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Silvia Gilles
Silvia Gilles, born in 1963, lives with her family in Troisdorf, Germany, near Cologne. She has been making bears of her own design since 1998. Her artist bears have been successful in several international competitions, e.g. “Toby” and “Golden Teddy Award” (USA), “TITA” (Japan), “TED Worldwide” (Europe), “European Championships” and “Goldener George” (Teddybaer Total).
Lily Bear
An artist from Belgium who specialises in not only bears but wonderful cats and other animals
Karin De Lorenzo
One of the worlds most sought after artists, her bears are absolute top quality with wonderful expression, using the finest mohair and alpaca.
"Today I work almost every day and night to satisfy my collectors, but the waiting time becomes long and longer . That is a big problem for me and I´m so sorry . Otherwise I´m so happy and proud , that the bearfriends like my pieces so much ! And every finished little darling , when he lookes at me first time , I love so much!"
Keuns & Bears
I started bearmaking at the end of 2002. I made three of them and tried some rabbits (=keun)....Now I make wacky creatures. It feels good when my little bears make people laugh.
About the Sptnks: they are strange little creatures that have mutated from an old teddybear that was left in space by the russian sputnik in 1957.
About myself: I am 47 and I live with my husband, 18year-young daughter, an airedale terrier and a landturtle in Oostende. (Belgium, by the sea) I love bare feet in the grass, metal boxes with pencils, Lewis from the Morse-series, Catcher in the Rye, Nirwana and David Byrne, pasta with lots of parmesan, large airedale-noses and beary people.
Bear in Mind
Tineke Oostveen is a very talented Dutch artist.
She uses interesting mohair and her bears have appealing faces.
Bel-Ami, previously Federwoelkchen Bears
Made by the very talented German artist Diana Seifert. Diana takes her inspiration for early Steiff bears, and creates highly detailed and very finely crafted reproductions dressed in period outfits with growlers. Each bear is unique, and stuffed with wood shavings in the traditional way.She has now changed her name to Bel Ami bears as we found her original name a bit unpronouncable!
IF THEY ARE SHOWING AS 'NOT AVAILABLE' IT MEANS THEY ARE ALREADY SOLD. MORE WILL BE ARRIVING SOON, SO PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOUR INTERESTED IN THESE FINE BEARS.
Dufeu Bear
Superb quality bears made in the 'traditional' way by the very talented artists Eva and Gunter Dufeu. They are all one of a kinds.
Anna Hoo
Anna Hoo fashion designer by education and occupation started making bears in 1991 when she wanted to make a window dressing for her shop where she sold ladies haute couture. The window she wanted to create was the old fashioned style of Christmases gone by with old antique dolls and bears to complement the silk evening gowns she designed and made.
As she is a collector of antique dolls she had no problem with finding the dolls for the window, she could take them from her own collection.
But finding an old bear that was not so very easy to do, so she had no choice but to make one herself - that is how she started.
We are the exclusive stockist in the UK.
Karin Rothe
A German artist making beautiful small bears often dressed in sweet clothes and with very cute faces.
Monami
Monika Markus is a German artist making miniature bears in different colours and fabrics , the fabric used in the bears is all antique fabric from 1904 -1918.
Ellen Borggreve
Ellen Borggreve is a well known Dutch artist making the most innovative bears in mohair with moulded paws and glass eyes.
Okidoki Original
In 1989 Kajsa Lindstrom started her own business, OKIDOKI Original, with the aim to design and produce high quality toys for children, which she had manufacturered locally in Sweden. She made mostly bears and rabbits but also farmhouse animals and dolls. After 1998 she slowed down business while her two children where born and after some serious thoughts she decided to go back to make more exclusive bears and friends again handcrafted by herself.
