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Designer & Consultant - Jewelry and wearables
Education:
- MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN JEWELRY AND OBJECTS
Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA. 2011 - 2013
- DEGREE IN DESIGN THINKING METHODOLOGY
HPI School of Design Thinking, Berlin, Germany. 2011
- BACHELOR DEGREE IN ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia 2002 - 2007
- SPECIALIZATION IN JEWELRY TECHNIQUES
IRIGEM Vocational School. Rosà, Italy 2006
- THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL STUDY IN FILIGREE TECHNIQUE
Aid to Artisans, Vocational school. Skopje, Macedonia. 2005
Awards and Grants:
2016 - Alumni Small Grants Award. U.S. Embassy, Macedonia
2015 - Alumni Small Grants Award. U.S. Embassy, Macedonia
2013 - Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in the field of Contemporary Jewelry. Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA
2013 - Dean’s Fellowship Award Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA
2013 - Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship Program for MFA study Institute for International Education, USA
2013 - Honorable Mention at Annual Scholarship Competition Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA
Skills and interests:
Jewelry and Product Design, Conceptualizing, Interdisciplinarity, Wearable Arts & Technology, Keyshot, Prototyping, Customization in jewelry, Design Development, Haptics, Participatory Arts, Design Thinking, Sensorial Anthropology, Tactility, Storytelling, Problem solving, Innovation, Crafts, Filigree technique, Rhinoceros, Ideation, 3D modeling, Jewelry Production and preparation of tech packs
Work experience:
- SENIOR DESIGN LEAD & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CustomMade Inc. - February 2019 - March 2022
Responsibilities: Micromanaging the Design Team of 35 employees; Onboarding and mentoring staff; Troubleshooting and improvement of work structure within the Design Team; Carefully following statistics to ensure company growth; Jewelry consultant for buyers in creating one-of a-kind jewelry pieces
- DESIGN LEAD & QUALITY ASSURANCE
CustomMade Inc. - February 2017 - February 2019
Responsibilities: Jewelry consultant for buyers in creating one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces; Presenting design options along with materials and technical possibilities for production of the selected design; Managing sketch artists, 3d artists and production sites for the bespoke works envisioned by individual clients;
- RESIDENT JEWELRY DESIGNER
Design Incubator Loupe. Chow Tai Fook. Hong Kong. Onsite. 2019
Responsibilities: Product innovation, development of new collections, prototyping, presentation of new processes
- CO-FOUNDER AND LECTURER
Generation for Innovation. Macedonia/Germany. 2016
About: Creative team that offers trainings for methodology of Design Thinking, User centric Design
- CO-FOUNDER AND COORDINATOR
DesignTataMata. Macedonia, 2015 - 2016
About: Creative duo with focus on stimulating innovation through games and trainings
- CREATOR
The Stories of the Three Wanderers. 2015 - 2017
About: Creation and management of a 2 year long multidisciplinary project, that explored relationships we build through and with Objects that surround us. It was constructed as an international open-ended art project about 3 jewelry pieces traveling the world, and focused on their Storytelling.
- PRODUCT DESIGNER
Nex Band, Mighty Cast Inc. 2014
Responsibilities: Design for smart wearable technology, customizable modular bands.
- DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGIST
Fabricate. 2014
About: artistic & cultural project for mapping traditional and contemporary textile crafts
- ASSOCIATE DESIGNER
Biba Schutz Jewelry Studio. New York City. 2012
Responsibilities: Assistant for processing new materials (resin, plastic, paper) into precious metal structures.
- CO-DESIGNER
Meriken Metals Jewelry Studio. Chicago. IL 2011 - 2015
Responsibilities: Co-designer on Osmytza collection, body modification sterling silver jewelry with a strong accent in filigree technique.
- CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGNER
Mima Pejoska jewelry. 2007 - Ongoing.
Solo Exhibitions:
- 2013, May - 'The Sensibles'- interactive show of floating Haptic jewelry. Savannah, GA
- 2010, January - Exhibition of filigree jewelry in Barceloneta. Barcelona, Spain
Group Exhibitions and Events:
2023
- Mutliverse exhibition. A Gallerii, Tallinn, Estonia
- Sloveninan Jewellery week. Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
2022
- 30th Edition of Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
2019
- New York Jewelry Week Exhibition. New York City
- Shunde Jewellery Fair - November, Shunde, China
- Hong Kong International Jewellery Fair - Loupe - design incubation space
- Weave group exhibition in Loupe Gallery. Development and presentation of new products based on traditional Chinese textile crafts. Hong Kong.
