October 2026, Part 1
Right now, art enthusiasts and collectors alike could certainly use a meaningful treat. There is a profound sense of satisfaction that comes from acquiring a terrific piece of art jewelry for oneself, all while actively celebrating and supporting the visionary artists and the dedicated galleries that showcase their extraordinary creations.
Art Jewelry Forum’s international network of gallery supporters continuously celebrates and exhibits the vanguard of contemporary art jewelry. Through the organization’s bi-monthly On Offer series, this extensive global network is given a dedicated platform to showcase extraordinary pieces personally selected to tempt, challenge, and inspire collectors. This latest October installment invites connoisseurs to take a closer look at a curated selection where they are bound to find a fantastic piece they simply cannot live without. For those interested in acquisitions or specific inquiries, interested parties are encouraged to contact the representing galleries directly.
Heather Guidero at Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry
Kicking off the October showcase, Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry in Chicago, Illinois, presents a striking creation by artist Heather Guidero. Priced at US$1,695, this brooch and necklace combination features a stunning lilac-colored druzy that sparkles with exceptional brilliance. Enhanced by handmade oxidized sterling silver tassels, this one-of-a-kind piece possesses a remarkable degree of movement and dynamism when worn. Furthermore, because a bail is conveniently included, this incredible work can effortlessly transition from a statement brooch to be worn as an exquisite pendant, offering versatility alongside its distinct visual appeal. Inquiries for this piece can be directed to Meg Nash via the gallery.
2Roses at the Wearable Art Museum
Moving into the realm of sculptural wearable art, the Wearable Art Museum highlights Perch, a 2026 brooch crafted by the artistic duo 2Roses. Available for US$750, with inquiries directed to director Lisa M. Berman, this piece exemplifies the artists’ philosophy of creating small, one-of-a-kind sculptures built to be worn anywhere on the body. Perch pairs two hollow forms covered in meticulously cut and finished polymer clay tesserae, creating a surface that shimmers subtly with every movement of the wearer. One form is dark and closed, while the other is pale and open, tipped against the first and held in a state of permanent tension and delicate balance. The wearer ultimately completes the composition by choosing where on the body the piece is positioned and the precise angle at which it rests, ensuring that every placement fundamentally recomposes the work by design.
Becky Bliss at Fingers Gallery
Auckland, New Zealand’s Fingers Gallery brings the work of Becky Bliss to the forefront with Play Time, a series of pendants created in 2024 and priced at NZ$750 each. Lisa Higgins manages inquiries for the gallery. Bliss, who initially trained as a graphic designer before transitioning into a contemporary art jeweler, has built an international reputation; her work resides in numerous prestigious collections, and she was selected to exhibit in the esteemed Schmuck special exhibition in Munich in both 2015 and 2020. Describing her current series, Bliss notes that Play Time is a family of works that gleefully plays with color, forms, and gender, while simultaneously subverting traditional expectations through endless combinations to demonstrate the fluidity of youth and the boundaryless expression of play. By anthropomorphizing the fundamental building blocks for child development—which were originally formalized by kindergarten system founder Friedrich Froebel in the early 1800s through a series of "gifts"—these pieces playfully engage with the geometric shapes found in gift number two: circles, squares, and triangles. Fabricated from mild steel, sterling silver, paint, and cord, the pendants measure between 93 and 103 millimeters in height.
Daniel Kruger at Galerie Door
Representing the Netherlands, Galerie Door in Nijmegen features a captivating untitled 2026 brooch by Daniel Kruger, priced at 2,000€. Inquiries are handled by gallerist Doreen Timmers. Kruger’s practice poses a fundamental question: What do a shell, a gemstone, a piece of plastic, a relic, and a fetish all have in common? In his hands, these disparate elements merge seamlessly into a single piece of jewelry. Kruger’s art jewelry is known for being surprising, exuberant, mischievous, and unfailingly seductive, beckoning viewers to linger and look closer. By combining every conceivable material and technique—from precious gemstones to everyday objects, and from traditional textile work to refined metalwork—he allows the sublime to meet the mundane, the precious to meet the cheap, and the classical to meet kitsch. The resulting works draw the eye purposefully to the neck, chest, hand, or ear, serving variously as ornaments, talismans, political or personal statements, or simply irresistible objects designed to bring lasting joy.
