The Kugel Scrubber Brooch is a large, striking statement piece that utilises the ancient craft of brush binding to create a graphic brooch, which is both simple and striking at once. The fibres are bound into a decorative, American walnut timber blank and protected by a domed, oxidised copper plate and a sterling silver back plate with a brooch fastening attached.

Anke Kindle is an interdisciplinary artist based in Melbourne who works across jewellery and object design. Fascinated by objects in the domestic realm, Kindle employs the traditional craft of brush binding to explore the value of women’s work and their changing roles in society.

With a background in furniture design, Kindle launched Studio Blau in 2020 to showcase her jewellery and object design practice. Her work has been exhibited and has received awards across Australia and internationally, most recently winning the Craft Victoria e.g.etal Fresh! prize in 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Furniture Design) from the University of Tasmania (2001), a Master of Design and Applied Arts from Edinburgh University (2005) – for which she received the Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship – and an Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design from Melbourne Polytechnic (2020).

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