Joao Vaz was born on July 4th 1984 in Lisbon, Portugal.

As a child he made clothes for his doll, drawings, jewellery out of fimo and wire, and told stories to himself. He was intuitively dedicated and a perfectionist.

At the age of 15 Vaz went to the art school Antonio Arroio in Lisbon. Inspiration came subconsciously from Salvador Dali’s photographic landscapes and conceptualism. As part of the school's jewellery workshop his final piece resulted in a metallic 8-arm neckpiece supporting, amongst other surrealistic elements, raw meat with sewed watches, a loaf of bread with human hair inside and a 6-point burning cross.

In 2002 he moved to England to study jewellery. He became interested in profuse settings and eliminating any creative boundaries. He craved for spontaneity. During this time he discovered contemporary artists, fashion designers, film, music and Bjork, and with her, generosity and ultimate beauty.

2009 saw the beginning of a new jewellery course at the Design Centre Enmore in Sydney, Australia. In his last year at the institution he was interviewed for the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper and 2SER radio station following his solo exhibition at Gaffa Gallery entitled 32 Dead For Jewellery-Origin.

With 2011 began the collection a spring rose, which was completed later that year and released for sale online at oyemodern.com.