Sabine Römer

Sabine Römer is a jewellery designer and sculptor.

Education

Born and raised in Germany in 1980, Römer started creating jewellery and sculptures out of precious metal and gemstones at the age of 15. Seven years later she graduated with a scholarship as one of the youngest-ever female Masters from Germany’s Pforzheim Goldsmith and Watchmaker School.[1] There, Römer mastered a wide range of jewellery-making techniques, including stone cutting, carving, stonesetting, design and gemmology.

Work

In 2004, Römer started to work for British jeweller Stephen Webster[2] in London.

In 2007, she founded Sabine Roemer Ltd.[3]

Collaborations

Römer collaborated with the Nelson Mandela Foundation creating jewellery sculptures to be auctioned off at the star-studded Mandela Day charity gala events.

In 2009, Morgan Freeman bought Römer’s jewelled sculpture of Nelson Mandela’s hand, named “Masincedane”, which means ‘the hand that helps others’.

In 2010 Freeman commissioned Römer to create a diamond and emerald-encrusted version of the 46664 Bangle.[4] The actor wore the bracelet to the Academy Awards as a nominee for his role in the film, Invictus, before it was finally auctioned off at the South Africa Football World Cup.

For Elephant Parade. the world’s largest open-air art exhibition to save the Asian Elephant. Römer created three life size art elephants: Emerald Queen (London, 2010),[5] Madonnina (Milan, 2011) and Pretty & Pink (Singapore, 2012).[6] Part of all auction proceeds of the statues go to charity.

In 2010 Römer and Anna Haber collaborated with the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert to create a unique collection that symbolised their journey.[7]

Awards

Römer won the Tanzanite 2006 Celebration of Life jewellery design award.

Römer is part of the Hot 100 professional jewellers and one of the 17 trendsetters for 2010.[8]

Römer was nominated for the Jewellery Designer of the Year category at the UK Jewellery Awards 2010.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sabine Roemer". Risinggems.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Young talented artist Sabine Roemer". Womenist.net. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "SABINE ROEMER LIMITED". cdrex.com. 2011-01-09. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary wearing Sabine Roemer 46664 African Emerals Bangles". bangles.46664.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Trunk Show". vogue.co.uk. 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Launch of Elephant Parade Gallery stores and tangs christmas light". elephantparade.com. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  7. ↑ "Globetrotter – Anna Haber". shoplatitude.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  8. ↑ "PROFESSIONAL JEWELLER HOT 100: 2010 Trendsetters". professionaljeweller.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

References

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