processing technique.

Jointly with VRODA brand, the designer has created Ukraine’s first art collection of amber accessories «IMPERSONATION». It includes twenty unique items with the key element in the form of a traditional hat – a “kibalka” made of amber with the author’s unique technique. Alla was inspired  to create her collection by the texture of the original stone. The accessories are made of rubber with the addition of lacing wire. Such  faceting not only emphasizes the fragility of amber, but the tenderness of every woman.

This image, along with the research of prototypes, gains relevant social meaning in the interpretation of Vera Blansh, a photographic artist: “The split black earth shows us the yellow jewel in its glamour, amid the motives of prayer and force”. In her photographs, the accessories are placed into the context of contact with the eternity: as though the amber keeps a mystery in itself, and time comes to a halt inside it.

“IMPERSONATION” is a contemporary interpretation of the Ukrainian traditions. The collection shows us a new facet of the gemstone we all know, bringing it from the past to the present with a new meaning.

 

Photo by Vera Blansh

ALLA ZHMAYLO ABOUT AMBER COLLECTION

COLLECTION / LIMITED EDITION BY ALLA ZHMAYLO

  • Impersonation 04

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is made of amber spheres that are the color of honey. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. The pressed spheres are made of organic Ukrainian amber. The product is supplemented by translucent plates made from natural amber of a yellowish hue.
    • Weight of stone: 70 grams

    • Length: 40 cm

    • Product weight: 282 grams

  • Impersonation 05

    rubber + metal + amber The jewelry shows femininity, confidence and impeccable sense of style. The spiral, as a symbol of creative power, is made of a spiralled wire, emphasizes the cyclic nature of the organic transformations of amber. Plates are translucent, made of natural Ukrainian amber. The stone is cut.
    • Weight of stone: 40 grams

    • Length: 48 cm

    • Product weight: 295 grams

  • Impersonation 01

    rubber + metal +amber

    The necklace consists of honey colored amber spheres. The elegant design of the metal, the rubber emphasizes the nobility of the stone. Pressed spheres made from natural Ukrainian amber.

    • Weight of stone: 16 grams

    • Length: 17 cm

    • Product weight: 45 grams

  • Impersonation 02

    rubber + metal + amber

    Unique charm, mystery, and laconism melts within the untouched amber, a rare brownish-red hue, framed by a spiralled wire under a massive pendant. The necklace is made of natural Ukrainian amber.

    • Weight of stone: 23 grams

    • Length: 26 cm

    • Product weight: 161 grams

  • Impersonation 03

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is made of amber spheres of a caramel color. The cross is removable. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. The pressed spheres are made of natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Stone weight: 15 grams

    • Length: 30 cm

    • Weight of the product: 78 grams

  • Impersonation 06

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace uses natural amber in the cut. The frame of the product is a spiralled wire formed with rubber.
    • Weight of the Stone: 25 grams
    • Length: 33 cm
    • Product weight : 118 grams
  • Impersonation 07

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace consists of amber spheres of honey, and lemon-yellow flowers. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Over time, the metal acquires a vintage orangish hue. Pressed spheres made from natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of Stone: 54 grams
    • Length: 23 cm
    • Product weight: 189 grams
  • Impersonation 08

    rubber + metal + amber A scattering of honey amber, lemon-yellow spheres, are compositionally connected in a luxurious necklace. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Pressed spheres made of natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone: 40 grams

    • Length: 20 cm

    • Product weight: 121 grams

  • Impersonation 09

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is made of amber spheres of the color of honey. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Pressed spheres made from natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone: 41 grams

    • Length: 54 cm

    • Product weight: 261 grams

  • Impersonation 010

    rubber + metal + amber Stylized amber beads emphasize tenderness and refinement of the product. The product is decorated with a geometric pattern made of metal. Pressed spheres made from natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone: 27 grams
    • Length: 78 cm
    • Product weight: 230 grams
  • Impersonation 011

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is decorated with an ethnic pattern of a spiralled wire and an amber stone, which is spread on the plates. The necklace is made of natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone: 40 grams

    • Length: 26 cm

    • Product weight: 160 grams

  • IMPERSONATION 012

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is made of amber plates. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Untreated amber stones are sawn to equal parts. The color of the stone is dark brown, and textured. Made of natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone: 75 grams
    • Length: 30cm
    • Product weight: 125 grams
  • IMPERSONATION 013

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is made of amber plates. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Made of natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone 7 grams

    • Length 27 cm

    • Product weight 109 grams

  • IMPERSONATION 014

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is made of amber spheres of a honey color. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Pressed spheres are made from natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone 12 grams

    • Length 26 cm

    • Product weight 76 grams

  • IMPERSONATION 015

    rubber + metal + amber A necklace from a natural amber stone, cognac shade with a solar overflow. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. Made from natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone 33 grams
    • Length 32 cm
    • Product weight 157 grams
  • IMPERSONATION 016

    rubber + metal + amber The necklace is decorated with amber spheres, of the color of honey. The frame of the product is spiralled wire and rubber. The pressed spheres are made from natural Ukrainian amber.
    • Weight of stone 16 grams

    • Length 32 cm

    • Product weight 230 grams

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