Gina Bulgamin
Gina Bulgamin, born in 1980, is an Indonesian jewelry designer and artist based in Helsinki. After graduations in Jewelry and Silver Design in 2007 from Lahti Institute of Design, she started her path as a jeweler, creating her own design line jewelry and unique pieces until now. Her works are characterized as ethereal, minimalistic, harmonious and particular in their forms. They are molded by Ginaʼs fondness for playing and exploring forms in many dimensions. Itʼs her playground.
Jewelry for Gina is more than just a beautiful decorative object, itʼs a medium of dialogue and means to express herself. She loves the architecture of jewelry making and highly values craftsmanship. In her works, she always tries to enhance the beauty of simple shapes. Her works are inspired by different themes and elements, but mainly structures and shapes from nature and architecture.
Rhythmic patterns, stacked shapes, natural and graphical forms and moments of life, these are elements that capture her attention. Throughout her journey as a jewelry designer, she works mainly with Silver and develops to her style different methods of wire transforming and shaping, as well as exploring other materials and traditional methods. In her process, she is always open minded, curious and intuitive, she continues to explore unique ways with her distinctive style to create new designs and artistic pieces.