2018
- Slowscapes - Group design exhibition. Skopje, Macedonia
2016
- Pop-up exhibition at art gallery El Greko. Skopje, Macedonia
- Small Works – exhibition at SCAD. Savannah, GA
2015
- Deconstructing Tradition – SKP Pop-up Store. Bern. Switzerland
2014
- Prvo pa Zensko- cultural event organized by Tiiiit! Inc. Skopje, Macedonia
2013
- Pop-up Designer Store – organized by Kapka & Ludus. Skopje, Macedonia
- Yodex - International Young Designers Exhibition. Taipei, Taiwan
- Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC
- Far Away From Home – exhibition. Savannah, GA
- Current - exhibition of jewelry and objects at SCAD. Savannah, GA
- 4th Annual Jewelry and Objects Scholarship Competition - SCAD. Savannah, GA
2012
- Small Works – exhibition at SCAD. Savannah, GA
- Far Away From Home - exhibition, Savannah, GA
- Participation in discussion panel, SCAD. Savannah, GA
- American Craft Council - craft show. Atlanta, GA
- 3rd Annual Juried Scholarship Competition, SCAD. Savannah, GA
- Radical Rubbish - juried exhibition at SCAD. Savannah, GA
2011
- Existing Achievements - home and fashion designs. Public Room. Macedonia
- Mikser - art festival. Belgrade, Serbia
2010
- Art in Miniature - cultural festival White Night. Skopje, Macedonia
- 35th International Fair of Arts and Crafts. Jerusalem, Israel
2009
- Exhibition and presentation of filigree jewelry technique, organized by the Honorary Consulate. Eupen, Belgium
- Take Away Fashion - fashion exhibition, cultural festival White Night. Skopje, Macedonia
- XIV Edition of the Biennial of young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean. Skopje, Macedonia
2007
- Pop-up Design Shop. Ludus – concept store. Skopje, Macedonia
2005
- First Jewelry Symposium- organized by Mersin University. Mersin, Turkey
- Exhibition of handmade filigree jewelry. Skopje, Macedonia
Teaching and workshops:
2019
- Teaching workshops 'Mixed media, applying textile techniques to metals'
Loupe - jewelry studio Chow Tai Fook. Hong Kong
2016
- Lecturer on the topic ‘Jewelry ex Corpus’. Jewelry Fair in Skopje, Macedonia
- Mentor and curator for 2 series of ‘Design Challenge’ - public events that focus on stimulating innovation and creativity through games and training. Organized by DesignTatamata
- Conceptualization, organization and instruction for 2 series of workshops held for the Methodology of Design Thinking, in Skopje, Macedonia
- Lecturer on the topic Design Thinking for young entrepreneurs, within a seminar organized by Municipality of City of Skopje, Macedonia
2013
- Presentation of body of work - The Sensibles at storytelling platform Pecha Kucha,
Skopje, Macedonia
- Demonstration on applying textile techniques on metal. Smithsonian Craft Show. Washington DC
- Teaching assistant for Introduction to Metals and Jewelry, SCAD. Savannah, GA
- Instructor for Filigree workshops – Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA
- Instructor for Jewelry workshops at SCAD. Savannah, GA
2009
- Presentation and exhibition of Filigree technique. Honorary Consulate. Eupen, Belgium
Design Thinking experience:
2013
- The Sensibles - interactive jewelry show of tactile floating jewelry and objects. Savannah,GA
- The Fortune Telling Bracelet - design for functional jewelry at Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, GA
2012
- 400 lb. babies - a project for creative and sustainable ways to bring art and dialogue back to the community of Savannah. MeadowLark Studio. Savannah,GA
- Delite - social network design for food and travel. SCAD, Savannah, GA
- Thoughts on Jewelry - interactive jewelry happening, created to tackle our imagination on what Jewelry means individually to us. Savannah, GA
2011
D-School Hasso-Platner Institute. Potsdam, Germany:
- How might we improve traffic safety for cyclists in Berlin? - multidisciplinary project
- How might we help retired single seniors to stay sexually active? - multidisciplinary project
- How might we change the donation experience in Berlin? - multidisciplinary project for Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung
Design Smash and Betahaus. Berlin, Germany