About Me

I am Constanza Oneto, an architect who makes jewelry.

When I was a child, my grandmother taught me to knit, embroider, and paint, and later I discovered beads and wove necklaces and bracelets. She told me that making jewelry was one of her unfulfilled dreams and that she had several jars of $1 coins saved because she once wanted to make Mapuche-inspired jewelry. This story, and the strong bond I had with her, fueled my growing interest in jewelry.

When I was in college, I made costume accessories, but I dreamed of making jewelry. Years later, in 2018, I decided to learn goldsmithing and enrolled at Claudia Correa's School.

Although I'm an architect, I went down the path of jewelry, and I can say that this is my way of doing architecture. An architect doesn't just build houses (as most people think), and design is too broad a field to be defined in a single word.

The design line is based on my professional training, inspired by the city, its shapes and minimalism, with a touch of timelessness, because I've never liked to follow current trends.

I create the designs in my workshop, working with 950 silver and, upon request, 18K gold. I'm incredibly attentive to details and finishes, sometimes a bit of a perfectionist, giving my all to deliver a beautiful piece of jewelry.

The jewelry is exclusive and produced on a small scale. Everything is made by hand, without molds. I use hand tools—sometimes even a nail works—and I use machines for drilling, sanding, and polishing.

The most common question I get is whether I work as an architect. I work as a project manager for a sponsoring organization, working with social housing.
My workday is incredibly long: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the office; 8 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the workshop, but I'm so happy that I can still combine both passions. My medium-term dream is to be able to make a living from this brand—that's what I'm working toward!