BA (Hons) Fashion Jewellery
Joanna Chmiel discovered a passion of Jewellery in her foundation year at CSM where she had hopes to become a Menswear designer. With enthusiasm from tutors and discovering an interest in 3D the path was re-directed to Jewellery and more specifically Fashion Jewellery at LCF. Experimentation in material was always a strong point and pushing limitations to become positives. This has led Joanna Chmiel to create a collection with a concept which has been regularly stigmatised as being grotesque but has flipped it to represent 'The Subtle Side to Fetish'. A current final year BA Jewellery design student at London College of Fashion, through education and various work experience has gained an excellent understanding of the fashion industry. Though a design background has been followed has now recognised a desire to pursue a career in fashion styling, photography and filmography. Skills include research, practical problem solving and fashion forward representations. Joanna Chmiel's graduate final major project statement: The subtle side to fetish was an idea I decided to push forward into fashion jewellery through exploration into the reasons why people wish to take part. Do they do it to feel out of control? To be able to dominate another person? As punishment? For pure pleasure? Through exploration of the feeling of being uncomfortable I designed 5 pieces as a collection, which contort features and functions that we are used to being able to control. After extensive research, problem solving, experimentation and construction I have been able to complete a collection which humours and challenges the ideals of fetish in the publicâs eyes. Work presented to the British Fashion Council through 'College Graduates Preview Day 2012' directed by Rob Phillips. BFC Film shown on WGSN: http://wgsn.tumblr.com/post/23611930359. Filming: www.bunker-london.com, Beauty: www.pacechen.com, Creative Director: Rob Phillips Copyright © Joanna Chmiel 2012