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A UNIQUE ETHOS » REPAIR, RESTORATION, REDESIGN
,RECYCLE, RECLAIM
Reclaim
Atelier Laibach's use
of reclaimed jewellery items, or even broken pieces of them, ideally
illustrates a mode of crafting which is truly in tune with today's
environmental responsibilities.
If you have disregarded pieces over ten years old which you would
like to see formed into something fresh and breathtaking, Kerstin
Laibach can completely deconstruct and redesign your old jewellery
into a new piece to suit your taste.
Whether it is basic remodeling or integration of a reclaimed keepsake
object into a new design piece, almost anything is possible.
For example, the blue
piece shown below illustrates a customer's wish to retain an aspect
of a broken piece of costume jewellery. The only salvagable element,
which the customer particularly desired, was the blue "stone".
After peeling away the unusable parts, the enameled "stone"
turned out to be a piece of domed copper. Kerstin Laibach designed
a new brooch / pendant surround in recycled silver and stone-set
the blue remnant in traditional style.
For more information
about creating new pieces from self-gathered stones or keepsake
items see
here.
For additional information
you can also contact
us to request a Laibach
Atelier Information sheet in PDF form.
See the Sending
Information page about
sending us pieces for redesign.
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Left:Turning a
costume jewellery remnant into a luxury item.
Also incorporates a chain loop for converting to pendant.
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(Did you ever propose to your partner
with a soda can ring-pull "ring" and would like it set
into a real piece of jewellery? ... then
get in touch!)
Restoration
/ Repair
Laibach also specializes
in restoring
antique jewellery from the past three centuries. If a piece is
missing or damaged on your jewellery it is most likely we can
reconstruct it. Please note however that lost stones etc, cannot
be substituted with new (based on Laibach ethics). Used or lab-created
stones can however be used as substitutes, supplied either by
you or us.
In most cases, chains and necklaces etc. can be lengthened or
shortened, connectors repaired and ring sizes altered.
More
information and examples can be found on the Laibach Restoration
page
Please contact
us to request a Laibach
Atelier Information Sheet in PDF form.
See
the Sending
Information page about
sending us your repair / restoration work.
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Rejuvenating
Worn-out Wedding Rings
Atelier Laibach
offers unique ways to bring worn-out partnership rings back
to life. A separate
page provides more
detail about this service and includes examples of work
already undertaken.
More
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Responsible
Recycling
Laibach may accept
old jewellery (precious metals) for responsible recycling also
based on the ten year threshold principle. Your old gold and silver
for recycling will be credited towards the cost of your new Laibach
piece.
Please contact
us to request a Laibach
Atelier Information Sheet in PDF form.
See
the Sending
Information page about
sending us your old jewellery.
Reclaim
Principles
When available, Laibach's
reclaim pieces can be found on the collections
pages.
Reclaim pieces are newly designed pieces made from remnants of
old jewellery originally made (to the best of our knowledge) pre-millennium
- and often much older. None of the Reclaimed jewellery collection
contains any animal derivatives but may contain precious stones
(only reclaimed from old jewellery based on our pre-millennium
principle)
MORE
INFORMATION ...
Wedding
Ring Rejuventation see here)
Antique
and Specialist Restoration
Read
more about the ten year / pre-millennium threshold principle
Repair and Restore - Extending a Respect for what our Planet has Provided in the Past
Creating
pieces from your own gathered pebbles
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