Kvist armbands

 

Two variants from this collection. A mini version and a medium width. I've been making a catalogue for LOD this week and whilst working with a lot of different images, I realised that I haven't written about these silver armbands.  

The original drawings were based on intertwining twigs and the graphics that they created. After many re-workings, the feeling of interlocking branches has become an abstract design. There's just a hint of where the design originates from, especially when the drawings are translated into silver. I've actually never done an oxidised version of this design, but perhaps black intertwining lines would resemble the original hedges in the fog that was the beginning to this whole collection?

A new take on an old favourite

These armbands are one of my favourite designs, both to make and to wear. This is the first time that I have made bracelets from the smaller button units and there are just three in this series. Two oxidised and one in white. For some reason the white one eluded a photograph at the weekend, so it's just the oxidised ones taking precedence today.

A little tip for those of you who are in Stockholm this evening. Klara Eriksson has her vernissage together with Tove Thambert at the lovely Gallery Pascale from six oclock. 'Hemligheter' in the heart of the capital - read more at http://www.gallerypascale.com/

Silver Cross with Rubies



This armband was made to order with a few specific requirements from the outset.

I enjoy working directly with customers, especially when there's a bit of creative freedom thrown in to the picture. The challenge of getting an idea down on paper that encompasses what the customer wants and designing the piece so that everything works is part of the job that I like a lot.

A thin gold line



This was an interesting project to be a part of because initially I was sceptical as to how such thin proportions would work in relation to the body. After sugessting that we try two models in brass to check how the design looked and felt in practice, I was very pleasantly surprised.

The thinnest of lines with slight hammer marks can exude such elegance. Less is more, especially when it comes in Swedish red gold.

Springtime's colours have a hint of Steel.

Despite a few technical issues that need to sorted out before production, the prognosis for these springtime fledglings looks promising.  I formed these armbands to get a feeling for how two different thicknesses respond and wear - compiling a list of 'to dos' before the next round of testing.

Hello Stainless

I've been handsawing these Cherry Blossom Armbands in silver, but have always had the ambition to produce them in Stainless Steel. Stainless Steel is so strong and posseses such a beautiful understated industrial colour that I feel it needs to be brought into the spotlight. It lends itself well to small scale production which is the aim with these versions. Silver Cherry Blossom armbands will remain hand sawn, with that personal touch.

Today I recieved the first prototype of this model in Stainless steel which needs to be tested and modified. There's more in the pipeline with this collection, so watch this space. Fortsättning följer.

Can everyday be a golden day?



These photographs have eluded me now for over a year, but I just happened to stumble accross them last night, which made me smile - a lot. I couldn't resist blowing the dust off them and publishing then directly.

Making these armbands is one of the most satisfying things I know. The design is hand sawn from a drawing on the front side, but if one looks at the backside between piercing each section, the pattern literally unfolds organically from a blank sheet. The process is like a slower version of developing photographs, an image appearing from nothing in front of your eyes. There is something so compelling and seductive about piercing graphics in metal - it never leaves you.

Each armband is hand sawn from an original drawing and they come in a variety of thicknesses.

Back to the source

This little unassuming pearl necklace was created during my fascination for the Tudors, and in particular Ann Boleyn. I wanted to create something delicate with simple lines and with that colour combination for everyday use. Something reminiscent of the jewellery of that period, but with a contemporary twist.

It was only when I took a photograph of the necklace some time after, that I saw the potential of the sweeping overlapping lines constructed of tiny little pearls as it lay somewhat askew. I wanted to freeze that graphic and wear it. The silver armband below was the first product to materialise that graphic in wearable form.

A little mention goes to Klara Eriksson who froze alongside me under the bridges in Stockholm, and who took this photograph that so perfectly captures the whiteness of the silver in a concrete landscape.

A feeling from a bygone time

When I was making this bracelet at the very end of last year it made me think of something Victorian. I think it was the delicateness of the lines and the black colour of the silver. It felt like putting on something that had been created a long time ago, something to be revered.