FiftySix Design Talks: The Stories We Wear

What gives jewellery its power? Is it the material, the maker, or the memory it carries? This June, FiftySix explores how contemporary designers are redefining jewellery as a medium of storytelling, identity, and transformation. In a world of mass production and surface gloss, we turn our focus to work that is deliberate, personal, and deeply human.

Nevena Jaftha — Jewellery as Connection

Nevena Jaftha [Tetkaz]

Nevena Jaftha brings us into the colourful and symbolic world of Tetkaz, her macrame jewellery brand inspired by ancestral craft, spiritual symbolism, and natural gemstones. Rooted in her heritage and informed by a deep connection to the handmade, Tetkaz transforms traditional knots and patterns into wearable expressions of meaning and memory, celebrating jewellery as an act of connection between maker, wearer, and world.

Nadège Renée Cassar

Nadège Renée Cassar — Jewellery as Transformation

Nadège Renée Cassar, founder of Nadège.Renée, has been crafting contemporary jewellery in Malta since 2005, creating unique and limited-edition pieces using gold, sterling silver, and both precious and everyday materials. Her work embraces transformation—not only in the way a piece can shift form, but in how it honours the evolving stories of its wearers, including through bespoke commissions that give old treasures new life.

Join us for an evening of conversation, insight, and design as we delve into the emotional and symbolic dimensions of jewellery. RSVP now to secure your place: Wednesday 25th June 2025 at 18:30, Friggieri Hall, Valletta Design Cluster.

FiftySix Design Talks is an exciting collaboration between The Golden Glitch and the Valletta Design Cluster. This dynamic partnership brings together artists, designers, and innovators for a series of talks that explore the intersection of tradition and modernity in design. It’s a space where time-honored crafts meet contemporary ideas, all hosted within the historic walls of Valletta.

Connect & Inspire:

After the talks, stay for a mingle session. Connect with fellow creatives, share ideas, and get inspired over a glass of wine in the stunning surroundings of Valletta.