From October 29th to January 31st, the National Museum of Decorative Arts (MNAD) is hosting Helena Rohner. La forma sostenida, an exhibit that traces the designer’s work over three decades and spanns three of the museum’s galleries, bringing together jewelry, objects, prototypes, photographs, and collaborations.
The exhibition is organized by decades. The first begins at a trade fair in Paris, leading to initial sales at Barneys in New York and in Japan, and culminating in 1998 with the opening of her shop and studio on Calle Almendro in Madrid, a space that remains the heart of her project. During this period, she began incorporating color and porcelain, with the latter becoming one of her most recognizable materials. The second decade highlights her expansion into object design, which began with a steel-and-porcelain tea set commissioned by Georg Jensen in 2007, followed by collaborations involving furniture, textiles, ceramics, and glass. The third decade, defined by the principle that “less is more,” includes an exhibit she curated in 2024 on traditional and contemporary jewelry, as well as her work on rugs, folding screens, and eyewear.
Helena Rohner’s jewelry is produced entirely in Spain, with finishing touches applied at her atelier on Calle Almendro. The brand has retail locations in Madrid and Barcelona’s El Born neighborhood, and has designed exclusive pieces for the Guggenheim Bilbao, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and the Tate Modern. Admission to temporary exhibitions at the MNAD, Calle Montalbán, 12, is free.
