Tide Pools

Tide Pools

  

The Tide Pools are one of a kind objects & jewelry trays handmade by Teresa Lobelia d’Arienzio, an Italian Ceramic Artist who shared her studio in Arezzo with Céline ever since she started making jewelry. Right from the start both artists did not only share the creative space but also the same vision about aesthetics, textures and the value of handcraft.

 

 

 „When I noticed that I used the amazing ceramic pieces by Teresa more and more to make pictures of my jewelry, I realized that we should finally make something together. My first idea was to create organic shaped jewelry trays made of clay. After some first prototypes Teresa came up with this bag full of sea glass that she had collected on beaches near her home town in the south of Italy, and we decided to upcycle them to create the watery ground of what we had decided to make: Tide pools. These small natural sea basins are my biggest inspiration every time I go to France to the wild coast of Britany. Since I was a kid, I spent hours of my holidays in Britany starring into the microcosm of tide pools. And I still do. With every tide there comes something new, something different; every tide pool is unique, and this is what my jewelry is all about.

I believe that collaborating with another artist is very intimate; it also can be challenging because you have your own ideas about what something should look like, but when you find the right person, it just feels natural, and there's something coming out that you couldn't have done on your own. My wild gold and silver creatures now have a home, in their natural habitat, the Tide Pools.“

Céline Krüger, Louën Jewelry

 

 

 The green and blue glasses colour these constantly moving tide pools backdrops. The surface is entirely engraved by hand using a shell tip. 

 Each element has its own individuality, and together they generate infinite possible combinations.

 

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Each piece is unique and entirely handcrafted.

Small differences and imperfections are a characterising part of the product and a guarantee of the manufacturing process.

 

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 Teresa Lobelia D'arienzo & Céline Krüger

 

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The Designer and Maker

Céline is a German-French jeweler living in Tuscany, Arezzo since 2009. Her love for pearls, stones, and metals started as a kid when she found her mother's treasure box. Her mother was always creative too. At a young age, she started to assemble her own earrings, but this passion was a long-time hobby only, put aside during her communication studies in Berlin. It was later awakened when she started to attend some goldsmith workshops in Florence and slowly turned her passion into a constant obsession: "When I first hit the bench in 2016, it felt like enlightenment: this is what I was missing, this is what I wanted to do in every second of my free time. In the beginning, I made pieces just for myself, my dearest friends, and family. But I could not stop creating, and now I want to offer my jewelry to everyone who shares the same idea of nature, craftsmanship, and effortless beauty."

The Inspiration

Céline enjoyed and still enjoys all her summers in French Brittany, her mother's birthplace. A childhood spent observing marine life on the wild coast of the Atlantic Ocean, jumping barefoot between rocks, playing with shells and stones, mother of pearl, and shimmering sand on the beach, and finally, nights at the beach, staring at the night sky with her father telling stories about the universe. The region, influenced by Celtic culture and known for its rugged beaches, mystical woods, dolmen stones, the wild Atlantic sea, rain, storms, seafoam, oysters, and thriving nature, left a massive imprint on how she perceives nature and beauty.

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The Technique 

The designer most loves creating her pieces by hand, using wax that is then molten in the lost wax technique into metal. Using this technique, she also embraces the cast not set technique as it allows her partly cover the stones with metal and to  form the wax with her fingers and finally carving with simple tools. She wants to recreate the feeling of stones and treasures buried int the earth, covered by water or sand.

The Stones

3 Reasons why using Cubic Zirconia

  1. Cubic Zirconia's hardness and heat resistance enable her to employ the cast-not-set technique, incorporating the stones directly into the wax, melting the crystals with the metal, creating a unique and organic feel, as if the stones are still embedded in the earth or shimmering through the sand at the bottom of the sea.
  2. The production process of Cubic Zirconia is entirely transparent and way more sustainable and ethical then mining.
  3. Lab-grown stones have a substantial cost advantage, enabling Louën to offer unique, handmade pieces at a fair price, using the highest quality materials. "I wanted to create jewelry that I enjoy, that my friends enjoy.... and that they can afford!"
Night sky collection with Cubic Zirconia

Sustainabilty

  • The Cubic Zirconia stones are ethically made in Europe, Prague & allow me to work with the cast-not-set technique without using mined diamonds or sapphire (which can be sourced on demand).
  • The 925 Silver is 100% recycled and certified.
  • Made to order avoids stock and over production, using precious resources only when they are needed
  • All Packaging is produced in Denmark and eco friendly certified FSC® guaranteeing that all materials come from sustainably grown woods protecting the natural environment and wildlife. The cotton for the small jewelry bags is organic and fair trade.

The Process: Made-to-Order Pieces

Most of the rings and all pieces containing stones are made to order. While there may be a few available pieces ready to ship, they are limited to certain sizes. The rest is created specifically for you when you place your order. This approach minimizes overproduction, allowing the artist to focus on fulfilling orders and creating new pieces. Consequently, production and shipping times (see our shipping policy) are longer.

PLEASE NOTE: All made to order pieces may, as they are handmade one by one, vary slightly from the image on the screen. If you have any doubts, we will be happy to send a picture for your approval.

The Human Imprint

All pieces are handcrafted, and their beauty often lies in their imperfections. The finishing might be intentionally rougher, representing the artist's choice to leave her fingerprint, quite literally at times, in the pieces. This enhances the fact that they are handmade, not machine-made. Some stones may exhibit what appear to be small natural inclusions, a delightful side effect of the cast-not-set technique, occurring randomly and adding to the uniqueness of each piece.

Starry Starry Night Ring