About

The maker

I'm Sonch, an artist, metalsmith, and lifelong keeper of strange and unloved things, based in Prague, Czech Republic.

I have always been drawn to what others overlook: the odd one out, the broken, the misunderstood, the creature nobody wants to touch. There is something quietly radical about finding beauty in places most people don't think to look. I believe everything has beauty. Not everyone sees it, but I have always tried to.

For several years I travelled Europe as a digital illustrator, living full-time out of a tiny Citroën Xsara Picasso. That life sharpened my eye for old objects, worn textures, and the small forgotten details that now live in everything I make.

The work

My work sits somewhere between natural history and wearable art. I'm drawn to the things that make people look twice: the iridescent shell of a beetle, the delicate lattice of a moth wing, the quiet weight of a bone. I make jewellery and curiosities that celebrate the mystery and fragility of the natural world.

Every piece is one of a kind. There are no editions, no duplicates, just individual objects made slowly, by hand, one at a time.

How I make things

My main technique is electroforming, a process where a natural or sculpted object is coated in copper or silver through an electrolytic bath, preserving its exact surface as wearable metal. Insects, bones, botanical specimens, and hand-sculpted forms all become the starting point. The result is something that could only have come from that exact object, at that exact moment.

Alongside electroforming, I work in traditional silversmithing and metalsmithing, setting gemstones, constructing pieces from precious metals, and finishing everything by hand. Some specimens are 3D printed from anatomically accurate digital models, then refined with goldsmithing tools until the surface detail matches the real thing. Others are naturally found.

I am also a certified jeweller, currently deepening my practice through formal metalsmithing training in Prague.

Ethics and sourcing

No living creature is ever harmed for my work. All insect and bone specimens are naturally found, sourced from established entomology collections, or ethically obtained from trusted suppliers. I do not use farmed or killed-to-order specimens.

My copper often comes from reclaimed plumbing and old materials. Gemstones are sourced from local or small family-run suppliers wherever possible. I care about where things come from, and I think the people who wear my work do too.

If something on this site made you stop and look twice, that's exactly what it was made to do.