inspiration to create one of your
beautiful Jewellery designs?
find inspiration. My mind is constantly
seeing shapes in nature and life that I am
accidentally converting into pieces of
jewellery in my head. In my tenth year of
business, inspiration comes from family,
friends, travel, happiness and a passion for
what I do.
appears to be family generations,
how important is family to you?
perhaps. If you are very lucky, your family
chooses you.
of danish designers.
Izabel Camille, Hanne Bernstein, the
indefatigable Georg Jensen, and yes, Ole
Lynggaard all share similar traits they
have clean, strong lines, and they all use
beautiful, quality metals and stones. If
people compare my work to the best
of the Danish design houses, I won't
complain.
and why?
Ginger and Smart and I also love furniture
designers Hans Wegner and Arne
Jacobsen. (I am obsessed with chairs!)
Every designer who pays attention to
small detail and pushes craftsmanship to
the limit is an inspiration.
family inspired you to create the
original piece?
into the workshop. These little moments
are what I live for. I believe being
passionate about what you create gives it
an authenticity that is lacking in so much
cookie cutter jewellery.
was it before you gave up your
Job to take up full-time Jewellery
making?
days a week at Channel 9 until I had the
confidence to go full time into Uberkate. We
have between 10 and 15 staff working for us
at any one time, which still makes me proud.
creative process? where is the
designing done? what material do
you prefer to work with?
comes back to myself in terms of Uberkate
although we have some wonderful
initiatives with our new line, Uberfine, in
conjunction with some amazingly talented
style bloggers.
Material wise, obviously the basis is gold,
sterling silver and gorgeous rose gold
and one off gemstones discovered on my
travels. We recently ran a `Secret Closet'
with some of my recent discoveries
such a gift to create with.
running your own business?
daily basis having that adrenaline and
excitement and seeing my designs come
to life under my own hands. The creative
process is like nothing on earth.