Aeterlistá
“Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always” ― Dante
Aeterlistá is a London-based jewellery and artefact label created by Austrian‑Filipina designer Ninja D. Evangelista. Ninja holds a Master’s degree in MA Fashion Artefact from London College of Fashion. She also studied FdA Fashion (Cordwainers) Accessory Design and holds Graduate and Postgraduate Certificates in Art History. Every Aeterlistá piece is handmade in her Camden, London atelier.
Identity, Religion and Culture
From her award-winning MA collection Aeternum - a study of the profound significance of mourning jewellery as “something to hold on to in times of sorrow” - Ninja created artefacts designed to heal, transforming grief into heirlooms that become part of a family’s story. Incorporating death-mask beads and poetic symbols, her work speaks the language of mourning through intricate detail and deep sentiment.
Her practice draws inspiration from the delicate Austrian petit-point technique, which she reimagined by embroidering onto metal and pearls. Blending traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge digital and virtual technology, she crafted a fashion artefact collection that bridges past and future, weaving her Eastern and Western heritage together. Her work earned her the Procter & Gamble Better Lives MA Award and secured her a place as a Jewellery and Accessory finalist at the 2020 International Talent Support, ITS 2020.
