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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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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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Help I still have the flu!

March 1st, 2013 · 5 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized

Dear people I keep it short today, because I am still sick. A kind of flu-like condition where one day you think, well I feel better, but the next day, you feel pretty lousy again. In any case, I crawl back under the covers. Today a picture of a necklace I recreated and a great [...]

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A commission, lovely beads and a new design silver ring

February 20th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Meanwhile in our atelier, My Work

Today I would like to show you the result of an afternoon of photographing … the past weeks we designed a new silver ring, we made a necklace and a commission. As I mentioned here before Jan and I get a lot of assignments lately. From across the country people come to our studio with [...]

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A fantastic week!

February 8th, 2013 · 9 Comments · Jewelry, Life, My Work, Wedding rings

What did we do last week you ask? Making wedding rings! Could it be that all of a sudden lots of people get married at the same time, or is it just a coincidence that we have so many orders for custom made wedding rings? In any case we are quit busy making them … [...]

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Sterling Silver letter opener in the works

January 25th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Handmade, My Work, Work in progress...

The noise of loud hammering on metal sounds from our atelier and that’s because Jan is working on a fine commission … Jan is working to forge silver .. ..to bend silver .. .. to measure and adjust .. .. to solder .. .. and to clamp the wood .. It still doesn’t look like anything does [...]

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