Vano at work
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Vano is another of Vahan's old friends. As a jeweller, Vano is a master craftsman who has a remarkable gift for carrying out daunting, nigh on impossible projects.
1. New Collection
2. Work with Vahan
Vano and Vahan met during the early 90s, when Armenia was going through a difficult time - after the earthquake, during the war in Azerbaijan and in the midst of power cuts brought about by the economic blockade. They used to work in a dark, damp basement with very rudimentary tools, trying to combine Vahan's ideas on sculpture with Vano's passion for jewellery. Financial circumstances meant that their work was restricted to silver and agate, but when it came to shape and form there were no restrictions: the basic idea was that jewellery should be sculpted, on a large scale. People could wear a sculpture on their finger.
After years of hard work Vano has developed his workshop to the point where he can work with any material - gold, diamond, platinum and many kinds of precious stone. But he still maintains the sculpterly elements in his work. Vano's stall stands out from that of other Yerevan jewellers by virtue of his monumental forms.
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