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.