2012 Treasure, London, Somerset House

The aim of my work is to create contemporary jewellery for unconventional people. My idea of jewellery is determined by various factors: contemporary style, the aesthetic rigour of shape, the clean combination of materials, colours and textures, the innovative production techniques. I think that jewellery can create a personal relationship between the wearer and the viewer: jewellery can express the wearer personality or creativity or sense of humor or opinions about the everyday life. My actual work is oriented to improve this idea of communication also experimenting with materials and techniques not previously used. Following this line of research, in addition to the precious metal jewellery production, I focused my interest on materials as aluminium, rubber, porcelain and titanium also improving my knoledge in 3D modeling and in different production techniques including rapid prototyping, laser and water cutting, injection molding.

Manuela Gandini, 1962, Alessandria, Italy.


Education:
1988 master - Computer Science – Università degli studi Milano
since 1988 has worked for IT Companies
2000 – 2004 studies jewellery making techniques, jewellery design, wax modelling, 3D designtechniques
2004 starts the jewellery production under the brand-name MANUGANDA
2005 opens the MANUGANDA showroom at Milan
since 2005 exhibits at italian and international design exhibitions and tradefairs
lives and works in Milan, Italy

Awards:
2006 “NEW TALENTS”, MORE Milano, finalist
2005 “GOLDISIGN”, VOGUE GIOIELLO_ Regione Toscana, winner for the theme NUANCES

Exhibitions:
2012 "THE YEAR WAS 2006", Waterloo Australia, STUDIO20/17 gallery | “GIOIE DA  CONDIVIDERE”, Rome, Aranciera San Sisto
2011 Lumina: Da gioiello a creazione luminosa,  Livorno, 70m2  Florence | Lumina: Da gioiello a creazione luminosa II, ALCHIMIA Jewellery school | "GIOIELLI PER MILANO e il sistema orafo lombardo" , Milan, Triennale
2010 “FORMA vs MATERIA” ,Turin, galleria CRISTIANI | “TITANI PREZIOSI”, Milan, Triennale | “DA MATERIA a GIOIELLO”, Livorno, 70mq
2009 “UN GIOIELLO PER L'ABRUZZO”,Senigallia, Palazzo del Duca | “ART DESIGN IN PRIMAVERA!”, Milan, Fuorisalone del Mobile
2008/2009 “IL GIOIELLO ITALIANO CONTEMPORANEO: TECNICHE E MATERIALI TRA ARTE E DESIGN”:
TURIN – Museo delle Arti Decorative
BERLIN – Kunstgewerbemuseum
MILAN - Castello Sforzesco
VICENZA - Palazzo Valmarana Braga
2007 “TANTO METALLO”, Milan, Fuorisalone del Mobile
2006 “DESIGN PLAZA”, Milan, Fuorisalone del Mobile | “NEW TALENTS”, Milan, More Milano
2005 “GOLDSign”,Arezzo, Oroarezzo

Fairs:
2012 Treasure, London, Somerset House
2011 “New  Directions Hall”, Vicenza, Vicenza Oro Choice
2010/2009 Eclat de mode _ Bijorhca, Paris
2008/2007 Inhorgenta Europe, Munich
2006 Premiere Classe, Paris | Zip Zone Salon, Paris
2005 Milanovendemoda, Milan

2011: "GIOIELLI PER MILANO", catalogue of the exibition, Milan, Electa
2010: “FORMA vs MATERIA”, catalogue of the exhibition, Turin | “TITANI PREZIOSI”, catalogue of the exhibition, Milan, Electa
2008: “GIOIELLLO ITALIANO CONTEMPORANEO”, catalogue of the exhibition, Milan, Skirà