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THE BIRTH OF THE LITTLE HOUSES
Once upon a time… there was a family of creative German goldsmiths looking for a warmer and sunnier place in the south to settle, find new materials, and inspiration. Choosing a suitable place wasn’t easy, especially because it would mean a drastic change of life: learning a new language to communicate and express themselves, adapting to a new culture. The search wasn’t easy, but in the end, they chose an island in the Mediterranean, a place of ancient civilizations and heartbreaking natural beauty: Sardinia.
The first house in Sardinia where they temporarily lived was a typical reed hut of the fishermen of San Giovanni di Sinis, their first genuine and authentic contact with Sardinia, which sparked a deep love for this island. The knowledge of the fishermen of Cabras and the riches of the Sardinian sea offered them precious material like coral, which fueled the creative flair of the young goldsmith couple like a wave of inspiration. New creations, born from the rich Sardinian heritage, were brought to Germany and exhibited in various shows. Their curiosity and drive to explore the territory then led them to the small stone village of Narbolia, where they found a home and created their goldsmith workshop. Even a simple material like trachyte, used to build their workshop, offered a creative spark. The natural split of the stone immediately materialized in the imagination of the two goldsmiths as the roof of a house. From here came the idea of using house-shaped silhouettes made from trachyte with a few engraved details as decorative elements to enrich some jewelry displays in various exhibitions held in Germany.
Many visitors enthusiastically appreciated this setup, prompting Rainer and Sabine to delve deeper into the possibilities offered by this very versatile and ductile stone along with the concept of home. The experimentation with jewelry featuring building details, little windows with golden drapes, small doors, cats, Sardinian dancers, gave an enchanted and precious touch to the little houses. The magic comes to life: from a “
