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Claudia Lira

Born April 1, 1973, Claudia Lira studied in Holland's TSU - Vakschool Schoonhoven school. She has worked in jewelry and silver since 1992 and describes her work as an expression of art and design. Motivated to bring new forms and creations to Peru's silver industry, she has taught the trade since 1992 when she assisted in a Netherlands workshop, and today she teaches in her home city of Lima.

Striving to transmit freshness, joviality and daring, Lira playfully combines 0.950 rating silver, gemstones, and occasionally 18 k gold to express her feelings. Her greatest challenges are to adapt her work to a global market while maintaining her own workshop and boutique.

"Original, hand-crafted work has its own special enchantment," she says. "In my case, the pieces result from a fusion of influences from two continents – the Americas and Europe." Lira has shown her work in collective exhibits in Peru and in Europe.