Christa Reniers
Christa Reniers
Christa Reniers is one of Belgium’s leading contemporary jewellery designers. She started in the 90’s in Brussels to develop the first pieces of her collection. She has a very strong and personal style which is easily recognizable. Each jewel is handcrafted by Christa personally with a very high quality finishing, in 18k gold or in sterling silver 925.
The brand is classy and upscale due to the high quality of the products and the very exclusive design that require skilled jeweller craftsmen.
Always very innovative when launched on the market, the Christa Reniers jewellery pieces become “classics” after a few years due to her timeless and unique style that fits as well for the everyday life as for exceptional events.
Oude Graanmarktstraat 65 Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains 65 BRUSSELS 1000 Belgium
Christine Keyeux
Christine KeyeuxChristine KEYEUX -SCHNÖLLER
Plasticienne
Créatrice de la collection 100% Bijoux de 100% Mamans
Exposition collectives et individuelles en Belgique, France, Espagne, Hollande, Allemagne, Pologne, Portugal, Italie, Slovaquie, Tchéquie, Hongrie, Autriche, Maroc, USA, Japon, Chine, Inde, Suisse, Canada.
2017
«Finesse, sobriété…» Galerie Ickx, Bruxelles, Belgique
«Curiosity» Salon des Métiers d‘Art, Saint Hubert, Belgique
«Journées Européennes des Métiers d’Art» Les Bateliers, Namur, Belgique
«Avoir la fibre» Musée de Comblain-au-pont, Belgique
«Art textile» Veere, Hollande
Galerie for Textil Institut Hawar, Holland
2016
«A tous les étages» WCC bf, Mons, Belgique
«Musée Lanchevelichi, La Louvière, Belgique
«Toutes les couleurs, Galerie ICKX ,Bruxelles
«Chambres avec vue, Namur, Belgique
«Journée Européenne des Métiers d’Art, Namur, Belgique
«100%Mamans» 10 ans déjà , Palais des Institutions Italienne, Tanger, Maroc
«Et si on exposait …» Galerie ICKX, Bruxelles
«Parcours Papier Musée Archéologique, Namur
«Chez moi comme chez toi» citoyens solidaires, Inno, Namur, Belgique
2015
«l’inconnue sous ma peau», installation salon du livre de Tanger, 100%Mamans, Tanger, Maroc
«Memory of textil» Galerie of visual artist», Prague, Slovaquie
«Alternative of textile jewelry, galerie X, Bratislava, Slovaquie
«Parcours d‘ artistes de Beloeil», Beloeil , Belgique
«Tirage à l’appui» WCC bf, Mons, Belgique
«Wiener Schmuck», Galerie V&V ,Vienne, Autriche
2014
«Chambres avec vues» parcours d’artistes, Namur, Belgique
«L’art au Village» parcours d’artistes Glabais, Belgique
«Métamorphose» Installation femmes papillons, 100% Mamans, Tanger, Maroc
«éclatement» espace Wallonie Bruxelles, Belgique
Salon des Métiers d’Art, St Martin, Belgique
«Rames et trames» Biennale Brabant Wallon, fondation Folon, Belgique
«Résonnance» WCC-bf, Strasbourg, France
«Emballé-déballé» ISELP, Bruxelles, Belgique
2013
«Lignes de vie» installation 100%Mamans, salon du livre de Tanger, Maroc
«Croisements» Institut Français d’Oujda, Maroc
Salon des Métiers d’Arts, Maison de la culture, Namur, Belgique
Festival des Arts Plastiques» Nord-Sud» Tanger, Maroc
«Pas de deux» Karlruhe , Allemagne
«Regard sur le papier» La Spirale, Natoye, Belgique
«Eglise St. Etienne» Beaugency , France
2012
«Chambres avec vues» parcours d’artistes Namur , Belgique
«Banality and Grace , Galerie X, University library of Bratislava, Slovaquie
«Fusion» musée de Groosbeeck de Croix,Namur, Belgique
«Pop art» atelier et exposition 100% mamans, musée de la Casbah,
Tanger,Maroc
