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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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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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Inspired by Azzedine Alaïa

January 16th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Fashion, Life, Work in progress...

A little while back we visited the exhibition of fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa in the Groninger Museum. Although not all of Alaïa clothing appeals to me, this exhibition is absolutely beautiful!     The detail in some of the clothing is just amazing!   I have no idea If we ever going to use it, [...]

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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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Update Silver Spoon

November 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Work in progress...

Jan is working on a commission for a silver Christening spoon. (Please click overhere if you want to know more about this commission.) Today an update from our Atelier …

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Christening Spoon for Mr.X

November 9th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Culture, My Work, Work in progress...

In Friesland the province I live in, it is still a tradition when a baby is born to give a big silver christening spoon as a present. This custom dates back to the 16e age. Our next commission is for such a silver Christening spoon. Mr. X from Wijnjewoude would like to have a Christening [...]

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Mary Frances Brooch

October 11th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Woodwork, Work in progress...

Last week I told you here  about this great request we received from Mr. X, Odessa,  Florida. His wishes … “I really like the wood & metal combinations … because of how much my wife loves plants and flowers I had an idea of a pendent / pin that possible had some fern like parts [...]

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Work in progress …

September 30th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

Working on a commission for Mr. X, Odessa, Florida His wishes … “I really like the wood & metal combinations … because of how much my wife loves plants and flowers I had an idea of a pendent / pin that possible had some fern like parts …”

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Recipe for a brooch

August 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Life, My Work, Walking the Dogs, Work in progress...

These ingredients lay waiting … until I return from walking the dogs under typical Dutch skies …

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