Paz Sintes is a former apparel designer born in Barcelona and now living in New York. The Paz Sintes collection is inspired by the lightness and freedom of Fred Astaire’s dance, jazz music, classical cinema movies, contemporary art and especially the luxuriousness of textiles. After working for several years in the fashion industry as a clothing designer in Barcelona, Paris and Saint Petersburg, P
az developed her light fiber jewelry using Couture European fabrics, vintage laces, guipures and passementeries embroidery. She designs by creating forms, cutting patterns which are then handstitched, hand-dyed and reinforced, as well as numerous other techniques. The collection includes many limited edition and one-of-a-kind pieces. To Paz, accessories are part of our clothing that move with us and need to be light, bright, airy and soft. Paz Sintes has been featured at the ART INSTITUTE of CHICAGO; the MAD MUSEUM, the PARRISH ART MUSEUM and the WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART in New York City; the PRINCETON ART MUSEUM in New Jersey, the GETTY Museum, the SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER, the DE YOUNG and the SAN DIEGO MUSEUM of ART in California; the ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER in Boston; the WALKER ART CENTER in Minneapolis; the KIMBELL ART MUSEUM, the CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART, the BLANTON MUSEUM of ART and the HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT in Texas; the FLAGLER Museum in Florida; the FALLINGWATER in Pennsylvania; the CRAFT ALLIANCE CENTER and the KEMPER MUSEUM of CONTEMPORARY ART in Missouri; the WICHITA ART MUSEUM in Kansas; the HONOLULU MUSEUM of ART in Hawaii; the GARDINER in Canada; among other Museum shops, art galleries, boutiques and jewelry stores in the United States, Spain, Canada, Japan, Australia, Colombia, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Her work has also been featured in HOLA Magazine (2015 and 2016), Marie Claire (2016 and 2008), La Vanguardia (2015) American Craft Magazine(2015, 2012), Bay Magazine (2014), Accessories Magazine (2011, 2012), Talk (2012), Sessions (2012), CS Chicago Social, Chicago Tribune and Where Chicago (2012), Papercut (2011), Karen (2011) as well as at the main fashion TV program on Spanish Television, "Solo Moda" in 2013, Spaniards in New York (2015) and Levante TV (2015). On April 22nd 2015, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain appeared at a social event covered by all international press agencies wearing her pieces. Artist is BA Honors in Fashion by the Winchester School of Art (UK) and the Escuela Artes y Tecnicas de la Moda (Spain) with 12 years experience in apparel design. www.pazsintes.com