Handmade in Mallorca, this curated group of jewellery designers represents a practice where making and thinking are inseparable. Working as both designers and makers, they shape ideas directly through material, driven by concept as much as by process. Moving beyond conventional notions of jewellery, they experiment with scale, use, and material combinations to expand the possibilities of adornment. Through continuous making and testing, each develops a poetic and distinctive language, where conceptual strength and craftsmanship coexist. While some have collaborated before, what connects them is a shared commitment to jewellery as an exploratory, artisanal practice rooted in place yet open in form.

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Nico Sales

Nico Sales’ work is fearless in scale and fluid in material, seamlessly adapting concepts from intimate to monumental. Concept-driven at its core, each piece weaves together elements of different natures, brought into poetic harmony through meticulous attention to detail. While metal often serves as a structural base, he experiments freely with a variety of materials, letting form and idea dictate their use. He does not work in collections, favouring commissions or the sheer joy of creation, crafting pieces that invite the viewer to read, experience, and wear a story. Each work is an exploration of narrative, material, and emotion, where technical mastery and conceptual depth meet in unexpected, resonant ways. In 2018, Nico co-founded the contemporary jewellery collective Go Malaca with his collaborator Mamen, with the aim of taking contemporary jewellery out of its traditional, insular contexts and into the “real world,” engaging audiences who might not otherwise encounter it. Since then, Go Malaca has occupied galleries, bars, shops, tattoo studios, and the streets of Palma, building meaning through shared spaces. His trajectory, enriched by sociology, community work, and immersive experiences abroad, now leads him to pursue a Master’s in Gemstones and Jewellery at Idar-Oberstein, Germany, consolidating a practice that merges cultural reflection, conceptual depth, and technical excellence.

@nicosalesjw

@gomalacago

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Ale Ruiz

Ale Ruiz approaches jewellery as a language of structure and material, where every form is an experiment in contrast. His work plays with opposites—soft and adaptive against rigid and architectural, organic shapes meeting solid, enduring surfaces—producing pieces that are as intellectually rigorous as they are visually striking. Trained at Glasgow College and The Glasgow School of Art, Ruiz’s practice emerged through making, often under unusual constraints, fostering a deeply conceptual approach. Projects like Visceral, which explores the body’s interior, and his ongoing SILICA series, reflect his interest in using materials and form to tell a story, while he also creates silver pieces for everyday wear. Each piece is a careful negotiation between concept, material, and structure, revealing a designer who experiments boldly while remaining grounded in technique.

@alejandrx.ruiz

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Catoro

Catoro is a jewellery and design studio that foregrounds exploration and unexpected innovation in wearable art. Led by product designer and jeweller Mamen Font, an ever-curious maker whose studio operates at the intersection of jewellery and industrial design. Her practice is driven by exploratory processes, combining precious stones and noble metals in ways that balance form and concept while prioritising wearability, resulting in pieces that feel carefully tailored to the body. Outcomes are often unexpected, as seen in distinctive works such as nose pieces that challenge conventional adornment. By unfolding dynamic relationships between support and jewel through material application and use, Catoro creates objects that engage the wearer in a continuous dialogue, questioning conventional boundaries and redefining how jewellery interacts with the body. Each piece is conceived as a purposeful object—never fully finished—whose meaning continues to evolve in the hands, and on the body, of the wearer.

@catorojewels

@gomalacago

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Mamalula

Mamalula, the jewellery project of sisters María and Mercedes Saura, creates pieces where evocative design meets a nuanced dialogue of contrasts. Their work moves effortlessly between rough and refined, combining textured, organic surfaces with precise, crafted details, while always retaining forms that are light, delicate and subtle. From their Palma de Mallorca studio, they produce conceptual collections, one-of-a-kind commissions, and collaborations with institutions like Hauser & Wirth and the Chillida Leku Museum. Working with silver, gold, coral, pearls, minerals, and precious stones, every piece is an exploration of material, texture, and finish, resulting in jewellery that is timeless, expressive, and quietly powerful.

@mamalula.jewels

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