Azin Soltani

Information

1983 Teheran *
Grown up in Teheran / Iran

2007 – 2014 Various stays abroad in South Korea / Brazil/ Spain / Italy and Sweden
09/2011 – 06/2013 International Master in Industrial Management (IMIM)
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) – Stockholm, Sweden
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) – Milan, Italy
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) – Madrid, Spain

07/2013 – 01/2014 Bid Management and Engineering- Presales (Intern) Telefónica S.A. – Madrid,
01/2013- 06/2013 Project Management- Global Strategic Projects (Intern) Telefónica S.A. – Madrid,
2014 Return to Iran

Work History / Professional Career
10/2023 – Present Bench Jeweler Tehran, Iran Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Basic stone setting
02/2020 – 03/2023 Apprentice and Assistant Giv Art Studio & Academy – Tehran,
Iran Silversmithing, Goldsmithing, Basic stone setting, Chasing & Repousse

Education / Special Training
2019 – 2020 Skill Training Certificate in Goldsmithing
Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization (IRTVTO)
03/2019 – 2023 Goldsmith, Silversmith, Wax Carving, Lapidary
Giv Art Academy
2020 – 2022 Chasing and Repousse, Toreutics (Engraving)
Saba Art Academy

Awards
2024
Winner of Herbert Hofmann Prize, Munich / Germany
Jury Award Winner of the Brussels Jewelry Week
Honorary mention by the jury member of Amber Trip Art Jewelry, Laima Keriene (Selected among top 20 artworks)