Europe and in the USA. He uses enamels and stones as an artist would use oil in a painting. Jakob´s unique pieces are particularly inspired by ancient and tribal art, as well as medieval, Renaissance, Islamic and Moghul jewellery and design; with an emphasis on their traditions of fine enamelwork.

Otto Jakob will present a Cabinet of Curiosities including jewellery, carved from natural materials, including ebony, ivory, coral and wood, together with intricate rings, pins fashioned as croaking frogs, and necklaces resembling twining peapods, as well as stand-alone centrepieces. The medieval concept of 'Memento Mori' is brought to mind, with his jewelled broad bean cufflinks, being eaten by gilded worms, his rosaries and carved crosses. Each piece, be it a pair of sinuous onyx, coral and pink sapphire earrings, a carved antelope ring, or woven gold work harking back to the Ashanti is created by Otto and his team of nine goldsmiths to be the best of its kind, with no compromise in its design or materials. No ornamental detail is too small to be icluded; his pieces are equally at home being worn or displayed as works of art in their own right.

Jakob spent his formative years scouring his Father´s library for books on ancient civilisation, fascinated by their jewellery and