About Alex Kraft
Alexander Kraft (known as Alex to friends and fellow metal clay artists) is the owner of MetalClayStudio in Moscow, Russia, with his wife Irina. He began a career as an architect after graduating from college and the Architectural Academy in Moscow. His first professional work was a scale model of the beautiful Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Moscow, where his love of small detailing resulted in a masterpiece made of only thick paper and glue. That launched fifteen years of non-stop work creating scale models of interiors and exteriors (both designs and working projects), and his choice of materials expanded to include balsa wood, plastic, and more.
His wife, Irina, as an interior designer was in a similar profession. Her first work focused on jewelry stores, which got her interested in metalsmithing. Seeing her impatience with metalsmithing processes, her instructor advised Irina to try metal clay. Soon both Alex and Irina began to design in metal clay, using a gas oven as a firing tool. They soon purchased a kiln, and rapidly expanded to the studio they opened and operate together today, teaching 100 to 120 intensive courses every year.
Alex and his wife enjoy sharing their love and passion for metal clay at MetalClayStudio and with their customers around the world.
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