About

Almost 200 years of blacksmithing.

Tradition

SCHMIEDE BOSSLAU was founded in 1836 by Friedrich Bosslau in Dissen, Brandenburg. The traditional family forge made tools for agriculture and shod horses. Almost 200 years later, designer Susann Bosslau – Friedrich's great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter and the first woman of the family in this craft – founded her label SCHMIEDE BOSSLAU Jewellery.

The pieces are a tribute to the generations before her. She works with the machines and tools her ancestors built, and with the knowledge passed down by her father and brother.

Inspiration

Susann combines traditional methods with new, unconventional techniques. She finds inspiration in travelling the world – from her time as a flight attendant and studying fashion design –, in Japanese culture and in astrophysics. Every piece has its own shape and its own story.

Values

She works with fair, recycled silver, gold and brass. Susann Bosslau wants to encourage a more conscious approach: an eye for the perfectly imperfect, for quality, tradition and craft.

Susann Bosslau

SUSANN BOSSLAU LAB was founded in 2019 by designer Susann Bosslau. With a strong family heritage in blacksmithing, the Bosslau legacy dates back to 1836, beginning with her grandfather Friedrich Bosslau, FR. BOSSLAU, who first laid down the foundations for the family business SCHMIEDE BOSSLAU.

Now, as the first woman in her family to take over in this field, Susann Bosslau brings a unique and refreshing take on the traditional German handcraft of blacksmithing, paying homage to the many generations before her. Combining her grandfathers’ methodologies with new unconventional techniques, she uses the heat of the old blacksmith fire and tools created over a hundred years ago to work on recycled sterling silver, brass or gold.

Each piece fashions a memorable shape and narrative with the distinctive aura of the original blacksmith workshop. All pieces are handmade in both Berlin and Dissen, Brandenburg, Germany.