Alex Vallejo pays tribute to “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” with the creation of a dancer in rose gold, diamonds, and white quartz and a silver and diamond soldier
Alex Vallejo pays tribute to “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” with the creation of a dancer in rose gold, diamonds, and white quartz and a silver and diamond soldier
In the last edition of the “Gipuzkoa de Moda” Fashion Festival, held at the San Telmo Museum’s church in San Sebastián, jeweler Alex Vallejo presented a piece that captivated the audience due to its beauty and uniqueness: a glass chest in which a dancer in rose gold, diamonds, and white quartz rotates.
Like in the piece by Hans Christian Andersen, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” the creations of Alex Vallejo took life on the catwalk thanks to Verdini Dantza Taldea, a contemporary dance company that contributes to the social recognition of people with functional diversity. Thus, the dancers took the central nave of the church as their stage, wearing Vallejo’s jewels: dancer pendants and earrings featuring tanzanite gemstones, rubies, and heart-shaped diamonds, among others. A silver-chain dress designed and manufactured by the jeweler was also featured.
The 2021 edition was the second consecutive edition of the “Gipuzkoa de Moda” Festival in which Alex Vallejo participated, but his professional career is much more extensive than just that: this jeweler, who specializes in diamonds, has been designing and creating custom pieces in his workshop in San Sebastián for more than 25 years. Vallejo updates his clients’ old jewels, creates handcrafted pieces to his customers’ suiting, and presents his own collection each season featuring demountable pieces that allow for versatility in terms of their use in different formats depending upon the occasion: a bracelet can –for example– become a brooch, a necklace, or earrings. Visiting his workshop leads us to remember Andersen’s famous quote, which said: “Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.”
Alex Vallejo
Calle Fuenterrabía 20, 2º Izq., San Sebastián.
Tel.: +34 943 431 009
