Ambra Gambale

Ambra Gambale
Born
Ambra Gambale
NationalitySouth African & Italian
Known forConceptual art, Sculpture, Jewellery
Notable workSilvered Crocodile Skull
MovementMetamodernism, Magic Realism, Surrealism
Websitewww.ambrajewellery.com

Ambra Gambale is a South African and Italian artist and fine jewelry designer. Her Skullchemy range of memento mori artworks created from exotic animal skulls, metals & precious stones have been exhibited and sold in London, Notting Hill & Dover Street, Mayfair.[1] Her fine jewellery range is handmade and centred on the use of gold, ebony and diamonds. Her collectors include the likes of pulitzer prize winner Lauren Beukes.[2]

Her Silvered Crocodile Skull art piece, is a crocodile skull in platinum and diamonds that was featured in Casa Vogue of Brazil valued at £1,000,000.[3] While merchandised pieces of the skull along with her jewelry have been sold at Wolf & Badger in Mayfair and Merchants on Long, Cape Town.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Nechama Brodie, "Things of beauty: Ambra Gambale’s Skullchemy range," Mail & Guardian, 24 May 2013
  2. ^ "Ambra Fine Jewellery is "exquisitely dark" says Lauren Beukes," Ambra Fine Jewellery. 1 November 2013
  3. ^ Natalia Martucci, "Quando a natureza invade a casa," Casa Vogue - Brazil, 16 May 2014
  4. ^ "Ambra Fine Jewellery | Design Indaba". Design Indaba. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ Matthew Shave, "Around the World in 80 Jewellers," Conde Nast Traveller, pg. 21, May 2015
  6. ^ "Bits & Pieces" (PDF). Indive - SA Express. September 2013. p. 19. Retrieved 10 July 2015.