An extraordinary tree grows in this city, steeped in culture. In Mirabell Park, we found the old catalba (cigar tree), which seems to be reigning to happening around it. The tree is branching into incredible shapes, bending towards the ground and turning into a playground for children. To preserve its remarkable presence, it was supported by a decorated concrete pillar. The sight of the tree made us realize that its branches attract many children into its woody arms and thus creating a new interaction between people and nature.

From this Salzburg tree, I have collected pieces of bark to make a cast for a bracelet; and transformed the stem of a fallen leaf into a pendant for a necklace. We played Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” to the tree.

The Salzburg children’s playground is available as jewelry in the form of a bracelet (bark cast) and a necklace pendant (stem cast).

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A rare plant initially called “Fleischmannov rebrinec” (Plastinaca sativa) once grew indigenously on the hillside of Ljubljana’s castle. The walking path which leads from the city to the castle is named after this extinct endemic. The plant belongs to the species of parsnip and is considered extinct in the wild. It is only kept alive in the Botanical Garden and is named after its discoverer, Andrew Fleischmann.

As a sign of respect for this protected plant, we did not pick it it for the Music City Bracelet project, yet created a 3D scan from which a cast of nature was made. In honor of “Fleischmannov rebrinec,” we played the song “Nad mestom se dani” (Jože Privšek) in the Botanical Garden.

Ljubljana’s extinct endemic is available as jewelry in the form of earrings, a necklace, and a unisex bracelet.

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The city center is a mix of the city on and under the hill. The part on the hill is called “Stari grad” (the Old city) and represents the old center of the town. As we strolled along the cobbled streets, ancient grape ivy plants (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) kept us company. These have reigned on the walls of buildings since time immemorial, growing wherever they pleased. Grape ivy plants on buildings act as green insulators, protecting against the heat in the summer and purifying the air. 

In our search for the right fruit of the wild grape ivy, which attracts plenty of birds, I came up with the idea of mixing the young and the old, the new and the traditional, yesterday and tomorrow. So I picked two fruits – one fresh and firm, the other dried and SHRIVELED BUT BOTH STILL FULL OF LIFE. I found the fruits in an abandoned garden with a beautiful view of Zagreb and played the song “Moj Zagreb tak imam te rad” (Ivica Šerfezi).

The Zagreb Green Insulator is available as jewelry in the form of a necklace and a unisex bracelet. 

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Romantic Venice is sinking in front of our eyes as the water level rises. As part of the Musical City Bracelet project, we searched for a plant that will be submerged by the water of Venice’s canals in the future, giving it a chance to exist in the form of jewelry. We chose a simple and edible plant, the Rock samphires (Crithmum maritimum), which grew from a canal near the Giardini della Biennale.

I have named the plant “the future climate migrant” and played the piece La Bellezza (Roberto Vecchioni).

The Venetian Future Climate Migrant is available in the form of a unique brooch, a unisex bracelet, and a necklace.

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Picked on a lawn in the botanical garden of Ljubljana in 2019. For those who need life force and perseverance in their lives.

This is a highly invasive plant in Europe and USA, and almost impossible to get rid of.  It’s native to Japan. But although this plant might be a nuisance in nonnative countries it is also a miracle medicinal plant very high in youth preserving resveratrol.

flowers are valued by some beekeepers as an important source of nectar for honeybees, at a time of year when little else is flowering. The young stems are edible as a spring vegetable, with a flavour similar to extremely sour rhubarb.

6 cm hanging lenght

Width2,5 cm

-recycled silver

-nickel free

Comes in a beautiful wooden box

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STUDY AND NOWLEDGE

I picked this branch at Učka national park in Croatia on 1.11.2018

Beech tree is an amazing tree but the spread of beech is also a reminder of climate change that has far-reaching effects on our environment, beech trees are flourishing where they couldn’t survive before. As established trees start to lose their foothold in certain areas due to the warming climate, beech trees continue to expand rapidly and changing the forest diversity.

– 925 recycled gold plated silver

-100% plant form

-Handcrafted in Ljubljana-Slovenia

-Nickel free

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