Dyrberg/Kern A/S is a Danish jewelry company founded by Gitte Dyrberg and Henning Kern in 1985.
The company started when Gitte Dyrberg and Henning Kern met at the Danish Design School and began collaborating on a clothing line for women as well as jewelry. In 1990 Gitte and Henning decided to focus only on fashion jewellery which they have been doing since then.
Dyrberg/Kern is headquartered on Oesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark. The jewellery and watches are designed in-house and handmade.
History Gitte Dyrberg and Henning Kern met in 1985 and in the beginning they designed women's clothes with matching accessories. The design duo showed their first fashion show in 1987 when they graduated from Copenhagen School of Design. After 3 years Henning Kern and Gitte Dyrberg decided to focus only on fashion jewellery. In 1997 Dyrberg/Kern was nominated for the Gazelle award for the first time. In 2001 Dyrberg/Kern received the King Frederik IX's Award for Excellence in Export. In 2004 the company received the award Entrepreneur of the Year.
In 2010 the 25 year anniversary was celebrated with the release of The Monogram Collection with Dyrberg/Kern monogram coinshttp://www.le-citydeluxe.com/en/spain/dia/con_motivo_de_su_25_aniversario_dyrberg_kern_presenta_the_monogram_collection/32100 and also the book "Celebrating 25 years of jewellery love" In 2011/2012 the company decided to expand its business with the launch of the first Sterling Silver collection
1985: Gitte and Henning meet and begin designing women clothes and accessories 1987: Graduation from Copenhagen School of Design 1990: Decision to only focus on fashion jewellery 1997: Nominated for the Gazelle award for the first time 2001: Received the King Frederik IX's Award for Excellence in Export 2004: Received the award Entrepreneur of the Year 2010: 25 years anniversary 2011/12: Launch of Sterling Silver collection
Product lines
Fashion jewellery The Fashion Jewellery collection is launched two times a year: Spring/Summer collection & Autumn/Winter collection. Every collection has an overall theme with small stories turned into series.
Sterling silver The Sterling Silver collection consists of several small jewellery stories with some styles also available with 18 carat gold finish.
Watches Dyrberg/Kern also has a watch collection.
References
http://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/artikel/1/248970/dyrberg-kern_har_vendt_skuden.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131105125831/http://carlotta-wwwsplendor.blogspot.dk/2012/02/gitte-dyrberg-and-henning-kern-dyrberg.html