René Lalique, 1860-1945
A great artist who will always amaze!
Where shall I start with; That he’s to my opinion by far the most fascinating goldsmiths of the Art Nouveau period? That wearing one of his jewels feels like being a goddess? His immense feeling for beauty, nature & fantasy? His eye for detail? Or shall I start by telling you about his
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A Talk with Zita Jansen, Goldsmith, The Netherlands
“My way of working is like a rippling stream”.
Zita Jansen (1969) went to the craftsmen school “Vakschool Schoonhoven” by the age of 17. After graduating from goldsmithing she studied at the Academy of Art in Utrecht, training: 3D Design. One year later she got the opportunity to start a jewellery& goldsmith workshop with a friend and enjoyed that for 14 years. Since 3
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About
Margriet Sopers, FGA
Having a diploma in jewellery, FGA and a propaedeutic of the Academy of Art followed-up by interesting years as a jewellery expert at Sotheby's & Gemeentelijke Krediet Bank, as well as being a member for years of the Society of Jewellery Historians, I am glad to share with you today's world of jewellery.