Born in Quito, Ecuador, Guido is a jewelry artist known for his work with river stone and other non-traditional materials native to Ecuador such as tagua seed, chonta wood, espóndilus shell, black coral, nacre and seeds particular to the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 2014 he was awarded the UNESCO Handcraft Excellence Award for his jewelery in river stone. Piezas is proud to be the exclusive online representative of Guido's work.