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The playfulness of Alexander Calder
I am a big fan of Alexander Calder. To be honest I can’t say I really like his jewelry, but I love the forms and shapes he uses. I’m jealous of the playfulness of his designs … Alexander calder in his...
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Sterling Silver letter opener in the works
The noise of loud hammering on metal sounds from our atelier and that’s because Jan is working on a fine commission … Jan is working to forge silver .. ..to bend silver .. .. to measure and adjust .....
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A fantastic week!
What did we do last week you ask? Making wedding rings! Could it be that all of a sudden lots of people get married at the same time, or is it just a coincidence that we have so many orders for custom...
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A commission, lovely beads and a new design silver ring
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...
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Impossible landscapes
I met Montserrat Lacomba about 5 years ago on the Internet. Since than I follow not only the beautiful jewelry she creates but also I am a fan of all her posts and interesting articles she writes about...
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Help I still have the flu!
Dear people I keep it short today, because I am still sick. A kind of flu-like condition where one day you think, well I feel better, but the next day, you feel pretty lousy again. In any case, I crawl...
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Wearable architecture
London-based Studio Swine has produced a set of gold and silver clip-on buttons inspired by the textures and shapes of modernist architecture. The first collection consists of 7 unique designs. What a...
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Big silver pendant Amphora
To make a pendant shaped like a Greek vase was on our wish list forever. Now with all custom made orders almost done there will be time for new designs … Amphora, a large silver (silver is blackened)...
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Making new jewelry!
Usually around this time of the year I am always busy making the garden and our yard “summer ready”. Not this year, because it is way too cold and the ground is still frozen. The birds pretend this is...
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Meanwhile in our Atelier … beads
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...
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Making a solid men’s bracelet
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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Contemporary hand forged silver sugar spoon
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...
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At random …
Just some images I like to share with you today … ”Are you pulling my nose..?!?” visual communication of the Job Office Desk by Studio Job. From the best of Milan according to Yatzer. Our sunday...
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Our jewelry in Beelden in Gees
Throughout the summer our work will be on exhibition in the beautiful gallery of Beelden in Gees, Drenthe, The Netherlands. Last week we went to the gallery to arrange our jewelry in the showcases. I...
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Sieraad
We are on the cover of SIERAAD! “The 12th edition of SIERAAD Art Fair (SAF) will be the most international one yet. SAF is the only platform in the Netherlands where professional contemporary jewellery...
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CODA Paper Art 2013
CODA Paper Art 2013, 07.06 to 10.27.2013 Art and jewellery made of and on paper Make sure to write this date down in your diary! To follow up the successful Holland Papier Biënnale, which CODA Museum...
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Making a silver clasp
It was busy at the Open Atelier Route last weekend. In two days we welcomed 120 visitors in our atelier! Many interested visitors and lucky for us there were also buyers among them! My newly made...
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Flower meadow and a new design ring
It was a lot of fun … but right now we are a little tired after two long weekends of Open Atelier! This was the third year our atelier was part of the Open Atelier Route. Despite the bad weather the...
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A new design silver cuff links
The weather is still lovely! I worked a lot in the garden the past weeks. My herbs and salad garden has never been so beautiful. The timing is all wrong because the lettuce is just ready when we go...
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Purple!
Another week and I step on board the ferry that will sail us to England. Then we drive to Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, for a 10 day holiday … But not yet. We are still busy designing, hammering...
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