Gofer ceramic costume jewelry

Gofer ceramic costume jewelry
Located in Israel, the workshop of a married couple Avraham and Pnina Gofer created unique jewelry of abstract, Art Deco and avant garde design. The Gophers began to manufacture ceramic jewelry in the early 1950s, after they got married. Noteworthy, the duo created their own unique style and took part in art exhibitions in the museums of Tel Aviv and Haifa (1970s).
They started with the development and creation of enamels for jewelry, and in 1956 they opened their own ceramic workshop. However, the design of Avraham & Pnina Gofer, included not only jewelry decorations – brooches and pendants. In addition, they made beautiful decorative panels, wall plaques and ceramic tiles, which jewelry lovers can wear as pendants.
Traditionally, for making brooches and pendants the craftsmen used a glazed ceramic basis, sometimes silver or copper. Also, the jewelers covered items with enamels of bright colors.
Recently, mid-century products marked Gofer have become very popular among collectors. It is difficult to say with certainty when the company ceased to exist, but according to sources, that’s the 1990s. In fact, their last solo exhibition took place at the Ethnographic Museum in Holon (1987). The workshop founded by artists of applied art Avraham and Pnina Gofer operated in Israel from 1956 until the 2000s.

Gofer ceramic costume jewelry