The Britisch artist Antony Gormley is famous for his spectacular projects in archetypal natural landscapes. When I first came across his work I immediately liked his work. The project he has taken on now, Horizon Field is in Austria and consists of 100 life-size, solid cast iron figures of the human body spread over an [...]
Entries from August 30th, 2010
Wrapping up the week…
August 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Animals, Fashion, Jewelry, Life, My Work, Uncategorized
This week I worked on a few new necklaces for our next exhibition “Designers at the Oude Hortus” in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Jewelry Story is invited along with 10 other designers to present their work in the wonderful setting of the Botanical Gardens of the University Museum in Utrecht. Like to know more? Please [...]
Tags:13Threads·De Oude Hortus Utrecht·handmade jewelry·sculpture Jan Kerkstra
Inspired by Thonet chairs
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Design
For some time now I have been looking for new kitchen chairs. While surfing I came to the site of Sjoerd Vroonland a Dutch designer. Sjoerd Vroonland is in his fourth year of Product Design at the School of Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands. He was inspired by the traditional and early industrial furniture designs [...]
Tags:Coming Soon Arnhem·Dutch design·Sjoerd Vroonland·Thonet chair
Sharon Matrose’s animals
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Photography
Melding her passion for photography with her love of animals, Sharon Montrose’s definitive photographic style has made her one of the most sought-after commercial photographers specializing in animals. Because I like her work very much I wrote about the photography of Sharon Matrose before, you can read it over here. Today I would like to [...]
Craft, Fashion and Folklore
August 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Handmade
Is luxury to be found in the outrageously expensive, or rather in precious and unique objects? Johanna Törnqvist is educated in fashion design, ceramics and image therapy, and has worked in Paris, New York and Japan. Today she lives and works in Stockholm. Her neck ribbons were exhibited at the Röhsska Museum of Fashion, Design [...]
The Balloonists
August 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Uncategorized
Balloons are magical… don’t you think?… the small colorfull balloons reminding you of happy times in childhood. Often big balloons fly above our house and I wave at the people in the basket… the movement is slow and the weather is allways nice otherwise the balloons would not fly… The artist Maggie Mailer paints colorfull [...]
Tags:balloons·colorfull paintings·Ferring Gallery·Maggie Mailer
A little trip and knitwear
August 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Life
Today our atelier The Jewelry Story is open but after closing time, we are leaving for a small trip to Maastricht, all the way in the south of The Netherlands. Maastricht is a lovely city. We are going to visit this jewelry gallery and for the evening we made reservations in Restaurant O. We are [...]
Tags:Cecile van Eeden·Knitwear·Maastricht·Maska·Restaurant O
Pen and ink
August 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Handmade, Uncategorized
Nosideup, graduated from Product Design at Central St. Martins, London. She studied Fine Arts in Barcelona and is currently studying for a Master in Contemporary Art History and Visual Culture in Madrid. She also makes these beautiful pen and ink drawings… for more please see her Etsy shop.
Eucalyptus trees
August 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Architecture, Nature
Spanish architecture firm MYCC created a beautiful getaway in a remote location in the northeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula where there are ocean views and an abundance of eucalyptus trees. Inspired by nature, this prefabricated home features a forest design created from perforations on the surface of the exterior. Wonderfull isn’t it? For those [...]
Looking at art
August 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Art, Photography
With great pleasure Jan and I visited last year’s Open Art Fair in Utrecht. The Open Art Fair is a fair with galleries from home and abroad. This is what it says on their site: Whether you like painting or sculpture, glass, ceramics or jewelry – on the Open Art Fair one finds all expressions [...]
Tags:Alexander Gerasimov·Art Fair Utrecht·Marie cecile Thijs·Open Art Fair
