Sara Valdez is a contemporary portuguese jewelry designer with a strong focus on materiality. She seeks to explore this concept to its fullest, both by using and reusing materials, and by transforming them—whether through melting, folding, painting, or breaking.

Her work aims to be extravagant, resembling wearable sculptures, and truly unique. With rare exceptions, no two pieces are identical. While there may be variations of a similar design, they are never exactly the same. For Sara, this serves as a statement, highlighting the distinction between "artist" and "brand." She believes there is far greater value in owning something that no one else has—a piece that can be a personal expression of your identity than in mass-produced items that inevitably lose their uniqueness and soul.