In addition to being a silversmith and goldsmith, Steidl Porenta works with restoration. Since 1993, he works in Ljubljana, Slovenia.[4] His work has been exhibited in Germany, Italy and Slovenia[4][1][5] and he is the only master silversmith in Slovenia.[6][better source needed] A journalist from Dnevnik said in 2019 that his works "surprise and inspire with their rich expressiveness and bear a modern stamp with a touch of the past, fairy tales, mysteries and a touch of anxiety, to counterbalance the perfection of beauty."[2]
He has a shop and studio in Ljubljana, called Zlato runo (Golden fleece). His work include ecclesiastical rings, the hands of the clock of a cathedral,[6][2] glasses, cups[7] and sculptures.[8] He has made a reliquary to Francis of Assisi for the Bazilika Marije Pomagaj in Brezje.[9][10]
It is important to me that each piece of jewelry is unique and something special. Today, it can quickly be devalued through mass production, but jewelry is a personal thing, the wearer expresses himself with it.[3]
Personal life
Pendant by Steidl Porenta. At the center is a diamond, flanked by griffins
As of 2013, since the late 1990s, he had a pet raven named Orhan. Steidl Porenta said that the bird was a useful companion, since it would indicate around noon that it was hungry, and so remind Steidl Porenta that he should also eat something.[15][13]
