Hope is an anchor for the soul

|Symbols for: honesty, ambition, profession, party animal, love, beauty, wisdom, study, favorite food, origin, precision, best place on earth, freedom and I love you (hand

Raindrops swallowed by oysters (pearls)

|A friend asked me is I could make something from a precious coral string which she never wears. I think this broche will especially look

Just do it – Sloyd Bench

|As a goldsmith I love this kind of furniture. The designers were inspired by Scandinavian benches from the 18th century. For all who turn their computers off,

Nil Volentibus Arduum – Happy B’day!

|A sweet teenage friend – one of the family to us – turns 18 today and her mother asked me to create a ring which

39 Stars in Heaven

|She was 13 when she met him, and they were in love for 39 years. He was our neighbor and friend until he passed away.

Homy newby – Honda Urban EV

|By 2019 it’s possible to order this Japanese funky electric car. Since most Japanese cars hardly need a garage, this could be a smart one

The Outlaw – Veronika Fabian

|One of the best pieces I saw at the Munich Jewellery Week was this long chain piece with oxidized tattoo paintings by a graduate of

Golden dream – hacking Ikea

|Love all that hacking Ikea, changing their basic elements. For this kitchen just the fronts are changed by brass doors which makes this a dream

The most exotic locations are around the corner

|These photos were staged in Amsterdam (!) Photography Marcel van de Vlugt Exhibition ‘Anotherland’, MPV Gallery, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Age Has Given Me Me

|In London a friend organized a fantastic Mad Men party for her 60th birthday. I decided to make her a gold medal. The silhouette was

Smuggling ‘Tears of the Gods’

|The Munich Jewellery Week is the biggest jewellery event in the world; I had to see it with my own eyes. The big galleries were

Broken family

|It must be a midlife thing, divorced people in their fifties. In this case I was asked to use half of a wedding band for

Hygge – Ikea

|In April, an interesting ‘Hjärtelig’ collection shall appear at Ikea, including these tables and glass jewellery holders. According to their 2017 Life at Home report, at

Anarchistic Typography

|For NY University’s cultural centre the rich graphic heritage of downtown New York was represented by strong downtown anarchist typography. The three alined posters really draw

Just black, just lines

|From Vienna Graffiti Skirl BewarenBewaren BewarenBewaren BewarenBewaren BewarenBewaren BewarenBewaren BewarenBewaren

Veil of Love Everlasting – Damien Hirst

|This great artist continues his examination of colour. He loves the immediacy of painting, and its effect on the eye. Inspired by Pierre Bonnard and the graphics

Strike out on own – the Obama’s

|The Obama’s ignored tradition with their portrayers choice. The wonderful ethnic portraits are created by the first black artists to be commissioned by the National

Feeding butterflies in the kitchen

|Wouldn’t it be marvelous to have a glass kitchen with lots of plants and butterflies and birds. This house with four functions actually could host

Smizing chain

|When I arrived in Miami I was winked by a passport control man. He was very serious but suddenly asked if I’d made this necklace

Swinging chandeliers banging

|These chandelier earrings are from 18k recycled gold. Delicate rose gold chains take care of the swing and fantastic pink, grey and seed pearls add

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