Contemporary jeweller Ari Athans opened her gallery workshop in 2004 after twelve years of exhibiting and selling her jewellery nationally and internationally. Ari Jewellery is located in the heart of New Farm on bustling Brunswick Street, Brisbane, Australia. The long, narrow white space displays an evolving range of limited edition neckpieces, earrings and rings.
Ari exhibits three new seductive jewellery ranges a year and welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively on commissions.
Ari works primarily with stone
and precious metal with a strong preference for unusual gemstone cuts and raw geologic samples such as basalt, rough diamonds, emerald crystals, natural coral, quartz crystals, serpentine, hematite and black tourmaline. She sources her stones from around the world and locally through gem fairs and likens this process to fossicking. Her inspiration combines geology, fashion, graphic design and her Greek heritage. Her minimalist approach to design enhances the minerals and reflects the randomness and order that occurs in crystal growth.
Ari studied geology at the University of Technology, Sydney and worked in the mining and exploration industry before turning her creativities to jewellery and object design at Randwick TAFE, Sydney. It was a very natural progression and clearly has had a significant influence on her jewellery. Since her move from Sydney to Brisbane, Ari has built up a strong local and international following of her work. She best describes her work as devastatingly simple with a post modern twist.
Ari's jewellery has appeared in solo and major group shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, London, Munich, Singapore,Tokyo and Milan.
OVA - 9K GOLD $988
, SILVER $360
MINERALIA - SILVER,SERPENTINE,VESICULAR BASALT, QUARTZ,CHRYSOPRASE,
, PYRITE,AGATE
PAPER CHAIN - STERLING SILVER, LEATHER
CRYSTAL KEYS - QUARTZ, SILVER
AQUAMARINESILVERSIREN - AQUAMARINE, SILVER
MIA BLOBS - SILVER $198
, GOLD POA
AMAZONITE FLOWER BUNCH - FACETED AMAZONITE, SILVER
PYRITE CHAIN - PYRITE, SILVER LINK CHAIN
FUSILAGE - STERLING SILVER
JAPANESE FLOWER DISCS - 18K GOLD
SMOKY CLAWS - SMOKY QUARTZ
, 9K GOLD
FLOWER STUDS - 9K GOLD $399
, SILVER $199
BRANCHES - AQUAMARINE,SILVER
SEED PODS - 9K GOLD $429
, 18K GOLD $749
FIFTY CENT EARRINGS - 9K YELLOW GOLD
DRUSY QUARTZ CLAWS - SILVER, DRUSY QUARTZ
PYRAMID EARRINGS - 9K GOLD $599
, SILVER $259
SKULL RING - 9K GOLD
, SAPPHIRE EYES
FOLD BOX PEARL RING - S/SILVER, PEARL
OLIVE BRANCH RINGS - 9K GOLD $1039
, SILVER $289
PLAYDOH RINGS - 9K GOLD, TSAVORITE,SMOKEY QUARTZ
PEARL DOME RING - FRESHWATER PEARL
, SILVER
ROLLED BANDS - SILVER $280
, 9K GOLD FROM $690
HAND ENGRAVED SIGNETS - 9K GOLD
PLAYDOUGH DIAMONDS - SILVER
, DIAMONDS 2MM VS1
CHARM BANGLES - SILVER
PEARL STICK BROOCH - SILVER,PEARL
WRAP BANGLE - S/SILVER
LETTER BRACELET - SILVER BRACELET WITH 3 LETTERS OF YOUR CHOICE
CUFFLINKS - STERLING SILVER
, PERSONALISED OR PLAIN
ECLECTIC LINK FOB BRACELET - SILVER
IDENTITY LEATHER - SILVER, LEATHER
SILVER POLYGON BROOCH - STERLING SILVER
, EDITION OF 21
PEARL LEAF NECKPIECE - FRESHWATER PEARLS SILVER
MIRROR CHAIN - STERLING SILVER
GUGGEN - STERLING SILVER
AZTEC - PYRITE SILVER
CHELSEA OVALS - 9K GOLD PYRITE
COPPER GOLD DISCS - COPPER GOLD LEAF
POINTY BOXES - PEARL SILVER
METRO EARRINGS - CHALCEDONY JET SILVER
GOLD LEAF ONYX - ONYX GOLD LEAF SILVER
RUBY PAEK AVENUE RING - SILVER 22K GOLD RUBY
GRID RING - 9K GOLD SILVER
TUBES BANGLE - SILVER
Phone +61 7 3358 6388
Fax +61 7 3358 6388
ari at arijewellery dot com dot au
1/760 Brunswick Street
New Farm Q 4005 Australia
Post Office Box 1804
New Farm Q 4005 Australia
Gallery Workshop Hours
10am–4pm Tuesday–Saturday