Els Vansteelandt (Belgium °1961) started as a gold and silversmith in 1997. During her training, studies and personal research, she developed her own, remarkable style: simple and pure. At first, Els focused on jewellery, but after a while, she found that her creativity expresses itself in objects and artifacts too. Her work is recognised by the design experts of the ‘Design Flanders’ organisation.

Els is frequently invited to present her work in museums and galleries, both in Belgium and abroad. Belgian highlights are the exhibitions in the Design Museum (Gent, Belgium) and in the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium), and the Henry Van de Velde Prize - Design Flanders (Brussels, Belgium).

Els’ work has received international acclaim, and galleries in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Munich, Den Haag and Barcelona display her work. Design Flanders took her work to the “World Best Design Exchange”, Design Korea 2007, in Seoul. She has also been selected twice for the German Silver Triennial, a contest and travelling exhibition.

After some successful projects with Modo Bruxellae and the Brussels

design/boutique hotel The White Hotel, Els made the choice to open a workshop in the center of Brussels and create her own place: a meeting point and creative lab all in one, a stone's throw from  museums, galleries and other artists she'll continue to connect with in Belgium and abroad.

But the process of creation never stops: Els’ quest for new, inventive, pure, beautiful jewellery and artifacts goes on…