Danish Jewelry Designers Biography
Source(google.com.pk)Contemporary Danish silversmith, established in 1946 in the town of Svendborg and developed an extensive range of quality products which are found in all jewellery stores in Denmark. Latterly have developed the 'Lovelinks' brand of beaded jewellery, sold worldwide.
Aarre & Krogh (A&K)
Danish mid-twentieth century silversmiths, based in Randers, a market town in Jutland, Denmark. The workshop was in operation from 1949 to 1990.
Aarre & Krogh became known for their highly distinctive style of jewellery, the most popular of which featured stylised foliage and flowers, often leaves with catkins.
The craftsmanship and quality of the A & K jewellery is second to none, and their work continues to be popular today amongst collectors of fine silver jewellery.
ANDERSEN, Just , (Just A)
Just Andersen started making jewellery In his own workshop in 1918, having received a kickstart from Mogens Ballin with a 3 year project to decorate an altar in Copenhagen. He produced beautiful figural sculptures in gold as pieces of jewellery, but they were of course very expensive, and so he also started working in silver and pewter and "Disko", an alloy which he discovered himself. His pewter hollowware from that period commands very high prices today.
At the end of the 1920s, Just Andersen started to move from individual ‘unica' pieces to a more streamlined production method, collaborating with a Swedish goldsmith and introducing pieces inspired by the simple forms of Nordic pre-historic jewellery. (Source: Jacob Thage, Danish Jewellery, 1990)
Just Andersen died in 1943, but his workshop continued under the management of his widow and Ellen Schlanbusch (1902-2005) who worked for the company for a total of 50 years, and who became artistic director. Karen Strand, Arje Griegst and Jane Wiberg were all apprentices in the post-war period. The company closed in 1973. (Source: Vibeke Maarssoe )
BAHNER, Volmer (VB)
Volmer Bahner was Denmark's best known specialist enamel company, and was registered from 1962 to 1988.
The designs are innovative, especially in the beautiful guilloche enamel floral pieces such as the cala lily, which was made in several colours including a number of blues, white and deep red. This design was used for brooches, earrings, bracelets and even necklaces. But Bahner also produced simple, non-figurative designs in the Art Deco style.
Above all, the most instantly identifiable Volmer Bahner designs are his hearts and animal motifs, including fish and butterflies. These too were made in different configurations and for different body parts! Many were specifically designed as presents for young girls, and so the rings, bracelets and necklaces are often quite small in size. These can however be extended by any competent jeweller, as they have usually been assembled with simple jump rings.
Bahner's mark is his initials VB, accompanied by STERLING, DENMARK
His work is sometimes also linked to the company CHRISTGAU, and may bear this mark
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BERG, A.P
A.P.Berg was active from 1958 to 1983 in Assens on the island of Funen. I was unable to identify this maker for several years, as the jewellery (mostly cufflinks) is marked only with a figural logo. But a customer pointed out to me that Berg's popular candlesticks (of which I myself own a couple) are marked both with the same logo and the name Berg. Mystery solved. Berg also made a number of popular flatware series.
BISGAARD , Palle (P.Bis)
Acclaimed and highly sought after Danish modernist silversmith, who opened his workshop in Kirke Hyllinge, a hamlet outside Roskilde in the 1950s. He still lives there.
BRØDRENE BJERRING (Brdr.Bj)
The Bjerring Brothers ran their workshop in Copenhagen from 1962 to 1988. Their production was characterised by an attention to detail, affordability without compromising quality, and a wide variety of innovative modernist designs. Many of these designs incorporated semi-precious stones, both in pendants, brooches and rings.
After the last brother passed away a few years ago, the grandchildren started selling off left-over stock from the estate, and it was thus possible to purchase a vintage ‘new’ piece of jewellery.
BRØDRENE BJORKLUND (Brdr.B)
Pieces by this company are highly prized, not only for the innovative designs, but also because it only existed for 10 years, from 1961 to 1971
BLUITGEN, Ib (IB)
Ib Bluitgen, born 1921, trained as a silversmith at the Georg Jensen Silversmithy and also studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Sculpture from 1945 to 1948. He worked in the Georg Jensen design department from 1948 to 1962, becoming head of that department in 1950. Bluitgen opened his own studio in 1961 and was one of the founders of the Danish Crafts Council . Bluitgen's work has been exhibited throughout Europe and North America and was part of a recent exhibition "Dansk Solv 2000" at the Kolding Museum in Kolding, Denmark. Bluitgen received awards at the Milan Triennale in 1954 and the Statens Kunstfornd prize in 1976. In 2007 he was awarded the coveted Karl Gustav Hansen Prize.
