Ela Cindoruk

Born in 1963, Ankara, Turkey, lives and works in Istanbul. Having received a Bachelor of Arts Industrial Design degree at Middle East Technical University, she later studied Jewelry and Metals at Parsons’ School of Design in New York. Ela Cindoruk is current partner of ‘elacindoruknazanpak’ jewelry studio and gallery in Istanbul, which she co-founded in 1993. Alongside her work as a jewelry maker, she has designed products and lectured at Istanbul Bilgi University and Istanbul Technical University. As a jewelry maker and designer Ela Cindoruk, participates both national and international exhibitions and her work is showcased at galleries throughout the world.
Ela Cindoruk received the Red Dot Design Award Honorable Mention and Jewelry Designer of the year Elle Style Award Turkey, in the year 2012.