Luisa Restrepo is a glass artist and designer born in Colombia now working in México. After concluding her studies in Medellin and later in Wolverhampton, England, she founded her studio “El taller” in México City, in 2005. Her work examines rhythm, pattern, proportion and excess. Moving between the object, installations to performance, she strives to use different mediums and means in the understanding of the material, how we transform it and relate to it. Awarded various scholarships, she has attended a range of workshops, taught at Pilchuck, Xaquixe amongst other places and has been part of the Northland’s and Wheaton’s residency programs. She has also won the first Colombian Glass Biennale and shows both nationally and internationally.

DIMPLE COLLECTION

by Luisa Restrepo, Mexico, 2018

MATERIALS: gold-plated brass, silver-plated torch-blown glass
SIZES REFERENCE: eg: Dimple Ring: diameter: 26mm

In the MIRROR MIRROR series, Restrepo touches on the effects mirrors and reflections might have on us. We choose our jewelry instinctively, like we would an outfit. What we choose gives an indication of how we feel. At the same time, the mirrors in pieces give a distorted image of our space or ourselves when we look into them. Luisa has realised a range of work with mirrored glass.

OTHER PIECES FROM THE MIRROR MIRROR SERIES & IMAGE GALLERY