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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Alligator art deco bite earring -
Alligator Ear Climber with Diamonds
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Alligator ebony wood with gold studs bite earring large
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Alligator gold convertible earring
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Alligator green amethyst bite earring
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Alligator malachite vertebrae bite earring
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Alligator pink opal bite earring
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Alligator pinky ring
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Alligator pop art bite earring
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Alligator twist mammoth earring
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Alligator vertebrae bracelet
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Alligator vertebrae necklace
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Alligator vertebrae ring
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Alligator white gold twist earring
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Alligator wrap necklace
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Alligator yellow gold twist earring with diamonds
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Barrel wave earrings
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Big scarab pave bracelet
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Big tulip diamond ring
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Diamond alligator bracelet
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Diamond alligator climber (left)
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Diamond alligator climber (right)
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Diamond alligator ear climber (left)
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Diamond alligator extra long earring
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Diamond alligator extra long earring
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Diamond alligator necklace
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Diamond alligator ring
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Diamond alligator twist earring
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Diamond alligator twist ring
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Diamond alligator wrap ring
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Diamond ant stud earring
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Diamond haze earrings
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Diamond smoke ring hoop earrings
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Exhale diamond stackable ring
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Fin component necklace
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Flipper tiny pearls stud
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Fume choker
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Green enamel fly wings stud
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Jellyfish quartz pendant on a chain
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl and quartz drop earrings with diamonds
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl pendant on chain
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl pendant with diamonds
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl ring with diamonds
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl stackable ring
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Jellyfish tahitian pearls bangle
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Jellyfish tahitian pearls drop earring with diamonds
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Jellyfish white pearl pendant on chain
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Jellyfish white pearl pendant with diamonds
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Jellyfish white pearl ring with diamonds
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Jellyfish white pearl stackable ring
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Jellyfish white pearls bangle
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Jellyfish white pearls drop earring with diamonds
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Lagoon shell pendant with waves chain
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Meandering mermaid tail bangle
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Mermaid pearl pendant on wave chain
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Mermaid tail 8 link bracelet
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Mighty monkey ear hugger
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Mini mermaid tail stud
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Mini opal scarab stud
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Mini scarab amethyst stud
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Mini scarab citrine stud
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Mini scarab mammoth bracelet
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Mini scarab mammoth mirror stud
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Mini scarab mammoth stud
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Mini scarab opal eternity bracelet
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Monkey family ring
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Monkey opal earrings
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Opal infinity ring
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Planet ring
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Rock pool ring
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Scarab abalone cocktail ring
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Scarab and pearl bangle
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Scarab bunch earrings
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Scarab ebony ring with watermelon tourmaline
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Scarab gold brushed ring with watermelon tourmaline
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Scarab mammoth ring with green tourmaline
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Scarab opal floaty ring
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Scarab open stackable ring
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Sea goddess ring
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Short solo opal fly wings necklace
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Siren tail earring with blue and green opals
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Slug stackable ring
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Small tidal wave earrings
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Smoke ring hoop earrings
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Splash ring
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The Queen B diamond alligator earring
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Thin alligator bracelet
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Trio bear necklace
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Tsavorite single scarab ring
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Rainbow necklace
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Thin alligator bracelet
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One of a kind summer earrings
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Alligator Ear Climber with Diamonds
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Vapour bangle
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Mini jellyfish white pearl stud
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Trip down memory lane necklace
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Floaty scarab ring
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Two bear bracelet
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Mini scarab stud earring with pink sapphires
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Yellow gold bear stackable ring with diamonds
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Mini scarab malachite stud
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Gold scarab pop art diamond ring
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Bear and salmon ear climber
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Gold alligator twist earring
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Scarab and pearl bangle
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Panther ring
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Exhale violet stackable ring
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Mini scarab stud earring with pink sapphires
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Alligator Ear Climber with Diamonds
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Diamond ant stud earring
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Diamond ant stud earring
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Diamond smoke infinity stud
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Exhale diamond stackable ring
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Fin component necklace
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Flipper stud
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Gold alligator twist pop art earring
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Jellyfish quartz earrings with rose gold tentacles
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Jellyfish tahitian pearl stud
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Jellyfish white pearl stackable ring
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Medium Banana Stud Earring
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Mermaid tail twist ring
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Mini opal scarab stud
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Mini scarab abalone fly wings stud
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Monkey and banana necklace
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Splash stud
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Wisp diamond stackable ring
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Alligator wrap bracelet
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Scarab pop art necklace
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