Office Christmasparty or Julebord

Dear Friends !
Its almost Christmas.  Or at least, its almost December.
And this is the time for julebord, or the annual office party.

This is an event which is really important in all Norwegian workplaces.  And so also at A&C.

We dress up the best we can.  Jewellery is ofcourse very important, as this is a day to be glamourous and sparkling.

We need that, as outside its very dark and cold. But we Norwegians really love christmas.  We celebrate at least one month.  And the ritual of the Julebord marks the start for us.

This is Tove, our buying manager.

And this is Lars Tore, our managing director, in a party mood !

And this is Julenissen.  As you know, the real Father Christmas is from Norway, and he looks like this.

This fantastic couple is our new franchisee in CC Vest.  A shoppingmall in Oslo.

And this beautful girl is our new franchisee in Bogstadveien, our oldest shop.

And this great girl has bought the shop in Sandvika.  One of our biggest concept shops.

 

And these poor people used to be our staff, and they are really sorry not to work for A&C anymore.
We will miss them a lot !!

Winter is coming

Hi dear friends !  
Its November, and winter is coming.  Its frost every morning now.  Its kind of nice !  I dont mind at all.
We Norwegians are used to it.  The dark time (mørketiden) is over us.  The days are getting shorter and shorter.  The night is long and black.  But we know how to deal with it.  Let me show you how !

Our fireplace, its nice to have now in November.

And lots of good firewood, that smells nice. 

We have frost every morning now.  It is also beautiful !

Frozen landscapes.

Birchleaves in fall.  Thanks to my cousin Anne Siri for this beatiful shot.

Winter is coming !  Welcome !

Bli med en tur til landsbyen hvor vi lager sølvsmykkene våre

A&C has been making our silver jewellery in Indonesia for a long time.  We were never happy with the quality of silver jewellery on the market, so we decided to try to make our own.  Now, after 15 years of development we are very proud to have our special silver workshop in Indonesia.  We make the designs in Norway, but the craftsmen are in Indonesia.  Indonesian silversmiths have a centuries long tradition in arts and crafts.   A&C, or Arts & Crafts which is our original name. really has a meaning.  We have this love for the handmade, we prefer authentic quality.  And we want our jewellery to be made well.
Her you can see how we do it.

Vil du være med til landsbyen hvor vi lager sølvsmykkene våre ?

 

Vi har jobbet i 15 år med å bygge opp en skikkelig håndverksproduksjon av sølv, med design, kvalitetskontroll og flinke sølvsmeder som kan sitt fag.

Alt gjøres for hånd på gamlemåten.  Ikke noe støpt eller halvfabrikata takk !

Det er godt og bærekraftig å jobbe hjemme i landsbyen, med familien rundt seg.

Smil og latter og trivsel på jobben er viktig !

Livet her er ikke i hurtigfila, og det er vel en kvalitet.

Det ligger masse arbeid bak hvert eneste lille sølvsmykke.

Et lite marked fullt av frukt og grønnsaker.

Transport med rismotor.

Og veldig mange søte små barn.

Bananer i lange baner

Poleringsmaskinen er enkel

En liten gassflamme er alt som skal til.  I tillegg til kunnskap da.

Gullsmedfaget er en tradisjonell kunst som læres fra far til sønn.  Og de har vært eksperter i hundrevis av år !!

Sølvet loddes.  Det er mange arbeidsoperasjoner i et eneste smykke.

Det er deilig å sykle mellom banantrærne.

Kjøkkendamene.

N