Annelies Planteydt (b. 1956) is a jewellery designer living and working in Kapelle, The Netherlands. She trained at the Vakschool Schoonhoven (1974-1978) and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam (1978-1983), where she was taught by Onno Boekhoudt and visiting lecturer Giampaolo Babetto.

Her designs can be found in the collections of many cultural institutions including the Stedelijk Museum in Hertogenbosch, Het Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and Het Gemeentmuseum in The Hague. She has received awards for her work including the Friedrich Beckerpreis (Hanau, DE) and the Herbert Hofmann prize (Munchen, 2006).

This design, along with E.739-2015, is for a necklace (M.75-2007) designed by Annelies Planteydt that forms part of the Royal College of Art Visiting Artists Collection, now held in the V&A Metalwork Department. This collection was amassed by David Watkins while he was Professor of Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery at the Royal College of Art (RCA). Every year from 1987 to 2006 he invited four jewellers and silversmiths from outside Britain to give a weeklong masterclass to students. During their time at the RCA each of the designers created an object for the RCA’s collection.

Planteydt’s necklace is a study, exploring new ideas for her work, rather than a completely finished piece. The work was conceived as an architectural floorplan for a room with two very different views, which can be seen when the necklace is laid out flat. Either held in the hand or worn on the body, the necklace is transformed into various abstract compositions.