«Art en automne» Bijoux d’Artistes, Ijzerenberg,Winksele,Belgique
«Couleurs Mères» exposition et vente aux enchères 100% Mamans,
Galerie Dard‘ Art, Tanger , Maroc
«Jewelbook international» exposition WCC-BF, Mons, Belgique
2011
„Abhushan» design dialogues in jewelry WCC international, New Dehli, Inde
«Fusion» Pôle Bijou Baccarat, France
«Terre et Feu» parcours d’artistes Liernu, Eghezée, Belgique
«Festival des arts Plastiques» atelier» oiseaux», Tanger, Maroc
«S’il te plaît , fais moi un oiseau» 100%Mamans, installation
au musée de la Casbah et à la galerie Drissi, Tanger, Maroc
«17ème salon des Métiers d’Arts, St Hubert, Belgique
«Regards sur le papier» Centre Culturel de Ciney, Belgique
«Art Forum» Anvertpen, Belgique
2010
«Autour du papier» Musée du petit format, Nismes, Belgique
«ARPA» Les nuits d’encre, Centre Culturel d’Ottignies/LLN,Belgique
«Parcours d’artistes au pays des Vallées» Centre Culturel de Dinant,Belgique
«Chambres avec vues, Parcours d’artistes» Namur,Belgique
«Paper Object» Galerie X, Bratislava, Slovaquie
«Poupées de Roseau» ,100% mamans, Galerie Dard’Art, Tanger, Maroc
«Eventails» Galerie Volubilis, Tanger, Maroc
«Métamorphose(s)» Biennale Internationale du Design de Liege 2010,
Emulation, Maison de la Renaissance, Liège, Belgique
«La Baraque» Louvain La Neuve, Belgique
2009
«Bijoux Contemporains en Communauté Française, Foire de Munich ,Allemagne
«Regards sur le papier» Centre Culturel de Dinant, Belgique
«Textil Jewellery» Galerie X, Bratislava, Slovaquie
«25th Textil Art», Graz, Autriche
«Alternative of textile jewellery » galerie V&V, Vienne, Autriche
«Le Design s’exporte » WCC-BF, Mons, Belgique
Galerie Indigo, Damme, Belgique
«Tanger Label » Galerie Volubilis, Tanger, Maroc
Festival des Arts Plastiques, Galerie Delacroix, Tanger,Maroc
«15ème Salon des Métiers d’Art» Beauvechain, Belgique
2008
«Autour du papier» Galerie du Beffroi, Namur, Belgique
«Bijoux Contemporains en Communauté Française, Foire de Munich, Allemagne
«Le lacet bleu» Handicap international, Bruxelles, Belgique
«Triennale Européenne du Bijou Contemporain, Mons, Belgique
«Qui fait quoi» WCC-BF, Mons , Belgique
«Le Bijou Contemporain» Centre Culturel de Ciney, Belgique
«Mini-textile biennale» Wasserschloss, Allemagne
100% Bijoux / 100% Mamans,Tanger, Maroc
2007
«Bijoux d’Artistes en Communauté Française» Foire de Munich, Munich
Allemagne.
«Arts appliqués, design et compagnie» WCC-BF, Mons, Belgique.
«Artifac» Bruges, Belgique.
«Toutes les couleurs» Installation avec les enfants et les femmes de la fondation
Darna, Tanger, Maroc. http://tangier.free.fr
«Ibn Battouta» exposition des quatre fresques au musée de la Casbah, Tanger,
Maroc
«145 artistes exposent» fondation ISEL, Merebelke, Belgique.
«Prix des Arts 2007» Province du Brabant Wallon. Belgique
2006
«Femmes» Galerie Nok’in, Huy, Belgique.
«Bijoux d’Artistes en Communauté française » Foire de Munich, Munich,
Allemagne.
«Osons l’art appliqué » WCC-BF, Mons, Belgique.
«Tout le monde est à tout le monde » Galerie Juvénal, Huy, Belgique.
«Terre et soleil» Galerie Nok’in, Huy, Belgique.
«Mini-textile» Galerie X, Bratislava, Slovaquie.
«Artistes poue Amnesty» Iselp, Bruxelles, Belgique.
«Papier, création et métamorphose » La Terrasse de Gutemberg, Paris, France.
«Le bijou contemporain» Pôle bijou, Baccarat, France.
«Le retour d’Ibn Battouta » 4ème phase avec les enfants d’écoles populaires de Tanger, Maroc.
« Mini-textile» WCC-BF, Mons, Belgique.
Galerie Olyako, Wavre, Belgique.
