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Esen Tunalı Sarı

Esen Tunalı Sarı — Founder & Creative Director
Founder & Creative Director

Esen Tunalı Sarı is the Founder and Creative Director of SILVER & ELEGANT. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), her practice merges architectural rigor, computational form, and traditional metal discipline. Shaped by living and working across Bulgaria, Turkey, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, her London-based studio approaches jewellery not as ornament, but as structural art intended for permanence.

Design Philosophy

SILVER & ELEGANT operates at the intersection of architectural precision and singular craftsmanship. Our work spans classical physical production and algorithmic concepts, each piece engineered for single-artisan physical execution in Istanbul. Through the Physical Fidelity Protocol, our digital and physical iterations maintain absolute geometric alignment.

Permanence is structural. The work exists where calculated form meets the discipline of metal.

Brand Vision

We build sculptural forms informed by architectural minimalism. SILVER & ELEGANT rejects disposable design in favour of deliberate permanence. Every work is conceived as a future heirloom: structural, enduring, and resolved.

Career Highlights

Founded in London in January 2025 by Esen Tunalı Sarı, FRSA, the studio develops high-concept sculptural jewellery with rigorous design discipline.

  1. London Fashion Week AW26: Official Jewellery Partner to Paul Costelloe for the runway opening presentation.
  2. Industry Recognition: Finalist for Business Innovation at the SME Hertfordshire Business Awards 2026; Featured Designer at Not Just A Label (NJAL); selected for Wolf & Badger Editor's Picks.
  3. Editorial: Featured in Flanelle Magazine and KALTBLUT Magazine.
Methodology: Physical Fidelity Protocol

The studio develops work across two distinct streams: classical physical designs and algorithmic concepts. To govern this duality, we created the Physical Fidelity Protocol — an internal system ensuring absolute geometric and material accuracy between digital generation and the true physical object. Visuals never distort reality.

Production & Execution

Every piece is conceived in London and engineered for single-artisan physical execution in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. We prioritize singular, focused craftsmanship over mass assembly. Physical editions are completed entirely by hand by a master artisan; pending algorithmic concepts remain formally resolved prior to fabrication.

Selected Recognition & Press

London Fashion Week AW26: Official Jewellery Partner to Paul Costelloe for the opening runway presentation.

Awards: Finalist for Business Innovation, SME Hertfordshire Business Awards 2026.

Curation: Featured Designer at Not Just A Label (NJAL); selected for Wolf & Badger Editor's Picks.

Press: Featured in Flanelle Magazine and KALTBLUT Magazine.