Navah Langmeyer
Navah Langmeyer’s creations are a vibrant mix of contemporary design and traditional enamelling, inspired by her mathematical background, love of water, British landscapes, and the materials with which she works. Working from her home studio, Navah experiments with colour, texture, and modularity, creating visually striking, interactive pieces. Her jewellery often incorporates movement, encouraging engagement. Navah’s work is full of energy and life, much like the waters that inspire her.
A mathematician by training and employment, Navah took up metalwork and jewellery making at the Baltimore Jewelry Center in 2016 and discovered her particular passion for enamelling there in the winter of 2019. In early 2020, she started working primarily with a kiln and basic tools in her home. Without access to soldering equipment, Navah began exploring settings with cold connections. Her initial, somewhat begrudging work with rivets and tabs soon became enthusiastic as she discovered the creative possibilities of these techniques, particularly the addition of movement and dimension, and the freedom granted by the lack of heat.
As her skill and confidence have grown, Navah’s work has increased in scale, ambition, and meaning. She discovers many of her techniques by accident, and has come to appreciate her failures almost as much as her successes (eventually).