2005
«Bijoux-Cailloux» Musée de l’Ourthe et de l’Amblève, Comblaint-au-Pont, Belgique.
Galerie »Artpéro» Crupet, Belgique.
«Chemin d’artistes» Glabais, Belgique.
«Triennale Européenne du Bijou Contemporain» Musée de l’Orfévrerie de la Communauté Française, Château de Seneffe, Seneffe, Belgique.
Galerie « Akcentus» Klub-Galerie, Budapest, Hongrie.
Galerie »Arts Parallèles», Tilff, Belgique
Atelier de Bijoux Contemporains, Maison Communautaire des femmes, » Darna, Tanger, Maroc.
Atelier , ferme pédagogique, «Darna» Tanger, Maroc.
«Le Bijou Contemporain » Centre Culturel, Ciney, Belgique.
«Mini-Textil» Galerie U , Prague, Tchéquie.
«30 années lumière» Galerie Cap d’Art, Genval, Belgique.
«Art Textile» Galerie des métiers d’art, Bruxelles, Belgique.
«Jata World Travel Fair 2005 » Tokyo, Japon.
«Design Fiesta», Tokyo, Japon.
«Ibn Battouta, c’est toi » Troisième phase de la fresque sur le voyage d’Ibn Battouta, réalisée par des enfants issus de l’émigration. Centre Culturel Arabe, Bruxelles, Belgique.
2004
Galerie»les Iles Flottantes» Dinant, Belgique
«Abstractions Colorées » Galerie Cap d’Art, Genval, Belgique.
ISELP, Institut Supérieur pour l’étude du langage plastique, Bruxelles, Belgique.
«Design en Wallonie » Liège, Belgique.
«Fascinating Paper » Galerie X, Bratislava, Slovaquie.
«Zone Franche » vagabond’Art, Parcours d’Artistes, Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgique.
«De Tanger à Chaumont » deuxième phase de la fresque sur le voyage d’Ibn Battouta avec les enfants de l’école «Le Chemin des Enfants» de Chaumont, Belgique.
2003
«Recycling» Contacto-Directo Galerie, Lisbonne, Portugal.
Cap d’Art Galerie, Genval, Belgique.
O galerie, Bruxelles, Belgique.
«Parures Créations » Galerie Néon, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Galerie Antinoé, Brest, France.
«20 ans International textile Art « Graz, Autriche.
Galerie X, Bratislava, Slovaquie.
Galerie Olyako, Wavre, Belgique.
«Reflets Contemporains » Centre Culturel, Dinant, Belgique
«Parires Créations » Madrid, Espagne.
«Kunsthanwerk aus der Wallonie » Mayence, Allemagne.
Galerie « Les Iles Flottantes » Dinant, Belgique.
«La Fabuleuse histoire d’Ibn Battouta » Fresque réalisée avec 240 enfants de Tanger, Maroc.
2002
Galerie Cap d’Art, lac de Genval, Belgique
Galerie Maya, Namur, Belgique
Château de Seneffe, musée de l’orfévrerie, Triennale Européenne du Bijou Contemporain, Belgique
Galerie Antinoé, Brest, France
Galerie Ars, Liège, Belgique
Galerie Néon, Bruxelles, Belgique
Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Parures-Création, Paris, France
Galerie Evasion, Waremme, Belgique
Galerie 0, Bruxelles, Belgique.
«3ème salon international d’Art Contemporain », Eupen, Belgique
Schmuck unter druck, Aarau, Suisse
Parcours de stylisme, 0 Galerie, Bruxelles, Belgique
Design, créateurs en wallonie » à table » Liège, Belgique
Parures-Créations, »Contacto-Directo » Galeria , Lisbonne, Portugal
«Olyako » Galerie, Wavre, Belgique
2001
Primavera del Disseny, Galerie Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelone, Espagne
Chemins d’Artistes Glabais, Belgique
Galerie Néon, Bruxelles, Belgique
Eghezée 2001, Belgique
Art Centre, Barcelone, Espagne
Musée des Arts Décoratifs et du design « Belgïe-Nederland »
«Juweelkunst 1945-2000» , Gent, Belgique
«Tendence », Internationale Frankfurter Messe, RFA
«Biennale du Bijou Contemporain de Nîmes », Nîmes, France
«Arté-Nîmes », Salon d’Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France
«Province de Namur », Tunis, Tunisie
«Vagabond’Art », parcours d’artistes à Chaumont-Gistoux, Belgique
«Linéart », Salon d’Art Contemporain, Gand, Belgique
Galerie Cap d’Art, lac de Genval, Belgique
Galerie C2H2, Dinant, Belgique.
