A SODALITE SILVER RING, DESIGNED BY VIVIANNA TORUN...
A SODALITE SILVER RING, DESIGNED BY VIVIANNA TORUN BÚLOW-HUBE FOR GEORG JENSEN Composed of an oval-shaped cabochon sodalite plaque, with a wrap-around hoop, mounted in silver, with maker's mark for 'Georg Jensen' since 1945, numbered '190', stamped' 925 S' silver & 'Denmark', ring size O½ Vivianna Torun Born in Malmö, Sweden in 1927 Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, moved to Paris in the 1950s to pursue her career as a jewellery designer. She quickly gained recognition for work and became one of the most important 20th century jewellers and silversmiths. In 1960 she received the Lunning Prize, an award for emerging innovative Scandinavian designers, and a gold medal at the Milan Triennale. Following these successes she met Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, with whom she designed for exclusively from 1969. Torun, is how she is known and how she signs her work, is best known for her distinctive style of contemporary, elegant and simple designs which include smooth stones Torun started to work with Jensen in 1967 and is the designer behind some of the most famous Georg Jensen jewellery designs, including 'Mobius', 'The Vivianna / Open Watch', 'Beans', 'Forget me knot' and 'Hidden Heart'. Torun's work was inspired by natural shapes, transforming metal into flexible forms such as flowers, leaves and flowing water especially the beach, she remarked on her own designs, which "should enhance and move with the body so that it blends with you. It must not overwhelm, but enhance you". She created sculptural, simple, spiral forms that winded around the neck and body. This was deliberate as she liked her jewellery to compliment the figure of a woman. She preferred rock crystals and rutilated quartz rather than precious gemstones. Toruns work is featured in many museums internationally.
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A SODALITE SILVER RING, DESIGNED BY VIVIANNA TORUN BÚLOW-HUBE FOR GEORG JENSEN Composed of an oval-shaped cabochon sodalite plaque, with a wrap-around hoop, mounted in silver, with maker's mark for 'Georg Jensen' since 1945, numbered '190', stamped' 925 S' silver & 'Denmark', ring size O½ Vivianna Torun Born in Malmö, Sweden in 1927 Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe, moved to Paris in the 1950s to pursue her career as a jewellery designer. She quickly gained recognition for work and became one of the most important 20th century jewellers and silversmiths. In 1960 she received the Lunning Prize, an award for emerging innovative Scandinavian designers, and a gold medal at the Milan Triennale. Following these successes she met Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, with whom she designed for exclusively from 1969. Torun, is how she is known and how she signs her work, is best known for her distinctive style of contemporary, elegant and simple designs which include smooth stones Torun started to work with Jensen in 1967 and is the designer behind some of the most famous Georg Jensen jewellery designs, including 'Mobius', 'The Vivianna / Open Watch', 'Beans', 'Forget me knot' and 'Hidden Heart'. Torun's work was inspired by natural shapes, transforming metal into flexible forms such as flowers, leaves and flowing water especially the beach, she remarked on her own designs, which "should enhance and move with the body so that it blends with you. It must not overwhelm, but enhance you". She created sculptural, simple, spiral forms that winded around the neck and body. This was deliberate as she liked her jewellery to compliment the figure of a woman. She preferred rock crystals and rutilated quartz rather than precious gemstones. Toruns work is featured in many museums internationally.
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