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About By Birdie The jewelry designer Birdie Wendelboe has created her very own style. The Scandinavian designs are typically based on principles of stringent minimalism and the idea that less is more. Birdie goes in the opposite direction with her brand where she creates each and every piece of jewelry as small works of art - extravagant in their appearance with the generous use of gold, oxidized silver and a lavish use of pearls, gemstones and all sorts of diamonds. The result is a duality between the raw and the feminine which has its origins in the fusion between Nordic industry, wisdom of the Far East and the raw nature. The style is edgy and with an unique individual expression the brand has been well recognized throughout Scandinavia and abroad in recent years. By Birdie continues to be a family driven company and is an exclusive brand within fine jewelry with more than 150 dealers, primarily in Scandinavia, and can be found at exclusive multi-brand jewelers and shop-in-shops. The Story Birdie has a Master of Science in Economics and held an executive level position in the pharmaceutical industry. However, as the career advanced, the satisfaction in her work started to wane. As the multi cultural, multi religious, ‘luxury Bohéme’ that Birdie is at heart, she missed creative stimulation. This acknowledgement was the end of corporate life for Birdie but was also the beginning of a new and exciting adventure. With a passion to create, thoughts of her grandmother’s silver bracelets and a great deal of determination, Birdie launched her career as a selfmade jewelry designer. With a long background in economics, as well as marketing, interior design and product development - combined with a remarkable ability to visualize and take in impressions from the environment - Birdie seeks and finds inspiration everywhere. From the urban environment in New York City to the architecture of ancient times, the raw power and beauty of nature, her home city of Aalborg, Nordkraft and The Limfjord Canal, and from trips all over the world. This is evident, not just in the products where each piece of jewelry or scarf is created with a specific thought, feeling or story, but also in Birdies own home and garden where the creative interior decorating includes Italian pottery, Kelim rugs and classic Danish design that all melts together perfectly and compliment the 300-year old warehouse in which Birdie and her family live. This magic fit between dualities is clearly evident in her designs.
Welcome to my world of Treasures With love from Birdie
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The Creation of Jewellery - By Birdie The raw power and the elegance join forces in By Birdie’s extravagant jewelry collections. Every piece is hand forged in gold and silver with a lavish use of diamonds – each piece of jewelry is a work of art. “The hand forged jewelry is sumptuous. The rustic mix between ample use of gold and silver, and
the lavish use of exotic pearls and gemstones, are reminiscent of the contents of a classic treasure chest. The style has a rawness to it, yet it is elegant. The metals have been hammered and treated to obtain the right structure and gleam – gold is surfacing through oxidized silver in a beautiful
combination while untreated diamonds show their naked beauty. My passion is to design and create small treasures in a mix of gold and silver, with pearls, diamonds and gemstones. I search deeply
within myself for the right look, and the result is a line of very personal jewelry. My style is edgy and luxurious, and the line of jewels is made for the woman who wants to wear something unique. My jewelry is made without compromise when it comes to design and choice of materials.
The source of inspiration to the jewelry comes mainly from my many travels – I like to sense a place and feel the atmosphere, the trends, the architecture, history and culture. I’m quite inspired by India where I buy gemstones from the local gem traders and where I work closely together with the local Indian jewelry workshops 6-8 weeks out of the year.
Likewise, I get inspiration from my own day to day environment – my beautiful garden, my home
and Limfjorden – the canal close to where I live which offers plenty of year-round sailing, and even
winter bathing. Also my office building inspires me - an old warehouse which is a former part of the Aalborghus Castle-compound at the harbour front of Aalborg. It’s an amazing place where you still
sense the grace and authenticity from the timbered ornamented rennaissance walls, granite pavings and majestic old trees. Everyday I take great pleasure in overlooking the the beautiful Limfjord and harbour front from my desk – it’s an abundance of impressions, every single day.”
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The Victoria Collection Urban Buds Grace ID: 50811299TH
Heritage Victoria rings
Idun Uno ID: 50811415
Chora ID: 50110262
Apollo Tiny Gold ID: 50301260
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Idun Windsor ID: 50811417
Windsor & Vict or
ia
Queen’s pendants
Victoria Rose ID: 50110251
Victoria Plain ID: 50110260
Victoria Rose Pavé ID: 50110250
Windsor Drop ID: 5090251A
Cara ID: 50110261 Carolina ID: 50110259
Queens & Grace
Windsor ID: 50811397
Dover
Mary, Maud
& Margaret
Windsor Pearl ID: 50811383 Victoria ID: 50301240Q
Elisabeth II ID: 50110239
Grace Triple ID: 50110228
