where i learned

Actually, most of my knowledge of metalworking has nothing to do with jewelry courses or my time at technical school, I must thank my father, who was a great metallurgical teacher and from whom I learned between games and experiments (having at his disposal his workshop, his tools, his machinery and above all an infinite patience and enthusiasm to transmit his extensive knowledge). It was in that workshop where I learned most of what I know about jewelry and a good part of what I know about the rest of life.

So honoring the truth we could change the "Studies" for: Intensive Course of metallurgy and precision mechanics by the outstanding teacher and father Don Jorge Alvarez. Duration 12 years (from 7 to 19) in the City of Buenos Aires.

The name of my workshop is dedicated to him since “Catalina” was the first machine of his creation that was indelibly marked in my childhood memory. I am still able to relive the amazement and admiration that seeing it work for the first time caused me. That day I discovered the marvels that human hands could create with a few pieces of metal and that, in many ways, also marked my path...

As for design, I think I should name a great professor at the Avellaneda School of Photography, Esteban Marcos, a graduate in photography from the post-war German Bauhaus and also a professor at the Faculty of Architecture, who knew how to make me understand and move with abstract forms and the magic that occurs when seeing them, taught me that the static has movement and that a few lines can generate strong feelings. Like the great masters, he knew how to show me the essence of design and not those four or five formulas that bore you to death.

Lastly, I also want to name my jeweler friends, Pavlo, Tulio, Sebastian, Mauricio and Pablo, who have always shown great solidarity and support, sharing their knowledge and helping me every time I needed it. Without them, the decision to dedicate myself to this trade as a way of life, surely, would have been much more difficult to make.

where i learned

Actually, most of my knowledge of metalworking has nothing to do with jewelry courses or my time in technical school, I must thank my father, who was a great metallurgical teacher and from whom I learned between games and experiments (having at your disposal your workshop , your tools, your machinery
and above all an infinite patience and enthusiasm for transmitting his extensive knowledge). It was in that workshop that I learned most of what I know about jewelry and a good part of what I know about the rest of my life.

So, honoring the truth, we could change the «Studies» for: Intensive course in metallurgy and precision mechanics by the prominent professor and father Don Jorge Alvarez. Duration 12 years (from 7 to 19) in the City of Buenos Aires.

The name of my workshop is dedicated to her since “Catalina” was the first machine of her creation that was indelibly marked in the memory of my childhood. I am still able to relive the amazement and admiration that seeing it work for the first time caused me. That day I discovered the wonders that human hands could create with some pieces of metal and that, in many ways, also marked my path…

Regarding design, I think I should name a great professor at the Avellaneda School of Photography, Esteban Marcos, a post-war German Bauhaus photography graduate and also a professor at the architecture faculty, who knew how to make me understand and move with the abstract forms and with the magic that occurs when seeing them, it taught me that static has movement and that a few lines can generate strong feelings. Like the great masters, he knew how to show me the essence of design and not those four or five formulas that bore you to death.

Finally, I also want to name my jeweler friends, Pavlo, Tulio, Sebastian, Mauricio and Pablo, who have always shown great solidarity and support, sharing their knowledge and helping me at every opportunity that I have needed. Without them the decision to dedicate myself to this profession as a way of life would surely have been much more difficult to make.