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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Karin Castens STATEMENT OF ART:About Karin Castens : Karin Castens is an academic jeweller from Denmark, speaking multiple languages and sporting a Masters degree in communication and history of arts. The small company is with its Karin Castens works with free-form art nouveau inspired jewellery , boldly struggling against the minimalistic tastes of the prevalent Danish Design, while still working with its principles of user friendliness and quaity. Karin is an academic Danish jeweller, speaking multiple languages and sporting a Masters degree in communication and history of arts.free-form art nouveau inspired jewellery boldly struggling against the minimalistic tastes of the prevalent Danish Design, while still working with its principles of user friendliness and quaity. Design and art should always be made with the end user in mind. Jewellery which hurts, ruins the clothes or falls apart when being used are possibly pieces of art, made for museums, but the real challenge is combining beauty, innovative design, profound meaning and comfort for everyday wear. ORGANIZATION: Castens NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION: Advertisement designer Marketing, PR, advertising EDUCATION: 2000 - Institute of Precious Metals COPENHAGEN/DK 1999 - Roskilde University (Masters in Communication and History of Arts) ROSKILDE/DK 1992 - Engelsholm Art School (drawing, sowing, jewellery) VEJLE/DK EXPERIENCE: 2011 - Founder of Castens - COPENHAGEN/DK 2010 – Communications & eventcoordination - DRRB - COPENHAGEN/DK 2009 – PA for CEO - Omnicom Media Group - COPENHAGEN/DK 2007 – PA and communication - Danske Bank Corporate Finance - COPENHAGEN/DK 2006 - Panel Manager – IBM - LYNGBY/DK 2002 – Yellow Pages – communications & marketing - COPENHAGEN/DK 2001 - Junior Project Manager – Berent - COPENHAGEN/DK EVENTS: 2016, Show of the Guilds, Copenhagen 2017, Show of the Guilds, Copenhagen AWARDS: 2013 - 3. place - Brand New - COPENHAGEN/DK PRESS APPEARANCES: 2013 - "Shameless Romantic" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2013 - "Guitar pick made of gold" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2014 - "Portrait of the jeweller" Gammelholm Beboeravis - COPENHAGEN/DK 2014 - "Modern Claddagh Ring" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2015 - "Regard Rings" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2015 - "Fey Tiara" - Berlingske Tidende - COPENHAGEN/DK 2015 - "Faun" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2016 - "Custom made jewellery" - Berlingske - COPENHAGEN/DK 2016 - "Jewellery Entrepreneur" - AuClock - COPENHAGEN/DK 2017 - "Adorabella" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2017 - "Adorabella Tiara" - AuClock - COPENHAGEN/DK 2017 - "Magic Wand" - Design, Watches & Jewellery - COPENHAGEN/DK 2018 - "Two Forever" - Liebhaverboligen - COPENHAGEN/DK BOOKS: 2016 - SMYKKESTEN by Nina Hald, featuring the "Elanil Ametrine Ring" - Gyldendal - COPENHAGEN/DK - ISBN 9788702186048 LANGUAGE SKILLS: Danish - Native English - Near native German - Near native French - Pre-intermediate COMPUTER LITERACY: Adobe Photoshop - advanced Adobe Illustrator - intermediate Adobe InDesign - intermediate Adobe Bridge - intermediate Adobe Audition - fundamental awareness Adobe PremierPro - intermediate Microsoft Package - advanced MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS: 2016 - Copenhagen Jewellers Guild 2018 - Danish Gemmological Society HOBBIES: Sewing historical costumes, drawing, video gaming, reading, bordgaming, roleplaying WEB SITE: http://castens.com/en/ PORTFOLIO URL: http://castens.com/en/smykker/ REGISTRATION DATE: 2018-01-31 17:43:08 COUNTRY/REGION: Denmark ACCOUNT TYPE: Professional |
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