Grace Yu Piper

Grace Yu Piper is a Wellington-based contemporary jeweller who graduated from Whitireia in 2017 with a Bachelor of Applied Arts. She was selected to exhibit at Talente 2018 and Schmuck 2019, both held in Munich, Germany.

Grace’s practice explores the functionality of jewellery and seeks to challenge our preconceived notions of what jewellery is. Stone is her material of choice. Since beginning the HANDSHAKE project she has become interested in exploring new materials. In Proof of Concept she questions, “what happens when stone and fabric meet?”