Maria Paltin - Romania
Maria Paltin
Designer biography:
I have always made jewelry, in my childhood I used to play with copper wire and small beads that I had stolen from my mom’s jewelry box. Later, after I graduated from the Ion Mincu architecture university, with the materials I had left from the layout, I started making with a dear friend plexiglass jewelry. That period of time was very important for my journey. I could apply the esthetics learned in college so that I could enter the wonderful world of contemporary jewelry. Some years ago I can say porcelain found me, and it was an epiphany. The moment I touched the wet clay, I knew this was my journey. I like to seek inspiration in the living world around me, but also in the city textures and lights.
Collection concept:
The SeaFlora collection is inspired by the deepness of the seas. It is said that we know more about outer space than we know about the deepness of the oceans. I find it fascinating that there is a whole world below the surface of clear waters that we know so little about. I attempted to capture the slight movement of the algae made possible by the underwater currents, the vibrant colors of the deepest corrals and anemones. The whole collection is an ode to the beauty of marine life and a warning that we must protect it as much as we can, because of its fragility in front of the human ability to destroy the environment.
