{"id":6113,"date":"2020-03-09T12:11:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T11:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blou.amsterdam\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:03:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blou.amsterdam\/en\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l5tmon6n-3e3ca5e779745703e6ca047e6e914c0e\">\n.avia-section.av-l5tmon6n-3e3ca5e779745703e6ca047e6e914c0e{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-l5tmon6n-3e3ca5e779745703e6ca047e6e914c0e main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_icon_box  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-6113'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-krw1zerh-981bfa19a2e6a5834ee2f2df0d654402\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-krw1zerh-981bfa19a2e6a5834ee2f2df0d654402{\nmargin:10px 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-krw1zerh-981bfa19a2e6a5834ee2f2df0d654402 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-krw1zerh-981bfa19a2e6a5834ee2f2df0d654402 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-krw1zerh-981bfa19a2e6a5834ee2f2df0d654402 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Welcome to BLOU Amsterdam<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='av-column-wrapper-individual av-mobile-columns-flex av-columns-reverse'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-krw40bn9-37b014aa47a36c793ee5cd29b78291a8\">\n.flex_column.av-krw40bn9-37b014aa47a36c793ee5cd29b78291a8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-krw40bn9-37b014aa47a36c793ee5cd29b78291a8 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-krw1z3iy-34db166c1b2b8a931728b08b6963082f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/blou.amsterdam\/about-blou\/\">BLOU Amsterdam<\/a>, home to goldsmiths <a href=\"https:\/\/blou.amsterdam\/frouks\/\">Froukje van der Avoird<\/a>. At BLOU, we love exploring artistic ideas and make <a href=\"https:\/\/blou.amsterdam\/en\/all-jewelry\/\">unique and personal jewelry<\/a> right from our studio on De Lange Leidsedwarsstraat in the Amsterdam Centre. Our goal: to make high quality personal jewelry using diverse materials.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more of our designs in our store. You are welcome to come by anytime or to make an <a href=\"https:\/\/blou.amsterdam\/en\/contact\/\">appointment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BLOU also offers custom designs, reparations, and other help with your jewelry. 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