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Soccer and design

June 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · My Work, Work in progress...

Just a little post to wish you all a good weekend! Here in Holland everybody has a wonderful weekend because our team just won the soccer game against the Japanese in South Africa ! They played this afternoon, streets were deserted and it was quiet in our shop… Time for us to fiddle around with [...]

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Sea green aquamarine

June 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Jewelry, Work in progress...

Jan’s new sculpture “Wireman” is ready! It is made from Plexiglas wire and wood and measures 85 cm. high. He’s been playing around with a new idea and this is the prototype in copper. Last week we sold this beautiful ring. I am afraid we will never encounter such an amazing sea-green color aquamarine anymore… [...]

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Sterling silver letter openers

December 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · My Work, Work in progress...

One of our last commissions were these 2 letter openers with initials. Forged out of  rods of sterling silver and inlayed with ebony and cherry wood. Aren’t they beauties? These are the silver rods the letter openers are made of.

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Guggenheim inspiration…

November 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · My Work, Work in progress...

Remember the commission a few weeks back for a silver napkin holder? You can read about it in this post. Well, as you can see… it is on its way… Have a very happy weekend!

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Work in progress..

October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Jewelry, Work in progress...

Just so you know we are still working away… The name of the new ring Jan made is … ‘Blue World’. Isn’t it a beautiful shape Lapis Lazuli stone?

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The making of….

September 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

Today I show you a photo of the work in progress of  “Stairway to Heaven 2” our new wooden bracelet. These are fun bracelets to make… For this one we used chestnut and ebony wood. The metal hinges are made of titanium and the little dot of orange you see is acrylic.

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The making of…

August 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

A little color for the weekend…have a happy one!

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Beautiful shapes…

June 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Handmade, Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

This afternoon in the studio…playing with shapes of silver

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Under construction…

June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Handmade, Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

Sorry,  I did not write for a few days. Together with the 2 dogs and a large picknick basket we went on a kanoe trip for 2 days! This picture shows our latest bracelet under construction…

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Ebony…

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Handmade, Jewelry, My Work, Work in progress...

Jan made these striking ebony beads for me to use in a jewelry piece…

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