HOKO has recently been invited to design a piece of jewellery for the new collection of Chi ha paura…? , Global Identity, under the Art Direction of Gijs Bakker (NL).

Global Identity

For millennia jewelry has acted as symbol and signifier of a wearers identity. We broadcast our status, affiliations, and beliefs through adornment. In what way does a global perspective change not only what we put on the body but also what we make for the body? How does the idea of global affect our personal, cultural, and national identities?

Designers and artists from different continents were invited to think about these questions and to design a new piece of jewelry that might show our global identity, or that reflects on global issues.

With : Atelier Ted Noten, Bertjan Pot, Dinie Besems, Formafantasma, Gijs Bakker, Hector Lasson, HOKO, Kerianne Quick, Manon van Kouswijk, Natasja Boesem, Noon Passama, Paolo Ulian, Studio Homunculus, Study O Portable, Sylvain Georget.

INDEX RING by HOKO

Today, the role of an index finger’s tip has superseded that of the opposable thumb.
The global gesture of swiping and clicking is one that unifies us in acknowledgement of technological advancement. To protect one’s fingertip is not an act of paranoia, but a calculated anticipation of society’s shifting perspective upon our evolving anatomy.

INDEX RING is a form of fingertip protection that should be removed only when using digital interfaces that require the fingertip’s participation. Should the wearer wish to press a lift button or switch on the lights in the bedroom, we recommend the middle finger or the outdated thumb….

photos: Ilco Kemmere

to view pdf for all works of the collection, please click here

The Chi Ha Paura…? collections are a co-production with:

Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design
’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

Our little concept books on ‘arrangement’ are currently stocked at Yvon Lambert gallery / bookshop in Paris.

Founded in 1966  by the art dealer and collector Yvon Lambert, the gallery has a strong tradition of presenting artists’ projects that are ambitious, intense, and innovative. Starting in the early 70′s Yvon Lambert boldly chose to present American artists, pioneers of minimal art, conceptual art, and land art such as Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Brice Marden, Robert Ryman, Cy Twombly, Lawrence Weiner, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Niele Toroni (…)

The library Yvon Lambert opened in 2001.  It offers a large assortment of art books, exhibition catalogues, artists books, rare or out of print books, limited edition prints, posters, DVDs, CDs, t-shirts and art objects.

108 rue Vieille-du-Temple,75003 Paris

www.yvon-lambert.com

photos: Yvon Lambert