Janus Lab Italy
The Green Turtle _ Bracciale
The Green Turtle _ Bracciale
Using a forming hammer, I recreate a natural texture and form reminiscent of a turtle’s shell. A base layer of medium light green enamel is covered with darker green enamel, where reflective bumps rise from a deep green sea. A blend of green tones spreads across the surface mixing copper oxidation spots into a blend of organic elements. Transparent enamel applied over the highly polished copper accentuates the roughness of the turtle shell’s bumps. The result feels organic and textured—alive, like a living creature.
Enamel - Le Grand Feu
“Smalti a Fuoco_ Un’arte di Sottecchio”
The art of fire enameling is an ancient and highly complex craft.
Rooted in precise gestures and knowledge acquired over time, it has, through the centuries, transformed simple metals—such as copper or silver—into objects of great value and artistic significance.
Today, it is largely confined to a few specialized creations and is often mistaken for industrially produced items or those made with polymer-based enamels. As a result, it remains mostly associated with traditionally styled aesthetic prototypes.
Only in rare cases has it broken free from classical aesthetics, giving rise to modern works crafted using ancient techniques—thanks to great, though now nearly forgotten, artisans.
These are the foundations of our own deeply personal journey: not only a rediscovery of enamel’s potential, but also a search for a new, contemporary language—one that reimagines how fire enameling can still express beauty and sophistication today.