INNA MONASTYRNA

Cluster Contemporary Jewellery
”The Living Trace”

 

Inna Monastyrna is a jewellery artist whose work bridges personal memory and contemporary design. Born in Mariupol, Ukraine, and now based in Tel Aviv, she draws inspiration from movement, transformation, and the hidden narratives within materials.
She studied graphic design at the Donetsk College of Fine Arts and later fine and performing arts in the USA before completing training in silversmithing and stone setting at Kiev Jewelry College. Her practice has been shaped by numerous international internships, including with Tanel Veenre in Estonia and Philip Sajet in the Netherlands, experiences that broadened her artistic vision and technical mastery.

Since 2012 she has worked as an independent jewellery artist under Jam Inc Jewelry. Her works have been exhibited internationally, including in London, New York, and Chicago, and received recognition such as an Honorary Mention at the Amberif Design Award in Poland. Inna continues to develop her practice through experimentation, craftsmanship, and storytelling.

Inna Monastyrna creates jewellery that is colorful, tactile, and a little weird, playful worlds you can wear. Working under the name JAM INC Jewelry, she sees her pieces as conversation starters and ice breakers, never minimal, often shiny and sparkly, and always alive with energy. Her inspiration flows from underwater life, microscopic organisms, alien landscapes, and prehistoric creatures - anything that feels strange yet vibrant.

She often works with non precious or found materials, fascinated by the idea of transforming “trash” into something precious and expressive. Shapes are soft, fluid, and inviting to touch, echoing the squishiness and raw vitality of nature.
For Inna, jewellery is emotional as much as physical: sculptures that carry humor, intimacy, and memory. They hold a sense of rawness balanced with harmony, like small storms contained in wearable form. Each piece is a portal into joy, sparkle, and imagination, a world of its own.