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Anatomy Jewelry – The Aves Collection
Avant-garde jewelry sculpted from real bird bones.
Each piece in the Aves Collection begins as anatomical research -a wing, a skull, a furcula- digitally reconstructed and cast in 925 sterling silver.
This anatomy jewelry is made to be worn.
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Sculptural, collectible, and entirely made in Paris.
Elena Najdovska is a contemporary jewelry brand founded in 2025 in Paris. It develops a practice rooted in anatomical research, sculpture, and jewelry design, using 925 sterling silver and bird bones adapted to human morphology. Each piece is conceived as an anatomical extension of the body, a meeting point between the organic and the symbolic. The project is driven by life, memory, disappearance, and transformation.
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The first collection, entitled Aves, offers a comparative study of bird anatomy through jewelry made from digitized bones such as the furcula, digit bone, and quadrate. Each bone comes from a different species and is transformed into wearable pieces, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings, while preserving its original shape. This approach reveals the universality of biological structures and their poetic and symbolic potential when transposed onto the human body. |
Photographies by Elena Najdovska
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Methodology & Craftsmanship The creative process is based on an artisanal and technological production chain, combining scientific rigor. |
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Bone Selection The models are sourced from scientific databases of museums around the world and selected for their species specific morphology. |
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Digital Modeling The bones are digitally resculpted using ZBrush to fit specific areas of the body, such as the neck, finger, or wrist, without altering their anatomical structure. |
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3D Printing The redesigned models are printed in castable resin, enabling highly precise and faithful casting. |
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Casting & Finishing The pieces are cast in 925 silver (RJC – Responsible Jewellery Council certified) then they are soldered, hand polished and hallmarked with a master mark. |
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Packaging Each piece is delivered in a custom designed wooden box, both as a presentation object and for long term preservation. |
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Photographies by Soren Jahan
Why anatomy jewelry?
Each bone tells the story of a species, its structure, its function, its history.
Elena Najdovska's work transforms that structure into wearable sculpture, bridging natural history and avant-garde design.
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