From January 6, 2012 through June 26, 2012 With CULTURE COUTURE, The Tropen Museum in Amsterdam shows how authentic costumes from different cultures can inspire new, contemporary couture. In this exhibition you’ll see the work of three promising international designers from Antwerp’s renowned Fashion Academy: Manon Kundig, Teddy Beard Collection Tabitha Osler, Mount Analogue (Be [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2012
Fashion at the Tropenmuseum Amsterdam
January 31st, 2012 · 2 Comments · Culture, Fashion
Tags:Fashion·Fashion Academy Antwerp·Tabitha Osler·Tropen Museum Amsterdam
Another one of Jan’s drawings
January 30th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Jan's Drawings, Life
It’d been a while since I showed you a black and white drawing of my partner Jan Kerkstra. I promised Jan to post a drawing once in a while but you know what I sort of forgot about them. My guess is I was too busy making jewelry. Anyway … here is another one of [...]
Tags:black and white ink drawings·Jan Kerkstra·motorcycle·worldtrip
Jewelry by Myung Urso
January 28th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Uncategorized
Every now and then you come across incredible jewelry and you think WOW! This is such work … Neckpiece COMBINATION by Myung Urso Bracelets Neckpiece Wraparound Neckpiece STRATE More work by Myung Urso on her site
A new brooch inspired by Azzedine Alaïa
January 26th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
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.
Tags:Azzedine Alaïa·big silver brooch·handcrafted jewellery·handmade jewelry·Marion Pannekoek
Great Paper art
January 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments · 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 · 2 Comments · 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.
Work in progress
January 20th, 2012 · 3 Comments · 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 [...]
Tags:bespoke wedding bands·blue gemstones·handcrafted jewellery·lapis lazuli·titanium weeding rings
Once upon a time
January 19th, 2012 · 3 Comments · 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 [...]
Inspired by Azzedine Alaïa
January 16th, 2012 · 4 Comments · 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, [...]
One-Sheep Sweaters
January 14th, 2012 · 3 Comments · 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 [...]
