Between the Twigs it's a space in the center of Milan dedicated to jewelry and the design of collections and unique customizable pieces, which allows its founder to present her creations by involving customers in the sensorial experience of wearing and in the narration of each individual jewel.
Between the Twigs is also a shared space to give voice to artists and jewelry designers, sharing the same passion for jewels, and the making of jewelry with different techniques,
experimenting different materials and sharing projects.
Silvia was born in Milan in 1962, she has always been passionate about jewelry, she attended the goldsmith course in Scuola orafa Ambrosiana, the master in jewelry design at Polidesign.
Her creations are guided by materials, processes and techniques, finding an infinite charm in the combination of metals and gems, and the shapes of Nature and its scenarios.
Limodoro
Born in Turin in 1966, she has lived in Milan since 1974: here she attended the Liceo Classico "Berchet".
After graduating from high school, in 1985 she enrolled at the European Institute of Design until she obtained a diploma in Pure Graphics in 1988, at the end of the Triennial Advanced Course.
Until 1993 she worked as a free-lance for the creation of catalogs for small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy.
In 1994 the collaboration with a goldsmith artisan led to the creation of some jewels designed by her.
In 1995, the meeting with Maestro Davide De Paoli and the attendance of two technical and practical courses for metalworking at the primaMATERIA Cultural Association, allowed her to learn and refine those mechanisms that lead from the design of the jewel to its creation.
Since 1996 Limodoro has had a goldsmith's workshop where he designs and makes his jewels. In 2001 he participated in the foundation of the ARTEADDOSSO Group of Goldsmith Artists. He has participated in numerous exhibitions of the products of the Goldsmith's Art.
Elena was born in Milan in 2003.
She is a goldsmith with a solid technical and artistic background.
She attended the San Carlo - Orsoline Art School, the Galdus Goldsmithing High School.
An educational path that allowed her to cultivate a passion for art, building a solid cultural and technical foundation in the artistic field, developing creativity, aesthetic sense, and observation skills.
She has practical and theoretical skills in goldsmithing, exploring various techniques for working precious metals, developing manual dexterity, precision, and aesthetic sensitivity, essential to the goldsmith's profession.
She worked in artisan workshops and companies in the sector, developing skills in jewelry creation, project management, and digital communication.
She works as freelance at Between the Twigs.
Elena Junin
TRAUMART | Anton Sokolov
Anton Sokolov was born in 1983, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, officially the USSR at that time, as the state of Ukraine did not yet exist.
I’m a former dentist and a future jeweler,” is how Anton has been introducing himself lately, with 15 years of private practice behind him, Anton had almost come to terms with the fact that his childhood dream of becoming a jeweler, like his father, would remain just that a dream.
His attempts to immerse himself in the enchanting world of jewelry making convinced him that it was impossible to balance his primary job with such a demanding hobby. He had to choose one path, but letting go of a stable, albeit unfulfilling, job with a good income wasn’t easy.
Then the war in Ukraine changed everything.
During his volunteer work, Anton was caught in a missile attack in the center of his city. He was injured, and it was a miracle the doctors managed to save his leg. However, it soon became clear that another operation would be necessary, preferably abroad. Anton was reluctant to leave Ukraine, even for his own health, but his family’s safety became the deciding factor.
As he prepared to leave, he packed only the bare essentials but made sure to take his jewelry tools and the bullet casings he had collected from the streets of his city. Thus, in July 2022, Anton and his family found themselves in Munich, Germany.
It was there that the concept for his first jewelry brand, SUDU Jewel, was born—creating pieces from bullet casings, imbuing each one with deep meaning, and assigning it the name and number of the day of the war in which it was made.
Despite the tragic circumstances, the venture was a success. Hundreds of positive reviews, initial sales, and even a feature in a European magazine showed that the idea resonated with many.
In January 2023, Anton and his family moved to a small town in Saxony. In one of the rooms of their rented apartment, he set up his first workshop. After a six-month break due to the move, he was able to return to his craft.
In January 2024, his wife decided to return to Ukraine, while Anton chose to move to Berlin.
This once again led to a long and difficult pause in his work. Alone in Berlin, with no money, no place to stay, it was one of the hardest periods of his life.
Today, Anton rents a space in a workshop, has found a place to live, and thanks to the help of a kind and generous person, he has returned to creating jewelry—this time under the new name, TRAUMART.
“I’m still standing and nothing else matters!”
All Jewels are made with materials collected in Ukraine during the war, gun shell casings, missile fragments, brass, glasses and silver. All pieces are signed with the number of the day of war.
Dopo aver scoperto la scultura sotto la guida di Arnaldo Pomodoro ed essere stata introdotta al mondo della “dimensione indossabile” da Davide De Paoli, Laura ha sviluppato una sua personale sintesi artistica di queste due anime, dedicandosi quasi esclusivamente alla gioielleria scultorea dal 1993. Alla continua ricerca di sé stessa e di nuovi metodi tecnici, ha creato finora 22 collezioni con connotazioni molto diverse, ma tutte originate da un unico motivo ispiratore: catturare nella materia l'emozione o la sensazione dell'istante nella sua natura autentica, senza alcuna mediazione “addolcente”: il momento vissuto così com'è.
Le sue opere sono regolarmente esposte in gallerie italiane ed europee.