Andrea Wagner & Maaike Roozenburg | Amsterdam Creatives

Andrea Wagner redesigned her Amsterdam home. She lives below and works above, crafting unique jewels.

She moved to Amsterdam years ago to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

She previously lived in Canada and Germany and speaks with a graceful, European flair.

She drinks hot tea from a porcelain white cup and sketches the design for a silver ring.

“The idea for this ring came from – oh, what is it called – the plastic lift you take off milk and juice cartons.”

Sun floods into the room. Along her wall hangs a card reading, “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.”

On the opposite end of the city, Maaike Roozenburg works in a massive warehouse.

“This used to be a bakery.” She leads me into the three story studio. “It smelled like flour and baked goods.”

A baby dog whines on the second floor. We walk passed him, up to the top level. Maaike serves ginger cookies and shows me her collection of root vegetable ornaments.

She used to be a dancer and moves with grace.

Maaike delicately sets porcelain tiles on a mold. The air is cold. Rain pounds on the skylights.