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©Jelena Vidic
©Andrea Covic
©Jelena Vidic
©Jelena Vidic
©Pablo Lopez

Andrea Covic

  • Woodlandart.Berlin
  • Jewellery maker
  • Berlin, Germany
  • Master Artisan
Andrea Covic Jewellery maker
Contact
German, Croatian, English, Italian
Hours:
By appointment only
©Jelena Vidic

A reverence for geometry and colour

  • • Andrea learned woodwork from her grandfather, a carpenter
  • • She creates jewels with wood from her family’s forest in Croatia
  • • She likes asymmetry because it gives movement to her works

With an MA degree in painting, Andrea Covic set out to be a professional artist. She does actively paint and exhibit in Berlin, where she moved from Croatia in 2014. However, in parallel to this, for more than a decade her core business has shifted to handmade wooden jewellery making. Her grandfather used to be a carpenter, and Andrea spent so much time in his workshop as a child that she absorbed his craft. One day after he passed away, she entered his workshop and started using his tools. Woodworking came to her spontaneously and very simply, as though it were part of her genetics. At the beginning, she created small scale sculptures, but then she drilled a hole through one piece and her first ring was born. Today, Andrea's works have metal and hand-painted details, too.

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Works

  • ©Studio InSzene
  • ©Andrea Covic
  • ©Pablo Lopez
Photo: ©Studio InSzene
Mokko necklace

This necklace is made of olive wood and coated brass. Its design is extremely simple and characterised by asymmetry. Metal is inserted into wood, creating a contrast between the cold surface of the one and the intriguing, natural texture of the other.

Photo: ©Andrea Covic
Bauhaus earrings

These are a pair of statement bog oak earrings with coated brass semi circles inserted into wood. They are part of the Bauhaus collection. By juxtaposing metal and a wooden bar in an asymmetric way, Andrea Covic obtained a simple and modern jewel.

Photo:
Vida earrings

Vida are stylised teardrop dangle earrings made of hand-painted wood, coated brass and 18-carat gold-plated silver hooks. Brass is used for the upper part. The lower part, on the other hand, features abstract geometric forms with colour composition of pink, orange and blue, with white and yellow lines.

Photo: ©Pablo Lopez
Bauhaus earrings

These elegant earrings are inspired by Bauhaus art. They are made with bar-shaped pieces of bog oak and 18-carat gold-plated brass semi circles. All the elements are pieced together to form an asymmetric and dynamic composition.

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