francesca vitali: when paper meets metal

Francesca Vitali spent several years living abroad working on her PhD before settling in the United States to follow her dream.  A biochemist with an eye for design, Frucci found her way to Penland School of Crafts and the Revere Academy to study jewelry, eventually relocating to Rochester, New York where she splits her time between careers in science and art. We took a quick look at Frucci’s work on Daily Art Muse back in 2007. In her most recent collection, Frucci uses rivets to connect the folded and woven recycled paper with metals.

Sheller Bracelets, copper, paper

Click on the image of the Rosario necklace detail (above) to see several images of this piece, including an image of multiple Rosario necklaces worn at the same time.  Nice.

Bacello Pendant, copper, paper, pearl

Annabella Ring, paper, copper

“Paper crosses our everyday life continuously and in multiple forms: magazines, maps, shopping bags… I enjoy the idea that fragments of our lives will remain trapped in my paper jewelry.” Francesca Vitali

Find more photos like this on crafthaus

Frucci Design on Etsy.

Frucci was a Featured Seller on Etsy.  Read her interview here.

More Frucci jewelry on her Flickr site.

Roadside Scholar’s 2008 interview with Frucci.