Natasha Zinko

• Name — Natasha Zinko • Occupation — Jewellery and fashion designer • Spouse — Volodymyr Galanternyk • Education — Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London, UK • Awards — Fashion Show 2008 Central St.Martins, London; Swarovski Trend Forecast Award 2007/8, London 2007 • Website — natashazinko.com

In her early life, Zinko studied law, but ultimately became a fashion designer. Natasha pursued fashion design at the Central Saint Martins, where she learned the basics of jewellery design. Zinko later created her own jewellery brand and ready-to-wear clothes for women. She stated, “When I was doing my foundation at Chelsea College of Art and Design I discovered I was good with 3D sculpture, but since I don’t like working with big things, small-scale design really felt like the right thing. When I applied to Central Saint Martin’s to study jewellery design that was my main focus“. “Jewellery design always comes through my emotions and feelings. I believe that jewellery could have a protective power, like a charm. Designing jewellery, you are thinking 3D on a smaller scale, while making clothes gives you the opportunity to play with bigger dimensions. Clothing is always inspired by my day-to-day life and surroundings.”