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Gamut Studio

Lola Mac Dougall is a designer and founder of Gamut (www.studiogamut.com). She specializes in photography and holds a PhD from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, with a doctoral thesis focused on Indian women photographers.

Loomwork Jewelry and Artisan Tradition

Gamut's pieces are made with Czech glass beads woven on a loom using fishing line, a technique the designer calls "loom jewelry." Her creations are notable for the simplicity of their forms, the visibility of the structure, and the flexibility of the weave.

Production takes place with weavers from rural areas of India, who are specifically trained in this technique. For the designer, who has lived in the country for years, manual labor holds special cultural and symbolic value. In this sense, she finds inspiration in the Indian artisanal tradition and in the historical importance of handweaving as a symbol of self-sufficiency and cultural identity.

Color, inspiration, and the creative process

Color theory is central to the designer's work. Artists represented in the Thyssen collection, such as Kandinsky, Sonia Delaunay, and Josef Albers, are key references for their research into color relationships and their perceptual effects.

Glass beads offer a particularly rich ground for this exploration, as their transparency and the thread with which they are woven modify the perception of color. Inspiration can come from a wide variety of sources, from sculptures and buildings to natural elements. The slow, repetitive weaving process itself also possesses an almost meditative dimension that the designer deeply values, as well as the extraordinary skill of the artisans with whom she works.

A Creative Dialogue with the Thyssen Museum

The collaboration with the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum typically begins with the observation of a detail in a work from the collection. Starting from that element, the designer develops an interpretation that can be translated into Gamut’s materials and techniques.

The result is not always a literal reproduction. Sometimes, the piece emerges from freer, more conceptual associations, as was the case in the exhibition “Proust and the Arts,” for which a necklace was created along with a silver pendant shaped like a madeleine. This approach fosters a dialogue between art, design, and craftsmanship, adapting each source of inspiration to the expressive possibilities of glass-beaded fabric.

Images © Fabien Charuau