Peter Hoogeboom
Jeweller
Published: 19.08.2026
Bio
Peter Hoogeboom lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He graduated from the Jewellery Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 1992. Working at the intersection of art, design and craft, Hoogeboom has used ceramics and porcelain in his jewellery since 1995.His practice explores ceramics as a material for body adornment, looking beyond its predominantly utilitarian role in contemporary design. Referencing the long history of ceramics as jewellery, from prehistoric terracotta beads to historical forms of adornment, he develops contemporary interpretations of the neckpiece and other wearable forms.
Using slip casting, Hoogeboom creates multiple hollow, strong and lightweight elements that can be assembled into dense yet comfortable structures. His works recall both ethnographic neckpieces and Elizabethan ruffs, while also functioning as sculptural objects when not worn.
Hoogeboom has exhibited internationally in solo and group exhibitions and has received several awards and grants, including the New Traditional Jewellery Award (The Netherlands, 2007) and the Art in Miniature Award – First Prize in Jewellery Design (Serbia, 2010). His work is held in museum collections including the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; and Museum Arnhem.
Statement
What I like most, besides making jewellery, is travel. As a kid I used to roam all museums of my city of birth Leiden, but the Museum of Ethnology was my absolute favourite. From the climatized rooms of the museum I dreamt away to the exciting, exotic worlds where the beautiful utensils and objects of wood, bamboo, shell, bone, stone, feathers originated. When people tell me my jewellery seems to come from some unknown far away culture, I realize my love for ethnografics must show through.The work table of a modern jeweller is the perfect travelground for someone who likes adventure -in any shape and any material- on the one hand and who wants to stay in control on the other hand.
In my jewellery I try to put as much eloquence as is to be found an Inuit carved horn spoon or a worn ratan Indonesian lunch basket.
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Events
Publications
Galerie Ra at Collect 2012
Exhibition
/ 11May2012 - 14May2012Saatchi Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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