SIM LÜTTIN

The holes in the bitumen in the New York city streets would take you down into the depths of the city's underground labyrinth of tunnels, sewers and pipes. The covers of these peopleholes are stunning forms in and of themselves. They vary from cover to cover and reflect the forge that created them and, more commonly now, the utility service they access. Here is my interpretation: from cast iron for the street to handcrafted silver on the body. #NewYorkCity #inspiration #cont

I was invited to participate in the group exhibition Island Welcome curated by Belinda Newick at Craft in Watson Place in Melbourne, which opened 7 June 2018. The exhibition explored contemporary jewellery as a gesture of greeting. Inspired by the welcome garland found in many traditional island cultures, the artists each made a neckpiece interpreting the theme of ‘welcome' in response to current Australian immigration and refugee policy. The exhibition builds on the first it

As I start to get into making new work for 2016 I am reminded of the work I created in 2015, which will inform the direction of new work created this year. There will be some one-off work, another piece-a-day project and some hand-made limited edition work. At this stage anyway. Here are some favourites from last year... #simluttin #contemporaryjewellery #melbourne #silver #oxidised #banner

Without a doubt, Radiant Pavilion was a huge success. Contemporary jewellers and audiences from around Australia and abroad, descended on Melbourne to partake in the contemporary jewellery trail. The installations took visitors to galleries, down alleyways and into butcher's shops to discover new contemporary jewellery from talented makers across the country and beyond. It was such a fabulous feast and festival directors Claire McArdle and Chloë Powell should be proud of ever

The installation and opening of my solo show at Gray Street Workshop went really well, with most of the work fitting into place as planned. There was a poetic rhythm that played out between the monochromatic photographs and jewellery in the intimate GSW space. There was a good turnout, and the GSW ladies put on a fabulous spread and created a fabulous atomosphere at the launch. Thanks to all those who came along to celebrate. Scroll down for a small taste... #simluttin #itsal

A piece of mine from a private collection in SA is included in the upcoming exhibition 'A Fine Possession – Jewellery & Identity' at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. The exhibition will document and showcase different eras in the development of highly decorative stylish creative jewellery, including supreme “… objects of intimate beauty that enchant, surprise and stimulate the imagination” said curator Eva Czernis-Ryl. The display has been formulated around the some seven hun

2011 Brooch Fine + sterling silver, plastic plant, oxidised 71 x 93 x 28mm Edition 1 of 1 Somewhere there exists... #1 from the series Somewhere there exists... TRAVELLING TO NEW ZEALAND IN 2013! First exhibited in Unnatural Acts at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, US. Also exhibited in Unnatural Acts @ Craft, Melbourne, AU. Curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda Young. 'Somewhere there exists...' series will feature in the upcoming Unnatural Actsexhibition at Craft Vic

2011 Brooch Fine + sterling silver, wood, plastic plant 75 x 95 x 25mm Edition 1 of 1 Somewhere there exists... #3 from the series Somewhere there exists... First exhibited in Unnatural Acts at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, US. Also exhibited in Unnatural Acts @ Craft, Melbourne, AU. Curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda Young. 'Somewhere there exists...' series will feature in the upcoming Unnatural Actsexhibition at Craft Victoria in late 2012. "Contrary to the or

2010, Earrings, ilver, oxidised 40 x 21 x 5mm 1/10 These form part of the broader 'Framed' series. I like the idea of these being objects of melancholy... #earrings #silver #simluttin #editions

2011 Brooch Fine + sterling silver, plastic plant, oxidised 60 x 80 x 28mm Edition 1 of 1 Somewhere there exists... #2 from the series Somewhere there exists... TRAVELLING TO NEW ZEALAND IN 2013! First exhibited in Unnatural Acts at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, US. Also exhibited in Unnatural Acts @ Craft, Melbourne, AU. Curated by Lauren Simeoni and Melinda Young. 'Somewhere there exists...' series will feature in the upcoming Unnatural Actsexhibition at Craf

2010 Brooch Sterling silver, hematite, steel, oxidised 72 x 90 x 15mm Edition 1 of 1 These things that never were is one of the later, more elegant works from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. These jewellery pieces question how the creation of objects can guide or replace memory. As intimate objects, Melancholy Series alludes to forms found in nature, while deliberately abstracting them to de-familiarise the famil

2010 Brooch Sterling silver, freshwater pearl, steel 45 x 65 x 11mm Edition 1 of 1 Departure is from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. This piece is one of the smaller, lighter reflections. #brooch #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #craft #exhibition #simluttin #silver #wearable

2009 Brooch Sterling silver, hematite, steel, onyx, oxidised 70 x 84 x 25mm Edition 1 of 1 Lasting thought is one of the earliest pieces from Melancholy Series, which poetically explores notions of beauty, nostalgia and passing time. These jewellery pieces question how the creation of objects can guide or replace memory. As intimate objects, Melancholy Series alludes to forms found in nature, while deliberately abstracting them to de-familiarise the familiar. This collecti

2006 Neckpiece Silver, oxidised 500 x 500 x 2mm Edition 1 of 1 SOLD Small interpretations of the everyday in nature – quiet, understated, easily overlooked. #contemporary #contemporaryartjewellery #exhibition #jewellery #melancholy #neckpiece #silver #simluttin #wearable

2006, sterling silver, 40 x 20 x 20mm, 2/2 Developed from an original necklace '800 Wishes Home', these earrings a part of a series created in 2006. Inspired by the stunning landscape in Southern Indiana, USA; rolling hills, a quiet frozen lake, snow on blackened branches, leafless trees, branches, twigs and thinking of home. #earrings #simluttin #silver #editions

2006, earrings, sterling silver, 18ct gold, oxidised, 40 x 20 x 20mm, 1/1 Developed from an original necklace '800 Wishes Home', these earings a part of a series created in 2006. Inspired by the stunning landscape in Southern Indiana, USA; rolling hills, a quiet frozen lake, snow on blackened branches, leafless trees, branches, twigs and thinking of home. #earrings #silver #simluttin #oxidised #editions

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2005, earrings, sterling silver, 10 x 10 x 3mm, 1/3 #earrings #editions #silver #simluttin

2005, earrings, fine silver, oxidised, 2.5 x .6 x .6cm, 1/5 Paper Castles earrings is part of a series of neckpieces, earrings, and rings that explore paper-like forms that are playful yet contemporary. #earrings #editions #simluttin #silver #oxidised

2004-present Rings Sterling silver, (oxidised) 15 x 20 x .5mm (approx.) Sizes and dimensions vary The layering of materials gives an object its strength while creating an aesthetic that is weightless and light. The textural surface on Paperskin rings used to solely be created using scraps of plastic bubble-wrap rolled through a mill with silver, which was reminiscent of human skin or the pages in an old, worn book. Now the series includes rollerprinting leaf patterns into