Nicolas Estrada

Nicolas Estrada, 1972, Medellin, Colombia.

Education:
2015 Precious stones carving, Erwin Pauly, Idar-Oberstein (DE)
2012 - 2014 MFA in Gemstone Cutting and Jewellery Design, Hochschule Trier, Idar-Oberstein (DE)
2011 Forging, El Taller, Barcelona (ES)
2009 Colombian traditional filigree, Mompox (CO)
2006 Now Tree, Ruudt Peters’ Opere Jewellery School, Ravenstein (NL)
2005 Traditional Berber Jewellery from Kabylia, Massana School, Barcelona
2003 Iron and Jewellery, Arts and Professions School, Barcelona
2003 Engraving, Arts and Professions School
2003 Gemmology, Arts and Professions School
2003 Jewellery Techniques, Arts and Crafts School
2002 Primitive Jewellery Techniques, Massana School
2002 Chasing, Massana School
2002 Casting, Massana School
2000-2003 BA in Artistic Jewellery, Massana School

Additional Studies:
2004 Sculpture, Massana School
2000-2001 Masters in Marketing Management, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
1991-1995 Bachelor of Science, Babson College, Massachusetts (US)
1993 Semester at Sea: Studied and travelled to 13 countries around the world, University of Pittsburgh (US)

Awards:
2014 45 German Award for Jewellery and Precious Stones, Third Prize (DE)
2014 New Traditional Jewellery (Sieraad), Nominee (NL)
2014 Marzee Graduation Show (NL)
2007 New Traditional Jewellery (Sieraad), Nominee (NL)
2006 FAD’s Incubator, Scholarship R+FAD (ES)
2005 EuroBijoux & Accessories, Logotype Prize (ES) | EuroBijoux & Accessories, Special Mention (ES)
2003 Midora Fair, First Prize (DE) | Marzee Prize: Graduate Work (NL) | Enjoia’t 2003, First Prize (ES) | Enjoia’t 2003, Audience Prize (ES) | Swarovski, Finalist (ES)
2002 Enjoia’t 2002, Finalist (ES)

Solo Exhibitions:
2012 Window for Diversity, Meko Gallery, Barcelona (ES)
2008 Amarillo, A Galerii, Tallinn (EE)
2005 Two Creeds, Al “65”, Vilanova i la Geltru (ES)
2004 Two Worlds, Magari Gallery, Barcelona

