It is important to build a good network and start your career in a studio with fine colleagues. Also, I would suggest postponing the idea of having your own shop until later. You’ve got to update your skills constantly. And never forget to be curious.

I enjoy observing the objects I find, deciphering the possibilities and what to create, and then how to make them. All the raw materials I work with are lost-and-found objects. This way those items that were discarded and lost by someone are re-used by me.

Jewellery has always been a passion for me. Having my own studio that doubles as a shop allowed me to concentrate fully on the craft. Scrap pieces have always interested me, I made scrap collages at design school. Finally, I ended up combining my two passions.

Partly. I participated in several courses and workshops, before joining the goldsmith Tina Richter’s studio. I did four semesters in her studio. Now I share my knowledge too, occasionally taking on school apprentices for a two-week course.