Wouters & Hendrix

Wouters & Hendrix is a Belgian fine jewellery brand founded in Antwerp in 1984 by Katrin Wouters and Karen Hendrix, both graduates of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The brand is known for its surrealist-inspired, handcrafted jewellery in 18 ct. gold, often combining unexpected materials and techniques. Its collections include La Fête des Bêtes, Petit Plaisir, Les Eternelles, Voyages Naturalistes, La Belle Héritière, The Chapters Family, and Forbidden Fruit. The brand operates boutiques in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Knokke, Brussels, and London, and sells through its online shop and selected retailers. Wouters & Hendrix has been active for over 40 years, maintaining its atelier in Antwerp where each piece is handmade. The brand's signature style is elegant yet daring, intelligent and bold, exclusive as well as affordable, with a strong dialogue with subversive art and surrealist symbolism.

Wouters & Hendrix was founded in 1984 in Antwerp, Belgium, by Katrin Wouters and Karen Hendrix, who met while studying goldsmithing at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The brand emerged from an avant-garde moment, with a shared dream to create a jewellery brand that blended craftsmanship and surprise. In 1986, together with the Antwerp Six, they participated in the British Designer Show in London, where their striking collections and self-built trade stands attracted international attention, contributing to the rise of Belgian fashion. Since then, the brand has maintained its atelier in Antwerp, where each piece is handmade. Over the past 40 years, Wouters & Hendrix has developed idiosyncratic collections with poetic names, surprising prints, and artistic shop windows. The brand continues to operate boutiques in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Knokke, Brussels, and London, and sells through its online shop and selected retailers. Its designs often conduct a dialogue with subversive art, surrealist symbolism, and outstanding craft, as seen in signature motifs like the mussel, a tribute to surrealist Marcel Broodthaers.

• 1986

  Participated in the British Designer Show in London alongside the Antwerp Six, gaining international attention.

• 1984

  Founded in Antwerp by Katrin Wouters and Karen Hendrix.

Elegant yet daring, intelligent and bold, exclusive as well as affordable; handcrafted in Antwerp with a surrealist, subversive art influence.

• La Fête des Bêtes 18 ct. gold Le Petit Philidor ring with sapphire and diamond chessboard

• La Fête des Bêtes 18 ct. gold Necklace with ruby and diamond chessboard pendant

• Petit Plaisir 18 ct. gold Necklace with white diamond

• Petit Plaisir 18 ct. gold Hoops with white diamonds

• The Chapters Family 18 ct. gold Set of four stacked 'Chapters' rings

• La Fête des Bêtes 18 ct. gold Ring with ruby and diamonds

• Petit Plaisir 18 ct. gold Stud earrings with oval sapphire and diamond rosas

• La Belle Héritière 18 ct. gold Rosas ring

• Les Eternelles 18 ct. gold Medium hoops

• Voyages Naturalistes 18 ct. gold Set of three stacked organic rings with white diamonds

• Petit Plaisir 18 ct. gold Necklace with white diamond rosette

• La Fête des Bêtes 18 ct. gold 'I Love You' necklace

• Les Eternelles 18 ct. gold Hoops with pearl

• Voyages Naturalistes 18 ct. gold Signature grigri ring clasping a pearl

• La Fête des Bêtes Single mussel stud earring

• Mussel pouch

• Digital Gift card

1. 1Wouters & Hendrix official websitewouters-hendrix.com
2. 2Our storywouters-hendrix.com
3. 3Digital Gift cardwouters-hendrix.com
4. 4Mussel pouchwouters-hendrix.com
5. 5Wikidatawikidata.org