Elke Kramer Australian graphic and jewelery designer, illustrator, art director Country: Australia

1. Biography of Elke Kramer

2. After graduating from college, Kramer collaborated with 'Oyster Magazine' and 'Sass & Bide' and spent three years as a freelance designer, working in various fields such as textile design, art-oriented websites, magazine illustrations, and more. As a freelance artist, she worked for 'RUSSH Magazine', creating logos and corporate identities, prints for New Zealand designer Mala Brajkovic's t-shirts, and also did illustrations for the winter and spring issues of 'Yen Magazine' in 2006. It was during this time that Michelle Robinson inspired her to venture into jewelry design at one of her shows.

3. In 2004, she launched her own jewelry line. Elke Kramer's creations are an expression of her unique and multifaceted creative abilities, rather than a mere follow-up to jewelry market trends. Her jewelry often results from endless material experiments and unexpected processing methods. The designer pays meticulous attention to every detail and emphasizes innovation. The result is true works of jewelry art, a marvelous and colorful hymn to individuality that is a joy to wear.

Biography of Elke Kramer

Elke Kramer is an Australian graphic and jewelry designer, illustrator, and art director. She studied design at COFA, the College of Fine Arts, in Paddington, Australia, which is considered the country's top art and design school. At COFA, Kramer worked with graphics, textiles, jewelry, and ceramics. Her love for all things unique and unusual is reflected in her interesting and intricate works with unique finishes.

After graduating from college, Kramer collaborated with 'Oyster Magazine' and 'Sass & Bide' and spent three years as a freelance designer, working in various fields such as textile design, art-oriented websites, magazine illustrations, and more. As a freelance artist, she worked for 'RUSSH Magazine', creating logos and corporate identities, prints for New Zealand designer Mala Brajkovic's t-shirts, and also did illustrations for the winter and spring issues of 'Yen Magazine' in 2006. It was during this time that Michelle Robinson inspired her to venture into jewelry design at one of her shows.

Prior to that, Elke Kramer had no intention of working in jewelry design and did not consider it as a career. However, soon after the show, orders started coming in for pieces from her first collection 'Skylark', and her small hobby quickly turned into a full-fledged jewelry brand. Kramer had been working for many years, creating designs for others, and the opportunity to express her own vision through her work proved to be a true liberation for her.

In 2004, she launched her own jewelry line. Elke Kramer's creations are an expression of her unique and multifaceted creative abilities, rather than a mere follow-up to jewelry market trends. Her jewelry often results from endless material experiments and unexpected processing methods. The designer pays meticulous attention to every detail and emphasizes innovation. The result is true works of jewelry art, a marvelous and colorful hymn to individuality that is a joy to wear.

Today, her jewelry is sold worldwide in stores such as 'Colette' in Paris, 'Liberty' in London, 'Opening Ceremony' in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo, as well as 'Family' in Los Angeles.