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2014/15 ... KERSTIN LAIBACH ATELIER / GALLERY ANNOUNCEMENT

Kerstin Laibach has opened her new studio-gallery in the beautiful Black Forest area of South West Germany. This tranquil environment also provides the opportunity for direct, in-depth consultation for local and international clients.
(Kerstin is still available for UK client consultaion in London and the south and west of England as usual)
See here for Atelier / Gallery Information and Opening Times ...

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS 2015 (more to be added)

Germany ... Blasihof
Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.
During November and December.

Germany - Badenweiler.
A special two day event at one of the most exclusive wellbeing locations in Europe - the beautiful spa town of Badenweiler on the edge of the Black Forest mountains overlooking the Rhine Valley. - Kerstin Laibach will be working live at her goldsmith bench, handmaking fine chains and other pieces - and showing a selection of her pieces for sale.
Dates to be confirmed
http://www.badenweiler.de/

2015 UK SHOWS NOTICE
Due to initial commitments relating to the new German Atelier/Gallery coupled with a high number of commissions Kerstin is unlikely to be exhibiting in the UK during 2015. If time permits for Kerstin to exhibit in the UK or elsewhere before the end of the year dates will be added to this page. In the meantime, all UK clients are welcome to get in touch to arrange personal consultation with Kerstin, either at her German atelier or within the UK when Kerstin is working from her Dorset workbench.

Right: Snapshots of Kerstin Laibach's unique jewellery display. A "floating" tree design that has become a visitor favourite at recent exhibitions.

PREVIOUS SHOWS and EVENTS

November / December 2014

Germany ... Blasihof
Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.
During November and December.

April 2014

Germany ... Pforzheim
KIP Kunstmarkt "Das Gelbe vom Ei"
At Kulturhaus Osterfeld.
Osterfeldstr. 12
75172 Pforzheim
12th to 13th April 2014
Kerstin Laibach will be mainly exhibiting pieces from her acclaimed Finger Sculpture concept.

February 2014

Switzerland ... Basel
ECO.FESTIVAL at Basel Messe.
Kerstin Laibach will be presenting her works along with an informative presentation of her unique bio-vegan ethics which cover all aspects of her pioneering ecological crafting principles.
Foyer, Eventhalle der Messe Basel
20th to 23rd Feburary 2014
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00-20:00. Sunday 23.2.2014 10:00-18:00.

November / December 2013

Germany ... Blasihof
Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.
16th -17th November
23rd - 24th November.
Kerstin Laibach will be working live at her goldsmith bench, hand-making fine chains and other pieces - and showing a selection of her pieces for sale.
Set within the intimate atmosphere of a large old Black Forest farmhouse surrounded by mountains, with a beautifully laid out restaurant area in a gallery overlooking the handmade exhibition area. This is a wonderful location for browsing Kerstin Laibach's unique jewellery collections and other local crafters. Great homemade food, coffee and of course glühwein. The essence of a real, uncommercialised German Christmas market at its very best.
Location: Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.

Germany - Badenweiler.
A special two day event at one of the most exclusive wellbeing locations in Europe - the beautiful spa town of Badenweiler on the edge of the Black Forest mountains overlooking the Rhine Valley. - Kerstin Laibach will be working live at her goldsmith bench, handmaking fine chains and other pieces - and showing a selection of her pieces for sale.
Saturday 30th November 15.00 to 19.00
Sunday 1st December 11.15 to 19.00
http://www.badenweiler.de/

Germany ... Blasihof
Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.
7th - 8th December
Kerstin Laibach will be working live at her goldsmith bench, handmaking fine chains and other pieces - and showing a selection of her pieces for sale.
Set within the intimate atmosphere of a large old Black Forest farmhouse surrounded by mountains, with a beautifully laid out restaurant area in a gallery overlooking the handmade exhibition area. This is a wonderful location for browsing Kerstin Laibach's unique jewellery collections and other local crafters. Great homemade food, coffee and of course glühwein. The essence of a real, uncommercialised German Christmas market at its very best.

Germany ... Zell
Black Forest, Germany.
20th December
Kerstin Laibach will be demonstrating her handcrafting at Hotel Lowen, Zell im Wiesental for a special town Christmas evening from 5pm.

