Krista Laos (s 1955 Haapsalu)
My work draws from two principal sources. On the one hand, I am inspired by the strength and spiritual significance of traditional Estonian brooches; on the other, by a desire to express something fleeting and elusive through materials I find irresistible—mother-of-pearl, rock crystal, silver and aluminium. I find inspiration in rain, sunlight, clouds, plants—in everything that is constantly changing. My work is ultimately a search for clarity and balance.
Krista Laos is a jewellery designer. She graduated in Metal Art from the Estonian State Art Institute (ERKI) in 1978 and is a member of the Estonian Artists’ Association. From 1978 to 1994, she worked as a designer at the Tallinn Jewellery Factory. Since 2000, she has worked at the Jewellery Design Studio of St. Catherine’s Guild in Tallinn.
She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including those in Limoges (1990), Cincinnati (1991), Moscow (1993 and 1998), Washington, D.C. (1995), Beijing (2004) and Berlin (2015). Her work has also been presented in the travelling exhibition of Baltic and Nordic enamel art in Denmark, Finland and Sweden (1991), the exhibition Baltic Jewellery in Madrid (2004), and MAD About Jewelry in New York (2026).
In 1999, she received the Ede Kurrel Annual Award of the Estonian Association of Metal Artists. Her works are included in the collections of the Tallinn City Museum and the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design.