2000
Art Exhibition Gallery, Eghezée, Belgique.
Lauréate « Design 21 » Chic Chinois, Palais de l’UNESCO, Paris, France.
Galerie 31, Lille, France.
Black & Kausel Galerie, Paris, France.
Galerie Evasion, Waremme, Belgique.
Galerie Antinoé, Brest, France.
«Tendence „ Frankfurt, Allemagne
Lauréate » Sonderschau Form 2000 « , Internationale Frankfurter Messe
Handwerskammer Galerie, Coblence, RFA.
«Chain Reaction », Aarau, Suisse
1999
Cercle St. Fiacre, Dorinne, Belgique.
Galerie Evasion, Waremme, Belgique.
Salon des Métiers d’Art, Coblence, Allemagne.
«Natura » , Château de Fernelmont, Belgique.
Galerie Antinoé , Brest, France.
Handwerskammer Galerie, Coblence, Allemagne.
Galerie Rive Gauche, Namur, Belgique.
Lauréate » Design 21 » Chic Chinois, UNESCO, Palais des Nationalités, Pékin, Chine.
«Néon en 2000 », Galerie Néon, Bruxelles, Belgique.
1998
«Craft Design for the Global Village», Florence, Italie.
Conférence Européenne des Métiers d’Art, Namur, Belgique.
Galeria X, Bratislava, Slovaquie.
4 ème Salon des Métiers d’Art de Wallonie, Domaine d’Hélécine, Belgique.
Galerie Evasion, Waremme, Belgique.
1997
«Arts au Village », Chemin d’Artistes, Glabais, Belgique.
Tôlgyfa Galeria , Budapest, Hongrie.
Julie Galerie , Madison Avenue, New-York, USA.
«Arts and Designs of the Continents», Handwerkskammer Rheinessen, Mainz, Allemagne.
1996
11 ème Biennale Internationale » Miniature Textile « , Szombathely, Hongrie.
2 ème Salon des Métiers d’Art de Wallonie , La Machine à Eau, Mons, Belgique.
«Petits Paquets » , Symposium International, Zsennye, Hongrie.
1995
«Bijou-Parure » , Ecole des Arts Décoratifs et Centre d’Arts Appliqués, Genève, Suisse.
«Bijou-Parur» , Musée des Arts Appliqués, Budapest, Hongrie.
«In ogen van Prin», Poperingue, Belgique.
11ème Symposium International» Textil Kunst», Graz, Autriche.
Symposium International Le Faï « , Le Saix (Veynes), France.
1994
«Bijou-Parure» , Maison de la Culture, Tournai, Belgique.
«Bijou-Parure» , Palais Abbatial , Saint-Hubert, Belgique.
«In ogen van Prins », Landcommanderij , Alden Biesen, Belgique.
Tata Museum , Tata, Hongrie.
«Le textile dans tout ses état »s , Eco-Musée , La Hamaide , Belgique.
«Bijou-Parure» , Médiathine, Bruxelles, Belgique.
1993
Tata Museum , Tata, Hongrie.
Fêtes de la Saint-Martin , Tourinnes-la-Grosse, Belgique.
Métiers d’Art du Brabant ,Bruxelles, Belgique.
«Bijou-Parure» ,Dommelhof , Neerpelt, Belgique.
1992
Tata Museum , Tata, Hongrie.
1989
Symposium International, Bukovina, Pologne.
Pariser Galerie , Berlin, Allemagne.
1987
International Symposium, Zakopane, Pologne.
Œuvres Acquises :
Musée Textile de Szombethaly, Hongrie
Collection permanente, Musée des Arts, Kobé, Japon
Province de Namur, Relations Publiques,Belgique
Landesmuseum, Zürich, Suisse
Province du Hainaut, Belgique
Collection Félix Antoine Savard, Québec, Canada
Collections privées
Awards :
Design 21 – UNESCO House ( 2001) Paris, France.
Design 21 – UNESCO, House of Nations ( 2000) Pekin, Chine.
