A starting point for Elena’s collection was a film “The Colour of Pomegranates” as cinematography takes a big part in her research and design developmentt. One of the key points of both of her concept and designs started after reading a book by Hamid Naficy “An Accented Cinema”. Elena’s thinking process and the narrative of the project has been influenced by numerous personal feelings such as memory, nostalgia, family and relationships between people.




Elena conducts a test with rubber bands and wire models to have an overview of the outcome. By having first chosen the right metal with the desired colour as well as thickness, Elena then applies heat and pressure to alter the shape of metal rods, to fit the various shapes of the hand or of two hands. She then finishes off the pieces with a fine amount of polishing, to give the pieces the right level of shine. The resulting jewellery pieces are pleasant to hold in hands and can be worn in different ways.




Elena is very interested in the physical shapes formed by crossed fingers, as they form the resemblance of a 'lock', a position of the hands which Elena would associate with spiritual concentration. She has developed a unique style in contemporary jewellery, in the way she has sprinkled her products with the idea of restriction and how they could reflect the mental state of the wearer.