NUTRE ARAYAVANISH (CHENYAVANIJ) BORN IN BANGKOK. TRAINED IN JEWELLERY DESIGN AND MAKING AT SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY THEN COMPLETED HER MASTER DEGREE IN GOLDSMITHING, SILVERSMITHING, METALWORK AND JEWELLERY AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART IN LONDON. SHE WON THE NUMBERS OF PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS INCLUDES NEW DESIGNER OF THE YEAR FROM LONDON BUSINESS DESIGN CENTER AND JEWELLERY DESIGNER OF THE YEAR FROM BRITISH JEWELLERS’ ASSOCIATION (BJA) IN 2007 AND DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2009 FROM THE ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT.
USING BOTH TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES, HER PIECES ARE DELICATE AND REFINE. SHE EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAKER, JEWELLERY AND WEARERS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE WEARER TO ENGAGE MORE WITH THE PIECE APART FROM WEARING THEM. THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OR REACTION TO THE JEWELLERY WHEN PRESENTED TO THEM IN DIFFERENT STATES OF EXISTENCE AND BRINGS NEW EXPERIENCE TO WEARERS OR VIEWERS, AND A NEW LEVEL OF JEWELLERY WEARING.