Other Exhibitions:
2016 A flor de pell, Lluís Comín Joieria Creativa, Barcelona (ES)
2016 Earrings 3, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco (USA)
2016 Transit, Creativity Oggetti, Turin (IT)
2016 Identidad Latina, Bogota (CO), Barcelona (ES), Guadalajara (MX)
2015 Most Excellent!, Chemnitz (DE)
2015 Transmission, Studio 411, Montpellier (FR)
2015 Doppel Punkt (Graduation Show), Inhorgenta, Munich (DE)
2014 Graduate Work, Marzee Gallery, Nijmegen (NL) | NSAIO5, Landesvertretung Rheinland-Pfalz, Berlin (DE) | La Frontera, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston (USA) | The Earring Show 2, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco (USA) | MineralArt, German Gemstone Museum, Idar-Oberstein (DE) | Classic, Legnica Jewellery Festival, Legnica (PL) | International Earring Exhibition, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal (CA) | Think Twice: Nueva Joyería Latinoamericana, Museo Arosena, Torreon (MX)
2013 Papallona / Mariposa / Butterfly, Museum of Natural Sciences, Barcelona (ES) | Beijing International Jewellery Art Biennial, Beijing (CN) | La Frontera, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico D.F. (MX); Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco (USA) | Think Twice: New Latin American Jewelry, Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Tallinn (EE)
2012 Oh My!: 16 international artist of contemporary jewellery, hosted by Caroline Van Hoek Gallery, Brussels (BE)
2011 Conceptual Jewellery, Māksalas galerija "Putti", Rīga (LV) | Genial!: New Jewelry from Spain, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco (USA) | Think Twice: New Latin American Jewelry, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue (USA)
2010 Borron y cuenta nueva, El Lavadero Studio, Barcelona (ES) | Auction, Museum of Modern Art (MAMM), Medellin (CO) | Think Again: New Latin American Jewelry – Museum of Art and Design (MAD), New York (US)
2009 Auction, Museum of Modern Art (MAMM), Medellin | I like the jewellery you are wearing, Alea Jewellery Gallery, Barcelona
2007 ArtMar (2nd Mediterranean Biennale), Maritime Museum, Barcelona | Diamonds and Young Guns, Brazen, Glasgow (UK)
2006 BUE-BOG-BCN - Gestures Over the Body, CCEBA, Buenos Aires (AR) | The Sacred and the Profane, FAD, Barcelona
2005 Katika’s Dream, Siesta Gallery, Barcelona | Maçart, 8th Contemporary Culture Festival, Maçanet de Cabrenys (ES) | Deconstruction - Reconstruction, The Gallery of Art in Legnica (PL) | Designers Gallery, Eurobijoux 12th edition, Menorca (ES)
2004 Anti-War Medals, FAD (itinerary collection), Barcelona | Human Nature, Comfandi Center for Culture, Cali (CO) | Poetic, Opera Jewels, Vilafranca del Penedes (ES) | Joyas Jóias: The New Jewelry from Latin America, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco (US) | Enjoia’t 10th anniversary, FAD, Barcelona | Jewels and Roses, Alea Jewellery Gallery, Barcelona
2003 Small Imaginary Worlds, Alea Jewellery Gallery, Barcelona | Change Your Step, La Santa Gallery, Barcelona | ART Exhibition, BAC! IV (Barcelona Contemporary Art), Barcelona | Selected Graduate Work, Municipal Museum, Roermond (NL) | Selected Graduate Work, Midora Fair, Leipzig (DE) | Graduate Work, Marzee Gallery, Nijmegen (NL) | Off Massana, Massana School, Barcelona | Off Massana, Pineda de Mar, Barcelona | Off Massana, Pueblo Español, Barcelona | The Art of Glass, Diagonal Mar Shopping Centre, Barcelona | Anella’t, Arts and Professions School, Barcelona | Off Massana, Massana School, Barcelona
2002 Espai 491, Massana School, Barcelona

Others:
2016 Amberif Design Award, Jury member, Gdansk (PL)
2015 Joya Barcelona, Barcelona (ES) 15  
2012 Talk - Tasting among Jewellers No. 3: Nicolas Estrada, Dterra Gallery, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES)
2010 Jury at Enjoia’t 2010, FAD, Barcelona (ES)
2009 Colleagues Conference, UPB, Medellin (CO)
2008 TradeShow: Le ShowRoom, Paris (FR)
2006 Jewellery Talk, film made by Kajsa Lindberg & Daniela Hedman | Lecture: Jewellery Design, Design Week, Menorca (ES) | Trade show: Bread & Butter Barcelona, Studio 03

Publications:
2016 In Conversation with Nicolas Estrada, Sam O’Hana, AJF (US)
2016 Innovation oder Mimesis - Warum wir Schmuck tragen, Barbara Schmidt (DE)
2015 Ausgezeichnet! Most Excellent! – Schmuck_Kunst für Helden Jewellery_Art for Heroes, Arnoldsche Art Publishers (DE)
2013 Catalogue Papallona / Mariposa / Butterfly, Philip Sajet and Grego García (ES)
2013 Book Metal Techniques, Carles Codina (ES)
2012 Book The sourcebook of contemporary jewelry design, Natalio Martín Arroyo (ES)
2011 Art Jewelry Forum, Loaded, by Jillian Moore (US)
2011 ‘Politically correct?’ by Charles Lwton-Brain Metalsmith Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 3 (US)
2009 Coolhunting: new fashion trends Book by Marta Dominguez Riezu (ES)
2009 Design and Make: Mixed Media Jewellery: Methods and Techniques Book by Joanne Haywood (UK)
2009 Garbage Pin Project Catalogue, Klimt 02 (ES)
2009 ‘Metalsmiths against war’, by Marjorie Simon Metalsmith Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 1, (US)
2007 Terminal B, Barcelona Creative Database, Vol. 1 (ES)
2006 Sexy Design Book by Max Rippon (ES)
2006 ‘Nicolas Estrada: jewels surrounded by creed’, Arte y Joya Magazine, No. 168 (ES)
2005 Book New Directions in Jewellery by Jivan Astfalck, Caroline Broadhead and Paul Derrez (UK)
2005 Catalogue Deconstruction - Reconstruction by the Gallery of Art in Legnica (PL)
2004 New Jewellery Book by Carles Codina
2004 Human Nature: Use and Contemplation Catalogue (CO)
2004 Book Going Indoors: 75 Years of Massana School (ES)
2004 ‘Nicolas Estrada: jewels with Colombian inspiration’, Gold & Time Magazine, No. 58 (ES)
2003 Galerie Marzee Graduate Prize 2003 (NL)
2003 Galerie Marzee Catalogue: International Graduation Show, No. 33 (NL)
2003 GZ November 2003 (DE)
2003 Contraste Newspaper, No. 52 (ES)
2003 The Art of Glass, Swarovski & Escuela Massana (ES)
 
