Mesteshukar ButiQ is a Bucharest based social enterprise working on revaluing traditional Roma craftsmanship. MBQ represents an ethical and responsible alternative to mass produced market goods. In other words, the project emphasizes and encourages interaction in order to discover the craftsmanship and meaning embedded in each collection piece displayed. MBQ is the social statement for hundreds of objects handcrafted by Roma artisans and designed by international and local designers.
Read MoreFor me, a piece of jewelry is not worn. You wear it to let yourself be carried into its world.
It is more than just an accessory which enhances a fashion context. It is a sign with its own message, creating unexpected relationships between an idea which has just discovered new means of expression and a shape, uniquely articulated by the juxtaposition of materials (silver, brass but also precarious materials encountered accidentally - pieces of wood, paper, etc). The jewelry becomes an unconventional collage, a metamorphosis of the initial purpose of the materials and also of the bearer which is in touch with it.
I’m an architect by formation and a self-taught jewelry designer, with a passion for color, texture and fluid, organic shapes. In 2009 I began creating jewelry as a hobby, experimenting with various materials and later on taking part in contests, exhibitions and trade shows. In jewelry making I found a refugee from my day job, as "There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature" (Antonio Gaudi).
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