Tirana

Every piece of Tirana Jewelry reflects a dark and romantic sculptural aesthetic. Consisting of high quality recycled materials and found objects, Tirana Jewelry functions as a whimsical interpretation of the machine with genteel detail sophistication.

Tirana Jewelry is Graciela Fuentes. The designer chose the moniker “Tirana” in honor of her Brooklyn DJ days. It stems from the designer’s DJ name, “Tirana Del Amor” or tyrant of love. The name embodies the daringly sexy confidence of a woman who makes her own decisions. Fuentes is a trained sculptor and visual artist that focuses on the sense of touch in her overall design. As a cross-cultural artist originally from Mexico, Fuentes is influenced by worldly designs to create jewelry that blurs the distinctions between fashion, art and design.

Hand-crafted in her Brooklyn studio, Tirana pieces are constructed for jewelry lovers concerned not only with style, but also with the mode of production. Handmade pieces are casts from objects found in antique markets around the world such as pocket watches, machine parts, keys, medals, buttons and others. Fuentes creates molds of original pieces that are then reproduced in recycled precious metals to design statement jewelry. Tirana Jewelry offers both custom and ready-made jewelry for the inspired wearer. The current collection can be found in a selection of stores in New York, Philadelphia, Austin, and London.