MILIUS COLLECTION
ACT 5 – CONCENTRATION – conceived as an exclusive chapter for Luisa Via Roma
PIECE 7
AXIS
Necklace (sculptural-object), mode – jewellery design
2015–2016, Florence, Italy
Author: Milan Stamenovic
Limited edition – closed chapter
Materials
The AXIS Pendant is realized in brass with high-glossy black varnish, sculpted into a symbolic human-like figure with extended limbs and a central torso. The surface is meticulously polished to achieve a mirror-like depth, reinforcing the object’s sculptural presence. Gemstone inlays — including variations of green, milky white, and dark tonal stones — are embedded at key points of articulation, functioning as both chromatic markers and symbolic nodes. The pendant is paired with a dark metal chain, selected to preserve visual continuity and structural balance.
Availability
Realised as part of the “MILIUS — Luisa Via Roma” exclusive chapter, “CONCENTRATION” was executed as a closed edition.
The series is now complete and fully placed within private collections.
The AXIS Pendant occupies a central position within the Milius × Luisa Via Roma collaboration, encapsulating the collection’s core inquiry into the body as symbol, structure, and ritual form. Stripped of narrative specificity, the figure becomes an archetype — neither male nor female, neither static nor dynamic — suspended between presence and abstraction.
The extended limbs suggest gestures of offering, resistance, or invocation, while the gemstone inlays punctuate the surface like mnemonic traces embedded in material memory. Executed in black ceramic, the piece rejects ornamental excess in favor of sculptural authority, aligning itself with traditions of contemporary art jewelry and collectible design.
Within the broader Milius practice, this pendant functions as a wearable reliquary — an object that carries symbolic weight beyond function. Its inclusion in the Luisa Via Roma series underscores a shared commitment to jewelry as cultural artifact, positioned at the intersection of art, fashion, and institutional discourse.