SETTINGS & FINDINGS N.19 WITH POUYA BAKHSHI
A happy and healthy start to 2025 to you all! I am excited to be continuing this series, Settings & Findings has been a joy to explore and platform a wide variety of makers and expose the many different approaches and thinking when it comes to making. This year will continue this exploration sharing emerging and established makers, interesting bodies of work and overviews of practices. It is always exciting for me to see how each person responds to the prompt of unpacking what is their setting & finding, and this year's participants are sure to not disappoint. If there is a maker you would like to see join the Settings & Findings family feel free to reach out to me and share your suggestions.
Starting off 2025 is Pouya Bakhshi. Previously studying mechanical engineering at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran and Jewellery currently at Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg, Garmany, Bakhshi has a way of merging hand and technological processes to animate his narratives. I first met Bakhshi at the Haxthäuserhof Jewellery Symposium 2024, in Ingelheim, Germany, where we both were presenting. Their lighthearted and sometimes humorous way of sharing their intimate personal stories as a way to relate and connect was captivating and has remained with me to this day. Taking everyday experiences and meditating on them, Bakhshi’s rich stories are animated and produce objects that become markers or material to carry these narratives. Enjoy dear reader.
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Setting:
I am obsessed with jewellery as a means of self-expression. I appreciate the ability of jewellery to convey emotions, ideas, and memories. I strive to create pieces that are both visually appealing and intellectually stimulating, sparking conversation and personal reflection. My creative process often involves a blend of 3D CAD design and craft. While 3D design is my comfort zone, I'm equally fascinated by the tactile nature of materials and the interplay of form, function and beyond. Since I am passionate about forms, I try to create pieces that speak for themselves, inviting the wearer to interpret and engage with their unique meaning.
Finding:
Recently, the focus of my work has shifted towards a more introspective approach, drawing inspiration from my personal experiences and transforming these feelings into tangible forms, more precisely, pieces of jewellery. As I explore these emotions, I often find myself drawn into some unexpected doors and I’m dragged into it. I appreciate these surprises and I think that is one of the most rewarding and intriguing part of the creative process.
Instagram: @pouba
Email: [email protected]
Starting off 2025 is Pouya Bakhshi. Previously studying mechanical engineering at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran and Jewellery currently at Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Nürnberg, Garmany, Bakhshi has a way of merging hand and technological processes to animate his narratives. I first met Bakhshi at the Haxthäuserhof Jewellery Symposium 2024, in Ingelheim, Germany, where we both were presenting. Their lighthearted and sometimes humorous way of sharing their intimate personal stories as a way to relate and connect was captivating and has remained with me to this day. Taking everyday experiences and meditating on them, Bakhshi’s rich stories are animated and produce objects that become markers or material to carry these narratives. Enjoy dear reader.
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Setting:
I am obsessed with jewellery as a means of self-expression. I appreciate the ability of jewellery to convey emotions, ideas, and memories. I strive to create pieces that are both visually appealing and intellectually stimulating, sparking conversation and personal reflection. My creative process often involves a blend of 3D CAD design and craft. While 3D design is my comfort zone, I'm equally fascinated by the tactile nature of materials and the interplay of form, function and beyond. Since I am passionate about forms, I try to create pieces that speak for themselves, inviting the wearer to interpret and engage with their unique meaning.
Finding:
Recently, the focus of my work has shifted towards a more introspective approach, drawing inspiration from my personal experiences and transforming these feelings into tangible forms, more precisely, pieces of jewellery. As I explore these emotions, I often find myself drawn into some unexpected doors and I’m dragged into it. I appreciate these surprises and I think that is one of the most rewarding and intriguing part of the creative process.
Instagram: @pouba
Email: [email protected]
Pouya Bakhshi
Pictures List & Credits
1. I immigrated, the rug didn’t / Pendant, 2023, Silver & Cold Enamel / 6cm*4cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Johannes Kersting & Pouya Bakhshi
2. I immigrated, the rug didn’t / Pendant, 2023, Silver & Cold Enamel / 6cm*4cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Johannes Kersting & Pouya Bakhshi
3. I immigrated, the rug didn’t / Pendant, 2023, Silver & Cold Enamel / 6cm*4cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Johannes Kersting & Pouya Bakhshi
4. Trapped / Brooch, 2024, Paper, Silver, Resin / 7cm*7cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
5. Trapped / Brooch, 2024, Paper, Silver, Resin / 7cm*7cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
6. Trapped / Brooch, 2024, Paper, Silver, Resin / 7cm*7cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
7. Faces / Brooch, 2024, Silver, Magnet / 7cm*5cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
8. Faces / Brooch, 2024, Silver, Magnet / 7cm*5cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
9. Faces / Brooch, 2024, Silver, Magnet / 7cm*5cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
10. [Headshot] I immigrated, the rug didn’t
Image Credit: Pariya Bakhshi
Image Credit: Johannes Kersting & Pouya Bakhshi
2. I immigrated, the rug didn’t / Pendant, 2023, Silver & Cold Enamel / 6cm*4cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Johannes Kersting & Pouya Bakhshi
3. I immigrated, the rug didn’t / Pendant, 2023, Silver & Cold Enamel / 6cm*4cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Johannes Kersting & Pouya Bakhshi
4. Trapped / Brooch, 2024, Paper, Silver, Resin / 7cm*7cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
5. Trapped / Brooch, 2024, Paper, Silver, Resin / 7cm*7cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
6. Trapped / Brooch, 2024, Paper, Silver, Resin / 7cm*7cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
7. Faces / Brooch, 2024, Silver, Magnet / 7cm*5cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
8. Faces / Brooch, 2024, Silver, Magnet / 7cm*5cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
9. Faces / Brooch, 2024, Silver, Magnet / 7cm*5cm*0.5cm
Image Credit: Pouya Bakhshi
10. [Headshot] I immigrated, the rug didn’t
Image Credit: Pariya Bakhshi