September 2013

Germany
Kunstvielfalt im Blasihof.
14th -15th September
Kerstin Laibach worked live at her goldsmith bench, hand-making fine chains and other pieces - and showing a selection of her pieces for sale and to discuss commissions.
Set within the intimate atmosphere of a large old Black Forest farmhouse surrounded by mountains this Kunstvielfalt gives you the opportunity to commission pieces from a selection of the finest specialist artists and craftspersons from across Germany.
Location: Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.

June 2013

UK, London, Somerset House
Jewellery Week
13th to 16th June 2013.
Britain's leading jewellery show at Somerset House in the heart of London.
Treasure presented the most exciting contemporary jewellers and is the flagship event of Jewellery Week. Kerstin Laibach revealed more of her extraordinary finger sculptures including the much blogged "Harvest Ring".

May 2013

Germany
900 Years of Atzenbach
Kerstin Laibach goldsmith works presentation.
A highly successful and beautifully organised four day event celebrated 900 years of this historic town in the heart of the Black Forest. Kerstin's work-in-action, hand-making fine chains, attracted a stream of fascinated onlookers and spawned a potential "young apprentice" who returned each day to learn from Kerstin this disappearing skill.
Location: Gemeindehalle, Atzenbach (Zell im Wiesental) Germany.
Date: 24th to 27th May

March 2013

UK, London, Kensington
Desire Jewellery and Silversmithing Show
Desire, at the Kensington Conference Centre is a "must" event for its stunning collection of contemporary jewellery.
Showcased a new selection of unique Laibach finger sculptures and purely ethical bridal pieces.
March 15-17 2013
10 am to 5pm daily.
The Kensington Conference & Events Centre
Hornton Street,
London W8 7NX (Just off High Street Kensington)

December 2012

Germany - Badenweiler.
A special two day event at one of the most exclusive wellbeing locations in Europe - the beautiful spa town of Badenweiler on the edge of the Black Forest mountains overlooking the Rhine Valley. - Displaying a selection of Kerstin Laibach pieces.
Saturday 1st December 15.00 to 19.00
Sunday 2nd December 11.15 to 19.00
http://www.badenweiler.de/

Germany ... Blasihof (24th - 25th Nov / 8th-9th December)
A selection of Laibach pieces on display and for sale at Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.
Set within the intimate atmosphere of a large old Black Forest farmhouse surrounded by mountains, with a beautifully laid out restaurant area in a gallery overlooking the handmade exhibition area. This is a wonderful location for browsing Kerstin Laibach's unique jewellery collections and other local crafters. Great homemade food, wine, coffee and of course glühwein. The essence of a real, uncommercialised German Christmas market at its best.
Weekend of 8th to 9th December 2012.

November 2012

UK, Winchester ... Desire Jewellery and Silversmithing Fair
Desire, in the beautiful Winchester Guildhall, is a "must" event for its stunning collection of contemporary jewellery.
Showcasing a new selection of unique Laibach finger sculptures and purely ethical bridal pieces.
(Kerstin Laibach has completely restored an antique heirloom for the family of the former Mayor of Winchester (see here))
16th to 18th November 2012

June 2012

JEWELLERY WEEK UK - TREASURE at Somerset House

15th to 17th June 2012. Britain's cutting edge jewellery show at Somerset House in the heart of London.
Treasure presents 80 of the UK's most exciting contemporary jewellers. This exhibition is the flagship event of Jewellery Week. The Kerstin Laibach floating tree display took pride of place at the approach to the Essence Pavillion and featured the unveiling of three extraordinary finger sculptures - London Rising, The Great White Egrets (For the Somerset Wildlife Trust) and Seahorses (For the Seahorse Trust).

May 2012

"LONDON: A CELEBRATION" at the iconic OXO Tower, South Bank, London UK

To coincide with the year of the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics, "London: A Celebration" exhibited a select handful of the most talented craft designer-makers who depicted the essence of London with unique style and accomplishment. Kerstin Laibach previewed the first of a special collection highlighting her sculptural and architectural approach using Thames pebbles and other non-precious surface-collected stones gathered from around London.

Thursday 10th May to Sun 13th May
GALLERY@OXO,
OXO Tower Wharf
London

December 2011

Germany ... Blasihof
3rd to 4th December.
A selection of Laibach pieces on display and for sale at Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.
Set within the intimate atmosphere of a large old Black Forest farmhouse surrounded by mountains, with a beautifully laid out restaurant area in a gallery overlooking the handmade exhibition area. This is a wonderful location for browsing Kerstin Laibach's unique jewellery collections and other local crafters. Great homemade food, wine, coffee and of course glühwein. The essence of a real, uncommercialised German Christmas market at its best.

