PAOLA Q

PAOLA Q IS A COLOMBIAN BORN, BARCELONA BASED DESIGNER, THE FOUNDER AND CREATIVE MIND BEHIND PAOLA Q JEWELRY. AS THE DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THE ITALIAN SCULPTOR CESARE SIGHINOLFI, CREATIVITY RUNS IN HER BLOOD. SHE DEVELOPED AN AESTHETIC SENSIBILITY FROM A YOUNG AGE, AND WAS PARTICULARLY FASCINATED BY THE PRECIOUS STONES FOUND IN HER NATIVE COLOMBIA.

WHILE STUDYING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN BOGOTA, SHE DECIDED TO PROFESSIONALIZE HER HOBBY IN PARALLEL BY TAKING ON A DEGREE IN GEMOLOGY AND JEWELRY WITH LOCAL MASTERS OF THE CRAFT. THIS PASSION EVENTUALLY LED HER TO BARCELONA’S ESCUELA DE ARTES Y OFICIOS TO HONE HER JEWELRY DESIGN SKILLS. SHE COLLABORATED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH PRESTIGIOUS FINE JEWELRY FIRMS SUCH AS PIAGET, BEFORE LAUNCHING HER EPONYMOUS BRAND IN 2014.