Love is precious, yet hearts shatter under its weight.
Heartbreak
Client
Chi Ha Paura…?
Design
Tjep.
Production
Tjep.
Materials
Porcelain with rubber core, titanium hammer and chain.
Size
Heart pendant approx. 4-5 cm (scaled for wearability).
Date
2007
Collections
CHP prototypes held in Design Museum Den Bosch (Netherlands); exhibited internationally, including Moss Gallery New York.
A Symbol of Love’s Duality
Love is precious, yet hearts shatter under its weight—a truth Heartbreak captures with poignant elegance. This interactive necklace from Tjep.'s visionary studio celebrates the fragility of romance alongside life's resilient strength, inviting wearers to confront emotional rupture in a tangible, transformative act.
Crafted for Breaking
Crafted in 2007 as part of the Chi ha paura...? (CHP) jewelry line, Heartbreak features a delicate porcelain heart encasing a protective rubber core, tethered by a slender titanium chain to a lightweight titanium hammer. Strike the heart, and it fractures into visible cracks—symbolizing a mended spirit's scars—yet remains intact, never fully apart. As Frank Tjepkema reflects: “This piece celebrates both the fragility of romance and the strength of life.” The rubber lining ensures durability, turning breakage into a metaphor for recovery, where fissures become guiding lines for future journeys.
From Tjep.'s acclaimed breakable porcelain series—alongside Do Break and Shock Proof — Heartbreak stands alone as the sole purchasable piece, blending industrial precision with emotional poetry. Its innovative design, merging fragile ceramics with unyielding metals, earned acclaim in the "12 Icons" collection and exhibitions at Moss Gallery in New York.
Resilience in Design
The rubber lining ensures durability, turning breakage into a metaphor for recovery, where fissures guide future journeys. From Tjep.'s acclaimed breakable porcelain series—alongside Do Break and Shock Proof—Heartbreak is the only piece available for purchase, blending industrial precision with emotional poetry.
Wearable Resilience
From Tjep.'s Amsterdam atelier, Heartbreak transforms vulnerability into wearable art—a heirloom whispering endurance for the heart’s bold adventurers.