Commissions

Commissions

Tota Reciclados, a jewelry collective from Buenos Aires, was initiated in 2002 in reaction to the deep economic crisis in Argentina. When the economy collapsed many people lost everything they owned, which lead to riots and looting but also resulted in a lively barter trade.

Tota Reciclados started making jewellery out of discarded materials and objects, giving them a second life, and recycling the objects we found around us. Recently, our interest has shifted from waste material to objects that are given by other people. We think people relate to each other in the exchange of stories and objects, and we want to recuperate this kind of exchange instead of the purely commercial exchange.

For us sharing and co-creation are an important part of the design process.

in the past few years we have been working with materials given to us because they often tell a unique story and it’s a starting point to create a piece of jewelry enriched with the development of a personal relationship.

These are some examples of this kind of commissions, always working with material provided for our clients, mixed with our own, you can see sketches and final pieces...