About

"I understand there are hopes, dreams, aspirations and unrealized goals imbued in the lexicon of symbols and iconography i draw upon. This is something I don't take lightly.  A large part of my work is standing up to capitalism’s assertion that this visual language, this spiritual technology no longer has a place in this world, in global struggle forward. My jewelry is weapon."

Jeweler and educator Sewit Sium has been crafting living history in the form of jewelry all of her life. Prior to starting her line in 2015 of the same name, she taught Fashion Politics and Design in various NYC High schools. “I used jewelry - the oldest form of decorative arts as an educational tool, as primary document to teach predominantly Black students about their lineage, the world and their place in it. The goal remains that they view their creations as well as their bodies as sites of knowledge transmission. I want them to internalize that their art will outlive them and to see themselves as leaders and agents of change who can transform the world of image making authority".

Today Sewit is committed to her hands-on jewelry practice while collaborating with museums and universities in creating initiatives that serve the repatriation, reclamation and activation of indigenous objects. 

“As a jeweler I’m interested in the animacy of objects. When my pieces are worn, they’re activated - that is, their ongoing story and felt sense of meaning are brought to life."

Sewit completed her MA at NYU Tisch in 2012, where her thesis was entitled Activation: Jewelry and the Body, Sites and Tools for Liberation.

Sewit's jewelry was featured in the Sothebys "Brilliant and Black" exhibition. She created various costume design pieces for HBO Insecure as well as feature films such as Coming 2 America. Sewit's jewelry has been featured in Elle, Vogue, Bazaar, I.D., Town & Country and Vanity Fair Magazines.