This is Alaïa a new sterling silver brooch we made recently.
The brooch is inspired by a detail of the dress by fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa.
A new brooch inspired by Azzedine Alaïa
January 26th, 2012 · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
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Great Paper art
January 24th, 2012 · Art, Uncategorized
Valérie Buess is a Swiss artist who lives in Germany.
For the last twenty years she has worked primarily with paper creating intricate sculptures that often resemble urchins, coral and other underwater life.
Paper Sculpture
Via : designboom
Borre Akkersdijk
January 23rd, 2012 · Fashion
Borre Akkersdijk is a Dutch designer based in Paris, working in different fields like trend-forecasting, making clothing and perfumes.
For more of his work see By Borre.
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Work in progress
January 20th, 2012 · Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized, Work in progress...
January is always a quiet month in our Atelier. Maybe everyone still needs to find his or her rhythm in the new year …
However, we currently have a couple of nice orders including a request of a client to look for a nice strand of Lapis Lazuli, the semi precious gemstone with the beautiful sky blue color.
It had to be absolutely the best quality Lapis, it needed to have a natural look, so not the shiny polished kind and certainly not the painted kind. Because believe it or not, since the 13th century BC imitations are made of Lapis Lazuli.
We found 3 great strands so the customer has a choice from 3 different sizes and I think we keep a strand to ourselves to make a beautiful necklace …
Another order was for a pair of wedding rings, who for a nice change are not made of gold but of titanium.
The titanium has a beautiful gray color and blends very nice with the inlaid cherry wood. More information about these rings can be found here.
We also made a new brooch inspired by our visit to a fashion show and we are working to design a pendant around a blue – green opal. Will be continued
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Once upon a time
January 19th, 2012 · Animals, Life, Once upon a time...
Once upon a time I lived in a big old house in the deep south of the US in the state Georgia.
The house used to be part of a cotton plantation and therefore had a large amount of ground around it. In fact so much land that if I went for a walk in the woods, I could walk for over half an hour and still be on our own land.
When we came to live in the house two dogs were living on the property. The former owner of the house had left the dogs behind. The dogs spent most of their time hunting in the woods; they were pretty wild and not approachable. They caught small animals like rabbits and squirrels and so provided in their own food.
It took great effort and a lot of time but eventually I managed to tame both dogs and later on they just lived in our home.
Lately, this video was a big hit on Dutch TV so maybe you are familiar with it, but every time I see this movie I laugh and remember my wonderful wild dogs in Georgia … because I too have never managed to teach my dogs not to hunt deer.
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Inspired by Azzedine Alaïa
January 16th, 2012 · Fashion, Life, Work in progress...
A little while back we visited the exhibition of fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa in the Groninger Museum.
Although not all of Alaïa clothing appeals to me, this exhibition is absolutely beautiful!
The detail in some of the clothing is just amazing!
I have no idea If we ever going to use it, but recently we happened to play around with this …
Because I forgot to take my camera, the photos above were taken by Joop Kok,
a friend of mine …
The exhibition Azzedine Alaïa in the 21st century in the Groninger Museum in Groningen, The Netherlands, is still going on up to May 6, 2012.
One-Sheep Sweaters
January 14th, 2012 · Fashion, Jewelry, Uncategorized
A few years back designers were invited by the Audex Textiel Museum in Tilburg, The Netherlands to experiment with making yarn from natural materials.
During the process the designers were pleasantly surprised to discover exactly how many natural and plant-based materials could be made into yarns, including potato peelings, peanuts, milk, maize and seaweed.
Jewelry designer Willemijn de Greef made thread and yarn from nettle fibers to created this stunning oversized necklace.
The project also included “One-sheep sweaters” … before …
… and after
PS. Although Saterday is a busy day in our Atelier, I am going to work on my blog again today so … if the following days you might notice some irregularities on my blog, that’s because I am still working to redesign it a bit. So sorry …
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A beautiful exhibition!
January 12th, 2012 · Culture, Jewelry
Finally a beautiful exhibition that’s really close to where I live!
BRUTALE GROEI, an exhibition of sculptures and objects by Karin Kortenhorst, is held from February 18 through 20 May 20, 2012 at the Vlecht Museum in Noordwolde, The Netherlands.
Since 1990 Karin Kortenhorst works with metal wire in a very personal way , she wraps, turns and weaves it.
One can see a steady progression in her work from smaller wearable jewelry and accessories, to larger theatrical objects. Over the years the sculptural aspect gets definitely the upper hand.
The adorning itself is becoming less important. The wearer, the body is part of the installation. The exhibition of her latest work show objects that are no longer distinct from the human body, but form a unity with the body.
You can find more information about BRUTALE GROEI at the site of the Vlecht Museum.
ALSO WORTH GOING:
To close the current exhibition; Under Con2struction a Textile Market will be held on February 5 at the Vlecht Museum.
A new cabinet!
January 10th, 2012 · Interior Design, Life, Uncategorized
Remember our plan to build a new wall cabinet?
After two weeks of sawing, hammering, hauling out old cabinets, cleaning and painting the walls, this is the result.
Finally room for my collection of Maigret detectives, artbooks and a whole lot of big and small ginger jars.
In search of a new lamp I came across these beauties …
These beautiful lamps are called SKOG. The design is a collaboration between designer Caroline Olsson and Magnor Galssverk. Skog is the Norwegian word for forest.
Simply place a few of the lights together on the floor or on a table in order to create your own little forest. Or how about a few on my new cabinet?
Sculptures and fashion
January 9th, 2012 · Art, Fashion
Adrienne Antonson is a visual artist working in the fields of sculpture and fashion.
These are her amazing sculptures made of human hair.
Adrienne also designs clothing for the label STATE, all these pieces are one of a kind and all made of repurposed fabrics.
Her clothing is for sale at Nube Green.
PS. The following days you might notice some irregularities on my blog, that’s because I am still working to redesign it a bit. So if something looks “funny” or out of place … so sorry …
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