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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Klagenfurt / Celovec. The famous Lake Vrbsko JEZERO is located next to the city and attracts many  people to nature’s embrace every year. During our walk along the water, my attention was drawn to the weeds growing out of the pier. It is called yellow hawkweed (Hieracium caespitosum) or, in German, Wiesen-Habichtskraut. I have chosen the two flower buds, which also became casts for a musical city bracelet.

Although our primary premise is that nature belongs to no one but itself, this particular part of the earth, Klagenfurt-Celovec, is clearly a meeting point of two cultures and two languages (German and Slovenian). That’s why we called this part of the project “Bilingual Plant” or “Zweisprachige Pflanze.” In honor of the weed, we played a Carinthian folk song, “Rož, Podjuna, Zila,” which tells the story of the three valleys in Austrian Carinthia where Slovenians live.

The Klagenfurt bilingual plant is available as jewelry in the form of 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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The pendant was made without any designing intervention to the leaf.It comes in a beautiful hand oiled jewelry box designed in Floios studio and made in Ribnica -Slovenia.

-necklace-45 cm

-pendant-4 cm x1,5 cm

-recycled silver

-nickel free

-handmade

made in Slovenia EU

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The pendant was made without any designing intervention to the leaf.It comes in a beautiful hand oiled jewelry box designed in Floios studio and made in Ribnica -Slovenia.

-necklace-45 cm

-pendant-4 cm x1,5 cm

-recycled silver

-nickel free

-handmade

made in Slovenia EU

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The pendant is handmade using the traditional lost wax technique in a comes with a simple silver necklace.

-45 cm sterling silver necklace

-3x2cm pendant

-recycled silver

-handmade

-nickel free

made in Slovenia EU

Comes with a hand oiled natural oak jewelry box DESIGNED with an idea that you can use and display it after purchase to keep your jewelry.

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The pendant was designed by the bush itself and wasn’t altered in any way.

It comes in a beautiful oiled oak jewelry box made in Slovenia-Ribnica and designed in Floios studio-Ljubljana.

-45 cm necklace

-1,6cm pendant

-45 cm necklace

-medium finish

-recycled silver

-nickel free

-handmade

made in Slovenia EU

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The necklace comes in a beautiful oiled oak jewelry box.

-45 cm necklace

-1,3cm pendant

-medium finish

-recycled silver

-nickel free

-handmade

made in Slovenia EU

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