Born to a French-Filipino father and a Spanish-Chinese mother, Victoria literally has the best of both worlds to influence her jewelry design -- a Western sophistication and broadness of view tempered by an Asian serenity and impeccable sense of harmony & balance.
Raised in Cebu, an island in the southern Philippines, Victoria, as a young adult embarked on a career in modeling. After several successful years in the industry, Victoria realized that her urge to create was not being fulfilled as a model, and still wanted to continue studying within the world of fashion.
Married to international recording artist, Elkin Marin (who's most recent works can be found on the "Buddha Bar" Compilations), Victoria and Elkin traveled around the world making music, living in India, Hong Kong and Barcelona. She became influenced by the culture, history and natural beauty of the countries she lived in and this in turn helped influence her jewelry design element and style.
Having returned recently with her family to the land of her birth, Victoria now blends many of the local natural materials indigenous to the Philippines into her jewelry, mixing Rafia and Abaca fibers and wood beads made from sustainable hardwoods, into her creations.
Her most European influenced collection can be found in the popular " Animal Prints" Collection, a line of resin and electroplate designs of Zebra, Giraffe and Tiger prints. What Victoria wants most of all to convey in her work is the blending of the past and present, as well as what she herself is, a fitting fusion of East and West.
