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First signs of Spring!

March 5th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Ceramics, Fashion, Jewelry, My Work

Although the weather is still cold and gray, the first signs of spring are here … Spotted between my blooming snowdrops, Sterling silver Tulip brooch. Jan made this brooch to order. Like to see the response of the person who received this brooch? Click here These really nice Garden labels were seen in here… And [...]

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Jewelry for Museum de Buitenplaats

March 2nd, 2012 · 8 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

Today I like to show you the progress we have made with the assignment of  Museum de Buitenplaats in Eelde, The Netherlands. As I wrote here earlier, we were approached by the museum with the request to design some pieces of jewelry inspired by their logo. Logo of Museum de Buitenplaats. This is what we [...]

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Work in progress

February 17th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

Museum De Buitenplaats in Eelde, The Netherlands has asked us to design and make some pieces of jewelry for their Museum shop. That is we were asked  to make a proposal for a brooch, pendant and earrings … Museum De Buitenplaats As a starting point we take the logo of the Museum. The logo is [...]

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Ring looking for a beautiful hand

February 10th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work

Another new brooch! Made of sterling silver and beautiful Wengé wood in an unususal shape. Fairly big but not too … And why I have no idea … but this great ring has still found no owner, so today I place her in the spotlight once more. Want to know more about this big silver [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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Jessica’s earrings

December 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

The Story behind the commission of Jessica’s earrings 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 [...]

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Moondance One a new brooch

December 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work

And again another new brooch straight from your Atelier! I just added this brooch named Moondance One to our online store … So if you like to know more about it … please click over here …

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Silver hare in a field of turnips

December 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Culture, My Work, Uncategorized

Do you remember a few weeks back when Jan began to work on a Silver Christening Spoon? Click here to read about the beginning of this assignment. The whish of the client was to have a silver spoon with the image of a hare. The spoon is inspired by a drawing of the Dutch illustrator [...]

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My favorite brooch

November 12th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work

Sometimes people ask me if I find it difficult to sell certain pieces of jewelry I make. The answer is yes, sometimes I do. Thank god not with every piece, that would be very stressful to want to keep on to all your jewelry and getting upset all the time when selling a piece. But [...]

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