Lua Lua has arrived at Heart Gallery

Launched in 2005 lua lua is a distinctive contemporary jewellery brand dedicated to the creation of luxury hand made earrings, necklaces, bracelets and accessories. The brand’s first two collections ‘Boogie Woogie’ and ‘Preludium’ received a critical acclaim around the world. Since then lua lua has become synonymous with vivid colours and sensuous shapes that embrace a beautiful minimal aesthetic.

With a design emphasis on exquisite materials that combine traditional virtues with a flamboyant contemporary twist, the lua lua signature style of colourful perspex and silver jewellery offers a timeless elegance for women with a sense of adventure and innovation. Influenced by both ancient and contemporary art, the sway of the Aztecs, Bauhaus as well as the abstract modernism of Piet Mondrian, these elements resonate throughout the work of Justyna Niewiara, the designer behind lua lua.

Grazia, July 2009

Lua Lua arriving soon at Heart Gallery

lua lua is a distinctive contemporary jewellery brand dedicated to the creation of luxury hand made earrings, necklaces, bracelets and accessories. The brand launched in 2005 with the ‘Boogie Woogie’ and ‘Preludilua lua is a distinctive contemporary jewellery brand dedicated to the creation of luxury hand made earrings, necklaces, bracelets and accessories. The brand launched in 2005 with the ‘Boogie Woogie’ and ‘Preludium’ collections to critical acclaim internationally. Since then lua lua has become synonymous for its vivid colours and sensuous shapes that embrace a beautiful minimal aesthetic. With a design emphasis on exquisite materials that combine traditional virtues with a flamboyant contemporary twist, the lua lua signature style of colourful perspex and silver jewellery offers a timeless elegance for women with a sense of adventure and innovation. Each season the collection evolves with new ranges, akin more to limited editions the lua lua brand is committed to providing you with a personal piece of jewellery that you will love to wear and which adds sparkle to your life. Founder and creative director Justyna Niewiara, studied History of Art at the illustrious Jagiellonian University in Krakow, (est. 1364) where she was exposed to centuries of rich, visual references. Her background in Fine Art enabled her to reach a deep understanding of form, colouration and material that have inspired her stunning designs for the lua lua jewellery collections.

Lua Lua multi necklace

Lua Lua 3 drop necklace

Lua Lua earrings and bangles in a rainbow of colours

Lua Lua - WOW!

Sanders and Wallace – new range arrives at Heart Gallery

Andrew and David in the hot shop!

David working on a new vase

The kiln - and boy was it hot in there in June!!

close up of Andrew and David working on the vase

Gorgeous glass perfume bottle

Perfect glass paperweight

I had a lovely day out recently in Pateley Bridge collecting a new range from Andrew and David and managed to capture them working on a vase. Their new range of beautiful glass is now on display in Heart Gallery and looks fantastic when the sun streams through my windows making the various colours on the bottles and bowls dance across the ceiling.

Andrew Sanders and David Wallace work together in their small workshop producing an interestingly diverse range of studio glass, including perfume bottles, vases, bowls, drinking glasses, candlesticks and paperweights using recycled glass.

Despite having worked together for such a long time, Andrew and David have managed to maintain their individual creative identities, finding personal inspiration in subjects as diverse as the landscape, architecture, the sea and even bubbles in the bath.

Mark Yates – Terrorvision guitarist – delivers his touring wall art to Heart Gallery

Gina Cortina

Backstage Pass

Born and raised in Bradford, England, Mark has always combined music and art. Trained in graphics, he has also designed album sleeves for his own rock ‘n’ roll band Terrorvision.

Mark has an ever developing style taking influences from old school tattoos and modern day street culture. Brought up on the likes of Sailor Jerry, Ed Hardy and Vince Ray, Mark’s love of kitsch and low brow art is obvious.

With outlets in Britain, Sweden and Florida, Mark’s work is rapidly cropping up in cool bars, funky apartments and burlesque clubs worldwide.

Mark finds painting like song writing has no boundaries, pictures can evolve from a simple idea, a sequence of colours or an entire vision. Like Mark’s guitar playing these paintings are strikingly colourful and flamboyantly loud.

July/August and what’s in store for you at Heart Gallery

Hockney

Harry

Twiggy

The BLONDES are arriving soon ….

Hebden Bridge Open Studio Weekend and Arts Festival

An annual highlight for the Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival brings the best national and international artists and performers to the area each summer for a celebration of comedy, music, dance, drama, literature and visual arts.

The 2009 Festival will run from Friday  June 26 to Sunday July 12 and promises to be another fortnight of dazzling and diverse performances.

Here is a link to the exhibitions that are running during this time so we hope to see you in Hebden Bridge soon:

http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/2009/events/exhibitions

Handmade Parade 2009

Handmade Parade 2009

Handmade Parade 2009

Handmade Parade 2009