Angela Giuliani at Zu Design
In Adelaide, Australia, Zu design presents a compelling ring by Angela Giuliani titled Parti Sapphire, priced at AUS$8,615, with inquiries directed to Jane Bowden. This piece forms part of stateMEANT, a contemporary jewelry exhibition for which Zu design asked participating artists to articulate their practices, processes, and philosophies. The exhibition focuses on bold, thoughtful work that carries a message, whether engaging with social, political, and environmental spaces or speaking quietly about materials, sustainability, art, craft, and everyday life. Giuliani’s contribution explores structure, form, and geometry through precious metals and gemstones. Drawn to clean lines, simple shapes, and the inherent balance of geometric design, the artist emphasizes that the making process is just as vital as the finished object. Crafted from 9-karat gold and sterling silver, the ring is accented with parti sapphires, reflecting Giuliani’s commitment to creating thoughtful, well-made, and timeless jewelry that collectors can connect with for years to come.
Karin Seufert at Four Gallery
Sweden’s Four Gallery, located in Umeå, features Necklace 539, a 2026 work by artist Karin Seufert crafted from PVC and thread, priced at 1,700€ excluding VAT. Karin Roy Andersson handles gallery inquiries. Seufert’s latest creations grapple with abstract concepts, noting that much like emptiness, time is notoriously difficult to depict because it is complex, ever-changing, and immaterial. Utilizing the sky as a primary tool for orienting oneself within time—where the sun defines days, the moon marks longer phases, and stars enable spatial navigation—Seufert’s work portrays these celestial bodies directly, transforming the sun into a flickering yellow circle, capturing the moon in its shifting phases, and rendering the stars in multifaceted, wearable forms.
Naomi Kurita at Gravers Lane Gallery
Philadelphia-based Gravers Lane Gallery showcases a refined necklace by Naomi Kurita, created in 2025 from 18-karat yellow gold and sterling silver, priced at US$4,752. Mia Chen manages communications for the gallery. Kurita, who was born in Japan, began her formal jewelry education at a college in Denver before specializing in metalwork at the Rhode Island School of Design, subsequently refining her hand alongside craftsmen and designers in New York. Operating for three decades under a guiding triad of words—natural, simple, and wearable—Kurita distills her diverse background into an ethos of elegant restraint. This timeless 15-inch necklace positions 18-karat yellow gold against sterling silver, contrasting two metals of varying warmth as they sit close to the base of the neck. Kurita’s celebrated work has been exhibited extensively across museums, galleries, and high-end stores in both the United States and Japan.
Liz Clark at Baltimore Jewelry Center
The Baltimore Jewelry Center in Maryland features the Petite Wreath Studs, created in 2023 by Liz Clark and priced at US$1,700—wait, correction: US$175. J Diamond handles gallery inquiries. Clark earned her BFA in crafts and material studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006 and currently lives and maintains a metal studio in Providence, Rhode Island, where she creates art and jewelry on a part-time basis while regularly exhibiting her work through galleries nationwide.
Mei Fang Chiang at Objects Beautiful
In London, United Kingdom, Objects Beautiful presents The Other Shore #2, a 2022 brooch by Taiwanese artist Mei Fang Chiang, priced at £760 before tax. Yael Reisner facilitates gallery inquiries. Based in Tainan, Chiang is renowned for her expertise in working uniquely with anodized aluminum, utilizing proprietary studio techniques that allow her to apply color with exceptional vibrancy. Her work engages deeply with narratives concerning the coexistence of nature and the man-made. An acclaimed artist whose pieces reside in prestigious public collections, including the Gold Museum in Taiwan, Chiang produces jewelry that is exceptionally light, comfortable to wear, and strikingly original.
