I would call them good luck charms. Together with gold and silver, I use unconventional, semi-precious stones, opals, rocks, materials such as ebony, plexiglass, various plastics, brass, bronze, glass, mirrors, steel, iron, to achieve kinetic pieces.

When I was a child, I used to build toys by myself, combining different materials, making them with pieces found anywhere. In making my jewels there is the memory of childhood, an aspect of playful creativity. Growing up, I shifted this inclination into goldsmithing.

I love everything about my work. It always puts me completely on the spot, it questions me, pampers and demeans me. It’s an unceasing, loving, stimulating challenge, often extremely hard. Being able to transform a thought into reality, into a work of art, to me is the magic of life.

For me, well made does not exist, as I never truly settle on any piece being finished. A newly finished object can excite me, but in the following days I will work on it again. This is a constant in my life: few objects satisfy me in the long run.