Press / Media:
2013 ‘Designing jewels in a dangerous time’, ELLE Canada, March 2013 (CA)
2012 L’Officiel, September 2012 (LV)
2011 ‘Jewels with different meaning’, L’Officiel, October 2011
2011 Babson Magazine, Fall 2011 (US)
2011 Walkers (Caminantes), COMRadio (ES)
2010 ‘Violence exorcist’, Público Newspaper, January 31st 2010 (ES)
2010 Vivir en El Poblado Newspaper, 426th edition (CO)
2009 ‘Kaleidoscope: jewels that explain the world’, Spanish Television (ES)
2009 BG Magazine, edition 043 (EC)
2008  ‘Nicolas Estrada, the spirit of a jeweller’, Infashion Magazine (CO)
2007 ‘Nicolas Estrada: there must be a story behind each piece’, Exit Magazine No. 37 (ES)
2007 Fashionize 2 Magazine (IT)
2007 Zola Magazine (Virtual Magazine), 3d number (CO)
2007 ‘Nicolas Estrada, rendering experiences’, Avianca’s Magazine, No. 28 (CO)
2006 ‘Nicolas Estrada Kette’, Style Magazine, Issue No. 099 (DE)
2006  Lamono Magazine, No. 24 (ES)
2006 ‘Interview with Nicolas Estrada: mobiles and hands free are the nowadays jewellery’, Menorca Diario Insular Newspaper, No. 20.256 (ES)
2005 Ultima Hora (Menorca Edition) Newspaper, No. 35.574 (ES)
2005 ‘Nicolas Estrada: the illuminated’, Caras Magazine, December 5 to 19 (CO)
2005  ‘Nicolas Estrada, the time and place for jewellery’, Contacto Latino Magazine, No. 3 (ES)
2005 Menorca Diario Insular Newspaper, No. 19.893 (ES)
2005 Ultima Hora (Menorca Edition) Newspaper, No. 35.211 (ES)
2005 ‘Nicolas Estrada Uribe’, Vivir en El Poblado Newspaper, 289th edition (CO)
2004 ‘Anti-War Medals’, Avui Diumenge Magazine (ES)
2004 ‘Nicolas Estrada’, Axxis Magazine, No. 141 – 2004 (CO)
2003 ‘Nicolas Estrada, the nice family artisan’, Jet Set Magazine, No. 61 (CO)
2003 'Tapunami took Barcelona’, El Colombiano Newspaper, No. 30.831 (CO)

Published by the Artist:
2016 NEW NECKLACES: 400 designs in contemporary jewellery (Promopress)
2016 NEW RINGS: 500+ designs – Revised Edition (Thames & Hudson)
2013 NEW EARRINGS: 500+ designs from around the world (Thames & Hudson) / PENDIENTES: 500 creaciones artísticas de todo el mundo (Promopress) / BRINCOS: 500 criações artísticas de todo o mundo (Promopress) / BOUCLES D’OREILLES: 500 créations artistiques à travers le monde (Promopress)
2011NEW RINGS: 500+ designs from around the world (Thames & Hudson) / ANILLOS: 500 creaciones artísticas de todo el mundo (Promopress) / ANELLI CONTEMPORANEI: design e tendenze da tutto il mondi (24 Ore Cultura) / BAGUES: tour du monde en 500 créations artistiques (Promopress)

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