OCEANLOVERS DESIGN
SURFJEWELRY FOR OCEANLOVERS
BY HENRIKE FALKENBERG
MOTIVATION | INSPIRATION | AMBITIONS
ALL PIECES ARE HANDCRAFTED, DESIGNED WITH LOVE FOR THE OCEAN AND SHAPED BY WIND AND SEA.
INSPIRATION COMES FROM DIFFERENT PLACES/DESTINATIONS, PEOPLE, CASUAL MEETINGS AND THE BEAUTY OF NATURE ON OUR PLANET EARTH.
I ASPIRE TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY, DURABLE AND DIVERSE SURFJEWELRY.
OR BETTER TO SAY: JEWELRY FOR EVERYBODY WHO FEELS CONNECTED WITH THE SEA, BEACH, SURFVIBE.
IT´ S FOR EVERY FREE SPIRIT & NATURE LOVER.
BESIDE THAT I WANNA SEIZE THE IDEA OF RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABILITY.
I´ M USING FOR EXAMPLE COCONUT WOOD (WHICH I COLLECTED AT THE BEACH IN ZANZIBAR) OR THE METAL FROM OLD CANS.
BEHIND THE SCENES
HEY THERE!
THIS IS ME, HENRIKE FALKENBERG.
2010 I STARTED MY APPRENTICESHIP AS A GOLDSMITH.
IN 2011 I WON THE 1ST PRICE IN AN ARTISTIC COMPETITION FOR NEWCOMERS (USSIFA, EXHIBITION IN HAMBURG).
IN 2013 I GOT THE APPRENTICESHIP DIPLOMA AND COMPLETED AS STATE WINNER IN THE NORTHERN REGION FROM GERMANY (SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN).
DEDICATED TO THE WIND I MOVED STRAIGHT AFTERWARDS TO TARIFA (SPAIN) TO FOLLOW MY PASSION KITESURFING. WORKING AS A KITE-INSTRUCTOR, BARTENDER, STUDYING IN BETWEEN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & DESIGN (WITHOUT DEGREE) FILLED MY DAYS
AND HELPED ME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO.
BACK TO THE ROOTS: NOW I WANNA START MY OWN "THING" AND ASPIRE TO MAKE A LIVING OUT OF IT.