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The project Makers Move was launched in 2012 in the streets of Copenhagen by Josephine Winther and Gitte Nygaard. Makers Move’s base is a mobile jewellery workshop where we work and talk to people on the street about the jewellery and other objects of special significance they are wearing.

Niels had a severe allergic reaction 31 years ago and at the hospital one of the nurses fainted by the sight of his swollen body. This is the reason why Niels is supposed to always carry his adrenaline injector with him. But he often forgets to carr

The guardian angel is from Paris, from the cousin of Sergei’s wife. It has a personal value to Sergei, cause she gave it to him with the wish that it would protect him. The bird is from a friend in Amsterdam who gave it to him some years ago. It is

Sergei’s imprint cast in Sn 99.9.

02: The imprint of the end part of Niels adrenaline injector is cast in Sn 99.9.

Exchange paper, 02, Niels.

‘The snap hook is a token from my many travels and it makes me remember the importance of exploring the world. It has been with me through jungle, desert, snow and mountains. I always carry it along with some string and a bit of gaffer tape. This i

The pendants in the  Toollerybox  is made in connection with our project  Makers Move , a mobile jewellery workshop launched this summer in the streets of Copenhagen. We asked people on the street if they carry an object or

‘This ring was given to my by a former employer when I quit my job.  I was content with the job but I had a feeling that something better could come up. I followed my intuition and left the job without having anything – beside the ring. For m

‘My mother reminds me a little too often of my seven year severity calling in Walt Disney's the Lion King, the last scene got me up on the living room table posing, and in partnership with the entire Lion Kingdom share a roar. One day my mother bro

On a very amusing shopping trip with a good friend to Randers many years ago Hanne bought a jacket. Later when she wore the jacket and her yellow ear clasps, called "bimlerne" , it was as if she became a living painting of Franciska Clausen from her

The  Toollerybox  and pendants on display at  Kim Buck , in Rådhusstræde 10, Copenhagen. The pendants in the  Toollerybox  is made in connection with our project  Makers Move , a mobile jewellery workshop la

07: The imprint of Jair’s nail clipper is cast in Sn 99.9.

“The Miss aunts” were two sisters who lived together for many years in their parents' old apartment, because at the time it was difficult for the unmarried to get their own apartment. One of the aunts succeeds in getting an apartment, which both aun

Strings for the imprints.

Nadia’s grandparents fled Palestine in 1948 and settled in Jordan. The key chain Nadia always carries with her is a map of what once was Palestine. Name: Nadia. What: Key chain with a map of Palestine crafted from olive tree. 09: The imprint of N

he  Toollerybox  and pendants on display in Goldfingers , in Klosterstræde 18, Copenhagen. The pendants in the  Toollerybox  is made in connection with our project  Makers Move , a mobile jewellery workshop&nb

The ring Marie-Louise made to her first exhibition at Gallery Pi, where she had asked six different artists to choose a movie as the starting point for a piece of work, and from this she made a piece of jewellery. The starting point of this ring is

Philip is a bicycle mechanic apprentice and likes to go out in the weekend and have a lot of drinks together with his friends. In these occasions his friends knows that at some point they have to make sure to take Philips silver chain and mobile pho

Julie met the love of her life when they were both 15 years old and they were lovers for a few years. Then Kurt moved to Austria and they did not meet till  20 years later at an opening of an exhibition in Hillerød. In the intervening 20 years

Karl-Ejnar is a goldsmith and has an intern that he would like to teach a lot of skills. Therefore, he gave her the assignment to make a silver ring, which should keep the dimensions of 1/10-part millimeters. Name: Karl-Ejner. What: Silver ring.

16, Marianne, Karen and Yoda.

Kim is a goldsmith and has asked another goldsmith to make his wedding ring, (because according to superstition, it brings bad luck if a goldsmith makes his own wedding ring). The ring is made of 20 kt gold with a spiral pattern in relief, the ring

When the gold prices were reasonable, Thorkild cut out one of Kasia's drawings and transformed it into a finger ring. In the ring a hand-cut diamond is set and fits the random and spontaneous ring. Name: Kasia. What: Gold ring with hand cut diamon

he  Toollerybox  and pendants on display in  Bærbart , Nybrogade 26,  Copenhagen. The pendants in the  Toollerybox  is made in connection with our project  Makers Move , a mobile jewellery workshop la

When Ulla was born in 1944, her mother got a bracelet from gold, that her grandfather had made in 1919. The bracelet was passed on and in 2005 Ulla got the bracelet from her mother. Name: Ulla. What: Bracelet from gold with a flower pattern in rel

Anna got the pink plastic Rosary necklace from her mentor after finishing her final exam at The Institute of precious metal in Copenhagen. It is a special gift, selected for her to wish congratulations on a successful exam. Anna has been surrounded

This signet seal has been in Jan's family for many generations. Jan’s great-grandfather, a Tavern owner in Germany, got the signet seal in 1840. Jan inherited it from his grandfather in 1968 and the signet seal will in the future be passed on to Jan

Trine has a great interest in jewellery and she conveys this interest through a blog filled with contemporary jewellery which she finds interesting. When she finds time Trine makes jewellery her self. Her engagement ring is made by Kasia Gasparski.

Anna lived for many years in a house with a garden full of hollyhocks. She treasured this garden very much. Now she lives in an apartment on the 4 floor on Amager in Copenhagen, and she is longing for her garden full of hollyhocks. Recently she was

The imprints of Anne´s Hollyhock seed is cast in Sn 99.9.

Sonja and her boyfriend went on a trip to Istanbul. They arrived late in the evening and would eat at a nice restaurant, and what Sonja did not know was that her boyfriend had brought an engagement ring to propose to Sonja. Sonja thought that her bo

Alikka had on a longer stay in London found a brooch on a flea market, with a bright color and not too large. Alikka doesn't like to wear jewellery in general, with the exception of brooches, and she sticks to the same brooch for a long time. The br

he  Toollerybox  and pendants on display  Lisbeth Nordskov , Gothersgade 80, Copenhagen. The pendants in the  Toollerybox  is made in connection with our project  Makers Move , a mobile jewellery workshop

Today Caroline has moved her engagement ring to a different finger. It is a great moment, because the last 3 years she got rid of 30 of the 40 kg she decided as target to lose in weight. Caroline is looking forward to the marriage ring that will soo

Mette bought this keychain on her first trip to Japan, it is a "cutetificed" Maneki-neko waving cat as it’s called in Japanese. It is a prosperous cat, and Mette always have it with her. Name: Mette. What: Keychain. 33: The imprint of Mette’s key

Imprints cast in Sn 99.9.

The Danish Arts Foundation Crafts and Design Committee have awarded a prize to the jewelry project Makers Move . Prize motivation:
“In Makers Move , the two jewelers in an exemplary manner combine a number of interesting aspects of making jewel

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