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Welcome to Doesdesign, specialized in mokume-gane rings, wedding rings, and other jewelry.
Doesdesign is the website of gold- and silversmith Birgit Doesborg of 's-Hertogenbosch. She is one of the few goldsmiths that practices the technique of mokume-gane, a 17th century Japanese metalworking technique where different types of metal layers are forged together under pressure and high temperature.
With this technique Birgit Doesborg develops in her own, unique style jewelry, wedding rings and objects.
Prices on this website are exclusive VAT (19%)
Symbolism of Wedding Rings
One line connected directly to the heart. The Egyptians from the time of the Pharaohs have felt that from the fourth finger of the left hand a vein ran directly to the heart was connected.
The Romans had a romantic expression: amoris vein, vein of love.
The romantic idea that wedding rings are direct connection to the heart is, by many, even in these modern times, nurtured.
Two connected rings symbolize the heavens and the earth and the relationship of two people.
The round shape of wedding rings, which has neither beginning nor end, symbolizes the love and marriage between two people.
Expo
As of January 23 my Mokume-gane jewelry-objects is on display at www.smits.com and at www.dutchartdesignsalon.com
Snake bracelet on smits.com
My snake bracelet in the spotlight of Inspiration Centre SMITS. See movie on Youtube
Building my own Piet Hein Eek cabinet.
After a few days of work making a block Mokume-gane to thin sheet rolling, I finally started making a miniature cabinet with two drawers and a secret hole. Material is Silver and Mokume-gane (alpaca and Silver).
See a movie on youtube:
Movie Snake bracelet "Cobra"
I have just finished a http://doesdesign.nl/sieraad/mokume-gane-slangen-armband-cobrasnake bracelet
made of Mokume-gane with 14 carat white gold palladium, silver and freshwater pearls.
See on Flickr.com for more photos from the arise of this bracelet.
See movie on Youtube.
The origin of the rings "Fault line"
These rings are the result of an experiment, the metal is folded in different ways. The shapes in the ring resemble waves, tsunami, eruption, Pangea, so I call them therefore "Kosho" in Japanese it means "Fault Line"
The whole design process of these rings, you can see them on photo page of flickr.com
The rings are made of: Silver, Gold and Shakudo (copper 5% pure gold).
Original and unique Wedding rings made of Mokume-gane.
The Mokume-gane wedding rings or engagement rings from Does Design are distinctive because of their unique and artistic appearance. Inwardly, as in nature where matter is built up in layers over the years (think of rock or tree growth rings) as these rings are composed of several layers of precious metals. Outwardly, these rings appear on topographic maps, such as river patterns, patterns or slick islands patterns. Mokume-gane means literally "wood grain metal" and is an old Japanese forged technique. This technique is very labour intensive and therefore not widely practices in the jewellery industry. Wedding rings or other jewellery made of Mokume-gane is uncommon.
More information about these rings click on the photo!
Click here to watch more wedding rings.
Curious how these rings are made? See here on youtube a movie in two parts
or you can look at the photos from this process on flickr.com
Metal types:The colour of this Mokume-gane wedding rings or engagement rings depends on the types of precious metal they use and how this one turns, precious metals can be used are:
Gold, Symbool Au,the king of metals, symbolize in ancient times the Sun. This metal is alloyed with silver, copper, palladium, etc which arise:
Yellowgold, a rich yellow hue, the higher the carat the warmer the colour.
Whitegold, a cool gray tint arise by the addition of palladium or nickel.
Silver, Symbool Ag, a beautiful white colour that symbolize in ancient times the Moon.
Platinum, Symbol Pt, a beautiful gray-white sheen, the queen of the precious metals, precious than gold.
Palladium, Symbol Pd, a silvery metal, platinum family, is used in the white gold alloy.
Copper, Symbol Cu, a red metal which coloured brown when oxidized and is often used in metal alloy.
Alpaca-Nickel silver, a silver coloured copper alloy with nickel and often zinc.
Shakudo, an alloy of copper with 5% pure gold, creates a dark eggplant colour to almost black when it oxidized and this alloy gives an additional contrast between the different layers..
Shibuichi, an alloy of copper with 5% silver, the gray colour of this alloy can be stained in muted shades of blue or green.
These special wedding rings can be supplied in various sizes, shapes, widths and thickness's, and you have the option to adorn with gems. The patterns that arise during the process are unique and can never be made exactly the same. The rings come in a creative box, you can choose from different shapes and colours.
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