Diana ID: 50110241
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Victoria Keshi ID: 50110240
Grace Pearl ID: 50811393
Grace Heart ID: 5090220
Windsor ID: 50301240M
Urban Buds
na & Victoria
Victoria, Dia
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Keshi
Grace
The Windsor Collection
Sommerset ID: 50811395
Highclere Ø30 ID: 50811386B
Windsor Loop Constantinopel ID: 50110232
Dover ID: 50110236 Dover Gold ID: 50110237 Windsor Gold ID: 50110235
Windsor Silver ID: 50110234
Windsor Pearl ID: 50811383
Sommerset ID: 50801252 Windsor Sprout ID: 50811388 Topkapi ID: 5090219
Highclere
Windsor Bangle ID: 50301257
Windsor Gold Bouquet ID: 5090225
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Dover Gold ID: 50110237
The Cullinan Collection Urban Buds Grace L ID: 50811303P
Buckingham
Sommerset &
Kensington
Sommetset ID: 50110220
Kensington ID: 50110221
Buckingham ID: 50110224
Orion Topka ID: 50301239
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Jasmine Gold Small ID: 50811307A
Galla
Louise, Zeus & Victoria
Maud ID: 50110213
Mary ID: 50110214
Victoria ID: 50110212
Elisabeth I ID: 50110217
Alexandra ID: 50110219 Elisabeth I ID: 50110217 Anne ID: 50110222 Victoria ID: 50110212 Louise ID: 50110218
The Jacqueline Collection
Bouvier L Ø30 ID: 50811371B
Jacqueline 1 Creol ID: 50811293
ngs
Jacqueline Ri
Jacqueline 2 Pavé ID: 50110216
Jacqueline 1 Pavé ID: 50110215
Tropka Creol ID: 50811289
Onassis ID: 50811235
Onassis Oval ID: 50811304
Essex Open ID: 5090192
Waldorf
ne II
eli Jacqu
Jackie Pavé ID: 50110225
Jackie Gold ID: 50110226
Borean Heart ID: 5090212
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Jacqueline ID: 50110093
Shallow Seas Esmeralda Gold ID: 50811282
Matterhorn ID: 50110209
Atoll
Antique Ston e
Rings
Apollo ID: 50301252
Saharan Heart ID: 5090211
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Gili Sea ID: 50110169A
Topkapi ID: 50110210
arms
ch Creol & Topka
Kepler ID: 50110206
Topka Ta
hiti
Topkapi ID: 50801254
Benedict Golden ID: 50110207
Sprout ID: 5090213 Urban Leaf Drop Pavé ID: 5090215C Beech Autumn Pavé ID: 5090210B Borean Heart ID: 5090212
The Ocean Garden Nebula Creol S ID: 50811278A
Gili
Gili Sea, Abyss &
Sun
Nebula ID: 50301241A
Beech Golden ID: 5090202A
Beech Autumn ID: 5090202B
Nebula Pavé Slim ID: 50110193
Beech Silver ID: 5090201A
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Benedict ID: 50110200 Dubeca Superior Coral ID: 50110199B Dubeca Superior ID: 50110199A Dubeca Aqua Flower ID: 50110198 Zeus Tribeca Pavé ID: 50110154
Jersey Pavé ID: 50110192
Holland ID: 50110146 Tree of Life
Nebula
Tribeca Aqua ID: 50110166A
Benedict ID: 50110200
Manhattan Connect Gold ID: 50811272
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Nordic Heritage Topka Small ID: 50801240
Heritage rings
Coin ring s
Sol Coin Pavé ID: 50110185
Zeus Grey Moon ID: 50301240JC
Heritage Stone Aqua ID: 50110171A
Heritage Golden Wave ID: 50110175
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Mani Coin ID: 5090195A
Freja Coin Pavé ID: 50110181 Coin pendants
Sol Coin Pavé Creol ID: 50811268
an Manhatt
SoHo Grand ID: 50110135
Sol Coin Pavé ID: 50811264
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A Tribute to Urban Gardening Urban Leaf Drop SS ID: 50801235SS
Gili Superior & Urban Nobilit y
gs
Zeus single rin
Zeus Triple ID: 50110112 Zeus Tribeca ID: 50110138
Urban Harlem Buds ID: 50301232
Urban Heart ID: 5090170 Urban Harlem Buds-4 ID: 50110108
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Urban Buds Drop ID: 5090186
Cone S ID: 5090131s
Zeus
Urban Harlem Buds Creol ID: 50811226
Zeus rings
Urban Leaf Drop ID: 5090184C Urban Nobility ID: 5090175 Urban Leaf ID: 5090178 Urban Leaf Drop ID: 5090183F
Waldorf & Manhattan New York Extravagance Onassis ID: 50811235
Manhattan
Topka Hamilton ID: 50110140
Topka ID: 50301229 Manhattan Skyline-5 ID: 50110048
Waldorf Towers ID: 50110085 Rockefeller ID: 50110091
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Topka ID: 50110073
Manhatt
an Skylin
und New
A tour aro
e
York
Manhattan Skyline Pavé ID: 50110155 Waldorf Drops ID: 50801226
Jacqueline ID: 50110093
SoHo Bangle ID: 50301225 Topka Earstickers ID: 50811234
The Renaissance Ballroom
Essex
ca
Tribeca & Dube
Basilica ID: 50110120
SoHo Comfort ID: 50110162
Orion Tiny ID: 50500013
Tribeca Pavé ID: 50110154 Zeus Earstickers ID: 50811252
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Lexington ID: 50110128
New York st
reets
Topka Small ID: 5090190
Harlem Shake ID: 5090193 Amalthea Mirror ID: 50801242
Bronx ID: 50110127 Topka Signet ID: 50110126 Lexington ID: 50110128
Empire & Universe
Empire Slim
Empire G
old Stone
s Mani Coin Pearl ID: 50811262
Empire Rose ID: 50110087
Orion ID: 50301207
Karma Empire ID: 5011123
Empire Border ID: 50110078
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Hannibal ID: 5090188
Amalthea ID: 50801239
Comet Plain ID: 50110052
Antique Triple Brill ID: 50110100
Treasures
Fairytale Pearl ID: 5011098
Topka Tahi
ti
Alexandra
Empire Gold Stones ID: 50110014B
King’s Ring 8 ID: 5011AQUA8
Atoll ID: 50110211
Merapi ID: 50301214 Favignana ID: 5011AQUA1
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Aqua Raw ID: 508012US
Gili Meno
Gili ID: 50110083
Flood Light &
N.Y. Wickle
Galileo ID: 50110072
Callisto ID: 50110071
Phone +45 98 12 09 80 email: info@bybirdie.dk www.bybirdie.dk Š By Birdie v/Birdie Wendelboe 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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