Sonderchau Form 2000 – International Fair of Frankfurt « Tendence », Frankfurt, Allemagne.
Prix des Arts 2007 , Province du Brabant Wallon, sélectionnée. Belgique.
Rue Jules Larivière, 127 Landenne-sur-Meuse 5300 Belgium
Claire Lavendhomme
Claire LavendhommeClaire Lavendhomme
Born in 1959
Lives and works in Brussel (Belgium)
(…)”If we may be so bold: the sharp edge of sensitivity on the one hand, the very subtle construction on the other. All of it in a sort of perpetually threatened emotion”.
(… )”Si l’on peut aller jusque là, le tranchant de la sensibilité d’une part, la très subtile construction d’autre part, tout cela dans une sorte d’émotion perpétuellement menacée”.
J-M H 1995
“Claire Lavendhomme plays with the” philosophical “notions of life using the form in an almost bi-dimensional way. Her work reveals something subtle, vibrant, poetic, mysterious …”
FS, 2012
Artist creator
• Contemporary jewellery, objets, drawings, multidisciplinary.
• Since 1997 Organisation of artistic meetings (plastic arts, cinema, conferences, lectures music, …)
Link: http://artrencontre.blogspot.com
Teacher experience
Since
• 2003 •Contemporary jewellery teacher at Academy of fine Arts.
Link: http://atelierarlon.blogspot.com
•Teacher of many workshops (jewelery, resin,artistic research).
Link: http://workshoplavendhommeclaire.blogspot.com
• 2016 •Teacher at « institut Jeanne Toussaint » (Arts et Métiers), Bruxelles
• Before 2003 •Teacher in the broader context of fine arts.
Some recent exhibitions (in jewellery)
Expose since 1992
• 2018 Elle-luit/jewellery and light. Wcc-bf (B)
Kleine Kabinet , Tokyo . (J)
Le génie des images, La joaillerie par Mazlo, Paris. (F)
• 2017 Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London. (UK)
Kleine Kabinet , Tokyo . (J)
Bijoux d’artistes et de créateurs. Piasa. Auction during “parcours bijoux”, Paris. (F)
• 2016 Schmuck 2016. Handwerkmessen. Curator Peter Skubic. Munchen. (D)
Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London. (UK)
Bonds, METALLOphone, International Biennial of Contemporary Meta art. (AV17)Gallery, Vilnius.
• 2015 Silence please! Noel Guyomarc’h gallery. Curator Ramon Puig Cuyas. Montréal. (C)
Beijing International Contemporary Metal and jewellery Art Exhibition. China World Art Museum. (China)
Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London. (UK)
• 2014 Multiple Exposures : Jewelry and Photography Loan(s). Museum of Arts Design New York . (USA)
European Triennal of contemporary Jewelry (2011, 2008, 2005) Etable des Anciens abattoirs de Mons. (B)
Le bijou mis à prix, Drouot, Paris. (F)
Transformation 8, Light Yawkey Art Museum, Wassau. (USA)
Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London. (UK)
• 2013 Passage, Sabine Herman Gallery, Bruxelles. (B)
La frontera, Velvet Da Vinci, San Fransisco & Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico
Tweex 2. Vander A Gallery. Bruxelles.(B) Bijou d’auteur.
Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles de Paris. (F)
Schmuck Show, during the Schmuck, Munchen. (D)
• 2012 European Prize for Applied Arts ( 2010). Anciens abattoirs de Mons. (B)
Accès direct12, Château de Seneffe, Musée de l’orfèvrerie, Seneffe. 5b°
Some recent exhibitions (drawing, multidisciplinary)
• 2017 Sithonia, Flux Gallery, Liège. (B)
• 2016 Centre culturel de Marchin. (B)
• 2015 Sur du rien, Le Clignoteur Gallery, Bruxelles. (B)
• 2014 Autour du mot, Centre Culturel de Marchin. (B)
• 2012 Participation at « Frecher », Loods 12. Wetteren. (B)
• 2017 Participation at « Hommage à Bernd Lohaus », M HKA, Gand. (B)
• and since 1997 the « rencontres artistiques ». Belgium
COLORE TA JOURNÉE
COLORE TA JOURNÉE“COLORE TA JOURNÉE” IS A BELGIAN BRAND CREATED BY MELISSA BOUKHELF
This is a range of colorful and handcrafted polymer clay earrings.