C. BRUMBERG HANSEN (CBH)
C. Brumberg Hansen, whose workshop in Copenhagen was registered from 1937 to 1987
M.P.CHRISTOFFERSEN (MPC)
1971
CARL M COHR (CmC)
World famous silver company founded in 1860 in the town of Fredericia on the Jutland peninsula of Denmark. In the first half of the twentieth century the company was best known for cutlery (flatware) and hollowware, and to a lesser extent, jewellery. It was so large that it had several hundred employees, and provided apprenticeships for many famous silversmiths, for instance Hans Hansen and much later, Bent Knudsen.
The company was registered in Fredericia until 1987.
ERIK DENNUNG
Dennung's workshop in Copenhagen was first registered in 1974, and the shop on Frederiksberg near the Copenhagen Business School was still there a couple of years ago. Much of Dennung's work is bold and requires a lot of material, so he tended to use silver plate over base metals.
EILER & MARLØE (E&M)
Renowned silversmiths active during the first half of the 20th Century, registered 1920 to 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Used one (or both) of two name stamps and also numbered their designs, many of which are art deco or functionalist in style
ALGOT CHR. ENEVOLDSEN (ALE)
Algot Chr. Enevoldsen, first registered in Copenhagen in 1950, and produced high quality modernist jewellery. Per Enevoldsen (the son?) developed the Pandora bead concept, which is now one of the biggest jewellery brands in the world.
EINER FEHRN (EF)
High quality Danish silversmith working in Copenhagen, established 1962. Fehrn specialised in the production of amber jewellery.
FLORA DANICA
In 1953 Eggert was inspired to create moulds from the herbs and flowers of his garden and turn these into enchanting pieces of jewellery by layering the silver base with 18 ct gold. The company is still going strong, and now produces its designs in both gold and silver.
S.CHRISTIAN FOGH
workshop in Copenhagen was registered from 1947 to 1973.
NIELS ERIK FROM, DENMARK
Niels Erik From was born in Denmark in 1908 and trained as a silversmith. He opened a shop in 1931 from which he also sold some of his designs, but the N.E.From smithy is first registered in Nakskov in 1944. His son-in-law Hilmer Jensen joined the management team in 1960, and took over the firm in 1986 after Niels Erik's death. The company was wound up a few years later.
There are two distinct styles in the From production. The sinewy foliage and floral pieces were designed by Niels Erik From and characterise the early years of production, whereas the bold modernist pieces were introduced by another designer in the 1960s.
There are also a number of signatures used by the company. Smaller pieces may simply be marked FROM. Others have N.E.FROM, STERLING, DENMARK, 925S in a square, and finally, many pieces bear the N.E.From signature in an italic script.
From's production was extensive, and his work was exported worldwide in the 1960s and 70s. Availability is now increasingly limited and prices correspondingly rising as collectors warm to these modern classics.
Niels Erik From has now joined the 'greats' of modernist Danish Design. Niels Erik From was born in Denmark in 1908 and trained as a silversmith. He opened a shop in 1931 from which he also sold some of his designs, but the N.E.From smithy is first registered in Nakskov in 1944. His son-in-law Hilmer Jensen joined the management team in 1960, and took over the firm in 1986 after Niels Erik's death. The company was wound up a few years later.
CARL OVE FRYDENSBERG (COF)
Designer and maker of high quality silver jewellery, registered in Copenhagen from1949 to 1982. He is also listed in Fred Rezazadeh's book Collectible Silver Jewelry.
Bent Gabrielsen
qualified as a goldsmith in 1949 after serving his apprenticeship with the goldsmith Ejler Fangel in Copenhagen. He had planned to be a carpenter like his grandfather but since apprenticeships were scarce, the only available position was as a goldsmith's apprentice. Gabrielsen was among the first group of students at the Goldsmith's Academy from where he graduated with top grades in 1953. He was immediately hired by the Hans Hansen Solvsmedie and worked there until 1969. By the time he left he was responsible for the firm's entire production. After leaving the Hans Hansen company, Gabrielsen set up his own workshop called "Gabrielsen's Guldsmedie". He kept his business small with he and his wife the only employees. A large part of his production was sold in Japan . Bent Gabrielsen won the Lunning Prize in 1964. As Erik Bohr, Chairman of the Lunning Committee wrote, " Bent Gabrielsen's jewelry carries absolute conviction as to its function; his handling of materials is so restrained and well considered that one feels this could hardly be otherwise. His jewelry is simple and clearly constructed, often with links connecting naturally with each other so that the complete piece makes up a beautiful whole. Every single detail of his things is worked out. There are no false effects. He does not take the easy way out."
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