Koen Jacobs
Jeweller
Published: 27.08.2020
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Brooch: Poseidon, 2020
Silver, Cook Island pearl.
10 x 7 x 2 cm
Photo by: Koen Jacobs
From series: Metamorphoses
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Brooch: Narcissus, 2020
18k Gold plated silver
12.5 x 8 x 2 cm
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From series: Metamorphoses
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Brooch: Chiron, 2020
Silver, white pearls.
10.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm
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From series: Metamorphoses
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Brooch: Pegasus, 2020
Silver, amethyst.
13.5 x 9 x 2 cm
From series: Metamorphoses
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Brooch: Juno, 2020
Silver, white pearl.
10.5 x 7.5 x 2 cm
From series: Metamorphoses
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Pendant: Apollo, 2019
Silver, lime quartz, cord.
13 x 6 x 1.5 cm
From series: Metamorphoses
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Object: Unicórnio, 2019
Silver, labradorite, celadonite, amethyst
23 x 8 x 52 cm
Photo by: Koen Jacobs
Awarded at: Preziosa Young Design Competition 2019
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette
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Shoulder Piece: Lagosta, 2019
Silver, agate, black pearls
36 x 18 x 5 cm
Photo by: Koen Jacobs
Awarded at: Preziosa Young Design Competition 2019
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
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Body piece: Tartaruga Marinha, 2019
Silver, silicium carbide, peridot
20 x 23 x 46 cm
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From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette
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Body piece: Flamingo, 2018
Silver, amethyst.
18 x 54 x 22 cm
Photo by: Koen Jacobs
Awarded at: Preziosa Young Design Competition 2019
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette.
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Body piece: Flor de Medusa, 2018
Silver, resin, sand, shells, black pearl
11 x 54 x 10 cm
Photo by: Koen Jacobs
Awarded at: Preziosa Young Design Competition 2019
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette
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Body piece: Saiwala, 2018
Silver, resin, Avaiki pearl, black pearl
53 x 7 x 7 cm
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From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette
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Body piece: Dragão do mar, 2018
Silver, resin, beach sand, shells
29 x 18 x 55 cm
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From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette
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Brooch: Jacaré, 2018
Silver, silicium carbide, fimo
19 x 35 x 5 cm
Photo by: Koen Jacobs
Awarded at: Preziosa Young Design Competition 2019
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Double brooch
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Brooch: Jacaré, 2018
Silver, silicium carbide, fimo
19 x 35 x 5 cm
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Awarded at: Preziosa Young Design Competition 2019
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Double brooch
On body
On body
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Body piece: Chokhmah, 2018
Silver, antique Chinese porcelain, pyrite, avaiki pearl
25 × 9 × 44 cm
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From series: The Artificial Kingdom
Wearable marionette
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Shoulder Piece: Camaleão 3/3, 2017
Silver, silicium carbide, fimo, rhinestones.
18 x 8 x 30 cm
Photo by: Gerrit Rietveld Academie
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
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Shoulder Piece: Camaleão 3/3, 2017
Silver, silicium carbide, fimo, rhinestones.
18 x 8 x 30 cm
Photo by: Gerrit Rietveld Academie
From series: The Artificial Kingdom
On body
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Necklace: Peixe, 2017
Silver, beach sand, shells
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From series: The Artificial Kingdom
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Koen Jacobs (1989) started his studies at the Vocational School for Gold and Silversmiths, Jewelers and Watchmakers in Schoonhoven/NL, where he took the 4-years course in gold and silversmithing. Subsequently, he studied for one year at Alchimia, School of Contemporary Jewelry in Florence, and further at the Rietveld Academy Jewelry Department and the Jewelry Class at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He graduated at the Rietveld Academy in 2017. Since 2014 he is the assistant of Ruudt Peters. His Artificial Kingdom marionettes were nominated and awarded in competitions in 2017, 18 and 19. His work has been exhibited in different international jewelry exhibitions in The Netherlands, Italy, and Finland. It was part of Preziosa Young 2019 in Florence, Munich and Paris. / Author and Art historian Liesbeth den Besten
Statement
The Artificial KingdomMy work is about reliving memories of my childhood. An escape to a child’s naive dream- world, where they playfully discover the world around them and the beauty of nature. A skeleton is a carrier of past memories and a device for recreating them. Wearing and play- ing my marionette animal-skeletons will trigger childhood memories and evoke the naive playful child in you. Just like time adds layers to nature and memories, my animal-skele- tons are in a process of transformation, creating a new image.
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