The COLORE buckles are unique and original, and their mission is to embellish our outfits. Each collection features seven designs, to color every day of the week.
In the “FABULOUS” collection, our earrings bear the names of inspiring women: VIRGINIA Woolf, MONA Chollet, NIKI de Saint Phalle, LOUISE Popelin, ROSA Parks, SIMONE Veil and FRIDA Khalo.
Elke Peeters
Elke Peeters
Already as a child Elke Peeters knew she would be designing jewellery. After all it was her own grandfather who lead her to discover the beauty of diamonds and jewels. After high school Elke ventured to Antwerp to study jewellery design at the Academy of Fine Arts. For a long time she combined design with teaching, but a few years back she resolved to pursue her own brand and workshop.
Today Elke designs jewellery for women who enjoy timeless beauty and care a great deal for quality and service. Precious materials such as gold, silver, diamonds and other precious stones inspire her to create valuable gems. In addition to custom made designs, she produces her very own annual collection piece by piece characterised by elegance and pure femininity. All jewels are also handmade, signed and therefore unique. In short, treasures to give, to wear and to cherish.
Els Vansteelandt
Els VansteelandtEls Vansteelandt (°1961) started as an independent gold and silversmith in 1997. She designs jewellery and objets d’art. Her work is displayed in museums and galleries in major cities in Europe.
Els works both in her own studio in the green outskirts of Brussels and in an open workshop and showroom in a more urban setting in the centre of Brussels.
Anything can be inspiration for me. I just need to look around, observe, let my imagination start to flow and connect shapes. The emotional impulses that inspire me to design, lead me straight to the precious metal. I begin working with an idea about the form a piece of jewellery or an object will take. Much happens as I work, and I let my material take the lead. Whether this process results in a brooch or a silver spoon… cannot be predicted. Unforeseen events and unexpected variations make my material an endless world to explore and discover.
Rue du Rempart des Moines 15 Papenvest 15 Brussels 1000 Belgium
EMMA et MOI
EMMA et MOIbijoux et accessoires de mariage / juwelenEMMA et MOI – a jewellery label from Belgium.
Here, at EMMA et MOI, we love minimalist lines and natural beauty and focuses on these two aesthetics to create wearable jewellery, designed to be slipped on day in and day out. Gemstones, brass, vintage findings, and dainty chains are the trademark of our designs. If you love subtle forms, clean lines, light colors and natural stones means that we vibe in the same direction 🙂
It’s 100% handmade jewellery
We know, there is no enough jewelry 🙂 Accessories are a very important finishing touch to every outfit. Every year we create few collections in small batches. These collections are inspired by different themes. We choose the themes that inspired us and light up our passion. Our goal is to make jewelry that that portray our love for subtle forms, clean lines and a light color scheme that brings joy to the eyes and to the heart.
We make everything ourself: we design, choose supplies, craft the pieces; we make photos, manage orders, beautifully pack them and ship to you. So when you get your package, you should know, that we work hard and put lots of care to every detail to make you happy with purchase. We hope that our customers also feel unique when wearing our pieces.
It’s jewellery made in Belgium
It is in our studio in heart of Antwerp the magic happens. Our goal is to make jewelry that that portray our love for subtle forms, clean lines and a beautiful color scheme that brings joy to the eyes
and to the heart.
Local manufacturing, quality EU components, eco-friendly packaging and even usage of a bike to bring your packages to the post office to reduce pollution – are part of our philosophy.
Lange Koepoortstraat 55 Antwerpen 2000 Belgium
Experimentation, innovation and surpassing things are words that define the process of research and creation of Espèces – in the sense of identity – because Sébastien Lacomblez and Marie Artamonoff assert a certain level of independence faced with the commercial logic of the masses.
Espèces are designers nourished by their creations, which have been appropriated from their personalities and their personal training: a course in plastic arts with a specialisation in digital art in Mons for Sébastien and jewellery in Namur for Marie. This is an intersting complementary that can be seen in their jewels and their current ready-to-wear experimentations. What is technically acquired in one area is transposed into the other and influences the choice of a certain aesthetic.
Sébastien’s interest for zoology was the perfect excuse to launch the line, which happened in a rather organic way. Using silver, gold and bronze – as well as a diversity of animal parts and bones – the idea for the collection first came in September 2011, when Marie purchased an animal skull for Sébastien’s birthday, making a single cast for herself.
