Fi Atelier

16/05/2026

Open today 12-5!

10/05/2026

My thoughts about some pieces that moved me in the Wallraf-Richartz museum in Köln - part II
7. Herodias, P. Delaroche, 1843
The intense chiaroscuro, the luscious fabrics and the unsettling feeling this picture leaves you with are intended to leave a mark on the viewer - you almost feel manipulated. Technical and precise Neoclassicism theme choice but also emotionally intense Romanticism blended perfectly by a true Master.
8. Swiss Alps Landscape, P. Baum, 1917
The Alps were for centuries a treacherous, terrifying barrier as well as a major gateway for artists from N. Europe who wanted to descend into Italy and study Ancient Roman, Renaissance or Baroque styles - the "Grand Tour" or "GT" in the car industry. This perception shifted with infrastructure, technical achievements and alpinism in the late 1700s. The Alps now had an air of mysticism and airiness to them. A clever positioning of this painting right next to an ancient Roman wall, mirroring purpose.
9. Butterflies, O. Redon, 1910
Redon painted mainly in black & white but this colourful little painting has a dreamlike, poetic, fantastic presence. It triggers synesthesia and there is a musical quality to it, mystical, ethereal, like listening to Debussy's "L'après-midi d'un faune".
10. L'Odalisque Blonde, F. Boucher, 1752
Sensuous pastels in a typical Rococo style, her porcelain skin, a rose on the floor hinting at her lost innocence. Hedonistic, luxurious and objectifying, this feels like a n**e for "immediate consumption", stripped from the usual allegorical masks (such as a Venus). Your girl next door, waiting to be reduced to the viewing pleasure of an elite male collector.
11. The Girls on the Bridge, E. Munch, 1902
A strong diagonal creates tension in a painting and Munch surely knows how to use that, just as he did in The Scream. The dark still water, the anonymity of the figures and the unnatural pink of the bridge, although not directly unsettling, carry a hint of morbid silence. This painting hangs alone in the back of a long corridor next to a steep staircase. The railing creates another sharp diagonal accentuating the painting's features - brilliant.

30/04/2026

Looking for a unique piece of jewellery? Look no more; our jewellery is made one-by-one in our atelier in Arnhem and you can often customise things like size & colour. These two pieces are going back to Antwerp with the owner tonight.
Greetings from sunny Arnhem! 🌞

29/04/2026

There's so much space for creativity and I love it when clients make their jewellery their "own" 🩷🤟🏼🌞

22/04/2026

We've got unfinished business

21/04/2026

Love is in the air 💗

16/04/2026

Another fun project for a bride-to-be 💐

14/04/2026

11/04/2026

A pearl... With a piercing
Break the rules 🤟🏼

22/01/2026

Aaaah finally vacay!
We're taking a short trip to Greece to see some sun. taste some great wine, do some proper mountain hiking and see friends and family 🌞🍷🏔🫶
My love for the mountains stretches to foraging wild herbs and edible plants, identifying minerals and geological phenomena that form the landscape and watching the starry sky at night - a habit I picked up from my dad 🫶 Up in the Arcadian mountains the views are astonishing and myths and history follow you everywhere.
We're also visiting some wine producers in Nemea - some bigger, established wineries but also a few smaller, more experimental ones. Agiorgitiko is the specialty here, but moshofilero, roditis, malagouzia (one of my favourites) as well as international varieties such as syrah & chardonnay are also produced. This will deepen my knowledge as a WSET3 graduate into the Greek wine world.
Short stop to the archaeological site of Mycenae to admire the Bronze age civilisation that flourished here and Nafplion for coffee. ☕
Back to Athens to visit my suppliers and buy pearls and metals. I have a few customer orders that will make for exciting buys 💍
Last but not least, see my beloved dad, the sweetest, kindest and wisest man I know and my childhood friends who have a special place in my heart 💖
So the shop will be closed while we are away, but the amazing Lorena will be there on Saturdays for your special jewellery needs. We'll be back full of new ideas, happy and fulfilled and hopefully with a slight tan 😁