Nov 2011

Germany ... Blasihof
26th to 27th November.
A selection of Laibach pieces on display and for sale at Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany. (See above).

UK ... Desire Jewellery and Silversmithing Fair
Desire, in the beautiful Winchester Guildhall, is a "must" event for its stunning collection of contemporary jewellery.
Mainly showcased the Kerstin Laibach BritROCKS Collections made at her Dorset workbench.
18th to 20th November
12.30pm to 5.30 pm Friday - 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.
Winchester Guildhall,
Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9GH

UK ... Mind Body Spirit, London Winter Festival
At The Royal Horticultural Halls, Victoria, London. SW1
11th to 13th November

The UK's No.1 mind and body women's lifestyle magazine Spirit and Destiny ran a major competition in their November 2011 issue to win nearly 2000 GBP worth of Kerstin Laibach jewellery. It was also featured as the main competition at popular Mind Body Spirit Festival in London. Kerstin Laibach was also there to display the beautiful prizes. Mind Body Spirit drew well over 10,000 visitors from the UK and around the world. Baoli blogged Kerstin Laibach as a top discovery at MBS.

Oct 2011

UK ... Handmade In Britain
Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London
Mainly showcasing the Kerstin Laibach BritROCKS Collections made at her Dorset workbench

Germany / Switzerland / France ... TRUZ Symposium
The subject of the symposium was "Creative Financing" and Kerstin Laibach gave an inspiring talk to leading figures of Europe's main environmental organisations, describing a genuine approach to sustainable recycled jewellery, along with her business principles of returning more to nature than taking from it, essentially through donations and sustainable work ethics. See also press articles below.

Sept 2011 ...

UK ... ILJ (International Jewellery London)
The biggest UK show celebrating talented, innovative British and International designers.

June 2011 ...

London Jewellery Week
Which exhibits the most exciting contemporary jewellery designers around today. Images of Laibach pieces were used by LJW in main publicity areas, including the show entrance and a London Underground advertising campaign.
Laibach jewellery on display locations also included The Royal Exchange and The Mayfair Hotel.
The Laibach Collections included BritROCKS, Rise and Constanze.

April / May 2011 ... Blasihof
A selection of Laibach pieces on display at Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.

December 2010 ... Blasihof
A selection of Laibach pieces on display at Christkindlmarkt im Blasihof, Geschwend, Black Forest, Germany.

SOME PRESS AND WEB ARTICLES

November 2014 ...
A winning article written by a 10 year old school student about Kerstin Laibach's work in German newspaper Badische Zeitung.
http://www.badische-zeitung.de/zisch-texte/ich-arbeite-gerne-mit-jugendlichen--95300420.html

August 2013 ...
Aspect County Magazine... Luxury Lifestyle publication for South East England.
Page article about Kerstin Laibach's ethical wedding and partnership pieces.
http://dpm.aspect-county.co.uk/files/High_Summer_2013/#/1/

July 2013 ...
Nude Jewellery, Mayfair, London...
"... intrigue was provided by Kerstin Laibach who creates handmade ethical jewellery whose unique ethos of using only sustainable recycled precious metals and not using directly mined gemstones was incredibly eye-opening. Each piece was a beautifully made work of art that caught the attention of many ..." More ...
http://www.nudejewellery.co.uk/blog/

June 2013 ...
Miss Eco Glam ...
World's first Vegan Fine Goldsmith Collection.
http://www.missecoglam.com/jewelry/item/5601-worlds-first-bio-vegan-fine-goldsmith-collection-at-jewellery-week

February 2013 ...
Lawfully Chic ... "Ringing True".
Article by Lucy Fry (Journalist - Times, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard).
http://www.lawfullychic.com/2013/02/ringing-true/

January 2013 ...
Blouin Art Info ... The world's leading information website for pure art aficionados.
Jewellery maker creates finger sculpture inspired by the Shard.
http://uk.blouinartinfo.com/lifestyle/article/855179-jewelry-designer-creates-finger-sculpture-inspired-by-the

January 2013 ...
Niji Magazine (UK)
http://nijimagazine.com/2013/01/kerstin-laibach-is-it-a-standing-sculpture-or-a-ring/

January 2013 ...
Easier.com Lifestyle web magazine.
http://www.easier.com/110758-is-it-a-standing-sculpture-or-a-ring.html

December 2012 ...
Critical appraisal by German newspaper Badische Zeitung of Kerstin Laibach's work shown at the Kurhaus Badenweiler.

