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The artist Daniel Brush has long been the subject of fascination in the jewelry world. His handmade jewelry, created by hand using painstaking techniques, is akin to wearable sculpture. In this behind-the-scenes video, we visit Daniel Brush’s New York studio to get a glimpse at his newest series – titled AL13 – which Siegelson is premiering at TEFAF Maastricht this week. We hear from Daniel about his inspiration for the series and decision to partner with Siegelson, who recently announced representation of Brush’s jewelry.

AL13 is a series of bombé, spherical, and hexagonal aluminum earrings, unique and handmade by the artist. The earrings are created from industrial rods and sheets of aluminum, which then go through complex transformative process combining turning, chasing, die sinking, embossing, engraving and polishing by hand, before being set with natural colored stones such as Burmese rubies and Colombian emeralds. The studs are composed of aircraft grade aluminum, known for its combination of strength and weldability. Each unique earring takes between 80 and 50 hours to complete. An extraordinary unique necklace has also been crafted as part of the line to accompany the display.

Daniel Brush has created an unparalleled body of work over the past four decades, including jewelry, paintings, drawings, sculptures and objects. After retiring from teaching at Georgetown University, he moved to New York City in 1978. Since then, working in seclusion from his Manhattan loft, he has continued to make large-scale paintings, a multi-year series of drawings, and series of objects of virtue and jewels. His jewelry, which rarely comes to market, has become some of the most sought after in the world.