Renowned Peruvian designer and social entrepreneur Andrea Jose – our jeweller-in-residence for London Craft Week 2024.
A first for us, welcoming Andrea as jeweller-in-residence marks an exciting new era for Cox & Power, sharing new creative visions and inspiring collaborative approaches underpinned by ethical sourcing and artisanal making principles.
Andrea is a jewellery designer from Lima with a background in business engineering and social impact. Andrea holds an MA from Central St Martins. It was as part of her Master’s research that she first started making connections with miners in the Madre de Dios region (Peruvian Amazon), in an effort to create a complete gold supply chain that would guarantee gold being mined without mercury and support reforestation projects. Find out more about the social and environmental impact work Andrea is involved in via NGO Pure Earth here.
Exhibiting Andrea’s work alongside examples of the ancient textile traditions that inspire her designs tells the story of a journey starting at the origin of the gold. Peruvian culture and values have inspired this project, exploring the ancient inspirations behind the jewellery design, and positive stories of reforestation, female empowerment and mercury-free Fairmined gold.
Andrea says of her commitment to responsible mining:
“I got involved because of my own questioning as a jeweler. I certainly felt the responsibility to support and achieve the generation of a new responsible artisanal and small-scale mining model in the Amazon, but also through collaborations.”
Andrea Jose and Cox & Power’s Rachel Sweeney are united by a shared passion for radical provenance, sustainability and exquisite craftsmanship. This residency is a fresh collaboration, combining their vision of conscious craftsmanship with the creation of a new collection of contemporary treasures with an elevated purpose.
Expect to see Andrea’s unique textile-inspired design signature alongside our own Ribbon style of wrapping forming an exclusive new collection of one-of-a-kind rings, earrings and necklaces.
You may remember our recent collaboration with Andrea on the Lagoon collection, working with Peruvian goldsmiths and mercury-free Fairmined gold. Find out more about the project here.
Our Open House events during London Craft Week gave an opportunity to meet Andrea at the Cox & Power workshop, see the new jewellery collection taking shape, learn how jewellery can be a force for positive change – and become part of the conversation.
Andrea gave a short tour of her jewellery exhibition, discussing her creative inspiration, the work she is doing to support artisanal miners and their environment, and showcase work-in-progress pieces for our new collaborative collection. It has been inspiring for us to see how many of you share our vision.
Exhibition:
13 May to 5 June 2024, 11:00 – 17:30
Open House Sessions:
14 May, 12:00 – 16:00
16 May, 12:00 – 16:00
18 May, 12:30 – 16:00
Cox & Power
10-12 Chiltern Street
London W1U 7PX
proud to work with Fairtrade Gold
and Fairmined Gold
Cox & Power
10-12 Chiltern Street
London W1U 7PX
020 7935 3530
marylebone@coxandpower.com
