Hello,
I'm Nila Krachtin and I work with Steel, Enamel and Illustrations in Amsterdam and I feel very fortunate to be able to make things again.
It started in an old stable in a northern German village with a big anvil, a rusty hammer and anything metal I could find. Champagne muselets, tomato paste cans, resistors, transistors and ornate keys all ended up more or less wearable. The plan was to apprentice with a goldsmith, but a teenage rebellion eventually put me on a plane to New York City to join a rock band and tour the country.
After 25 years of very loud music, many self made T-shirts and some unexpected twists and turns I finally got back to the (not rusty) hammer.
I learned from:
Adam Clark, Scintillant studio, San Francisco
Gésine Hackenberg, Vakschool Edelsmeden, Amsterdam
Christine van der Ree, Emailleur, Amsterdam
Eline Pellinkhof, Illustrator, Amsterdam
via Metalwerx, Boston
Member of the Guild of Enamellers UK.
I admire the work of:
René Lalique, The Glasgow Four, Christopher Dresser, Michaela Frey, Mark Poulin, Joanna Nealey, Eileen O'Shea, Peggy Bannenberg
and my wonderful teachers.
I happily endorse:
Matter and Form, SendCutSend, Shapeways, Ineqs, Thompson Enamel, Lortone Tumblers, Uhlig Kilns
Thank You!
Decal class with Christine van der Ree