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Making a silver clasp

May 23rd, 2013 · No Comments · Art, Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized, Work in progress...

It was busy at the Open Atelier Route last weekend. In two days we welcomed 120 visitors in our atelier! Many interested visitors and lucky for us there were also buyers among them! My newly made necklace Big Yellow sold. (I still have another one) Great, then there will be room for another new necklace [...]

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CODA Paper Art 2013

May 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Art, Handmade, Jewelry

CODA Paper Art 2013, 07.06 to 10.27.2013 Art and jewellery made of and on paper Make sure to write this date down in your diary! To follow up the successful Holland Papier Biënnale, which CODA Museum organised in cooperation with Museum Rijswijk, CODA Museum will exhibit the works of no less than 21 visual artists [...]

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Sieraad

April 26th, 2013 · No Comments · Jewelry, Life

We are on the cover of SIERAAD! “The 12th edition of SIERAAD Art Fair (SAF) will be the most international one yet. SAF is the only platform in the Netherlands where professional contemporary jewellery designers from home and abroad sell their work directly and in person. To add lustre to this edition of SAF there [...]

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Our jewelry in Beelden in Gees

April 25th, 2013 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life, My Work

Throughout the summer our work will be on exhibition in the beautiful gallery of Beelden in Gees, Drenthe, The Netherlands. Last week we went to the gallery to arrange our jewelry in the showcases. I always find it very exciting to organize an exhibition. Each time again it surprises me how beautiful our jewelry looks in [...]

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At random …

April 22nd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Architecture, Design, Jewelry, My Work

Just some images I like to share with you today … ”Are you pulling my nose..?!?” visual communication of the Job Office Desk by Studio Job. From the best of Milan according to Yatzer. Our sunday morning walk … Beautiful image …  I think I feel another brooch idea coming … By Andrew Burns Architect. [...]

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Contemporary hand forged silver sugar spoon

April 18th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Everyday objects, My Work

Do we make silver sugar spoons? Yes as a matter of fact we do. Is there a demand for silver spoons? Maybe that’s hard to believe but yes there is, just like there is a demand for silver napkins holders. We do have quite a few orders lately for these special everyday objects. Anyway this [...]

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Making a solid men’s bracelet

April 2nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Meanwhile in our atelier, Work in progress...

Making a cool men’s bracelet ​​on commission … … the customer had her own ideas regarding the design. Silver with wood inlay … And a grey titanium edge with small copper rivets.  

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Meanwhile in our Atelier … beads

March 29th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Meanwhile in our atelier, My Work, Uncategorized

Suddenly I felt like working with beads again … Every year Jan and I go to Idar Oberstein in Germany to visit an insane large gems trade fair. At this international fair traders from all over the world show their gemstones and beads. We always try to only buy those beads and stones we really [...]

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Making new jewelry!

March 22nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized

Usually around this time of the year I am always busy making the garden and our yard “summer ready”. Not this year, because it is way too cold and the ground is still frozen. The birds pretend this is not true and continue to sing their song to attract each other, but the wood stove [...]

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Big silver pendant Amphora

March 15th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized

To make  a pendant shaped like a Greek vase was on our wish list forever. Now with all custom made orders almost done there will be time for new designs … Amphora, a large silver (silver is blackened) pendant in the shape of a Greek vase by Jan Kerkstra and Marion Pannekoek for Atelier The [...]

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