Dunja: I cannot remember the exact moment, but I know that I always had a lingering desire to create jewellery. Godfrey: I have always been a sculptor by nature, so doing a goldsmith apprenticeship seemed the instinctive path to follow.

Dunja: The first object we collaborated on was a twisted bracelet. I made a prototype with clay, which was falling apart and felt nervous as it was quite big and challenging. I had no idea whether we would understand each other. It turned out to be beautiful and is my favourite piece to this today.

Godfrey: I am a sculptor by trade and in the past carved elaborate rural scenes on wooden doors. This informs my jewellery-making technique. I tend to focus on the little details, be it a crocodile with all its patterns and textures for a belt buckle or creating intricate designs using small gemstones.

Dunja: I am mainly inspired by African jewellery, I like to dissect the traditional shapes and simplify them to conform to today’s tone. Godfrey: I create detailed belt buckles or bracelets depicting various local wild animals, which are very typical in this part of the world. Back in the day, I would use materials intrinsically linked to traditional African jewellery crafting, and today I use indigenous gemstones instead.