Use of Aluminum in Jewelry: Aluminum Wire Jewelry

Category "Presentation", 8. – 10. grade

Talisa Yakimova, 10th grade[1]

Supervisor: Galya Aralova–Atanasova

Professional School of Design “Elisaveta Vazova” – Sofia (Bulgaria)

https://doi.org/10.53656/nat2025-3.26

Abstract. The aim of this paper is to explore a rather unconventional and unexpected use of aluminum in fashion and jewelry. Fashion innovators such as Paco Rabanne, Thierry Mugler, Stella McCartney, Iris van Herpen, Gareth Pugh, and Olivier Rousteing have experimented with aluminum as a material for creating attractive, futuristic, and unconventional garments, corsets, hats, and bags. However, there is a lack of organized production of aluminum accessories, as well as established artists working primarily with aluminum jewelry. Experiments were conducted in the creation of original, author-designed, handcrafted boutique jewelry made from aluminum wire. Both the qualitative and quantitative chemical composition of the aluminum wire were analyzed, along with the physiological effects of aluminum jewelry on the human body. A logo made from aluminum wire was created for a fictional company that would produce such jewelry.

Keywords: aluminum; fashion; jewelry; aluminum wire; aluminum wire jewelry; entrepreneurship

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