About

“A piece of jewellery should be something unique and tell its own story. It gives me immense pleasure to create special jewellery for special people.”

I am a Swedish jeweller and designer living in Orkney with my farmer husband and youngest son. My passion for nature and environment reflects strongly in my work. The ever changing nature of sea, shore and skies of Orkney brings me endless inspiration.

I grew up on the west coast of Sweden and was always interested in nature from when I was a child. I also loved drawing and found my creative streak early on.

It was whilst living in Ireland in the early 1990’s I started making jewellery and attended classes at the National College of Art in Dublin.

I then moved to London to go to art College and in 1996 I graduated from Sir John Cass Faculty of Arts in Jewellery and metalwork. It was at this time I started making wave rings, now one of my flagship designs.

These days the natural environment and elements of the islands of Orkney provide me with inspiration for the shapes and forms for my pieces.

Beachcombing and shell hunting is another of my passions and I can spend endless hours walking along the shore looking for things washed up by the sea and imagining what stories they have to tell.

All my jewellery is designed and created by me in my island workshop. I work mostly in sterling silver and vitreous enamel in vibrant colours.  Many pieces are also set with semi-precious gemstones. I use several traditional enamelling techniques including Champlevé and Cloisonné.

My jewellery is handmade hence most items will vary ever so slightly from piece to piece,  so you can definitely be assured of getting something unique and special to you.

Within the last year or so I have started working with the ancient Japanese technique of Mitsuro Hikime. This involves creating models using a blend of waxes that are then cast in metal using the Lost Wax Casting method. The Sea Ribbons Collection is made using Mitsuro Hikime.

The jewellery consists of highly wearable pieces which are all finished to a high standard. I love the idea of my jewellery telling stories – tales of sea and clear days with wide open Orkney skies – from me to the wearer they tell their own story.

I hope you enjoy browsing my website and please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Marion x