Karin Heimberg

Grey Sheep

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Location

düsseldorf / germany

University

University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Graduation year

2017

Main Manufacturing Countries

germany

belgium

The Netherlands

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The jewellery designed by Karin Heimberg is characterized through the interaction of minimalism and decorative elements. Simplicity, straight lines and optical effects meet ornamental details with ethnic influences.
In her collections, the designer combines traditional craftsmanship with modern manufacturing techniques and balances both areas. Carefully selected and mindful combined materials are characteristic for her jewellery and always emphasise the aesthetics of the individual pieces.
After her apprenticeship as a goldsmith at the „Staatliche Zeichenakademie Hanau“ she studied in the bachelor- and master programs of „Applied Art and Design“ at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf. Currently, she lives and works in Düsseldorf.
For several times Karin Heimberg worked in cooperation with fashion designers and up-coming labels, developing showpieces and accessories.

Latest Collection

Depicted signs

The new Collection „Depicted Signs“ is characterized through the interaction of minimalism and decorative elements. The source of inspiration for the collection is the unique ornamental paintings on the mud-houses of the African tribe “Cassena“. The handpainted patterns consist of repetitions and sequences of self-developed symbols. Every sign has a meaning and depicts a part of the tribe’s everyday life. Transferring these impressions into our present life, the question arose: What would our symbols look like, how would we describe our life? The signs, developed out of this question, became the base of the design for this collection. Influences from Optical Art are just as significant for her jewellery as the reduction of colour to black and white.