Frank Tjepkema | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Born in 1970, Frank Tjepkema grew up in Geneva, Brussels and New York City. In 1989, he settled in the Netherlands to study industrial design, attending the Delft University of Technology for two years, after which he transferred to the Design Academy Eindhoven. In 1996, Tjepkema graduated cum laude and subsequently started a MA at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam, getting his degree in 1998. Tjepkema works in the fields of interior design, architecture, product design, visual design and jewelery. After initially working for Philips Design, he set up his own design studio called Tjep, together with Janneke Hooymans in 2001. He has designed products, furniture and accessories for corporate clients... more.

We have 2 objects that Frank Tjepkema has been involved with.

Heart shaped necklace with a pendant constructed from metal wheels, hands and springs of a clock with a set of wings with openwork that resembles feathers attached on the front of the pendant. The metal wire attached to the pendant is a different metal from the pendent and the clasp is a toggle and loop with extra wire hanging from each side of the clasp. A rectangular wooden storage box, separate miniature key and separate tag are part of the jewelry ensemble.

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