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SON OF A SMITH

YEAH, MY FATHER IS A BLACKSMITH..! THIS IS WHERE I GOT THE MANUAL PART OF ME.

SINCE I WAS A KID, I DREAMT TO BE A G.O. FOR MY WHOLE LIFE INSTEAD ( TO KNOW WHAT A G.O. IS, YOU CAN CLICK HERE ).
I ONLY HAD THE HONOR TO DO IT DURING ONE UNIQUE SEASON THOUGH, THEN I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE ATELIER.
I WAS VERY CREATIVE, I KNEW LANGUAGES, LOVED TO HELP PEOPLE AT THAT TIME, AND I SIMPLY FELT I WAS NOT MADE TO BE A BLACKSMITH.

I FELT IN A CAGE AND I WAS STRUGGLING WITH UNSATISFACTION.
I WAS ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT INTERIORS AND DESIGN,
AND THANKS TO THIS, ONE DAY I SAW A KEY IN FRONT OF ME THAT COULD OPEN THE CAGE.. I STILL REMBER THE EXACT MOMENT..
I STARTED BY MAKING MY TREES, THE FIRST ONE WAS AWFUL, THE SECOND MAYBE EVEN WORSE, BUT I WENT ON AND ON.
IN THE WHILE I STARTED STUDYING, WENT TO DESIGN FAIRS, STARTED DESIGNING AND BUILDING OTHER PIECES OF FURNITURES AND DECORATION, LEARNT HOW TO DO RENDERS.

FINALLY, AFTER LOTS OF YEARS, I HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO ALL I LOVE, SOMETHING THAT FITS THE INNER PART OF ME.
I AM HAPPY 
 

KONINE IS THE BRAND THAT CONTAINS ALL I MAKE.
EVERYTHING IS LINKED.
IT MEANS RABBIT IN DUTCH, BECAUSE ACTUALLY MY PATH STARTED BY MAKING AN IRON RABBIT HEAD. ( THAT HEAD IS NOW ON A WALL IN THE HIDEAWAY. ) 
IT IS IN DUTCH BECAUSE THE NAME CAME FROM A DEAR FRIEND WICH LEAVES IN UTRECHT, (HOLLAND) THANKS CHARLOTTE!



IT HAS BEEN, AND STILL IT IS, A VERY HARD JOURNEY.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED ME IN THIS. A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT BESIDE ME ANYMORE, BUT THEY'LL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. 
THANK YOU ALSO TO ALL MY GUESTS THAT EVERYDAY GIVE ME A LITTLE BOOST, BY APPRECIATING WHAT I DO.. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME IN ORDER TO GO ON.
 

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