Bibi Van Der Velden
Biography
Bibi van der Velden’s jewelry is fashioned from haute precious materials such as 18k fair trade gold, diamonds, and baroque pearls, but there’s also a very human quality to her intricately crafted designs. Bibi believes that jewelry should inspire the wearer with energy, with her pieces offering a playful, personal, and highly artistic take on fine jewelry. This personal touch comes from a jewelry-making process that’s grounded in traditional craftsmanship. Bibi herself describes her jewelry pieces as “miniature sculptures.” Working with sustainable and unexpected materials, among them 60,000-year-old mammoth tusk, ostrich eggs, and scarab wings, as Bibi hand-sketches and hand-carves the initial idea for each piece in wax.
The artistic sensibility comes from Bibi’s background; born in New York and raised in both England and the Netherlands, and her mother, Michèle Deiters is a sculptor. Bibi studied fine arts in Florence, Italy, before honing her eye at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. Bibi van der Velden launched her namesake brand in 2006 and now creates jewelry and sculpture from her studio in Amsterdam. Bibi’s Dutch heritage can be found in her jewelry today, with the country’s rich art history one of the many influences on her work. Nature and the animal world other constants that inspire Bibi’s designs, from earrings fashioned as swirling tornadoes to statement alligator earrings carved from mammoth tusk and gold to a noble mammoth unicorn that sits on a gold ring.
Works
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Thin alligator bracelet -
Fin component necklace
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One of a kind summer earrings
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Alligator malachite vertebrae bite earring
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Alligator vertebrae bite earring
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Alligator yellow gold twist earring with diamonds
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Diamond alligator bracelet
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Diamond alligator extra long earrings
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Diamond alligator climber (right)
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Monkey opal earrings
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Trio bear necklace
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Two bear bracelet
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Scarab gold brushed ring with watermelon tourmaline
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Scarab and pearl bangle
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Gold scarab pop art diamond ring
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Mermaid tail 8 link bracelet
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Trip down memory lane necklace
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Siren tail earring with blue and green opals
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Alligator vertebrae bracelet
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Alligator vertebrae necklace
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Diamond alligator wrap ring
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Scarab abalone cocktail ring
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Diamond alligator necklace
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Scarab mammoth ring with green tourmaline
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Mini scarab mammoth bracelet
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Monkey and banana necklace
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Vapour bangle
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Diamond haze earrings
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Diamond smoke ring hoop earrings
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Fume choker
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Alligator wrap bracelet
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Rainbow necklace
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Mini scarab opal eternity bracelet
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Jellyfish quartz earrings with rose gold tentacles
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl and quartz drop earrings with diamonds
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Jellyfish quartz pendant on a chain
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Alligator green amethyst bite earring
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The Queen B diamond alligator earring
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Alligator ebony wood with gold studs bite earring large
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Big scarab pave bracelet
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Scarab pop art necklace
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Scarab open stackable ring
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Mini jellyfish white pearl stud
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Mermaid tail twist ring
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Flipper stud
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Yellow gold bear stackable ring (without rock)
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Slug stackable ring
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Yellow gold bear stackable ring with diamonds
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Jellyfish white pearl stackable ring
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Meandering mermaid tail bangle
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Splash stud
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Wisp diamond stackable ring
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Exhale violet stackable ring
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Exhale diamond stackable ring
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Bear and salmon ear climber
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Panther ring
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Mighty monkey ear hugger
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Mini scarab stud earring with pink sapphires
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Mini opal scarab stud
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Mini scarab malachite stud
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Alligator Ear Climber with Diamonds
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Diamond smoke infinity stud
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Diamond ant stud earring
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