OBJECT Rotterdam a Design Fair with a mixture of, crafts, fashion, design, architecture and art.

Good to see jewelry makers Judith Bloedjes and Ineke Otten participate in this Fair.

The work of Judith Bloedjes includes unique jewelry and objects, often made ​​of porcelain and / or silver.

More info on Object Rotterdam.

With great enthusiasm he tries to convey his love for the craft of jewelery making.

Until the end of February, 2012 you can visit a fun exhibit by Jan his students.
The students have created some beautiful pieces with the theme House. Located near the jeweler’s classroom at The Centrum voor de Kunsten are three display cases filled with the beautiful works by Jan his students.

Very surprising to see everyone has their own interpretation on this theme.

HUISJE silver ring

SNEEKERPOORT silver ring

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This is such work …

Neckpiece COMBINATION by Myung Urso

Bracelets

Neckpiece Wraparound

Neckpiece STRATE

More work by Myung Urso on her site

The brooch is inspired by a detail of the dress by fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa.

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

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 …

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.

Like every year we tolled the bells of the small church we live nearby and afterwards went to a party to dance the night away! Sunday was a lazy one and today everything went back to normal, so …

This is the first brooch of 2012!

Large brooch made ​​of silver and coromandel by my partner Jan Kerkstra.

I think this movie with Fleur’s work so enchantingly beautiful that I use it to send you in the New Year …

Painting Pictures by MLY from robertanderson on Vimeo.

Dear friends and readers, as the year comes to an end and a new one begins…
I like to thank every one of you for reading The Latest Story, for all of your comments, participation and support this year. Thanks!

I wish you a happy, loving and peaceful 2012! See you in the New Year …

The order came from a lady whose daughter became 50.
We know the client very well but we had never seen her daughter, Jessica, because she lives in Sweden.

We asked the client to tell us all about her daughter. A few key words were: gold, black hair, long or short, a love of and an education in paper and textile art, wearable every day, daughter has a representative profession.

Eventually we made these earrings.

They are inspired by a mixed paper and textile collage Jessica made.
The abstract shapes in the earrings are the same as in the collage.

The purple titanium wires that are wound around the upper part of the earrings, are the textile threads Jessica used in her artwork.