Julie Usel
Born on the 19 of july 1982 in Geneva
Education
september 06 Diploma in section design jewellery-objects and accessories
2003-2006 « HEAA », Haute Ecole d’Arts Appliqués, Geneva, section design jewellery-objects and accessories
2002-2003 « Le Arti Orafe », jewellery school in Firenze, Italy. Diploma of jewellery designer
1997-2001 High School, maturity languages and drawing, DeStaël, Geneva
Public Collection
3 pieces of the diploma’s work at the Mudac (musée de design et d’arts appliqués contemporains de Lausanne) bought during the exibition of the diploma’s work of the HEAA in the gallery « Beatrice Lang - Galerie für Schmuck » in Bern, october 2006.
Exhibitions and Events
24 may 2009 Common jewellery exibition in the Swanfield Pop-Up Boutique, East London
21 february-14 march 2009 Common exibition « Vanités » in the gallery E.S.F., L’Espace Saint-François, Lausanne
December 08-february 2009 Solo exibition of the collection TRACE OF LACE in the gallery « amulett », Bern
11 december 2008 Event in the Annick Zufferey gallery. Presentation of the new ring’s collection TRACE OF LACE.
november 08-february 09 Swiss Federal Design Grants 2008, in the Bellerive Museum, Zürich *publication
june-september 08 exibition in Mudac, « From Hand to Hand Passing on skill and knowledge in European contemporary jewellery » *publication
february-march 08 exibition Talente 2008, competition intended for the creators aged less than 30 years for the section applied arts and design, as part of the IHM (International Trade Fair for the Skilled Trades Munich), Germany *publication
october-november 07 participation to the event : « Les yeux de la nuit » offered by the city of Geneva in the borough of St Gervais. organisation, in collaboration with Dimitri Klopmann et Quentin Berthet, of a ephemeral light creation (video clip) with the cooperation of the public, inspired by an idea of « Graffiti Research Lab »
september-october 07 collective exhibition of ceramic contemporary jewellery in the gallery Annick Zufferey during the « 10th course of ceramic in Carouge, biennial of contemporary ceramic and glass»
march-april 07 common exibition « Jeunesse dorée #1 (jeunes diplômés de bijouterie contemporaine) » from Christian Alandete in the Solidor space, Cagnes-sur-mer, France, from the 3rd of february to the 25th of april 2007 dossier expo
october 06 diploma’s exibition in the gallery « Beatrice Lang - Galerie für Schmuck » in Bern
may-september 06 participation to the realization of accessories for the parade of the biennial of dance, Lyon 2006
may 06 organisation and participation in a common exhibition in Geneva; "A.P.O.R.T.E.R". In the « espace R de création contemporaine »
may 05 exibition in the« EPHJ , salon de l’Horlogerie et de la bijouterie à Lausanne »
Awards
march 08 Swiss Federal Design Grants 2008 *publication
6 september 06 "prix d’excellence" from the fondation Hans Wilsdorf for the realisation of a professionnal project
10 june 06 "prix d’encouragement du jury de la biennale de Design de Lucerne", organised by FormForum
may 03 Second price for the competition of drawings of a jewel for the hand organised by the « Parlement Lycéen Européen à Anvers », Belgium
Workshops
september 05 participation to the workshops gaven at the HEAA
july 05 course of fabrication of glass beads in Murano, Venezia, Artstudiomurano
september 04 participation to the workshops gave at the HEAA
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workshop organised by Christophe Zellweger on primary materials vs new technologies
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workshop organised by Fabrice Schaefer on the repoussé
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workshop organised by David Bielander on scoubidous and non precious materials
june 03 workshop in Boston, USA with the Massart’s school, « Massachussets Art School ». experimentation of all differents techniques (knitting, crochet knitting...)using mainly nylon thread, with Nora Fok
Activité Professionnelle
2006 jewellery design in Aureus, Genève
