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Atelier
Nine people, one bench · Antwerp, since 1998
WE ARE NINE GOLDSMITHS, STONE SETTERS AND ONE ENGRAVER, WORKING AT A SINGLE BENCH IN THE DIAMOND QUARTER OF ANTWERP.
THE BENCH, HOVENIERSSTRAAT 22
PHOTOGRAPHED ON A TUESDAY
Nobody here makes a whole ring alone. A band passes through four pairs of hands before it holds a stone, and every one of them leaves a mark inside it.
SENTINEL STARTED IN 1998 WITH ONE BENCH, ONE TORCH AND A SINGLE SOLITAIRE. WE STILL MAKE THAT RING TODAY.
WE MAKE AROUND 400 RINGS A YEAR. WHEN THE BOOK FOR THE YEAR IS FULL, WE CLOSE IT AND START A WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT.
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The bench
Who makes what · five of nine
Hélène Varga
FOUNDER, GOLDSMITH
SINCE 1998
Matteo Rinaldi
CASTING
SINCE 2004
Inès Dubois
STONE SETTING
SINCE 2009
Jonas Keller
POLISHING
SINCE 2015
Amara Osei
ENGRAVING
SINCE 2020
Visit the bench. We open the door on Tuesdays to Saturdays, by appointment, for one visitor at a time.
ADDRESS
HOVENIERSSTRAAT 22, 2018 ANTWERP
HOURS
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, 10–18
VISITS
BY APPOINTMENT, ABOUT AN HOUR
LANGUAGES
DUTCH, FRENCH, ENGLISH