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About Iker Ortiz : There is a minimalist spirited workshop in Mexico City's Coyoacán where the smell of gold, silver and corian fill the air. Everyday, jewelers, goldsmiths and designers all obsessed with perfection, work passionately to transform metal into art. The man behind it all is Iker Ortiz. He scrutinises every single piece a thousand times as an artist who cannot settle for anything less than perfection. Taking off his black framed eyeglasses, he focuses his gaze and mind upon every ring, finding the way of turning each one of them into a unique conceptual piece. Iker's past, present and future lie within the goldsmith craft. Heir to a family of jewelers that goes back four generations, it was from a very early age that he was learning from his father how to ride a bicycle while also being shown the path towards his own work. A path that would eventually lead such work to achieve recognition beyond Mexico, in London and New York. Iker is a singular character. With a calling for architecture and bohemian soul, he is always dressed in black keeping with the essence -less is more- that lives and breathes at his workshop. A mexican designer devoted to the creation of timeless rings, bracelets, choker necklaces, cufflinks, earrings and more by successfully combining industrial technology with the sophistication of the handmade craft. He believes every engagement ring has a story to tell and every jewel that passes through his hands speaks for itself. The restless search for geometric shapes, fearless experimentation with all kinds of metals and precious stones, design innovation, exceptional quality, profound passion for jewelry and attentive service define his whole team of collaborators. Every year, Iker Ortiz creates and delivers to the world a new convention shattering collection. Platinum, titanium, stainless steel, corian, silver, gold, stones and diamonds, all become contemporary art pieces that will trascend time.
STATEMENT OF ART:
Iker Ortiz's jewelry collections are dominated by basic geometric shapes and industrial materials as a resource.
Using unconventional materials as corian and stainless steel, he experiments with matt and polished finishing of the pieces. He also combines these unconventional materials with precious stones and oxidized silver with striking results.
Pieces with great character provide identity to his collections of extraordinary design.

ORGANIZATION:
Iker Ortiz

EDUCATION:
Iker Ortiz's past, present and future lie within the goldsmith craft. Heir to a family of jewelers that goes back four generations, it was from a very early age that he was learning from his father.

EXPERIENCE:
2005 - 2019, Owner of Iker Ortiz / ik joyeros, Mexico City.

Iker Ortiz worked at his father's workshop since he was 16 years old. In 2005 he founded his own company Iker Ortiz / ik joyeros. Nowadays, this company (jewelry workshop / jewelry design studio) keeps growing.

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2005, Galería Mexicana de Diseño, Mexico City
2008, "Edición Limitada", Galería Mexicana de Diseño, Mexico City
2009, "Introducing Collection Four", MUAC. Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City
2011, "Natural Aesthetics", Peel Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2011, Tent London, London, UK
2014, "ik joyeros Collections", Galería Advento Design, Mexico City
2016, Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, MUNAL. Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City
2017, MUAC. Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City

MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2006, "Import Export", Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City
2007, "Arte Erótico", Puebla, Mexico
2009, "Introducing Collection Four", Peel Gallery, Houston, TX, USA
2010, "Introducing Collection Five", Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA, USA
2011, ORRO Contemporary Jewellery, Glasgow, UK
2012, "Casa de Empeño", Anonymous Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2013, "FERROUS", Velvet Da Vinci Galley, San Francisco, CA, USA
2018, "Inédito", Museo Tamayo, Mexico City

EVENTS:
2015,"Introducing Collection Seven", Exhibitor, ZonaMaco. Design Section, Mexico City
2016, "Introducing Collection Eight", Exhibitor, ZonaMaco. Design Section, Mexico City
2016, NY Now, Exhibitor, New York, NY, USA
2017, "Introducing Collection Nine", Exhibitor, ZonaMaco. Design Section, Mexico City
2018, "Introducing Collection Ten", Exhibitor, ZonaMaco. Design Section, Mexico City
2018, "Collection 9", Exhibitor, BID18 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño, Madrid, Spain
2018, SIERAAD, Exhibitor, Westergas Fabriek, Amsterdam, NL
2019, "Introducing Collection Eleven", Exhibitor, ZonaMaco. Design Section, Mexico City

PRESS APPEARANCES:
2005, Deep Magazine, Mexico
2005, Wallpaper Magazine, UK
2006, Wallpaper City Guide, UK
2010, Coolhunter, Mexico
2011, Design Milk
2011, Not Couture, USA
2011, Blogo, Italy
2011, Vogue Magazine, China
2012, Entrepreneur, Mexico
2013, Art Jewelry Forum, USA
2013, Autor Contemporary Jewelry, Romania
2015, Charlotte Tracy, UK
2015, Puentes. Ana Elena Mallet, Mexico
2016, Arch Daily, Mexico
2016, Sight Unseen, USA
2016, Robb Report, Mexico
2017, Revista 192, Hermandad, Mexico
2017, Revista 192, Hambre, Mexico
2018, Coolhunter, Mexico
2018, Designboom
2018, UFUNK, France
2018, Líderes Mexicanos, Mexico
2018, Glocal Design Magazine, Mexico
2018, Revista Expansión, Mexico
2019, Glocal Design Magazine, Mexico

BOOKS:
2006, "Import Export", Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico
2008, "Vida y Diseño en México", Fomento Cultural Banamex, Mexico
2012, "Directorio de Diseño Mexicano, Mexico
2012, "ARTBOX vol.17 JEWELRY II", Japan

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Spanish (Native)
English (Beginner)

COMPUTER LITERACY:
Rhinoceros, Intermediate
Keyshot, Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop, Advanced
Office, Advanced

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2015, DECODE. Taller de Joyería Contemporánea, Monterrey, Mexico

SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2016, 13º Congreso Internacional Diseñar para la Humanidad, Universidad Anahuac, Mexico City
2017, Irreverente. Congreso de Diseño, Universidad del Pedregal, Mexico City

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
Artsy, Platform for collecting and discovering art.
Klimt02, Platform for the communication of the international art jewelry.
GIA, Gemological Institute of America

COLLECTIONS:
2016, MIDE Museo Interactivo de Economía, Jewelry design and museum exhibition design

JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2013, Judge at Premio Quorum. Industrial Design, Mexico City
2018, Judge at Barroco XXI, Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla, Mexico

HOBBIES:
Tourism, Art (visiting exhibitions and galleries), Music (listening, assisting concerts), Architecture (visiting exhibitions and visiting important buildings in my city or travelling), Job related activities

CLIENTELE:
2014, AXA, Jewelry design
2015, Honda, Jewelry design
2016, PwC, Jewelry design and trophy design
2016, Toyota, Jewelry design
From 2013, Jorge Yazpik (Plastic artist)
From 2014, Jan Hendrix (Plastic artist)

WEB SITE:
www.ikerortiz.com

PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.ikerortiz.com/about

REGISTRATION DATE:
2019-02-26 02:50:08

COUNTRY/REGION:
Mexico

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by Iker Ortiz


Collection Six Jewelry

A' Design Award Winner for Jewelry, Eyewear and Watch Design Category in 2018
Iker Ortiz for Iker Ortiz/Ik Joyeros



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