Unwearable Jewellery – Rebecca Elbek Jewelry https://rebeccaelbek.com Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:20:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://rebeccaelbek.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-elbekfav-32x32.jpg Unwearable Jewellery – Rebecca Elbek Jewelry https://rebeccaelbek.com 32 32 Venus Candleholder https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/venus-candleholder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venus-candleholder Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:58:12 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=12922
  • 18ct. Gold plated & Silver plated bronze
  • Approx 16x15x42 cm

    • Handmade. One-off piece. Venus Candleholder continues my fascination with the ocean and beach treasures - the quiet act of searching, and the beauty found in things shaped by time.

    I’ve always been drawn to erosion and transformation. How something once submerged slowly changes - taken over by corals, seagrass, salt and movement - becoming something entirely new, yet still holding traces of what it once was.

    The ceramic elements are vintage, already carrying their own past life. I love working with objects that already exist, continuing their story rather than beginning from zero. The gold becomes a way of giving life again - highlighting, elevating, and gently transforming what was once forgotten.

    The shells are nature itself - a direct connection to the underwater world, collected over time and shaped by it.

    Everything is made by hand and assembled slowly, layer by layer. A process that takes time, where nothing is rushed, and where transformation happens quietly - almost like a slow tide building a new landscape.

    Venus Candleholder becomes a small underwater memory - where old and new meet, and where time is allowed to leave its mark.

    ]]>     The inspiration for the candleholder comes from the sea. It comes from the boats, sailing around, embarking on new adventures. The erosion created when something has been underwater for many years. The new life that comes from the sea, the wear and tear, the corals. How something becomes even more beautiful because of the underwater life. The erosion of the material is a story in itself.

    ]]>         Golden Wonders Corner Pieces https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/corner-pieces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corner-pieces Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:38:08 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=11611 24ct. gold plated bronze with enamel

    1. Colors: Green & purple and pink & purple flower. – sold15.000 Dkk. / 1.980€ / $2.400

      2. Colors: Green & purple flower, green & orange color and pink flower

    17.000 Dkk./ 2.300€ / $2.700

    3. Colors: Blue & terracotta and light purple with brown dot flower.

    19.000 Dkk. / 2.550€ / $3.000

    4. Colors: Green & purple flowers.

    15.000 Dkk. / 1.980€ / $2.400

    ]]>         Golden Wonders Standing Pieces https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/standing-pieces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=standing-pieces Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:14:31 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=11600 24ct. gold plated bronze with enamel

    1. Colors: Blue & green and coral with blue dot flowers

    17.000 Dkk. / 2.300€ / $2.700

    2. Colors :Terracotta & blue and blue and brown  flowers

    22.000 Dkk. / €3.000 / $3.500

    3. Colors: Blue & green and coral with blue dot flowers.

    17.000 Dkk. / 2.300€ / $2.700

    4. Colors : Green & blue and green and brown flowers

    22.000 Dkk. / €3.000 / $3.500

     

    ]]>         Golden Wonders Hanging Pieces https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/hanging-pieces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hanging-pieces Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:12:37 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=11599 24ct. gold plated bronze with enamel

    1. Colors: Reddish pink & blue and light blue flowers

    19.000 Dkk. / 2.550€ / $3.000

    2. Colors: Blue & terracotta and light purple with brown dot flower.

    19.000 Dkk. / 2.550€ / $3.000

    ]]>         Golden Wonders Wood pieces https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/wood-pieces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wood-pieces Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:10:54 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=11609 24ct. gold plated bronze with enamel on wood

    1. 19.000 Dkk. / 2.550€ / $3.000
    2. 19.000 Dkk. / 2.550€ / $3.000
    3. 24.000 Dkk. / 3.250€ / $3.800
    4. 21.000 Dkk. / 2.850€ / $3.350
    5. 21.000 Dkk. / 2.850€ / $3.350
    ]]>         Bejeweled Leftover #3 https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/bejeweled-leftover-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bejeweled-leftover-3 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:27:15 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=10567
  • Leftover crystal parts and 18ct. gold-plated silver from leftover cast
  • 29x15 cm

    • This piece is a one-off piece from my exhibition at Enter Art Fair 2023, an art installation made in collaboration with designer Andrea Larsson, Reflections Copenhagen. With this fair we wanted to contribute with a more sustainable and ethical proposal that bridges the gab between our two industries and universes of crystals and gold. Leftover crystal parts and broken pieces are given new life through the art of repurposing them with gold-plated residual materials. It has been elevated into timeless treasures and everlasting unwearable jewelry.

    ]]>     Enter Art Fair 2023.

    Bejeweled Leftovers – from leftovers to treasures.

    An art installation by goldsmith Rebecca Elbek in collaboration with designer Andrea Larsson, Reflections Copenhagen

    Each leftover crystal has a unique beauty and character because of its flaws where where its imperfections and fractures become a part of its past and the beginning of a new story. 

    Rebecca Elbek has composed new bejeweled whimsical objects with a hidden truth of life lived and an unexpected, but beautiful future ahead. Each object is ornamented with discarded gold and broken jewelry pieces and leftover casts.

