In 2007, while also pursuing a career as an architect/designer, Denise Gielen took her first steps into the world of jewellery design. Her predominantly formal style, often starting from an experimental and exploratory design mindset, leads to surprising jewels, objects, and utensils. She was selected for MARKED 2013 with her collection (Trans)formation. Denise also runs the Oja shop/galerie/atelier/ontwerpstudio in Genk in the shadow of C-mine.