The Andrea Jose Journal
at Cox and Power
Jewellery as a force for good: British/Peruvian collaboration champions radical provenance and sustainability
Discover collaborative design, exquisite craftsmanship and responsible gold mining in Marylebone during London Craft Week.
Renowned Peruvian designer and social entrepreneur Andrea Jose is jeweller-in-residence at the Cox & Power Chiltern Street boutique-atelier for London Craft Week 13-18 May 2024.
Cox & Power is hosting an exhibition of Andrea’s work and the ancient textile traditions that inspire her designs. The journey starts at the origin of the gold, with the miners that Andrea works with in the Peruvian Amazon to develop responsible mining practices. Discover how their culture and values have inspired this project, explore theancient inspirations behind the jewellery design, and hear positive stories of reforestation, female empowerment and mercury-free Fairmined gold.
Andrea and Rachel Sweeney of Cox & Power are united by a shared passion for radical provenance and sustainability. This fresh collaboration brings forth their vision of conscious craftsmanship, creating a collection of contemporary treasures with an elevated purpose.
Meet Andrea at the Cox & Power workshop during Open House events on 14, 16 and 18th May and see the new jewellery collection taking shape – learn how jewellery can be a force for positive change, immerse yourself in the creative process and be a part of the conversation.
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/force-of-nature-andrea-jose-residency-at-cox-power/
Renowned Peruvian designer and social entrepreneur Andrea Jose is jeweller-in-residence at the Cox & Power Chiltern Street boutique-atelier for London Craft Week 13-18 May 2024.
Cox & Power is hosting an exhibition of Andrea’s work and the ancient textile traditions that inspire her designs. The journey starts at the origin of the gold, with the miners that Andrea works with in the Peruvian Amazon to develop responsible mining practices. Discover how their culture and values have inspired this project, explore theancient inspirations behind the jewellery design, and hear positive stories of reforestation, female empowerment and mercury-free Fairmined gold.
Andrea and Rachel Sweeney of Cox & Power are united by a shared passion for radical provenance and sustainability. This fresh collaboration brings forth their vision of conscious craftsmanship, creating a collection of contemporary treasures with an elevated purpose.
Meet Andrea at the Cox & Power workshop during Open House events on 14, 16 and 18th May and see the new jewellery collection taking shape – learn how jewellery can be a force for positive change, immerse yourself in the creative process and be a part of the conversation.
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/force-of-nature-andrea-jose-residency-at-cox-power/
Working at Cox & Power
Being at Cox&Power workshop has been for me one of the most special and extraordinary moments in my career as a jewellery designer. I discovered that achieving 30 years as a jewellery company involves a lifetime of dedication and devotion to this special craft. Every tool, every corner were for me like a new discovery. I remmeber mentioning to Rachel that for me, being there was like visiting a museum. So much jewellery experience lied there that it made me feel more fascination to spend my time there.
Those weeks at Cox&Power made me feel like home, as if I had always been there and I really felt so connected to the space. My bench space had commonly been the one used by other jewellers that C&P works with and that they kept for my time there. This space was a like my little creative world, and experimentation started right away since the day I arrived.
The process started by finishing-up some of the first pieces of the collection that Rachel and I had previously agreed to make after checking out my designs proposal.
The previous weeks before going to London, Rachel and I had taken a while co-creating the look and feel of the pieces as well as the style and the types of pieces. It was going to be a mix of my rustic style with a more scandinavian one.
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/force-of-nature-andrea-jose-residency-at-cox-power/
Those weeks at Cox&Power made me feel like home, as if I had always been there and I really felt so connected to the space. My bench space had commonly been the one used by other jewellers that C&P works with and that they kept for my time there. This space was a like my little creative world, and experimentation started right away since the day I arrived.
The process started by finishing-up some of the first pieces of the collection that Rachel and I had previously agreed to make after checking out my designs proposal.
The previous weeks before going to London, Rachel and I had taken a while co-creating the look and feel of the pieces as well as the style and the types of pieces. It was going to be a mix of my rustic style with a more scandinavian one.
https://londoncraftweek.com/events/force-of-nature-andrea-jose-residency-at-cox-power/
The Force of Nature Collection
The collection is mainly inspired by Peru and its iconic textiles such as the Wari culture which developed mainly in Ayacucho-Peru.
Rings were using the Peruvian Andean Opal and my special technique that makes them look like a textile.
We created chains and a pendant using the patters from the North of Peru woman, Cao Lady.
Rings were using the Peruvian Andean Opal and my special technique that makes them look like a textile.
We created chains and a pendant using the patters from the North of Peru woman, Cao Lady.
