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Māris Šustiņš

  • Jewellery maker
  • Riga, Latvia
  • Master Artisan
Māris Šustiņš Jewellery maker
Contact
Latvian, English, Russian
Hours:
Monday - Friday 12:00 - 18:00
Phone:
+371 29517511
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Jewellery fit for a queen

  • • Māris creates custom jewellery in gold, silver and titanium
  • • His jewellery always has a story behind it
  • • He once created a brooch for Queen Elizabeth II

Jewellery maker Māris Šustiņš once said that he creates jewellery “not for queens, but to make women feel like queens”. However he did actually once get the chance to make a brooch for a real queen! With designs drawn from nature, his exquisite jewellery brings to mind Art Nouveau patterns and forms. At the same time, his creations are made using complex metalworking techniques, mixing the traditional and the innovative. Even though the execution process demands the utmost precision and skill in order to 'tame' different types of metals, the result always feels light and playful, even romantic. Māris also works as a teacher at the Riga School of Design and Art, passing on his knowledge to the younger generation.

Read the full interview

Works

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My Little Friend

My Little Friend is a brooch from the Maya. Illusions. collection. It is handcrafted in silver, titanium and gold, combined with a variety of precious and semi-precious stones such as diamonds and emeralds.

Length 2 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Height 4.5 cm

Photo: © Māris Šustiņš
Unknown Spaceship

This titanium and gold brooch is part of the Infinite Diamonds series. Every piece of the collection is created in collaboration with the exclusive jewellery brand Óde and the company Eco Diamond, a producer of a lab-grown diamonds.

Length 5.5 cm
Width 14.5 cm
Height 18 cm

Photo: © Māris Šustiņš
Falling Star

This gold brooch is part of the Infinite Diamonds series. Every piece of the collection is created in collaboration with the exclusive jewellery brand Óde and the company Eco Diamond, a producer of a lab-grown diamonds.

Length 1.5 cm
Width 4.5 cm
Height 12 cm

Photo: © Māris Šustiņš
The Big Bang

This titanium and gold brooch is part of the Infinite Diamonds series. Every piece of the collection is created in collaboration with the exclusive jewellery brand Óde and the company Eco Diamond, a producer of a lab-grown diamonds.

Length 38 cm
Width 17 cm
Height 2 cm

Photo: © Māris Grīnbergs
Air Castle

Air Castle is a miniature sculpture that forms part of Maris’s solo exhibition collection Maya. Illusions. It is forged in titanium and niobium, adorned with citrines and sapphires.

Length 10 cm
Width 21 cm
Height 22 cm

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