Caru Smuts

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Caru Smuts is a, jeweller, designer and educator, currently working towards a Masters in Design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

She is a Cape Town based art and design teacher with an inquisitive design approach and a passion for teaching. Her research in the field of jewellery design explores the integration of digital technology in the traditional jeweller’s practise.

Caru Smuts

Studio jewellery processes for the post-cyber designer

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Caru SmutsCape Peninsula University of Technology
Di Ruvo, MonicaCape Peninsula University of Technology

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Fashion, Jewellery & Textile Design
Studio jewellery processes for the post-cyber designer

The cyber revolution has emphasised the dialogue regarding perceptions of value between the mechanically produced and the handmade jewellery piece. The application of modern digital design technology with traditional methods of working by hand in the studio jewellers’ practice raises questions of authorship, authenticity, and artisanship.

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