3 MONTHS AVG INTENSIVE PRACTICAL TRAINNING - avg 252 hours
Start/Finish: Sept. 23, 2025 - January 23, 2026

Jewellery making foundations

Learn with this course:

Theory of materials & production
Identify and characterize materials (including gemstones), techniques, processes and technologies used in jewelry manufacturing.

Jewellery making techniques and creative project development
Define and use themes, explore form, developing concepts of three-dimensionality, ergonomics, relationship with the body.
Evaluate, select, and plan the materials and production techniques to be used, including stones, alloys, measures, weights, execution times and steps.
Master the fundamental processes and techniques of jewelry making, namely sawing, filing, sanding, casting, soldering, fixing and polishing, including various types of finishings;
Execute advanced processes and techniques in wax and precious metals related to traditional jewelry-making, including settings;
Produce original pieces of jewellery.

Gemology
Identify and characterize diamonds and the main coloured gemstones used in jewellery, through observation.
Getting to know the market: main fairs, buying and selling considerations.

OPCIONAL Stone-setting techniques

To foster technical autonomy in jewelry making through an individualized guidance methodology and the execution of technical exercises and creative projects.
You will acquire fundamental technical skills working with metals and gemstones.

Access to this course is open to all. No jewelry making experience is required.
Experienced students go through a process of equivalence attribution, through the presentation of works/portfolio.

  • Jewellery making
  • Theory of materials & production
  • Gemology
  • Independant practice in workshop
  • Jewellery making
  • Theory of materials & production
  • Gemology
  • Independant practice in workshop

Teachers

Cláudia Silva

João Catarino

Paula Vieira

Margarida Alvorado

Jewellery making foundations