Synaesthesia in Estela’s nest The colours of a cherished, familiar landscape, somewhere in the foothills of the Pyrenees leading to the Mediterranean Sea. A blue air one could bite; a yellow light one could touch. Blue and yellow: primary colours, homesick colours. The velvety touch of a slightly moist wooden spoon; the smell of a small leather pouch soaked by rancid wine; metal tools sprinkled with earth after working in the fields... Unusual sensations inspire new radical objects looking at the rural utensils of yesteryear. Silver that looks like leather, leather that looks like skin, the skin of a nest, the nest of oneself. A metaphor for fragility and the need of a shelter. From darning and stitching, seams and patches arise on the objects’ surface. Metal is treated like a soft material. When Granny’s skills are adopted by the goldsmith, senses are pleased and confused. (…) Text by Monica Gaspar Public collections: MAMT, Museu d’Art Modern Tarragona, ES | ME, Museu Emporda, Figueres, ES | Stadtische Samlung, Idar- Oberstein, DE | Muzeum Cesueho Raje,Turnov, CZ Awards /Fellowships/stipends 2010 Institute Ramón Llull, Travel funding for artists, Barcelona, ES | Generalitat de Catalunya, CONCA, Incentive Grant, Barcelona, ES 2009 Institute Ramón Llull, Travel funding for artists, Barcelona, ES | “CONCA”, Incentive Grant, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, SP | Artist in residence, Idar oberstein, DE | “Becas AGITA” Incentive Grant, “Mitsuko” Project, Figueres, SP | “Lucca Preziosa Young”, Lucca, IT | “The 6th Cheongju Int’l Craft Competion”(honorable mention),Cheongju, KO 2008 “Refined abundance”, (finalist), Nacogdoches, US 2007 Travel funding for artists, Institut Ramón Llull, Barcelona, ES 2006: Talente Price for Design 2006, Handerwerksmesse, München, D 2001: Massanna Price, Escola Massanna, Barcelona, SP Solo exhibitions  2012 Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam, NL 2011 Train Station, “Nowhere in between”, Idar Oberstein,D 2010 Galeria Medellin 174 (Dual Exhibition) “Encuentros y Desencuentros”,Mexico City, MX 2008 Galerie Louise Smit, “Good by(e) nest”, Amsterdam, NL | Metalistieria, “Terra”, Buenos Aires, AG 2007: Galerie Sangreal, Terra, Ámsterdam,NL Publications 2011 Idar-Oberstein Zeitung, 07-07-11 “Hastig vorbei an Kofferlandschaft mit Schmuck”, Idar Oberstein, D | “Mill Valley:Art Jewellery Forum 2011, “Geography”, USA (cat.) | Willy Lindemann & FH Trier/Idar Oberstein, “SchmuckDenken/ThinkingJewellery, 2011, Stuttgart, D (cat.) | GZplus, April 2011,”Made in Germany”, D (art.) | Arte y Joya,n.187 „VII Travelling Symposium“, Barcelona, 2010, ES (art.) | Art Aurea, 4-2010, “Amsterdam”,Ulm, D (art.) | Sterling Publishing, “500 Silver Jewellery Designs”,New York,USA (cat.) | “Gray a-r-e-a, visual report Walking the Gray Area”, Self Publishing, NL (cat.) 2010 Diari, 15-06-10, “Tarragona capital internacional de Joieria Contemporania”, Tarragona, ES (art.) | El Presencia, 14-05-10(n.1994)”Fons d’Art Contemorani I”, Girona, ES (art.) | El Punt, 1- 5-10, “El Museu de l’Emporda exposa el seu fons d’art contemporani”, Girona, ES (art.) | Arnoldsche Art Publishers, “Lingam”, Colon, D (cat.) |Monsa Editorial, “Joyeria Contemporanea”, Barcelona, ES 2009: MAD, Museum of Decorative Arts, “Auction”, New York, USA | Cheongju International Craft Biennale, “Outside the box”, Cheongju, KO (cat.) | City hall Llado, “El Corneti”, Llado, ES (art.) | Arte y Joya,”LP Young”, Barcelona, ES (art.) | Museum and Archives of Contemporary Artist from Abruzzo (MAAAC), “Terra di Mezzo”-Contemporary Jewellery Meets