Birgit Laken

jewelry designer (born 1948)
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Summary

Birgit Laken was born on November 13, 1948[1], in Leiden[2]. She has worked as a jewelry designer[3], university teacher[4], goldsmith[5], and photographer[6].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1948[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[8]
  • Field of work: jewelry[9], jewelry design[10]
  • Educated at: Gerrit Rietveld Academie[11]
  • Member of: Vereniging van Edelsmeden en Sieraadontwerpers[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Residence: Haarlem[14]
  • Family name: Laken[15]
  • Given name: Birgit[16]
  • Official website: http://www.birgitlaken.nl/[17]
  • Work location: Haarlem[18], Leerdam[19]
  • Student of: Onno Boekhoudt[20]
  • Floruit: 2009[21]
  • Partner in business or sport: Eleonoor van Beusekom[22]
  • Described by source: hedendaagsesieraden.nl[23]
  • Participant in: Dare to wear, sieraden uit de collectie Paul Derrez/Willem Hoogstede[24], 10 Jaar Ra[25], 16 Dutch Jewellery Designers[26], Multiples heden verleden[27], Zonder wrijving geen glans[28], A Moveable Feast: Helen Williams Drutt Collection 1964-1993[29], Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection[30], Sieraad als objekt[31], Was ist Schmuck? Kreuz und Quer durch die Sammlungen, der ethnografische Nachlass Herion neu Präsentiert[32], Tekens en ketens[33], Más que zuecos y tulipanes[34]
  • Represented by: Galerie NØ[35], Nebti[36], Galerie l'Idée[37]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[38], gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[39], NADD creators[40]
  • Has works in the collection: Annie Brouwer-Korf collection[41], Helen Williams Drutt Collection[42], Museum Arnhem[43], CODA Museum[44], Threes Moolhuysen-Coenders collection[45], Susan Grant Lewin Collection[46], Wikidata item[47], Wikidata item[48], Montreal Museum of Fine Arts[49], Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen[50], Centraal Museum[51]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[52]

FAQs

Where was Birgit Laken born?

Birgit Laken's place of birth was Leiden[2].

What did Birgit Laken do for work?

Birgit Laken worked as a jewelry designer[3], university teacher[4], goldsmith[5], and photographer[6].

Where did Birgit Laken go to school?

Birgit Laken was educated at Gerrit Rietveld Academie[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 17w ago · Difool · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 128657405
    Isni → 0000000025897660
    Occupation → jewelry designer, university teacher, goldsmith +1
    Date of birth → +1948-11-13T00:00:00Z, +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  2. 24w ago · Marsupium · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Vereniging van Edelsmeden en Sieraadontwerpers, Haarlems Sieraad Collectief
    Rijksmuseum research library authority id → 199739
    Educated at → Gerrit Rietveld Academie
    Partner in business or sport → Eleonoor van Beusekom
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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