i interview you, then carve what’s true into gold
One method, two worlds.
at the bench
te. ciento — custom fine jewelry, carved from an interview and made in Paris. By appointment, eight a season.
COMMISSION
in the field
Photojournalism for National Geographic, The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Washington Post.
REPORTAGE
HOW A COMMISSION WORKS
We begin with an interview — an hour, sometimes three. I listen for the moment your life turned, then draw the symbol underneath it and carve it in wax. It’s cast in gold in Paris, and it arrives
with a certificate and its own code, because only one exists.
the matriarch ring
Built around an inherited diamond, for the woman who was handed it.
RECENT COMMISSIONS
Every piece began
as someone’s story.
cristina@teciento.com
the matriarch ring
Built around an inherited diamond, for the woman who was handed it.
Tell me your story.
Begin a commission
cristina@teciento.com
the matriarch ring
Built around an inherited diamond, for the woman who was handed it.
REPORTAGE
I am a documentary photographer and writer who believes in the power of storytelling to transform inner lives. Drawing from her Haitian, Salvadoran, French, and American roots, her work focuses on social issues related to identity, youth culture, migration, and the relationships we forge with our closest environments.
I hold a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University and teach photojournalism at Sciences Po’s Journalism School in Paris, France and VII Agency worldwide.
I am a member of Women Photograph and Diversify Photo.
Selected Clients;