Iris Nijenhuis

Iris Nijen­huis is a jewel­lery desi­gner from Ams­ter­dam and makes uni­que jewel­lery from tex­ti­les. Her inno­va­ti­ve designs are modu­lar, which means that the dif­fe­rent pie­ces of tex­ti­le are put tog­e­ther like a puz­zle, wit­hout fas­ten­ers such as glue. The pie­ces of tex­ti­le are cut with a laser cut­ter and then put tog­e­ther by Iris hers­elf. The enti­re design and pro­duc­tion pro­cess takes place in her ate­lier in the cent­re of Ams­ter­dam.

The jewel­lery is made of dif­fe­rent mate­ri­als, such as vegan lea­ther, spa­cer fabric or scu­ba. She cho­se the­se mate­ri­als very con­scious­ly, as the laser cut­ter works best with the­se mate­ri­als and can the­r­e­fo­re offer them the best qua­li­ty. In addi­ti­on, Iris also offers repairs, sin­ce the ​‘puz­zle pie­ces’ in her jewel­lery are modu­lar and easi­ly replaceable.

Would you like to see the uni­que designs of local maker Iris Nijen­huis in real life? Her stu­dio on the Prin­sen­eiland in the cent­re of Ams­ter­dam is open by appoint­ment. Plea­se cont­act her via Insta­gram or email.