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He, who catches the lightJewellery for sunny momentsAt one of the sunniest places in Germany Nils Peters creates his pieces of jewellerys. The „SunJewellery“ of the island Rügen is developed in the studio under the glass dome of the pinpointingtower on Cap Arkona.„There are surely only few locations, where jewellery develops by daylight. But in the studio of thePinpointing Tower we can handle the jewellery in natural light“, says Nils Peters. „When light fallsinto the stone, it begins to live. Through the treatment of the stone many colours, sparkling andbrilliance develops“, he enthusiasts. No wonder, the sun is the godparent for his jewellery: „SunJewellery“ he calls his creations.The most beautiful workplace in the northThe native Duesseldorf, born 68, is diploma jewellery and gemstone designer, he studied in Idar-Oberstein. His talent relating to the crafts he learned from his father, who is goldsmith. Before NilsPeters came 2004 onto the island Ruegen, he worked on several locations in the world. When he hasbeen in Hamburg 2004, to travel from there to India, friends meant, that he should go and visit theisland Ruegen. The look onto the map alone made him curious: “North cape“, as he says, withlighthouses. While visiting Ruegen, he formed the idea to work here with amber. He developed anamber concept, suitable for the island Rügen, and convinced thereby the mayor of the municipalityPutgarten, to where the pinpointing tower belongs to. Ernst Heinemann offered him to use thepinpointing tower as a studio.Storm tested and sunnyThe Cape Arkona is the northern point of the Baltic Sea island Ruegen. At the about 45 m highcliffs, usually a strong wind blows, the sun shows itself very often. For the most Ruegen holidaymakersthe Cape Arkona belongs to the most beautiful trip aims of the island. Especially is here thethree towers: the small brick lighthouse was build by the plans of Schinkel, the big lighthouse andthe pinpointing tower, which was build next to the barrier of a slavish castle. And of course thefascinating cliff, that brings some beautiful vacation memory to the light: Amber, shells, fossilizedsea-hedgehog and chicken gods. Chicken gods are Firestone's with a hole, they are supposed toprevent evil considering to a slavish belief. Amber is very popular by the Rueganern, how thenatives call themselves. Mostly in autumn and in winter, after a strong storm, they search on thebeaches for the orange coloured, yellow, sometimes also red stone, that developed millions of yearsago out of the pine resin and other coniferous trees. Actually the amber is no stone or mineral,because of its development, but has got a long tradition as a jewellery.On the trace of the stonesNils Peters also feels the fascination for these special jewellery and heal stones. „Amber is a lightbringer. When you find it on the beach, you feel at once happiness“, he says. The jewellery designerwould like to set something against the dusty cliche of the amber. He adjusts amber veryimaginative into his jewellery collection: sometimes as a single stone with an insect in it or incombination with fossils or gemstones. His jewellery shows the attentiveness and the respect for thenature. „Stones have got a different gift to communicate than plants, animals or humans“, he says.„In my meetings with old cultures and primitive peoples I learned, that stones are often treated thereas organism. If I am in silence, the stone communicates with me, mostly that happens throughfeeling or visual experiencing and I hear „Make something of me!“. Nils Peters says:“I make stonesusable for humans.“ He doesn't only use amber. In his jewellery of gold or silver for example healso uses brilliants in highest quality („TWIF“), ruby, agate, sapphire and lapis-lazuli. From everywhere he collects stones and uses them in single or in creative combination to artful jewellery. Theirpoetic names he graves in.

Inspiration from natureFrom spring till autumn he works in the sun flooded studio under the glass dome. Three or fourtrainees helping him. Visitors can see there his permanent exhibition. In november traditionally anannual exhibition is shown in Wiesbaden. In winter Nils Peters travels around, mostly visitingprimitive peoples. „In winter I am mostly over sea, take my tools with me and work together withother locally artists, to learn more about stones“, he says. So 2010 he had been to the Easter Islands.Inspired by the imprint and a contact to a world wide opal dealer the annual exhibition „Opal dreamjourney Rapa Nui“ was born, which was shown in Wiesbaden and at Cape Arkona.Heike Sievers, Geniessen und mehr, Sommer 2011