Do we make silver sugar spoons? Yes as a matter of fact we do. Is there a demand for silver spoons? Maybe that’s hard to believe but yes there is, just like there is a demand for silver napkins holders. We do have quite a few orders lately for these special everyday objects. Anyway this [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Jan Kerkstra'
Hand forged silver forks
April 11th, 2013 · No Comments · Everyday objects
Not sure if I ever showed you these forks before? I am searching through old pictures to see what can be used in the new website … I think these sterling silver forks with wood inlay are still gorgeous. Jan, my partner created them quite some time ago. They are handforged out of sterling silver [...]
Tags:everyday objects·hand forged silver forks·Jan Kerkstra·silver and wood inlay·silver object·silversmith
Silver cufflinks and a snowstorm
January 21st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Life, Meanwhile in our atelier, My Work
Once a year we visit a small gem fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. And this weekend that’s what we did. Saturday night after closing of the atelier we left with the dogs towards Düsseldorf. We always stay over night in a hotel near the edge of town so the next day we do not have to [...]
Tags:cufflinks with monogram·custom made silver cufflinks·Jan Kerkstra
Art and Antiques Christmas Fair
December 18th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
Christmas is approaching so busy days are ahead! I am starting Thursday to show our jewelry for 4 days at a Christmas Fair, at the same time all sorts of grocery- shopping need to be done and all those days our Atelier is open too! So probably I will not post much on my web log, [...]
Tags:big silver ring·Christmas Fair·Dutch goldsmith·Jan Kerkstra·jewelry made to order·red coral beads
Collaboration between clay and silver
December 5th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Ceramics, Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized
Peter Hiemstra is, and these are his own words, a visual artist who creates “picture stories”. Sculptures that escape the ordinary, everyday life, visual storytelling often somewhere between bizarre and witty, honest and vulnerable. A few weeks ago Peter came to our atelier and asked Jan and me to think about a silver rim for [...]
Tags:bespoke jewellery·cermic art·Jan Kerkstra·Marion Pannekoek·Peter Hiemstra·silver pendant
Join us at the artshow!
November 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, Life, My Work
A little more patience please the new pendants are finally finished but I have no photos to show yet. There was some serious delay because Jan sharpened our kitchen knives … and as Jan sharpens the knives … well, I cut my fingers twice and was unable to work for a day. Another thing was [...]
Tags:aluminium bracelets·bespoke jewelry·Jan Kerkstra·Kunst op Nienoord 2012
We’re off to Meesterlijk!
September 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Ceramics, Design, Fashion, Food, Handmade, Interior Design, Jewelry, Life, Textile Art, Uncategorized
Well … we’re off to show our jewelry at Meesterlijk … come and join us from Thursday September 27 through Sunday September 30 in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam … Meesterlijk a design, fashion and craft show with a wide range of handmade goods … A wooden bowl by Meubels van de Molen NeigbourFood Market Special [...]
Our latest jewelry pieces
September 17th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work
The event Meesterlijk is getting closer and closer. On Thursday, September 27th very early in the morning we’ll drive to Amsterdam to showcase our jewelry pieces and at 12.00 the doors open to the public. It is allways very exciting to show your jewelry to hundreds of people … These are the latest pieces we specially designed [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·Big pendant·big silver ring·handcrafted jewellery·Jan Kerkstra·Marion Pannekoek·Meesterlijk design and crafts 2012·very long silver chain
Contemporary jewelry at Gallery Hoogenbosch
August 10th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Jewelry, My Work, Uncategorized
Gallery Hoogenbosch expands with a department of contemporary jewelry. In addition to contemporary art and ethnographic objects from Southeast Asia, Gallery Hoogenbosch in Gorredijk, The Netherlands will offer contemporary jewelry starting August 26, 2012. From now on Dutch designers, both national and international renown, show and sell their jewelry in the Gallery. On August 26, [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·Contenporary jewellery exhibition·Gallery Hoogenbosch·Jacomijn van der Donk·Jan Kerkstra·Marion Pannekoek·Nel Linssen
Atelier Route 2012
May 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Art, Jewelry, Life, Uncategorized
Sunday 27 and Monday, May 28th is the last weekend of the Opsterlandse Atelier Route 2012. Both days you are welcome to visit our Atelier! More information on the Route Opsterlandse Workshop here. Very diverse work can be seen along the route from different disciplines by about 25 designers and artists. One of them is [...]
Tags:Atelier The Jewelry Story·big silver brooch·Jan Kerkstra·Open Atelier Route Friesland