    ]]>         Hand Embroidered Illustrations https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/drawings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drawings Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:57:51 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=9251
  • Forrest Green, 269x360mm
  • Burgundy Red, 270x359mm
  • Ruby Red, 370x490mm
    • These drawings are one-off pieces made with hand embroidered colors that makes every piece unique. The drawing process, itself, is a big part of my creative process when making a piece of jewelry, this is where the storytelling begins. It is both meditative, enriching and edifying. When I am drawing something I become absorbed in the process of drawing, and come to know my motive through truly seeing it.  "Drawings can do amazing things. They can tell stories, educate, inspire, reveal, entertain, and inform. They can describe appearances, offer commentary, convey drama, and relate history. Arrangements of line and mark can speak of things visible, imaginary, and even invisible"]]>     This collection is a selection of unique unwearable pieces that I have made through time in relation to different collaborations and art exhibitions. It has always been a big part of my creative process to spend time on developing my ideas and storytelling through my drawings and other creative and unwearable creations.

    ]]>         Mobile https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/mobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobile Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:52:15 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=4486
  • Hammered Brass sheet and brass wire
  • Diameter 51 cm
  • Height (can vary) approx 100 cm
    • Handmade. One-off piece. Made for an order. The mobile arose from the wish to create something larger than wearable jewellery, that still contained lightness. I created it out of hammered brass, adorned with white pearls. It is created with the same technique as I use when I create my Underwater Earrings. The mobile is reminiscent of glimpses of light from the sun, which can sometimes experience when one is under the water.]]>
  • Hammered Brass sheet and brass wire
  • Diameter 51 cm
  • Height (can vary) approx 100 cm
    • Handmade. One-off piece. Made for an order. The mobile arose from the wish to create something larger than wearable jewellery, that still contained lightness. I created it out of hammered brass, adorned with white pearls. It is created with the same technique as I use when I create my Underwater Earrings. The mobile is reminiscent of glimpses of light from the sun, which can sometimes experience when one is under the water.]]>         Figurehead Chandelier https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/figurehead-chandelier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=figurehead-chandelier Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:50:43 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=4485
  • 18ct. Gold plated solid sterling silver
  • Approx 53x23 cm

    • Handmade. One-off piece. I always had a fascination with the ocean and beach treasures. As a kid, I could walk up and down the beach for hours with my head turned down towards the sand, hoping to find something unique. A beautiful shell, stellet, or a rare fossil. Particularly intrigued by the erosion of a piece. The transformation of a treasure that has been underwater for years. The corals and seagrass slowly taking over the treasure, providing new life under the deep blue sea and forever changing the expression of the piece.

    The ceramic elements are vintage, already carrying their own past life. I am drawn to working with what already exists, and continuing its story rather than starting from nothing. The gold gives life to something old again - highlighting and gently transforming it.

    The shells are nature itself - a direct connection to the underwater world, shaped by time, salt, and movement.

    Everything is handmade and built slowly, layer by layer - a quiet process where nothing is rushed, and time becomes part of the making.

    At the center of the undersea tableau is a figurehead who in each of his golden arms carries a good story and a lit candle. Each of the arms is unique with its own collection of seashells, fish, and flowers - its own collection of life - made in silver and then gilded with 18ct. gold. The seashells adorning the figurehead are some of my favorites, that I have collected through the years.

    ]]>     The inspiration for the figurehead comes from the sea. It comes from the boats, sailing around, embarking on new adventures. The erosion created when something has been underwater for many years. The new life that comes from the sea, the wear and tear, the corals. How something becomes even more beautiful because of the underwater life. The erosion of the material is a story in itself.

    ]]>         Spoons des Corales https://rebeccaelbek.com/product/spoons-des-corales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spoons-des-corales Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:48:55 +0000 https://rebeccaelbek.com/?post_type=product&p=4483
  • 18ct. Gold plated solid sterling silver
  • 11-13 cm
    • Handmade. I always had a fascination with the ocean and beach treasures. As a kid, I could walk up and down the beach for hours with my head turned down towards the sand, hoping to find something unique. A beautiful shell, stellet, or a rare fossil. Particularly intrigued by the erosion of a piece. The transformation of a treasure that has been underwater for years. The corals and seagrass slowly taking over the treasure, providing new life under the deep blue sea and forever changing the expression of the piece.]]>     Exhibition / Enter Art Fair. The inspiration comes from a fascination with what the sea holds of underwater treasures – both those which have always been there, but also those which, have ended up there for reasons beyond our imagination. What is fascinating about both types, is the erosion, corals, and seagrass, which slowly take over the treasures – they are given a new life and expression under the deep blue sea. The title refers to one of the largest and most exclusive sunken treasures in the world. The three-masted ship Flor de la Mar sank one November night in 1511 off the coast of Malaysia. The heavily loaded ship was reported to be filled with huge quantities of gold, silver, and gemstones to be sailed back from the East – some of which were gifts from the Kingdom of Siam to the Portuguese regent. But alas, it sank. The shipwreck and its generous riches still lie somewhere on the bottom of the sea. The sunken treasures have eroded for centuries and revived underwater

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