Maris Aunins learnt his skills from his father, the 1930s goldsmith Eizens Aunins. Now, both his and his father’s works are exhibited in the permanent collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Riga. As a child, he spent many hours in his father’s workshop, discovering the technical tools and processes, which would inspire him to study metal design at Tallinn’s Arts University, Estonia. In 1992, he inherited his father’s workshop, a cozy and creative space in the heart of Riga's Old Town where Maris creates his distinctive jewellery, which he describes as miniature architectural constructions inspired by gemstone nuggets. And now, with a sense of history repeating itself, Maris has also trained his son.
Maris Auninš
