Brooch IX, 2022

Ismail Ahmad Kamran is a contemporary jeweller residing in the UK. His Pakistani roots and interest in modern art reflect in his designs, expressing his religious and cultural identity in a modern context. Ismail gets his inspiration from Islamic arts, (modern) architecture and optical art. Ismail’s pieces, immersed in both eastern and western cultures, spark the interest of a diverse audience, from the villages of Punjab to the cities of Europe. He uses a combination of modern and traditional jewellery-making techniques to create architectural and visually complex pieces of jewellery. Ismail’s current work explores the use of titanium. The unique features and the limited flexibility of the metal allow him to use innovative techniques to create contemporary art.