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Frozen Morning Light

One morning, looking across the grass behind his house, Rob Thalen was captivated by the sparkles of ice crystals glistening in the light. “How can I capture this ‘image' in the design of a silver vessel?” he wondered. After working on sketches and exploring options, Rob and his brother Jaap came up with a design composed of 30 kg of silver and 300 diamonds to create the sparkling effect of morning dew.
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Rob & Jaap Thalen
Francorchamps, Belgium
Father and son Rob and Jaap Thalen opened their workshop Thalen & Thalen in 2006. Rob had studied silversmithing and trained as a bronze sculptor. He ...
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