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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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Great Paper art

January 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Art, Uncategorized

Valérie Buess is a Swiss artist who lives in Germany. For the last twenty years she has worked primarily with paper creating intricate sculptures that often resemble urchins, coral and other underwater life. Paper Sculpture Via : designboom

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Work in progress

January 20th, 2012 · 2 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 · 1 Comment · 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 new cabinet!

January 10th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Interior Design, Life, Uncategorized

Remember our plan to build a new wall cabinet? After two weeks of sawing, hammering, hauling out old cabinets, cleaning and painting the walls, this is the result. Finally room for my collection of  Maigret detectives, artbooks and a whole lot of big and small ginger jars. In search of a new lamp I came [...]

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True facts

January 6th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

My name is Junyi.  I am an illustrator living in Los Angeles. I like to draw, arrange shapes, and be outdoors. I also like pops of color, weathered textures, and pools of light. True facts. Junyi Wu Via Olivier Abry

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Typical Dutch

January 4th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Ceramics, Culture, Design, Uncategorized

Royal Delft has long been synonymous with Dutch tradition, tourism and lets face it kitsch. With the help from fresh young Dutch design talents the brand is now reinventing itself with a new series of porcelain called BlueD1653. Three master painters designed in collaboration with designers Arian Brekveld, Chris Koens and Damian O’Sullivan as many [...]

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Japanese online

December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Interior Design, Uncategorized

Know idea how I found this beautiful Japanese online store, they don’t tell much about themselves so maybe they are such a big name that I ought to know them? Anyway please take a look at their site and blog it is all so very Japanese and beautiful … Hand hammered copper kettle Stools Japanese [...]

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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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