Yesterday I went to a lecture by Bettina Speckner at the Academy of Antwerp. I really enjoyed it. She was my first favorite designer when I started my jewellery studies.

Her jewels have a timeless expression. And sometimes even funny too! Cows do appear a lot, as she finds them an important symbol for the everyday life. That is actually the main theme in her work: the everyday life versus the faraway life.
She includes a lot of pictures and natural materials in her work as well. And they always match perfectly, like they were just created to be there. When you are able to achieve that feeling, I believe you made the perfect jewel!

Just take a look for yourself:



Do you want to see more? Take a look at her website.