Artist Statement
For over 35 years, I have lived and breathed art, not as a career, but as a calling. Art has been my compass, my shelter, my rebellion. And jewellery, my most intimate form of storytelling.
Every piece I craft holds a piece of a journey:
The beauty in pain.
The poetry in solitude.
The strength in softness.
The wildness of dreams that refuse to die.
If you see yourself in my creations, it's because they were made with you in mind—with all the love, truth, and magic I carry inside me.
My jewellery travels through time: from Medieval and Game of Thrones to Space, so innovative, so unique, so imposing. Sculptural forms that embrace the body, delicate finishings, dramatic colour combinations between metals and stones. Jewellery that comes from another era... to fascinate, seduce.
Artist CV & Awards
Mrs. Elsa Sarantidou was born in Athens, where she completed her schooling. She then moved to England to study jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, and stained glass at Kensington and Chelsea College.
She continued her education in design, jewellery design, and silversmithing at London Guildhall University, where she studied under renowned professors such as Bob Risch, Joel Degen, and Bryan Marshall. She also took design courses at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art in Kensington, attended Le Arti Orafe (a prestigious jewellery school in Florence), and studied micromosaic techniques in metal with Stefano Marchetti.
A valuable part of her journey in the field of jewellery was her apprenticeship with Joel Degen, a designer who had a significant influence on Elsa’s technique and the distinctive style she later developed.
Elsa Sarantidou was awarded First Prize at Beautiful People Live Art for her ring “Blossoms.” She also received a Bronze Award in the Jewellery Oscars – Craftsmanship and Design Awards (GCDC Awards) in the category of 3D Design and Technological Innovation.
Phaidon's 'The Jewelry Book' by Melanie Grant features jewellery by Elsa Sarantidou
Exhibitions
In 2025, Elsa Sarantidou is scheduled to exhibit at Salon Art + Design in Dallas (26–30 March) and at Design Miami later in the year.
Elsa has collaborated with many renowned galleries including:
Electrum Gallery (UK), Aurum Gallery (UK), Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery (UK), Alternative Gallery (Rome, Italy), La Basilica Galeria (Barcelona), Eleni Marneri Gallery (Athens), New Benaki Museum (Athens) and the New Acropolis Museum (Athens).
Design Miami – Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery
PAD, London – Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery
Salon Art + Design, New York and Dallas – Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery
LOOT, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD Museum), New York
Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery
Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, UK
Salon Art + Design, New York (7–11 November 2024)
Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, UK (24–29 September 2024)
Design Miami – Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery (6–10 December 2023)
PAD, London – Elisabetta Cipriani Gallery (10–15 October 2023)
Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, UK (1–8 October 2023)
Elements, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh (27–29 October 2022)
Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, UK (1–8 October 2022)
Elements, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh (8–10 November 2019)
Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, UK (1–6 October 2019)
Goldsmiths North, Sheffield (10–15 July 2019)
LOOT, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD Museum), New York (8–13 April 2019)
Inhorgenta, Munich, Germany (22–26 February 2019)
Goldsmiths’ Fair, London, UK (1–6 October 2018)
Contemporary Stories (2–28 February 2018)
Mettalogues (1 December 2017 – 31 January [year not specified])
In the Gems World (3 November 2017 – 30 November 2018)
Trinity, Eleni Marneri Gallery (3 November 2017 – 28 February 2018)
Tabure – Flow – Beyond Paradise, Eleni Marneri Gallery (8 May – 7 June 2015)
Beautiful People Live Art – Virtual Exhibition
Origin, Crafts Council, London, UK (2011)
Schmuck, Munich, Germany (2010)
Sieraad, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2009)