Carl Dau / Jewelry

At first, Carl Dau started a career as a mariner. At age 23 he reoriented himself and learned the goldsmith’s trade. After his subsequent design studies at Berlin’s University of the Arts he strongly influenced the development of modern jewelry design with his minimalist creations. Quite often, his jewelry lines reveal obvious affinities with the sculptures created by Donald Judd, Richard Serra and other Minimalist artists. Stainless steel, sometimes combined with precious metal, plays a central role in his minimalist pieces which have been honored with several State Prizes. Thanks to their form, material and function, Carl Dau’s pieces also appeal to men. Since the beginning of the new millennium, his pieces increasingly feature colored surfaces and even diamonds.