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Yuki Ferdinandsen

  • Silversmith
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Master Artisan
Yuki Ferdinandsen Silversmith
Contact
Danish, English, Japanese
Hours:
By appointment only
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Setting a beat for modern silverwork

  • • Yuki specialises in the arare technique
  • • She works on the balance between matt and gloss
  • • Her pieces are the result of her rich cultural background

Yuki Ferdinandsen was born in Japan and has been living in Denmark since 1988. She trained as a silversmith and chaser in both countries. After finishing the Institute of Precious Metals she worked at the silverware company, Georg Jensen, and today has her own workshop. She has participated in a number of exhibitions around the world, and won several highly prestigious awards. A single piece from Yuki's workshop can take months of disciplined work. Once the silver object has been raised as a form, the process to define the surface begins. The result is a sculptural work that is artistically meaningful, both in concept and form. Her treatment of the surface is painstakingly executed with chased bumps in intricate patterns.

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Works

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Hanabi

This was made in 925 sterling silver and chased. There are 3520 dots on each of these.

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Arare vessel

This leaf-shaped vessel is made out of 925 sterling silver, chased by the artist and hand-hammered in the Arare technique which consists in forming regular rows and lines of dot-relief in the silver.

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Arare technique on display

These items are part of Yuki Ferdinandsen’s arare collection. They are all chased in silver and hammered with thousands of dots which Yuki has hand-stamped.

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Teardrop and peardrop

Thousands of dots decorate these silver vessels. They were hand-hammered by Yuki Ferdinandsen and chased in silver.

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