What originally started as a relaxing hobby for Rotterdam-based Carin van Es, quickly grew into a successful creative company called Jazu Jewellery. Before she took the step to start her own company, Carin worked as a graphic designer. For this, she studied at the Art Academy (now Willem de Kooning Academy) in Rotterdam. This is how she ended up in the world of design & art. This turned out to be the perfect basis for her creative talent to start Jazu Jewellery. In 2005, Carin visited the Greek capital Athens for the first time, which turned out to be a paradise for beads. She was so inspired there that she bought various materials to make her first set of jewelry at home. Once under the spell of this new passion, she further developed her talent to design refined jewelry. That was the moment that she said goodbye to her career as a graphic designer and started her own company Jazu Jewellery. In 2008, she released her first collection, which turned out to be a great success. In 2013 it was time to open her own studio in the "Oude Noorden", one of the popular neighborhoods of Rotterdam. Together with various employees, Carin makes a new collection twice a year and these trendy jewelry pieces are all handmade.

Having become addicted to Greece, Carin has been coming here regularly since 2005 and has also done her shopping there. That is how she was inspired to choose the name for her company - Jazu which is derived from γεια σου - the Greek word for hello and day. Carin now even lives part of the year in Greece, on the beautiful green island of Corfu, together with her Greek partner. This is where she often gets ideas that she then works out for a new collection.

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