Lluís Masriera Rosés

Lluís Masriera i Rosés (1872–1958) was a Spanish jewellery designer.

Biography He was born in Barcelona in 1872 to the painter Josep Masriera, who was also a well-known silversmith and, along with his brother Francesc Masriera, ran the family jewelry business started by his father, José Masriera i Vidal.

Education In 1889, Masriera went to study at the Academy of Beaux Arts in Geneva where he was taught by the enameller Edward Lossier.

The geographic positioning afforded him the opportunity to travel to Paris Masriera returned to Barcelona and was named the new artistic director of the family workshop and changed the direction and style of the jewellery that was produced.

Inspired by Lalique's designs, Masriera melted down all the family’s existing jewellery stock in order to use the raw materials to redesign the pieces into his new style/aesthetic: Modernisme. The total inventory overhaul was completed in six months.

After Art Nouveau had fallen out of favor, Masriera moved on to the Noucentisme school of design which embraced classical, timeless design elements Today, the store sits on the first floor of an example of Modernisme in Barcelona, Casa Amatller on Passeig de Gràcia. The firm keeps Masiera's art alive by "continu[ing] to master the artesian techniques of translucent enamelling and fire enamelling."