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  • Enamelling with Mana Ottmer – the Georgian jewellery designer talked me through the ancient technique of Enamel.

    Enamelling with Mana Ottmer – the Georgian jewellery designer talked me through the ancient technique of Enamel.

    Houten, The Netherlands.

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    She is so passionate about it when showing the process. She said that sometimes a piece needs to be in the oven several times for a perfect finishing.

    Apart from her divine culinary, Mana Ottmer is also known for jewellery designing. She uses the ancient technique of Cloisonné Enamel.

     

    According to the Association of Dutch Enamelers (Vereniging van Nederlandse Emailleurs):

    “The cloisonné technique was already applied in the 5th century BC. It is a form of enamelling with a crushed wire in certain motifs or figures on a metal surface. The gaps are covered with emaille-powder in different colors. The crushed wire prevents the colours to blend during the heating of the enamel, so each color is locked in its own cell.”

    In my point of view, this is a technique of decoration which involves a piece of jewellery  with a glossy coloured type of fondant.

    Mana’s designs are graceful and it stands Renaissance  and Byzantine style.

    Check out Mana’s jewellery website Mana1

  • Giro D’Italia in The Netherlands.

    Giro D’Italia in The Netherlands.

    Giro D’Italia route somewhere near Rhenen, The Netherlands.

    Giro D’Italia – the round of Italy 

    Yesterday was the first stage of Giro D’Italia in Apeldoorn. It was a time trial and, as always, the first duel for the pink Jersey was an exiting one with success for the Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin from team Giant-Alpecin.

    Today, teams raced from Arnhem to Nijmegen in their best pace. The countdown to 29 May in Torino to win this classic is on!

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    I went to check it out. I bumped into these enthusiastic Italians.The Giacomo Nizzolo fans club. He is the sprinter from team TREK-Segafredo.

    Well, after following Tour De France last year I began to understand the rules regarding the cycling classics. Obviously  my favorite  part is the fashion – the jerseys. I somehow have seen these were hot in late 70’s. With a great six pack these tight tops look fabulous!