Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has launched Cercle 250, an association designed to preserve and promote ancient crafts but mostly to underline their contemporary relevance. Crafs such as … Burnishing technique, making metal smooth by hand with a special burnishing tool … Weaving … Watchmaking, on the photo a dial is fashioned and Silversmithing … in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'handcrafted jewellery'
Exposition of “The Big Brooches”
April 21st, 2012 · 3 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, Life, My Work, Uncategorized
Today our Atelier will be closed because of the launching of our series “Big Brooches” The exposition takes place April 21-22 and April 28-29, 2012 from 13.00-17.00 hours in Gallery Terbeek in Beetsterzwaag, The Netherlands. If you like to see a preview … please click over here to read the wonderful post Montserrat Lacomba wrote [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·bespoke jewelry·handcrafted jewellery·handmade jewelry·jewelry exposition Beetsterzwaag·Marion Pannekoek
On Sunday …
March 18th, 2012 · 11 Comments · Jewelry, Life, Woodwork
What are we doing today you wonder? Making tables for our upcoming SPRING PRESENTATION. Always a challenge, to come up with something new to show of our jewelry! We bought 2 thick oak planks, planed them smooth and put oil on them. As I write this Jan is making the legs underneath the table. In [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·handcrafted jewellery·Jewelry Presentation·making a table·solid oak planks
Remember the Lapis Lazuli?
March 16th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
A few weeks ago I showed you this strand of Lapai Lazuli beads. This is the natural color, by that I mean the beads are not painted blue … the Lapis stones have in some places a tiny dot of (gold) pyrite and have a matte finish … This is what I made, a simple [...]
Tags:big silver closure·blue stones·handcrafted jewellery·handmade jewelry·natural Lapis·Necklace Lapis Lazuli
Colorful and austere jewelery
February 22nd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Fashion, Jewelry, Textile Art
Are colorful and austere words that go together? In the case of the jewelery of Ingeborg Vandamme, I think both words are certainly applicable. And what a wonderful mix of materials and techniques Ingeborg uses in her jewelry. Ingeborg Vandamme lives and works in Amsterdam. In Tilburg she attended the teacher training handicrafts and textile [...]
Tags:Cecile van Eeden·Galerie Beeld en Aambeeld·handcrafted jewellery·Ingeborg Vandamme·textile art
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
Jewelry at Design Fair OBJECT Rotterdam
February 8th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Design, Jewelry, Uncategorized
OBJECT Rotterdam Design Fair February 9-12, 2012 OBJECT Rotterdam a Design Fair with a mixture of, crafts, fashion, design, architecture and art. Good to see jewelry makers Judith Bloedjes and Ineke Otten participate in this Fair. The work of Judith Bloedjes includes unique jewelry and objects, often made of porcelain and / or silver. More [...]
Tags:design fair Rotterdam·handcrafted jewellery·Judith Bloedjes
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
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.
Tags:Azzedine Alaïa·big silver brooch·handcrafted jewellery·handmade jewelry·Marion Pannekoek
