Born in Montreal, Canada, Ilana Levine studied fine arts before specialising in sculpture at University. Her areas of study at college were printmaking, painting, drawing and sculpture. A few years later she decided to retrain in graphic design and pursue this as a career.
In 2000 Ilana moved to London, initially continuing her career in graphic design until deciding at the end of 2008, to leave what had become a full time job in order to build her own creative business (ilanaDesign) with jewellery-making at the forefront. Her intention is that all aspects of her artistic background will intertwine, influence, shape and inspire one another.
The latest Fondue collection (pictured) – characterised by melting organic elements – includes earrings, pendants, bangles, rings and cuff links. All the pieces in the collection are handmade items in which Ilana has expressed in a unique way, her rich and layered art background. The collection is featured mainly in silver with satin-finished gold variations and with a silver component containing precious and semi-precious stones such as diamonds and blue topaz.
In addition to the Fondue collection there exists an acrylic series and other one-off, exploratory and bespoke pieces.
Ilana’s future projects will take as inspiration furniture design in collaboration with architects and furniture designers, as well as graphic design from her own background.
Image credits (from left): Fondue rings (gold and sliver with encrusted diamonds) (Amanda Mansell), Fondue bangle (Ilana Levine), Foliage’ bespoke silver ring with patina (Sidineia Machado)