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Nuria Gambau is a multidisciplinary artist from Barcelona, trained in fine arts and crafts, as well as in fashion. Having moved to London in 1997 to specialize in fashion accessories, the multicultural city soon inspired Nuria and started designing a new line of handbags under the label 'Nuria London'. She's registered with the British Arts Council makers and with Crafts & Design Selected. In the year 2000 she had her first exhibition at the Business Design Centre. Shortly after, the Crafts Council of England selected Nuria for their annual Chelsea Crafts Fair , Origin, and she continued to show with them representing the best of British craft, both nationally and internationally. Nuria London collections have been exhibited in art-galleries and craft shows in Barcelona, London, Scotland, Birmingham, New York, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, and Kona (Hawaii) Visionary and innovative. Nuria creates unique ideas for exclusive customers and collectors. The Victoria & Albert Museum holds one of her first pieces. She has designed display installations and customized pieces for firms like Nokia, as well as undertaking private commissions for well-known clients as Madonna, the Queen of Malaysia, and Down French between others. Nuria London has been mentioned in the Secret Services book and has had her work reviewed in several press articles. All her Gallery products are handmade and produced in London on her studio. After a sabbatical time traveling through Asia teaching crafts to orphans and villagers and learning new values she now shares her creation time with teachings and community projects to people with special needs. Inspired by her Western and Asian experiences, she now combines her unique style with wabi-sabi art, that make her original pieces even more unique. This year, Nuria has won the National silver award 2011 http://www.craftanddesign.net/awards/selected/2011/winners
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