MARIEN. TONY BLANCO JEWELRY DIRECTOR
METAL DESIGNER. JEWELER AND STUDIO OWNER. FORMER BRAND STRATEGIST, ARTS PRODUCER. UNIVERSITY TEACHER. TEMPORARILY IN RIGA. BASED IN MADRID, AND BERLIN. BORN IN 1990.
TAZONES, ASTURIAS. JULY, 2022
BORN IN 1990 IN MADRID, SPAIN. I’VE BEEN SPENDING ALL MY SUMMERS IN ASTURIAS, A GREEN REGION IN THE NORTH OF SPAIN WITH BOTH BIG MOUNTAINS AND SAVAGE BEACHES. THESE LANDSCAPES HAVE DEEPLY INFLUENCED MY WAY OF LIFE. BEING THE SMALLEST OF A BIG FAMILY OF FIVE SIBLINGS, AND LOTS OF NEPHEWS AND NIECES WE SPENT A SUMMER MONTH TOGETHER SURROUNDED BY THIS BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.
HÜSKER DÜ VINYL BOUGHT IN MAUERPARK FLEA MARKET IN BERLIN
TATOO RED AND BLACK INK AND NEEDLES
MUSIC PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE. SINCE I WAS LITTLE I’VE BEEN SURROUNDED BY LOTS OF IT, GREATLY INFLUENCED BY SIBLINGS OBSSESED WITH GOOD MUSICIANS FROM ALL DECADES. I PLAY SOME INSTRUMENTS MYSELF. IF I WAS TO CHOOSE PUNK IS THE GENDER I IDENTIFY WITH THE MOST. TATTOO COMMUNITY IS A BIG FAMILY OF PEOPLE SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH WHOM A CONNECT IN ALL MY TRAVELS. I SELF TATTOO.
THE VIEW FROM BERLIN TONY BLANCO STUDIO WINDOWS IN NEUKÖLLN
BICYCLE, DAISIES, AND WATER CAN
BERLIN MEANS A PLACE, A HOME, AND TRUE FREEDOM. A CITY IN WHICH I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED FOR TWO YEARS AND THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS OF TONY BLANCO JEWELRY STUDIO. FREEDOM UNDERSTOOD AS A COMMUNITY IN WHICH ALL CAN DO WHATEVER THEY LIKE AS LONG AS THEY RESPECT THE OTHERS. IT IS A METROPOLIS, A MELTING POT OF CULTURES COEXISTING, A PLACE WITH A REALLY INTERESTING HISTORY AND THINGS HAPPENING.
TOTE BAG WITH VEGETABLES TO COOK A VEGAN MEAL
FIRST LONGBOARD AND SKATEBOARD PHOTOGRAPHED IN BER AIRPORT
I’VE BEEN VEGAN SINCE JANUARY 2021. I ENJOY ALL RAW FOOD, AND COOKING. I BECAME VEGAN AS A POLITICAL STATEMENT. CHAIN PRODUCTION, WASTE, AND THE HARM WE AS HUMANS ARE CAUSING TO OUR OWN ECOSYSTEM SEEMS THE LESS INTELIGENT. VEGANISM IS THE MOST RADICAL APPROACH, IT ARISES QUESTIONS WHICH ALLOW ME TO POSE REFLECTION. SKATEBOARDING IS THE MOST FUN SPORT AND COMMUNITY. CLOSE TO TATTOO AND PUNK.
MARTE, MY CAT
HIKING WITH JIMENA BETWEEN MADRID AND SEGOVIA, TOWARDS BIVOUAC
MY FAVOURITES ARE MY DAUGHTER AND MY CAT, JIMENA AND MARTE. WE ARE THREE GIRLS. I’VE BEEN A VERY YOUNG MOM, AND I AM A VERY LATER CHILD. A CONTRAST THAT REPRESENTS ME DEEPLY. WE HAVE A PROFOUND BOUND, THE THREE OF US, AND HAVE SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER. WE INFUSE A LOT OF ENERGY, IDEAS, AND PLAYFULNESS. BEING A MOTHER IS A GREAT GROUNDING REALITY THAT TAKES ME TO VERY RICH PLACES.
LA CINÉMATHÈQUE DE TANGER (CDT), TANGIER, MOROCCO
I COME BACK TO TANGIER EVERY TIME. TO MEET YASMINE, A VERY GOOD FRIEND I MET BACK IN TOULOUSE ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL IN 2012. SINCE THEN FRIENDS FOREVER. LESS THAN AN HOUR FLIGHT FROM MADRID. YASMINE AND HER FAMILY WELCOMED ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. HER FATHER BEING A RECOGNIZED INTELLECTUAL INVOLVED WITH TANGIER’S INSTITUTO CERVANTES. TANGIER, AN INTERNATIONAL CITY, HOME FOR BEAT AMERICAN GENERATION.
ME, GIVING A STRATEGIC DESIGN JAPAN-SPAIN LECTURE AT MATADERO, MADRID
TONY BLANCO JEWELRY STUDIO LAUNCH PARTY AND SHOOTING MORNING, MADRID 2021
PROFESSIONALLY, I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IF YOU HAVE TO WORK TO MAKE A LIVING, AT LEAST YOU NEED TO ENJOY THE TIME YOU SPEND ON THAT TASKS. I’VE ALWAYS DONE, A LOT. ALSO, I LOVE SHARING MY FINDINGS, I THINK IT IS THE BEST WAY TO HELP OTHERS, NOT FROM THEORY BUT FROM EXPERIENCE. I’VE WORKED FOR OTHERS, NOW I RUN MY OWN JEWELRY STUDIO FROM MADRID AND BERLIN, I AM PROUD, AND DEEPLY HAPPY.
MANY THANKS FOR TAKING INTEREST IN TONY BLANCO STUDIO. IF YOU WISH TO CONTACT ME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONNECT: