Miuccia Prada’s Miu Miu atelier has announced yet another collaboration with Swedish duo Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, inspired by the artists’ 2015 sculpture series, “A Thief Caught in the Act”. The sculptures are a dreamlike expression of Djurberg and Berg’s work, and Miu Miu will release a jewellery line with just such a hint of playfulness and mischief.
The Swedes named the new Miu Miu collection “A Remedy”. “We wanted the title to be comforting but exciting and a bit mystical. We think it has many layers,” they said.
Using shiny ‘pills’ and animal shapes assembled and decorated by hand, the duo are boldly challenging the convention of precious jewellery with their highly contemporary take. Djurberg and Berg also created the design and packaging for the jewellery, as well as headed the artistic direction of Miu Miu’s new campaign featuring Bjork’s daughter, Isadora Bjarkardóttir Barney.
“I first met Nathalie and Hans in 2005,” said Miu Miu founder Miuccia Prada. “Three years later we exhibited their work at the Fondazione Prada and since then, our dialogue has been constant. It has been so interesting to see how their work developed through time, encompassing different mediums, and always eager to confront with a new mindset. This is exactly at the core of our ‘A Remedy’ project with Miu Miu, following the well-established tradition of ‘Artists as Jewellers’ , but with a completely contemporary attitude”.
