Paul Derrez
Paul Derrez (born 20 February 1950) is an Amsterdam-based Visual arts, visual artist. He has established himself as a jewelry designer, gallery owner and collector. He has worked as a teacher in the arts education sector and as an author. Derrez was a founder and for six years a board member of the :nl:Vereniging van Edelsmeden en Sieraadontwerpers, Dutch Association of jewelry designers and makers (''"Vereniging van Edelsmeden en Sieraadontwerpers"''). Life Paul Derrez was born in Sittard, a small former mining town a short distance to the north of Maastricht in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. His parents ran a jewelry shop in Sittard. He attended the Design Academy Eindhoven, Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven between 1968 and 1970, and the Utrecht School of the Arts, School of Arts (as it is now known) in Utrecht from 1970 till 1972. He then studied for his degree between 1972 and 1975 at the :nl:Vakschool Schoonhoven, Vocational Academy (''"Vakschool"'') at n ...
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ...
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