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3. May 2025

It's a bit like the gold price has gotten... megalomaniacal - right?

If you feel the price of gold jewelry has gone up lately you are absolutely right. When the world is in turmoil (and unfortunately it currently is), gold prices rise – and it can become an issue if you dream of having a personalized piece of jewelry made. Fortunately, there are several ways to manipulate the price a little, enabling you to still make your dream come true:   ✨ 1. Use your old gold! Do you have a small collection of old jewelry which, for one reason or another, just never gets to be worn? In that case it…
12. February 2025

Florilegium Ornamentum – The Columbine earrings

In Tage Andersen’s fabulous flower universe, you can find even more fabulous jewelry these days. 41 jewelers are exhibiting earrings inspired by flowers – and believe me, it’s an exhibition you don’t want to miss!  When I was asked which flower I wanted to interpret as an earring, the answer was obvious: Columbine! My favorite style is art nouveau because of its curls and you can find just such a curl on this flower, which has beautiful, curly “horns” on the back. But the bud in particular is really cute to me. As a self-proclaimed geek, I can’t help but…
11. November 2022

When fiction becomes reality

Have you ever dreamt of something from a book to be real. Dragons to ride? Magic in general? Difficult to pull off to be sure, but as a jeweler it is in my power to yield a certain kind “magic” and pull out something of the written words and into reality. In this case a very special key…   Okay, we are getting personal now because this is about one of my besties: Anne Spanget-Larsen. We have known each other since the early 90’s when we met at university and discovered our mutual love for fantasy. For many years Anne…
6. April 2022

Ante Bellum – Gold gab ich für Eisen

If your loved ones must risk their lives and limbs to fight in a war, you sacrifice what you can, in the hope that they will return home unscathed. It is this love that forms the basis of my work for the exhibition "Macabre Masterpieces" at Soderborg Castle.   When I was given the task of creating a piece of jewelry based on the German war concept "Gold gab ich für Eisen", it was obvious to dive into the history of my own family. I grew up as part of the German minority in Southern Jutland, where my father's family…
24. June 2021

How were the finalists in Georg Jensen's recent design competition actualy selected?

In the autumn of 2020, The Danish jewelry company Georg Jensen announced a design competition in which the whole country was invited to design a piece of jewelry which would celebrate Her Majesty Queen Margrethe's 50th government anniversary - and at the same time be in line with Georg Jensen's design heritage, because the winning design was to be produced and sold by the old jewelry company. Of course I participated!   Here is Georg Jensen's own description of what they wanted:Your design proposal must be able to function both as a pendant and a brooch. In addition, it must…
10. June 2021

World Art Nouveau Day – in contemporary jewelry

Art Nouveau is loved by many. The soft and fluid shapes of especially French Art Nouveau seems to  appeal to us humans, probably because the look reminds us of nature – our original home and habitat. Jewelry created in this style thus tends to work more WITH the body than against it: No sharp edges or angular, architectonic lines in stark contrast to our soft flesh. Art Nouveau, also (but not only) known as Jugendstil or Stile Liberty, was a wildly popular design style from approximately 1890 to 1900 – the end of the “Victorian Age”. The style was originally…
8. March 2021

When geeks fall in love

Dedicating yourself to another person is a big deal – for everyone. For Sarah and Michael, two geeky and free souls, it wasn’t a given. And then again… they WERE a perfect match, and when Sarah realized, that she had found the perfect match in the nerdy film operator and master of role play, she asked me to create an engagement ring for him. Proposing is always neve wrecking and to do so as a woman to the man, many would consider especially unusual and brave. However, this is very much in keeping with the young artist’s personality. Because who…
5. January 2021

Corona-closed - But the workshop is open!

We have been asked to close our store front in order to stop the spreading of the corona virus and of cause we comply. However, since our workshop is as small as it is with only 3 of us working together, we have chosen to keep the workshop running. This means that ordered Jewellery is still created, the webshop is open for business and design meetings are still held – albeit with a certain distance: Online, by phone: +45 32 200 444 or mail: design@castens.com When your Jewellery is finished, you can pick it up (thoroughly cleansed of cause) by…
27. November 2020

Recycling old gold – are you guaranteed your new jewelry is made of YOUR gold?

The price of gold has risen 30% since January, which has inspired many to save money by having new jewelry made from old gold – especially wedding rings. The cost of such a process varies wildly and there is a good reason for this: The 2 different ways of working with the gold. One of the ways rises the question: Can you be sure that YOUR gold has been used for your new piece of jewelry? In this article I will show you how your gold can be turned into new jewelry, enabling you to make an informed choice: Is…
6. October 2020

How to choose the perfect engagement ring

You have found the love of your life and want to propose to her, but how do you choose the right ring? If the ring misses the mark, the whole situation will deflate and perhaps she might even say no! Luckily there is a recipe on how to choose the perfect ring which will bring tears to hear eyes and that all-important YES from her lips.  “Congratulations!” is typically my first response to the sweet men, who come to my shop, shyly enquiring for a ring, because they need to ask their girlfriend something important. This IS an important question…

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