Guntis Lauders (b. 1965) graduated from the Metal Design Department of the Tallinn Art University in 1992 and received a Master’s degree from the Art Academy of Latvia in 2005.

Since 1993, he has held solo exhibitions in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, and the Nordic countries, and has participated in numerous group exhibitions of both national and international significance throughout Europe, the United States, Russia, and Japan.

His jewellery is represented in the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga and the Amber Museum in Kaliningrad, as well as in numerous private collections around the world. Among these, the Thierry de Saint Rapt Collection in France is considered one of the most significant.

Guntis Lauders is one of the most prominent and captivating figures in the Latvian contemporary jewellery scene. His artistic language, shaped over decades of experience, is both distinctive and cohesive while remaining open to new impressions, materials, and forms.

The use of durable, sustainable materials lies at the core of Guntis Lauders’ practice. He values materials that retain both their aesthetic qualities and intrinsic value over time. His rings, brooches, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings are primarily crafted from silver, gold, gemstones, amber, fossils, bone, coconut shell, pearls, mahogany, and ebony, brought together and finished using traditional jewellery-making techniques. – Text: Ieva Kalnača