Bio
Born in Piatra Neamt, Romania, Sabina Dragusanu started making jewellery when she was only 12 years old, and what started as a hobby, soon became a passion. She moved to London in 2014 to study jewellery, and graduated from Central Saint Martins, UAL, in 2017 with a BA (Hons) in Jewellery Design. Her graduate collection ‘Contemporary Embroidery’ was awarded with ‘Best Design’ by Theo Fennell, and was selected to take part in the ‘Marzee International Graduate Show 2017’. Sabina’s craftsmanship turns away from conventional jewellery materials. Highly passionate about nature, her work shows the different ways in which she tries to express that. Sabina has had her work exhibited all over the world, in places such as Galerie Marzee, JOYA Barcelona, Collect London, Venice Design Week and Fashion Week Brooklyn.
“Passionate about the environment, my pieces are made of plastic bags and precious metals, using traditional techniques such as crocheting. I’ve been exploring the different ways of upcycling plastic, since there is so much of it that goes into the ‘recycling’ bin and ends up being sent to landfill. I believe that we need to use more of what we have and create less of what we don’t have. The vibrant colours I use in my work aim to inspire confidence and provide happiness to the wearer.”
EDUCATION
2014-2017, BA Jewellery Design, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
AWARDS
Best Design Award by Theo Fennell, June 2017 for ‘Contemporary Embroidery - Part 1’ Collection during the CSM BA Jewellery Design Graduate Show
Exhibitions & Events
TALENTE 2021, Willy Brandt Allee 1, Messegelände, 81829 - Munich, GERMANY - 10th to 14th March 2021 - International Contemporary Art & Jewellery Exhibition / Competition
JOYA Barcelona 2020, ARTESANIA CATALUNYA – Crafts Museum, Barcelona, Spain, 19th September - 29th November 2020 - International Contemporary Art & Jewellery Fair
Fashion Week Brooklyn – Brooklyn, New York, USA, 11th October 2020 - Sustainable Fashion Show
Venice Design Week – Galleria S. Eufemia, Giudecca 597, 30133 Venice, Italy, 3rd - 11th October 2020 - International Art & Design Event
Romanian Jewellery Week 2020, Bucharest, Romania, 22nd - 27th September, International Contemporary Jewellery Event
Collectiva Meeting 2019, Collectiva Joalharia de Autor - Gallery, Porto, Portugal, 21st Sept - 31st Oct 2019 - International Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition
Autor 2019, National Theatre Bucharest, Romania, 20 - 21 April 2019 - International Contemporary Jewellery Fair
Schmuck/Frame 2019, Internationale Handwerksmesse, represented by Galerie Marzee, Messe Munchen, Germany, 13- 17 March 2019 - International Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition
Collect 2019, represented by Galerie Marzee, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 28 February - 3 March 2019 - International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects
Qade Art Fair 2019, represented by Galerie Marzee, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 6-10 February 2019 - International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects
JOYA Barcelona 2018, Disseny HUB Barcelona, Spain, 4-6 October 2018 - International Contemporary Art & Jewellery Fair
Autor 2018, National Theatre Bucharest, Romania, 4, 5 May 2018 - International Contemporary Jewellery Fair
Collect 2018, represented by Galerie Marzee, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 22- 25 February 2018 - International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects
Qade Art Fair 2018, represented by Galerie Marzee, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 7-11 February 2018 - International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects
Marzee for Starters, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6 November 2017 - present - International contemporary jewellery exhibition
Gilded Youth Project Exhibition, Theo Fennell flagship store, London, United Kingdom, 16 - 20 September 2017 - Exhibition of jewellery design of the Theo Fennell Awards winners
Marzee International Graduate Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 20 August – 25 October 2017 - International contemporary jewellery design exhibition
BA Jewellery Pop-up shop, Central Saint Martins and Juju’s Bar & Stage, London, United Kingdom, 29 November - 11 December 2016 - Pop-up shop organized and led by students to raise money for our degree show – I was in charge of finance and sales, customer service
Friday Late, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom, 13 February 2016 - Interactive jewellery intervention
Pitcher, Central St Martins College, London, United Kingdom, February 2016 - Interactive live jewellery event
Unpinned, Foundling Museum, London, United Kingdom, October-January 2015/16 - Exhibition of jewellery design inspired by the history of the museum