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Jewelry at Design Fair OBJECT Rotterdam

February 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Design, Jewelry, Uncategorized

OBJECT Rotterdam Design Fair February 9-12, 2012 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 [...]

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Classes by a Master Metalsmith

February 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Jewelry

As some of you may know my partner Jan Kerkstra teaches Metalsmithing classes  in the Centrum voor de Kunsten in Drachten, The Netherlands. 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 [...]

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Jewelry by Myung Urso

January 28th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Uncategorized

Every now and then you come across incredible jewelry and you think WOW! This is such work … Neckpiece COMBINATION by Myung Urso Bracelets Neckpiece Wraparound Neckpiece STRATE More work by Myung Urso on her site

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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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One-Sheep Sweaters

January 14th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Jewelry, Uncategorized

A few years back designers were invited by the Audex Textiel Museum in Tilburg, The Netherlands to experiment with making yarn from natural materials. 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 [...]

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A beautiful exhibition!

January 12th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Culture, Jewelry

Finally a beautiful exhibition that’s really close to where I live! 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 [...]

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The first brooch of 2012!

January 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life

Hope you all had a good time and a wonderful New Years Eve? 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 [...]

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Happy New Year!

December 30th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Fashion, Interior Design, Jewelry, Textile Art

Fleur Goedendorp graduated from the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands, object of study: fashion accessories. Fleur makes gorgeous textile collars and headwear but also jewelry, interior and fashion accessories. Be sure to look at Fleur’s site. I think this movie with Fleur’s work so enchantingly beautiful that I use it to [...]

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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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