Ami Doshi Shah
Ami Doshi Shah is a jeweller and applied artist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Trained at the Birmingham School of Jewellery, she has been the recipient of the prestigious Goldsmiths Award for Best Apprentice Designer UK & The African Designers for Tomorrow Award.
The talismanic and symbolic role of adornment is a strong source of inspiration for her work. Ami utilises locally sourced materials, off cuts and remnants of the Kenyan mining industry to create sculptural pieces and wearable art straddling Kenyan roots and a ‘global’ aesthetic. Raw against industrial, texture next to clean lines – juxtaposing materials in unexpected ways underlines her design ethos.
Salt of the Earth, an installation held during London fashion week in 2019, explored the complex historical, political and chemical properties of salt, plus its ability to poison, erode and decay using the process of patina. And conversely the material’s ability to create, rejuvenate and give life – the literal and physical manifestation – crystallization.
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Design