About

I am a young jewellery designer and a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, where I earned my master’s degree. I design and handcraft art jewellery, made with the individual needs and character of the wearer in mind.

My work combines free-flowing form with bold colour, experimenting with shape, texture and unusual combinations of materials. I am especially interested in alternative, unexpected materials that let us look at jewellery in a new way.

To me, jewellery is not just decoration but a form of personal expression – an object that can underline the wearer’s individuality. In my design process I care about combining an artistic character with functionality, and about creating pieces that stay close to people and their everyday lives.

I am always looking for new solutions, techniques and materials, developing my design language and experimenting at the meeting point of art, craft and contemporary design.

Portrait of Marta Bocian

Education

  1. 2024–2026

    Jewellery – Master of Arts

    Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź

    Diploma: “Między trwaniem a zanikaniem” (Between Enduring and Fading)

  2. 2021–2024

    Jewellery – Bachelor of Arts

    Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź

    Diploma: “Przejścia” (Transitions)

  3. 2017–2021

    Vocational qualification in visual arts

    State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zduńska Wola

    Specialism: applied forms – design

    Specialisation: fashion design

Experience

  1. July 2026

    Coordinating festival shuttle transport at Audioriver and Łódź Summer Festival

    Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń

  2. June – August 2025

    Dance instructor

    Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń

  3. July 2025

    Coordinating festival shuttle transport at Audioriver and Łódź Summer Festival

    Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń

  4. July – September 2024

    Production – steel jewellery department

    „Kulka” Olivia Kupis

  5. August – September 2021

    Production – packing department

    FERAX Sp. z o.o.

Techniques & materials

  • repoussé
  • soldering
  • oxidising / patination
  • engraving
  • sand casting
  • amber working
  • acrylic working
  • glasswork
  • working with bone & shell
  • crochet & knitting
  • 3D jewellery design
  • textile pattern design
  • silver, brass, nickel silver, copper

Software & skills

  • Matrix (3D jewellery CAD)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • photography

Languages

  • Polish – native
  • English – B2

Interests

  • dance
  • sport
  • photography

Other

  • driving licence (category B)