Rune Vervoort
object & jewellery design
pxl-mad school of arts Hasselt
Specialisms: Jewelry / Accessories /
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Rune Vervoort
First Name: Rune
Last Name: Vervoort
Specialisms: Jewelry / Accessories
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My Location: Antwerp, Belgium
University / College: pxl-mad school of arts Hasselt
Course / Program Title: object & jewellery design
About
My name is Rune Vervoort, a jewellery design student at PXL-MAD in Hasselt. In my bachelor’s project, I explored the patterns that shape my practice as a designer, both internal and external. By embracing a slower way of working, I looked at how taking time and making subtle, intentional interventions can create space for new ideas.
I hand-collected feathers and transformed them into a new visual language, while experimenting with incisions in leather. Instead of altering the materials completely, I worked with what was already there, highlighting their natural qualities through small interventions. This process allowed me to explore the relationship between form, material, and detail, which became an important part of my practice.
The project gave me a deeper understanding of myself as a designer and made me curious about where my practice could go next. I feel increasingly drawn to the connection between jewellery, fashion, and photography, and to how jewellery can contribute to a larger visual narrative. I’m excited to take this exploration further during my master’s, experiment with new contexts, and discover new ways of bringing my work into the world.
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This project explores how patterns reveal my way of thinking as a designer. An inner creative block led me to search for a way of working that creates space for intuition, experimentation, and acceptance. By transforming feathers and making repetitive incisions in leather, I developed a visual language centered on repetition and variation. The subtle differences within these patterns give the work its character and reflect my ongoing exploration of imperfection and the unpredictable. At the heart of this project is the idea of an in-between space, a mental place where the critical voice fades into the background, making room for experimentation, failure, and growth. Drawing on my interest in fashion, photography, and the craftsmanship of haute couture, I envision this visual language coming to life in front of the camera, on the runway, or in an editorial setting. Through this work, I invite the viewer to slow down and pay attention to the small details that surround us. It is often there that unexpected patterns of beauty reveal themselves.
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