An interested in the science of living things was the leitmotif of the creative process. Bones force us to go beyond ourselves as they have become objects of strangeness that defy notions of time and mortality. The ergonomic from of the objects transcends the status of ‘necklace’.
In a satured market, Espèces has made the choice of marketing themselves out as their unusual items lead to a form of exclusivity. The so-called ‘little structure’ made the choice of developping initially at the international level, increasing the number of its points of sale to gain necessary legitimacy to display their collections in the renowned boutique ’Stijl’ on the rue Antoine Dansaert in Brussels.
In 2015, Espèces pursued its work related to bones, proposing new models and materials and enriched its vocabulary by incorporating patterns into its productions with the launch of a new jewellery line and an experimental ready-to-wear collection. These novelties are inspired by patterns that are present in nature and in particular the way in which they are generated. The Conus textile – also called the golden fleece – is a poisonous shell whose patterns are similar to cellular automatons – mathematical objects, evolving in states according to simple rules, by imitating the self – reproducting capacities of living beings in a certain way.
The duo developed an IT programme that generates drawings and puts in place a unique item system within a series in partnership with a Belgian industrial knitting firm. These drawings are used to produce the knitwear, a technique making it possible to reproduce the design precisely: each pixel is equivalent to a point of the mesh. Each pullover, each scarf and each pair of leggings is unisex and unique. The client chooses from an array of patterns but each item of clothing will have its own variation of the drawing. Headscarves made of silk are also produced from the prints. A line of jewels made of silver and gold taking up their patterns by subtraction and by extrusion also emerged from this idea.
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Essentiel Antwerp stands for refreshing, offbeat & luxurious fashion, renowned for its graphic or floral prints and trendy mixes of color. The rich and unique collections are designed to provoke an emotional response.
STEP INTO OUR WORLD WHERE IMAGINATION AND BEAUTY REIGN, WHERE LACK OF ORDER CREATES A SPACE FOR SURPRISE.
The Antwerp-based brand is influenced by the numerous life experiences of its founders Esfan Eghtessadi and Inge Onsea. Esfan, the son of Nicole Cadine, grew up in a world of textiles, sketches and fashion collections. Inge had a vintage loving mother, was a fashion model and spent five years in India, where she fell in love with colors, prints and unexpected combinations.
WE WANT
TO BE YOUR
PINK PILL
In 1999 Esfan and Inge took a chance and launched a T-shirt collection. Four styles, twenty different colors: their response to the monochrome fashion landscape. After a year, the first store opened in Antwerp. Four seasons later, knitwear, jackets, dresses, shirts, and trousers in trendy colors, new materials, and an entire range of accessories were added. Essentiel Antwerp grew into a global brand with a powerful message of love, fun, and colorful surprises. A universal message that translates anywhere and everywhere in the world.
WE WANT
TO BATTLE
BOREDOM
WE CONSIDER OUR ACCESSORIES AS THE CHILLI PEPPERS IN OUR ALREADY TASTY DISH.
LIFE LOOKS BETTER IN COLOR: STAY CURIOUS AND ORIGINAL TO KEEP THINGS SURPRISING AND CELEBRATE LIFE.
Arenbergstraat 21 Antwerpen 2000 Belgium
Estelle Fischer
Estelle FischerESTELLE FISCHER IS A BRAND OF POLYMER CLAY CREATIONS MADE ENTIRELY BY HAND, IN BELGIUM.
Estelle mainly offers you earrings and hair clips, fun, colorful, unique and light.
Estelle found this colorful clay again in 2020, 17 years after modeling it for the first time when she was making beads to create bracelets with her friends.
Her universe has developed through colors and materials by combining polymer clay with acrylic paint, alcohol ink or colored powder, which makes each pair unique.
The Belgian brand “CERNIT” is the most used polymer clay in Estelle’s workshop, accompanied by some shades of the famous German brand “FIMO”. The use of quality materials is essential to guarantee you a product that will accompany you over time. In addition, Estelle favors above all short circuits and offers 100% recyclable and biodegradable packaging.
Estelle wants to bring joy and confidence to women by offering them original creations while consuming locally and responsibly.
Rue du Bois 21 Engis 4480 Belgium