The pieces I show on my blog are not the only jewelry pieces we make. The jewelry which does not make it on the blog are the pieces I forget to take a picture of! Before you know it the piece of jewelry is already...
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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...
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Today I would like to show you the result of an afternoon of photographing … the past weeks we designed a new silver ring, we made a necklace and a commission. As I mentioned here before Jan and I get a lot of assignments lately....
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Suddenly I felt like working with beads again … Every year Jan and I go to Idar Oberstein in Germany to visit an insane large gems trade fair. At this international fair traders from all over the world show their gemstones and beads. We always...
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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.
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At the moment I’m working on a new design for a necklace, it’s all still in a very experimental stage … Much has happened since we are back from our holiday in Scotland. The new website is coming along just fine and is almost ready,...
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What’s the story? The story behind this made to order ring is about an 18 year old young man who knows exactly what he wants. He wanted a robust big ring made of titanium and inlaid with ebony. A very challenging task, because titanium cannot be...
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Melting gold. Yes it’s true … spring is coming, starlings are already building their nest under our roof tiles, great tits are inspecting the nesting boxes and the wood pigeons wake me up every morning with their cooing. I planned all kinds of garden and outdoor...
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In the meantime Jan is working on a custom order for a bracelet. It is hard to imagine that this will be a magnificent piece of jewelry in a few days. I try to take pictures so I will keep you informed on how the project is going. During a...
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Recently Jan has made a beautiful ring made of the (old) gold that the customer brought with her. The customer brought gold jewelry which she never worn anymore. The gold is weighted so the costumer knows the worth of the gold. After that we melt the gold and...
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We’re making another Daisy Chain. This very long; 1 meter and 10 centimeters silver necklace is very popular. And no wonder, I think Daisy Chain is a very special necklace. To create a long necklace like the Daisy Chain, you need a lot of silver wire. Above...
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Meanwhile in our atelier … Do you remember this drawing? It was the design plan for what eventually would become the long wooden necklaces series NATURE … … worn here by 13threads. The beautiful gray dress is for sale in her shop. Now I’m trying to come...
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Lapis Lazuli is a true classic indeed. Many people love the intense blue color of this stone. Lapis Lazuli is found in Afghanistan. As you know a difficult area right now, so Lapis Lazuli is becoming more and more expensive. If our regular supplier has new...
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In the past weeks Jan and I have been busy in our atelier. But I am glad it is a nice sort of business so we are very happy. What are we doing? We are currently working on several commissions and orders, like for instance our Forever...
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Meanwhile, in the studio … At the moment we have many orders for wedding rings FOREVER. Still we found time to make a new ring. The green | yellow colored stone, a lemon trine has been waiting patiently for a destination. That destination turned out to...
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New work in progress … Jan is designing a new brooch. Regularly people ask me why I don’t show work in progress photos more often. Well the main reason is that we often forget to take pictures. But it’s also because I don’t like this type...
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Nuts and pods as inspiration.A small glimpse of our experiment with natural materials. On the days that our atelier is closed, we try to work as much as possible on new designs. Currently we are experimenting with casting nuts and seed pods in silver. On the...
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Meanwhile in our atelier … what’s up? For now we keep it a secret … will be continued …
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How some things go … For some time now I was thinking of how handy it would be to have a nice looking scoop to measure loose tea leaves. The idea buzzed around in my head and slowly a design arose. I discussed the idea...
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Meanwhile, in the studio … Well look at this! Finally a few warm days. Jan took advantage and worked outside for a while. In the photo you see Jan making a cavity in a large silver circle. After this Jan needs to continue working in the studio...
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