Sabine Römer
Sabine Römer is a jewellery designer and sculptress.
Education
Born and raised in Germany in 1980, Römer started creating jewellery and sculptures out of precious metal and gemstones at the age of 15. Seven years later she graduated with a scholarship as one of the youngest-ever female Masters from Germany’s Pforzheim Goldsmith and Watchmaker School. There, Römer mastered a wide range of jewellery-making techniques, including stone [...], carving, stonesetting, design and gemmology.
Work
In 2004, Römer started to work for British jeweller Stephen Webster in London. Following this experience she worked on pieces for jewellery companies such as Boodles, DeBeers and Graff.
In 2007, she founded Sabine Roemer Ltd.
In that same year Römer exhibited her first one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces at the Cannes Film Festival and Monaco Grand Prix. Furthermore, she designed the medals for the European Championship in Basketball.
Collaborations
Römer worked together with Indira Cesarine for XXXX Magazine, a conceptual film, fashion and contemporary art virtual online magazine.
Römer collaborated with the Nelson Mandela Foundation creating jewellery sculptures to be auctioned off at the star-studded Mandela Day charity gala events.
In 2009, Morgan Freeman bought Römer’s jewelled sculpture of Nelson Mandela’s hand, named “Masincedane”, which means ‘the hand that helps others’.
In 2010 Freeman commissioned Römer to create a diamond and emerald-encrusted version of the 46664 Bangle. The actor wore the bracelet to the Academy Awards as a nominee for his role in the film, Invictus, before it was finally auctioned off at the South Africa Football World Cup.
For Elephant Parade the world’s largest open-air art exhibition to save the Asian Elephant Sabine created three life size art elephants: Emerald Queen (London, 2010), Madonnina (Milan, 2011) and Pretty & Pink (Singapore, 2012)). Part of all auction proceeds of the statues go to charity.
In 2010 Römer and Anna Haber collaborated with the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert to create a unique collection that symbolised their journey.
Awards
Römer won the Tanzanite 2006 Celebration of Life jewellery design award.
Römer is part of the Hot 100 professional jewellers and one of the 17 trendsetters for 2010.
Römer was nominated for the Jewellery Designer of the Year category at the UK Jewellery Awards 2010.