Hoop Silver Filigree Earrings

These silver earrings are made using the ancient technique of filigree, revisited in a contemporary way. They present silver irregular flowers combined in a lace-like hoop.
They are made in sterling silver, each wire has been carefully bent and formed into this chain-like design.
They have been handcrafted, which means that the maker Carla Movia has started from silver granules which she alloyed and melted, she made her own wire and proceeded on to make the pieces.
Filigree making feeds the interest that Carla Movia has towards intricate ancient aesthetics: its floral and feminine nature, its slow and meditating process on one hand fulfils her curiosity of ancient techniques and on the other it results in delicate yet complex pieces which she’s naturally drawn to. Carla Movia’s work is characterised by a constant research in finding a balance between these two contrasting aspects, in an attempt of rethinking filigree as an element of construction and not merely means of decoration.