Kerianne Quick at In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works
Brooklyn Metal Works in New York highlights the work of artist Kerianne Quick with the 2026 brooch Well, It’s Not Up to Us, priced at US$650. Brian Weissman manages gallery contacts. Quick’s academic research is deeply rooted in craft practice as cultural expression, paying special attention to "material specificity"—a term defined in their master’s thesis to recognize materials as active, meaning-making participants in artistic creation. Through object-making, Quick seeks to unearth overlooked and hidden stories, drawing upon embedded histories to create cultural impact. This piece belongs to the Nevermind series, featuring black-shrouded "mirrors" constructed from vegetable-tanned leather, Plexiglas, and a nickel alloy pin. Referencing the Victorian mourning tradition of covering household mirrors after a death, these obscured mirrors subvert their historical purpose; rather than protecting the spirit of the deceased from reflecting, they turn the gaze firmly back onto the living, effectively materializing complex emotions such as shame, culpability, despair, and helplessness.
Catarina Silva at Galeria Tereza Seabra
Lisbon’s Galeria Tereza Seabra presents Sugar Rush, a 2026 necklace by Catarina Silva, priced at 1,500€ plus shipping. Tereza Seabra oversees gallery inquiries. This intricate necklace—composed of painted tin, leather, glass seed beads, glass flowers, embroidery, zinc, silver, and pearls—was created for Silva’s solo exhibition Jardin d’agrément, a component of the third Lisbon Jewellery Biennial program. The exhibition imagines a lush, utopian garden inspired by cross-cultural paradisiacal landscapes and mythological gardens of the gods, where humans, animals, and plants coexist harmoniously beyond hierarchy in a shared ecology of reciprocity and wonder. Within this framework, jewelry functions as a living constellation of symbols, incorporating apples, unicorns, flowers, birds, and Marian imagery to evoke knowledge, care, fertility, and transformation. Notably, the snake appears not as a traditional tempter, but as a guardian of wisdom, regeneration, and the continuous cycle of life, inviting viewers to imagine new ways of inhabiting the world through living practice.
Emily Cobb at Heidi Lowe Gallery
At the Heidi Lowe Gallery in Lewes, Delaware, artist Emily Cobb presents Floppy Flower, a 2026 assemblage created for the ReJewelry exhibition hosted by the Radical Jewelry Makeover initiative. Kassadi Williams manages gallery contacts. Priced at US$1,480, the piece measures 30 by 8 by 1.5 inches and is fabricated entirely from repurposed materials, including gold-plated brass ear nuts, surgical steel ear nuts, assorted deadstock stud earrings, brass jump rings, and a silver-filled jump ring.
Manuel Vilhena at Galeria Reverso
Galeria Reverso in Lisbon, Portugal, features an untitled 2026 necklace by Manuel Vilhena, priced at 2,220€, with Paula Crespo handling gallery communications. Addressing one of humanity’s most enduring dichotomies—the precarious dance between life and death—Vilhena explores this theme through the lens of history’s most notorious rule-breakers. As the artist explained regarding the work, the piece reflects upon "the adventures of a notorious gang of evildoers who daily defy death and live with it as a partner: the pirates." The necklace itself is meticulously crafted from juniper, ebony, fine silver, cotton, coral, and steel, measuring 200 by 200 by 30 millimeters.
Gigi Mariani at Thereza Pedrosa Gallery
Rounding out the October presentation, Thereza Pedrosa Gallery features Infiltrazioni, a 2026 brooch by Italian artist Gigi Mariani, priced at 3,170€. Thereza Pedrosa manages gallery inquiries. Created specifically for the exhibition My Private Garden, this brooch encapsulates the latest phase of Gigi Mariani’s ongoing artistic research. In this body of work, niello ceases to function merely as a final surface treatment; instead, it is integrated directly into the core making process, while meticulously worked gold introduces an entirely new tactile dimension to the artist’s visual language. While remaining unmistakably characteristic of Mariani’s signature aesthetic, the piece clearly demonstrates the evolving trajectory of his practice and is prominently featured in the artist’s newly published monograph.
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