Julie Decubber — fr

Antique tableware transformed into jewellery

Julie Decubber transforms antique tableware into unique jewellery, enhancing ceramics with a poetic artisanal approach. Her creations delicately reinvent the memory of everyday objects.

Julie Decubber’s jewellery elevates materials by metamorphosing everyday objects into unique and precious pieces. Her work stems from a fascination with ceramics, particularly antique tableware, which she gathers during her travels or from her daily environment. This material, a witness to a bygone era and the lives it has touched, becomes a reinvented memory in her hands. Through her creations, Julie Decubber restores ceramics to a sacred place, blending traditional techniques with a contemporary vision.

Julie plays with the patterns, textures, and colours of the fragments she collects. Through meticulous craftsmanship, she transforms them into unique works of art by applying techniques borrowed from lapidary, ceramics, and jewellery making. Her remarkable finishes reveal the beauty of her creations, accentuating the contrast between the smooth coldness of ceramics and the soft warmth of the cotton link that connects them. Among her emblematic creations, the Petits pas necklace exemplifies her relentless collecting efforts: more than 30 plates with distinctive feet were assembled to create a unique piece, while some plates became standalone necklaces thanks to the singularity of their shape or decoration.

Julie Decubber developed her interest in adornment during her travels through Latin America, Morocco, and Europe. Her nomadic experiences and apprenticeship with master jeweller Gilles Jonemann have honed her sensitive and poetic approach to contemporary jewellery.

We had the pleasure of showcasing Julie Decubber’s work during the Matières cueillies exhibition in November 2024, alongside Juliette Même, Isabelle Azaïs, Charlotte Van de Velde, Ognyana Teneva, and Xinyi Chen.

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