Our Roots

THE STORY OUR ROOTS

SILK was founded by the dynamic and adventurous Dutch duo Heidi van Leeuwen & Maarten Smetsers. The Dutch brand loves everything that brings colour and happiness to life. SILK's heritage is in Asia, the ultimate place to experience colour. The designers pursued their dream by creating their own label. SILK brings a new dimension to their creativity and travel around the world. Heidi's non-conformist playful taste combined with Maarten's designer talent for powerful, strong shapes and simplicity brings their fashionable trendy jewellery brand to life.

Great Minds Think a like

Their creative spirits find each other in their shared dream, which will become their own brand SILK a year later. In 2004 they officially start their business by designing their first pieces of jewellery. A jeweller falls in love with it and places a small order which was sold out immediately afterwards. The launch of the first SILK jewellery store is a fact. Today, their brand is sold in several countries around the world with over 300 jewellery stores selling their collection.

SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP

SILK sketches her Asian-inspired pieces and the team of unsurpassed artisans brings its vision to life as they forge sterling silver into pieces of jewellery of lasting quality and beauty. The SILK signature of superior craftsmanship can be found in every handmade massive silver piece. The art of jewellery making is an ancient skill that goes back to the time of kings on the island. The descendants of those original craftsmen today form the SILK team. Working with the Balinese and Javanese results in a contemporary silver collection that is strongly influenced by Indonesian jewellery styles

FROM IDEA TO DESIGN

FOUNDER AND OWNER MAARTEN

I get my satisfaction from making beautiful lasting products in an honest way. In intensive cooperation with our silversmiths.

In addition, or perhaps especially in this time, I want to offer a top quality product. There is enough junk for sale, I want to produce a sustainable product that can last a lifetime. To the last detail I accept nothing less than excellent quality at a fair price.

We launch new models several times a year, these are always extensively tested. In addition, each product is subject to extensive quality control, both by our own people and with the Dutch warranty foundation.

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