after lots of exhibitions in galleries and museums i wanted to bring the jewelry to the catwalk and into the fashion szene. now i work with showroom people`s revolution, ny!
the product design and prototyping for agencies and big companies were always an additional interesting aspect of my work.
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Andreas Eberharter
JEWELRY & PRODUCT DESIGN
Vienna - Austria
| German | English |
Schools attended |
HTL GRAZ (SCULPTORER) |
HTL STEYR (jewelry design) |
Since 1997: AND_i | 1 reference |
DESIGNER AND OWNER
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OWNER & DESIGNER, AND_i JEWELRY DESIGN design and production of couture and high-end commercial fashion jewelry. see more: http://www.and-i.net ANDREAS EBERHARTER CREATES AUTHENTIC JEWELRY FOR REAL INDIVIDUALISTS Born in Tirol/Austria in 1971, Andreas Eberharter learnt the profession of gold-smith and sculptor. Afterwards, he worked as a freelance artist in Vienna and assisted the artists Anna Heindl, Manfred Wakolbinger and Eva Schlegel. His first exhibition took place in 1992. After numerous national and international exhibitions on his own and with colleagues he founded the label AND_I in 2001. The collections are being presented internationally, amongst others in Tokyo, Sao Paolo and in New York. With his own collection of jewellery, self-designed accessories and wedding dresses, he arranged the opening event of the world largest wedding-fair of Asia in Bangkok in 2005. Still to come this year is a new collection of jewellery, which is going to be presented in New York and will be sold internationally in well known fashion stores. The jewelry is refined, clear, timeless, reduced and wearable. The pieces are “everyday jewelry”, with a unique design character that also makes them perfect for special occasions. The collection consists largely of anodized aluminum specimens which can be grouped into two main themes: arm jewelry and necklaces. The anodizing process is immensely important, helping to divide a large part of the collection into three colors: natural aluminum, gold and ice blue. These three colors also dominate among the “non-alu pieces” (e.g. acrylic glass) through the use of Swarovski crystals and pearls or the finest Nappa leather. The only additional color – pink – is applied in a discreet fashion so as to gently round off and extend the color spectrum. Some pieces of cubic zirconia (synthetic diamonds) – cut according to jeweler standards – are used to accentuate the quality of the products. Andreas Eberharter’s approach to jewellery is a sculptural one. He searches a free accession to moulding and new materials. The pieces of jewellery are large, eye-catching, strong and clear in design. Therefore, hard and cold materials like aluminium, synthetics, Swarovski crystals or Cubic zirconia are used. Eberharter likes to work with precious metal, valuable stones or pearls. Design without compromise – besides the shape, the haptics are essential for Andreas Eberharter. “Jewellery should not just beautify and underline certain parts of the body, it should also feel nice.” He describes it as unconventional: “You could compare it with your favourite pair of jeans. When you put them on you immediately feel comfortable. The same effect should happen to the wearer of my jewellery.” PRODUCT DESIGN; PROTOTYPING -for advertising companies like: buero new-york, saatchi&saatchi, jung von matt -for companies like: dolce&gabbana, A1 mobile, one mobile, bentley, roemerquelle -for archidects like: eichinger oder knechtl we deliver from 3-D animations for presentations to prototypes, up to long run work. | |
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