Vation Studs – Silver

Each piece is meant to accentuate the unique curves of the human body.

At Vimeria, they source silver from a local refinery in order to reduce environmental impact and all of their pieces are cast in downtown Vancouver. Their artisans use the ‘lost wax’ method to create their pieces, in which a wax model is put into liquid plaster flask that is then heated up, causing the wax to drip out, leaving an imprint of the original piece behind. This plaster flask is then filled with liquid metal, which when hardened creates the silver final piece. These finished pieces are then individually refined and assembled in their studio before getting into your hands.

The beginning of the design process starts with sketching fluid shapes and letting inspiration flow from the abstract to the tangible. Favourable shapes are then reworked into three dimensional pieces that can be adorned on the body.

Mock ups of pieces are sculpted through hand worked clay and then digitally constructed through a CAD (computer aided design) program. 3D printing then brings these digital works to life, and from which moulds for lost-wax casting are made.