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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Iker Ortiz STATEMENT OF ART: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. 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 |
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