September 2012 ...
Brides Magazine (UK) (Vogue publishers) Chosen for the Brides "Flowers" CD ROM.

June 2012...
Article: Bath / Wells Journal (Newspaper and Web).
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Goldsmith-creates-sculpture/story-16428329-detail/story.html

June 2012...
View From The Desk Blog
http://theviewfromthehotdesk.wordpress.com/

June 2012...
Jewellery Week Article: Miss Pink Style.
http://www.adela-stylefile.com/2012/06/jewelled-wednesday-by-kerstin-laibach.html

Feburary 2012 ...
Featured in Tatler (Valentines choices).

Winter 2012 ...
Featured in the print edition of Semperey Magazine, available at Harrods, Liberty etc.

Feburary 2012 ...
Featured in Vegetarian Living magazine (UK).
Article also on-line here:
http://www.vegetarianliving.co.uk/mansworld.php?do=view&article=39

Winter 2011 ...
An article about Kerstin Laibach's jewellery making principles in the winter edition of Quell, Germany's quality magazine on environmentally conscious living.

November/ December 2011 ...
Featured in Dorset and Wiltshire Weddings magazine (UK).

October12th - 14th 2011 ...
Various articles in Germany's main newspapers about Kerstin Laibach's successful talk at the TRUZ symposium for Europe's main environmental organisations.
One example here: http://www.badische-zeitung.de/weil-am-rhein/gute-bilanz-der-fachtagung-zum-umweltschutz--50604802.html

Aug / Sep 2011 ...
The Jeweller Magazine. Featuring the FlowerPower Forget-Me-Not Collection.

June 2011 ...
Some gorgeous Jewellery Week / FutureFrock model shots featuring Kerstin Laibach pieces. Stunning photography by Ewelina Stechnij and exquisite styling by Alice Wilby.

More details here.
http://futurefrock.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/london-jewellery-week-futurefrock-collaboration/

May 2011 ...
Full story about Kerstin Laibach's work in main German newspaper Badische Zeitung.
www.badische-zeitung.de/zell-im-wiesental/zierde-mit-hohem-anspruch

April 30th 2011 ...
Follow-up story in main south German newspaper Markgräfler Tagblatt.

19.April 2011 ...
Green Veggie Jewellery. Traveling Greener.
http://www.travelinggreener.com/clothing/green-veggie-jewelry/
(one of multiple web publications featuring this story)

Feb 2010 ...
An inspiring headline story about Kerstin Laibach's work in main south German newspaper Markgräfler Tagblatt.

Further on the Web ...

Search for "Kerstin Laibach" for many external articles and blogs continually appearing which cover the collections and ethics of Atelier Laibach.

OTHER EVENTS

Atlelier Laibach Welcome / Exhibition Events

Atelier Laibach will be hosting "Welcome" events at selected venues in Germany and England throughout the year. You will also be able to view Laibach Collections and purchase Collection pieces or discuss your bespoke requirements over a glass of wine etc. ... all vegan friendly of course.

Gold Purchasing at our Welcome Events

On these occasions you can bring your old gold to be weighed, valued, and if you wish bought from Atelier Laibach at highly competitive current market rates (less admin charges).

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY GOLD PURCHASING AND RECYCLING

When gold prices are high, scrap gold buying adverts flood our TV screens encouraging you to part with your old gold for cash. The old gold is sent to refining factories where it commonly gets mixed with newly mined gold. Laibach's principles aim to ensure that no new-mined gold ever passes through our atelier. When Laibach buys your old gold it is recycled using one of the most environmentally clean and safe high-tech methods available. It is also processed without being mixed in with newly mined gold to the very best of knowledge of the refinery. Kerstin Laibach then uses this ethically re-refined gold source when making her own pieces. If you wish to sell or trade in your old gold through Atelier Laibach, you will be doing so using an environmentally favourable and purely sustainable path.
Please also note that Kerstin Laibach prefers to discuss your old gold pieces before you make a final decision to sell them for scrap. She always advises you to consider its sentimental value, which might be worth more to you than the scrap value of the actual piece. If you are absolutely sure that you have no wish to keep your old jewellery then Laibach atelier will consider taking in your old items in exchange for credit towards your new Laibach piece (or for cash at one of Atelier Laibach's "Welcome Events".)

Further Event Dates T.B.A.
Please check this page for future announcements.

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