Germany offers culture, art exhibitions, festivals, a dramatic history, great cars – it’s all here – not to mention the superior engineering and design that goes into everything, including jewelry.  This is where I first noticed how a simple pearl combined with sterling silver and/or wire wrapped beads can be made into a slightly industrial, edgy design.

In addition to the Metal and Pearl Series, please see my Wire Wrapped jewelry items – made with high quality, non-tarnishing German wire. All are located throughout the Earrings, Necklaces, Rings, and Sets pages.

Learn the German language at the famous Goethe Institute http://www.goethe.de/enindex.htm.  I earned my Zertifikat Deutsch at the Goethe Institute in Berlin, http://www.goethe.de/ins/de/ort/gst/ber/ins/enindex.htm and highly recommend the Intensive language course and cultural and recreational programs.
 

Interesting links about Germany:

• German Design:  http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/culture/arts/visual_arts/Design.html 

• The official web site for Berlin:  http://www.berlin.de/english/index.html 

• Germany tourism:  http://www.germany-tourism.de/

Auf Wiedersehen!
 

Radikal necklaces: vertical metal tube with mixed pearls/crystal