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Purple!

June 14th, 2013 · 7 Comments · Fashion, Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized, Work in progress...

Another week and I step on board the ferry  that will sail us to England. Then we drive to Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, for a 10 day holiday … But not yet. We are still busy designing, hammering and forging jewelry in our atelier. Experiment with a purple link … This was an experiment [...]

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Yoko Ono

March 26th, 2013 · No Comments · Fashion, Uncategorized

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Lovely handmade clothing and a great cookbook!

January 31st, 2013 · 4 Comments · Fashion, Food, Handmade, Uncategorized

It was through 13Threads that I heard of the Under the Walnut Tree cookbook. Because not only does Lois design beautiful clothing … … did you see her latest dress … …or this great hat … … she also is a great cook with an interest in everything that is written about (healthy) food. Despite [...]

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Cotton hand crocheted collar

January 7th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Fashion, Handmade, Textile Art

Cotton hand crocheted collar, to wear on your t-shirt or on your dress. Handmade in France by Nathalie Costes. Just handmade, just cotton … For sale in her shop More info about Nathalie Costes here. Via  

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Red!

November 29th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Handmade, Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Textile Art, Uncategorized

At this time of the year, an association with the color red is easily made … Saint Nicholas, Christmas, New years eve, in short … PARTY! An amazingly gorgeous party dress in a beautiful shade of red. Design by 13Threads. For sale here! Beautiful red handbag made of textile  by Claudia Burkhardt. For sale here [...]

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Beautiful autumn colors

October 30th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Animals, Fashion, Nature

Jan and I are making a new series of jewelry. The idea was laying on my workbench for years in the form of a fleeting sketch waiting for a good time to develop. I named the concept: Variations on a Circle … the first pendants are ready and we believe they are beautiful, once I [...]

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Home again!

October 3rd, 2012 · 6 Comments · Fashion, Life, Uncategorized

Our jewelry pieces are unpacked, the laundry is done, the animals are very happy we are home again, so in short, we are back from our jewelry presentation at Meesterlijk. The four days brought us lots of visitors, nice fellow exhibitors with beautiful products and delicious food of the Neighborhood Food Market. Luckily we had [...]

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We’re off to Meesterlijk!

September 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Food, Handmade, Interior Design, Jewelry, Life, Textile Art, Uncategorized

Well … we’re off to show our jewelry at Meesterlijk … come and join us from Thursday September 27 through Sunday September 30 in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam … Meesterlijk a design, fashion and craft show with a wide range of handmade goods … A wooden bowl by Meubels van de Molen NeigbourFood Market Special [...]

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Living Props

September 5th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Fashion, Textile Art

“Where The Wild Things Are”, photographed by Max Farago for Harper’s Bazaar, using Nick Cave’s incredible SoundSuits as props. Nick Cave is a fabric sculptor, dancer and performance artist. His Soundsuits are wearable fabric sculptures made of materials such as twigs, dyed human hair, sisal, plastic buttons, beads, sequins, and feathers.

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Macabre but sensational jewelry

August 23rd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Jewelry

Some call his jewelry macabre and baroque but I think they are sensational and spectaculair too, don’t you think? I have read somewhere he started learning how to make accessories by himself at the age of 15 … Born in California,  Joji Kojima studied graphic design, photography and typography at Tama Art University in Tokyo. [...]

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