Context Earrings

Recycled acrylic glass, printed transparency film, paper, and gold-plated earring studs

My practice explores contemporary jewellery as a spatial extension of graphic thinking. Rooted in visual communication, I investigate how two-dimensional graphic systems can be transformed into three-dimensional, wearable structures that engage perception through space, movement, and light.

I approach jewellery not as ornament, but as a visual language in which form, material, and structure operate as a unified system. My work is informed by principles of reduction, rhythm, repetition, and precision, allowing complex visual experiences to emerge from simple geometric relationships.

Material and process are integral to this exploration. I combine digital design, laser-cut fabrication, and hand assembly with industrial materials to create works that balance precision with experimentation. Rather than treating technology as an end in itself, I use it as a tool to expand the expressive possibilities of graphic language beyond the two-dimensional surface.

Each project investigates a different aspect of perception while maintaining a consistent visual vocabulary. Developed in limited series, my work positions contemporary jewellery as a concept-driven medium situated between art, design, and visual perception.

Artist Bio:
Orsolya Karman is a Vienna-based contemporary jewellery artist and founder of Karman Jewelry. She holds a Master’s degree in Visual Communication from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME). Her practice is rooted in graphic thinking, translating two-dimensional systems into precise, body-related forms that explore perception, movement, and spatial experience.

Her work has been exhibited internationally at contemporary jewellery galleries, curated exhibitions, and major international events, including Heidi Lowe Gallery (USA), the FRAME section of Handwerk & Design at the Internationale Handwerksmesse, INHORGENTA Munich, the Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial, Romanian Jewelry Week, NYC Jewelry Week, Munich Jewellery Week, the Unnecessary Jewellery group exhibitions in Munich, Gdansk, Warsaw, and Bucharest, and the Jewelry and Celebration exhibitions organised by Tincal Lab in Rome, Porto, Lisbon, and Madrid. Her work has also been presented at MOHA Gallery (Austria) and Tincal Lab (Portugal), where she held the solo exhibition Between Structure and Perception in 2026.