About the makerHuang Xiaozhe originally from Beijing, China, now works and lives in Venice, Italy. To fulfil her passion for craft, she left her decade-long marketing management profession in the fashion and beauty industries, moved to Venice, and made a profound transformation into a full-time contemporary jewellery artist. She is currently experimenting with glass material using lamp-working technic and creating mixed-media glass & metal contemporary jewellery and objects in her atelier - Spazio Vivo in Venice. Her work intend to investigate the conflict and complexed relationship between individuals identity and society values. Glass for her symbolise authentic self - a celebration of an independent identity free from profession, nation, language, and ideological exclusiveness.
Her work has been exhibited at industry-leading events such as Art Basel Social Club, Venice Art Biennale, Collect London, International Biennale of Glass, Venice Glass Week, Munich Jewellery Week, New York Jewellery Week and GRASSIMESSE.
She holds a graduate degree in Art Management from Bologna University. She received metalsmith training at Hong Kong Baptist University, Orafa Ambrosiana, Alchimia, and attended glass workshops with Lucio Bubacco, Simone Crestani, Alessia Fuga and Sibelle Yuksek.
