As you know, at The Shop, we have vastly expanded the range of items available to include a rather exquisite selection of jewellery, and so, to highlight all the new lines we carry, we're bringing you this new series to showcase the talented créateurs we work with. This week, we're featuring the Art Deco-inspired jewellery of Michal Bendzel Friedman.

Michal Bendzel Friedman’s has been designing jewellery since 1998. Before making her career as a jewellery designer, she was a makeup artist in the film, television and commercial field. Michal always looked at life with an artistic view.

Bendzel studied jewellery design by taking private lessons with different teachers, constantly studying and taking courses in various fields in order to enrich her knowledge, advance her capabilities and vision. Amongst many courses she took are: philosophy, photography, drawing and marketing.

"I often refer back to my previous career in the arts to draw inspiration from the colours, beauty and raw elements to infuse into my designs that combine the modern with touches of ethnic and classic. I handcraft fluid, organic forms using gold, silver and precious gemstones to invent new works of art to connect the wearer to the piece itself. My experimentation with precious metals and unique gemstones carve a primal-luxe aesthetic with an unapologetically confident appeal, suitable for day to day wear.It is utmost important for me to use materials that can be recycled and conflict free gemstones and to integrate a lot of colour in my jewellery."

+ shop Michal Bendzel's work here

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