Et voila … here is the result of our experiment. Almost finished … a great looking necklace made of titanium and one purple plexiglas link. The chains are hold together by tiny rivets of gold.
Entries Tagged as 'Latest Design'
Necklace in progress
June 16th, 2013 · No Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Work in progress...
Flower meadow and a new design ring
May 27th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life, My Work, Nature
It was a lot of fun … but right now we are a little tired after two long weekends of Open Atelier! This was the third year our atelier was part of the Open Atelier Route. Despite the bad weather the interest was large and in two weekends around 200 people visited our workshop to [...]
Tags:Amazone opal·big silver ring·flower meadow in the making·handcrafted jewellery
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 [...]
Tags:handcrafted contemporary jewellery·Jan Kerkstra and Marion Pannekoek·Sculpture park Beelden in Gees
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 [...]
Tags:bespoke jewellery·big beads·handmade silver closure·necklace made of beads·yellow big seeds
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 [...]
Tags:bead necklace·bespoke jewellery·big blue beads·big silver brooch·jewellery and wood·rose wood
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 [...]
Tags:Amphora·bespoke jewellery·big silver pendant·Custom made jewelry·jewelry made to order·silver pendant shaped like a Greek vase
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 [...]
Tags:bespoke jewelry·big mellon shaped beads·big silver ring·custom made jewellery·everyday objects custom made·pin of a sailboat·ring with oval top
Meanwhile in our Atelier …
January 10th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Meanwhile in our atelier, My Work, Uncategorized
The pieces I show on my blog are not the only jewelry pieces we make. The jewelry which does not make it on the blog are the pieces I forget to take a picture of! Before you know it the piece of jewelry is already at the customer. This engagement ring is the latest commission [...]
Tags:custome made wedding ring·handcrafted wedding band·wedding ring made of wood·wedding ring to your wishes
Art and Antiques Christmas Fair
December 18th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
Christmas is approaching so busy days are ahead! I am starting Thursday to show our jewelry for 4 days at a Christmas Fair, at the same time all sorts of grocery- shopping need to be done and all those days our Atelier is open too! So probably I will not post much on my web log, [...]
Tags:big silver ring·Christmas Fair·Dutch goldsmith·Jan Kerkstra·jewelry made to order·red coral beads
Collaboration between clay and silver
December 5th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Ceramics, Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
Peter Hiemstra is, and these are his own words, a visual artist who creates “picture stories”. Sculptures that escape the ordinary, everyday life, visual storytelling often somewhere between bizarre and witty, honest and vulnerable. A few weeks ago Peter came to our atelier and asked Jan and me to think about a silver rim for [...]
Tags:bespoke jewellery·cermic art·Jan Kerkstra·Marion Pannekoek·Peter Hiemstra·silver pendant
