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Danish jeweller (1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dyrberg/Kern A/S is a Danish jewelry company founded by Gitte Dyrberg and Henning Kern in 1985.[1]
The company started when Gitte Dyrberg and Henning Kern met at the Danish Design School and began collaborating on a clothing line for women as well as jewelry.[2] In 1990 Gitte and Henning decided to focus only on fashion jewellery which they have been doing since then.[3]
Dyrberg/Kern is headquartered on Oesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The jewellery and watches are designed in-house [4] and handmade.[5][6]
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Gitte Dyrberg and Henning Kern met in 1985 and in the beginning they designed women's clothes with matching accessories.[7] The design duo showed their first fashion show in 1987 when they graduated from Copenhagen School of Design.[8] After 3 years Henning Kern and Gitte Dyrberg decided to focus only on fashion jewellery.[8] In 1997 Dyrberg/Kern was nominated for the Gazelle award for the first time.[9] In 2001 Dyrberg/Kern received the King Frederik IX's Award for Excellence in Export.[10][11] In 2004 the company received the award Entrepreneur of the Year.[11][12][2][13][14]
In 2010 the 25 year anniversary was celebrated with the release of The Monogram Collection with Dyrberg/Kern monogram coins[15] and also the book "Celebrating 25 years of jewellery love"[16] In 2011/2012 the company decided to expand its business with the launch of the first Sterling Silver collection[17][18]
- 1985: Gitte and Henning meet and begin designing women clothes and accessories
- 1987: Graduation from Copenhagen School of Design
- 1990: Decision to only focus on fashion jewellery
- 1997: Nominated for the Gazelle award for the first time
- 2001: Received the King Frederik IX's Award for Excellence in Export
- 2004: Received the award Entrepreneur of the Year
- 2010: 25 years anniversary
- 2011/12: Launch of Sterling Silver collection
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Fashion jewellery
The Fashion Jewellery collection is launched two times a year:[19] Spring/Summer collection & Autumn/Winter collection. Every collection has an overall theme with small stories turned into series.[17]
Sterling silver
The Sterling Silver collection consists of several small jewellery stories with some styles also available with 18 carat gold finish.[20][21]
Watches
Dyrberg/Kern also has a watch collection.[17]
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