Making a cool men’s bracelet on commission … … the customer had her own ideas regarding the design. Silver with wood inlay … And a grey titanium edge with small copper rivets.
Entries Tagged as 'Work in progress…'
Making a solid men’s bracelet
April 2nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Jewelry, Meanwhile in our atelier, Work in progress...
Tags:a solid bracelet·commission for a men's bracelet·jewelry made to order·silver and wood inlay
How to make a croissant
August 2nd, 2012 · 4 Comments · My Work, Work in progress...
Start by cutting the croissant shape from a sheet of silver … … sprinkle with bits of gold … … needs to be 24 karat gold … make sure the pieces of gold are secure, I always use a rolling mill. Succeeded! Burn the edges to a nice color … Flatten the edges … So [...]
Tags:bespoke jewelry·custom made napkin ring·handcrafted napkin rings·silver napkin rings·sterling silver napkin holders
A lazy day
May 22nd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Life, My Work, Uncategorized, Work in progress...
Last weekend our Atelier took part in the Opsterland Open Studio Route. And finally there was the beautiful weather … on both days we have received many visitors. After such a busy weekend, I took it very easy today, worked a bit in the garden … A few more days and we have fresh lettuce [...]
Tags:a lazy day·Atelier The Jewelry Story·blue- grey aqumarine·sheep on a dyke
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 [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·bespoke jewelry·Jewelry on demand·Museum De Buitenplaats
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 [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·bespoke jewellery·handcrafted jewellery·Museum De Buitenplaats
Work in progress
January 20th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized, Wedding rings, 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 [...]
Tags:bespoke wedding bands·blue gemstones·handcrafted jewellery·lapis lazuli·titanium weeding rings
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 …
Tags:Christening spoon·Dutch tradition·Jan Kerkstra·silver spoon