the Mediterranean”, Nocciano, IT (cat.) | Klimt02 Publishers, “Garbage Pin Project”, Barcelona, ES (cat.) | Darling Publications, “The Compendium”, Colon, DE 2008: Contraste, Diciembre 2008, “XX edicion del simposio de Turnov”, Barcelona, ES (art.) | La Nacion, 4-9-2008, “De la consciencia al instinto”, Buenos Aires,AG (art.) | Galerie Louise Smit “Good by(e) nest” solo-exhibition, NL (cat.) | Deník.cz, 12-07-08, “Sperky ze Symposiu 08 doplnily unikatní sbírku turnovského muzea”, CZ (art.) | SFA State University, “Refined V: Abundance”, US (cat.) | SFA State University, 9-1-08 | Refined: Abundance Jewellery Exhibition”, Nacogdoches, USA (art.) | Lark Books, “500 Wedding rings”, US | Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,”Art Jewllery Today”,USA | Museu de l’Empordà, “Transart 6”, Figueres, ES (cat.) 2007: El Punt, 6-11-08, “Els creadors emergents de Girona despleguen el Transart 6 a Madrid”, Girona, ES (art.) | Empordà,4-9-07,”Els joves creadors exposen a Transart propostes innovadores”, Figueres,ES (art.) | El País, 7-7-07, “Al otro lado del espejo”, Barcelona, ES (art.) | Schmuck , Internationale Handwerksmesse München D | Talente Internationale Handwerksmesse, München D 2006: Omroep walraven TV, NL | SvD, 8th march 2006, Stokholm, S | Talente Internationale Handwerksmesse, München, D [+] Garbage Pin Project 'worth VS waste' Barcelona: 2009 (...) The common proposal consisted in suggesting to them to use the device jewel - Garbage Pin during five days and to select, create or recreate, the contents kept in five plastic bags according to the perspective and reflections generated from the project: 'worth VS waste' in the current urban society.(...) Techincal data: Soft cover, 132 pages, 184 colour illustrations, 21 x 21 cm ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-612-7947-0 Price from: 35 € Order book The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellery Makers Cologne: 2009 The 1st purpose of Andy Lim, the publisher and editor, is to try to establish Contemporary Jewellery as an equally respected art form in the Contemporary Art and to create a platform, not to be neglected, which will be reached already by its sheer volume and power of 1044 artists, united in one single publication. Techincal data: 2 Volume Hardcover in the Lim-slipcase, 13,5 Kilo, 2400 pages Not for sale at Klimt02 Terra di Mezzo – il Gioiello Contemporaneo incontra il Mediterraneo Pescara: 2009 On the occasion of the Mediterranean Games of Pescara 2009, the Institution Castello e Museo delle Arti di Nocciano presented the exhibition event Terra di Mezzo – il Gioiello Contemporaneo incontra il Mediterraneo. 31 authors from the 23 countries participating in the Games presented a collection of Contemporary Jewellery artworks. Techincal data: 44 pages full colour, 15 x 21.5 cm Price from: 20 € Order book Estela Sàez vilanova: Good by(e) nest Amsterdam: 2008 Catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition of the new works of Estela Sáez at Galerie Louise Smit in november-december 2008. Techincal data: 24 pages, colour illustrations, 21 x 15 cm Price from: 15 € Order book

Estela Sáez Vilanova, 1977, born in Girona. Artist that lives and works in Amsterdam, studied jewellery at the Escola Massana, Barcelona and at the University of Trier, Idar Oberstein. Winner of Premi Massana 2001, Spain and the  Talente Price for Design 2006, Germany. Has works at the following collections: ME, Museu Emporda, Figueres, SP | Muzeum Cesueho Raje,Turnov, CZ | Stadtische Samlung, Idar-Oberstein, DE The Beauty & The Best [January 20, 2010]