Feeds the Heart: Simón Mazuera on Building a Life Through Art Jewelry
In the 85th episode of Perceived Value, host Sarah Rachel Brown records from Bogotá, Colombia, where she sits down with jeweler, educator, and designer Simón Mazuera. A graduate of Universidad de los Andes, Escola Massana in Barcelona, and MAD School of Arts in Belgium, Simón is known for his technically precise and process-driven approach to jewelry.
Their conversation traces his journey from industrial design to contemporary jewelry, the influence of his mentors in Spain and Belgium, and how he balances teaching, studio practice, and family life. Simón shares his perspective on Colombia’s evolving jewelry landscape, the challenges of making a living as an artist, and the importance of passing on knowledge generously and without ego.
📍 CONNECTOR: Jewelry as a Language of Connection opens November 15, 2025, at Gallery Loupe in Montclair, New Jersey—just ahead of New York City Jewelry Week.
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An industrial designer from the Universidad de los Andes and a jeweler from the Escuela Massana, Simón Mazuera holds a Master's degree in Jewelry Design, Goldsmithing, and Silversmithing from PXL-MAD University. He also holds extensive knowledge of artistic jewelry and goldsmithing, working with materials such as metals, wood, resin, silicone, polymers, and various jewelry techniques. He is a permanent professor at the Escuela Taller Materia Prima in Bogotá, Colombia.
I believe that jewelry is a dialogue between two parties, combining material, technique, and space, with the goal of serving and sharing joy, sincerity, and purity, to reach the limitless depths of knowledge.
My jewelry is always evolving around new materials, techniques, and ways of creating. This process is the result of a history, of being aware, of feeling, and of observing the discourse of forms.
