Christo Kiffer started his career in his native Brazil and in 2001, moved with his family to the USA.
A self-taught master jewelry designer, Christo has dedicated over 30 years to creating and making jewelry. His background in Architecture and Fine Arts served as a strong foundation throughout his whole career. Christo is an expert in fabrication and manufacturing in precious metals, as well as stone setting techniques, having developed himself his own style termed Floating Channel Setting; vastly present in his signature designs.
Two-time AGTA Spectrum Award winner, Christo’s work is present in private collections, museums, and art galleries all over the world.
In 2023, Christo designed a customized curriculum to train bench jewelers. Following the European apprenticeship model, the Jewelry Technology Program is offered at Southeast Arkansas College (SEARK) in partnership with Sissy’s Log Cabin, the Mid-South’s renowned family-owned jewelry company with stores in Arkansas and Tennessee.
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