Ana Cardim was born in Lisbon in 1975 and expressed, from an early age, her desire to create jewels that went beyond the borders of mere body adornment.
With a degree in Art History, she took a Master in Theory and Esthetics of Contemporary Arts at the University of Barcelona and had a solid parallel training in jewellery field, having attended several schools: Massana, California College of the Arts, Contacto Directo and Ar.Co.
She complemented that knowledge with among other educational experiences of which stand out the Performing Arts and the develop of her psychologic skills to deal with reality with a different and always positive point of view. Ana has an innate passion for nature, poetry, philosophy and classical music. Common places of inspiration and deep reflection where she meets Beauty in the time of each space.
As an Artist, in the scope of author jewelry, she introduced the “Device Jewel” concept and developed an original critical discourse, that was recognized through several awards and institutional support: DGArtes, Camões Institute, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, PIN and KLIMT02. For the last seventeen years, she has regularly exposed her conceptual work in the international museum and galleryistic circuit with special and steady representation during the last decade at Putti Art Gallery.
Ana Cardim started her jewelry design brand a few years after being a solo mother. As a Jewelry Designer, she highlights the most aesthetic aspect of her creations, having founded her own brand already recognized through numerous International Design Awards.
Ana Cardim understands her brand´s work as an extension of her artistic goals, which she maintains as ideals of fighting for a renewed society where Women’s will have the main active role. She dedicated herself body and soul to her business project in the hope of conquering, simultaneously, her own space as an Independent Working Woman within Motherhood and to offer her contribute to “social design” improvement.
Ana Cardim was born in Lisbon in 1975 and expressed, from an early age, her desire to create jewels that went beyond the borders of mere body adornment.
With a degree in Art History, she took a Master in Theory and Esthetics of Contemporary Arts at the University of Barcelona and had a solid parallel training in jewellery field, having attended several schools: Massana, California College of the Arts, Contacto Directo and Ar.Co.
She complemented that knowledge with among other educational experiences of which stand out the Performing Arts and the develop of her psychologic skills to deal with reality with a different and always positive point of view. Ana has an innate passion for nature, poetry, philosophy and classical music. Common places of inspiration and deep reflection where she meets Beauty in the time of each space.
As an Artist, in the scope of author jewelry, she introduced the “Device Jewel” concept and developed an original critical discourse, that was recognized through several awards and institutional support: DGArtes, Camões Institute, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, PIN and KLIMT02. For the last seventeen years, she has regularly exposed her conceptual work in the international museum and galleryistic circuit with special and steady representation during the last decade at Putti Art Gallery.
Ana Cardim started her jewelry design brand a few years after being a solo mother. As a Jewelry Designer, she highlights the most aesthetic aspect of her creations, having founded her own brand already recognized through numerous International Design Awards.
Ana Cardim understands her brand´s work as an extension of her artistic goals, which she maintains as ideals of fighting for a renewed society where Women’s will have the main active role. She dedicated herself body and soul to her business project in the hope of conquering, simultaneously, her own space as an Independent Working Woman within Motherhood and to offer her contribute to “social design” improvement.
I understand my work as an active agent in the reconstruction of Woman identity that promotes their freedom of expression as a contribution to the aesthetic, ethical, political and cultural redefinition in the context of contemporary society.
