 elena estaunworking with design since her youth in barcelona, elena estaun sanchez has spent years experimenting with diverse and unusual materials to create distinctive shapes and silhouettes. she skillfully pairs unexpected materials, such as industrial plumbing parts and washers, with softer more malleable materials like cording, silk and rubber. elena developed her techniques while studying at st. martin's school of design and at parsons school of design. in new york, she worked at a prestigious jewelry workshop, where she learned from the highly experienced jewelers. travel has also played a key role in her research and inspiration. in each collection, elena pushes herself to work with new materials. she allows the material to inform the design, and masterfully crafts each piece by hand. elena believes that "the power of jewelry resides in the silhouette of your own body." .
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