Loekie Heintzberger creates unique, elegant pieces of jewelry that are suitable for everyday wear. Her inspiration comes mainly from nature and its elegant organic forms. Heintzberger’s primary material is gold in the form of hair-fine wires, which may be twisted and turned, knotted and milled, or combined with non-precious materials to make them flexible. Born in Uitgeest, the Netherlands, by the age of 19 she had moved to the United Kingdom. After training as a silversmith for three years, she studied jewelry design at Central Saint Martins, and finished her education by graduating from the Royal College of Art. She spent five years as a fulltime designer for De Beers before moving back to Holland to set up her own studio. Her work combines old techniques and classical elements with contemporary materials and ideas.
