MARK VAARWERK

                                     
                                                      MARK VAARWERK 

Rings (shampoo series)
materials: plastic shampoo and
conditioner bottles, sterling silver.

Mark Vaarwerk questions the notions of value and Discuss preciousness in jewellery, which is traditionally associated with expensive and rare materials. The ongoing concern in his practice is the transformation of everyday throwaway plastics, such as plastic bags, plastic bottles, Styrofoam or expanded polystyrene, into materials for jewellery making. It can be difficult to guess the origin of his materials simply by looking at the works. They incorporate plastic from diverse sources such as pens, vacuum cleaner casing, white-out correction fluid, cigarette filters, remote control casings and car light covers. 


Mark Vaarwerk I really like the way he makes his jewellery's with recycle objects like plastics, such as plastic bags, plastic bottles pens, vacuum cleaner casing, white-out correction fluid, cigarette filters, remote control casings and car light. It's so interesting seeing a jewellery made from recycle plastics it's really creative and also a clever idea making your own jewellery's with plastic than using other things like gold/metal. I't was good to see some of the people helping him to give the recycle plastics and asking him what he needs from his next jewellery that he needs with his design. What I was a bit surprise when he use one of the cigarettes filters to make a plastic jewellery brooch it's amazing that he use trash from the streets and turn them into a amazing jewellery.

This brooch is called Wella Whirl, and as the name suggests is made from the Wella Balsam plastic shampoo bottle. Once you know this it is possible to recall the bottle as you have seen it on the supermarket or pharmacy shelf, the colours the only evidence of it's former life - but just how Mark got it to look this swirly way is a beautiful mystery.