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Sigrid Torsk
Sigrid Mathilda Torsk (9 February 1841 – 4 February 1924) was a Swedish jewellery designer. She was the owner and managing director of the jewelry firm J. E. Torsk between 1860 and 1924. Life Sigrid Torsk was the daughter of the jewellery designer and goldsmith Jakob Engelberth Torsk, who was the jeweller of the Swedish Royal Court, and the sister of the engineer Olof Torsk. When her father died in 1860, Sigrid Torsk took over her father's business company as co-owner with her older sister Anna Torsk (she became sole owner and director in the mid-1880s). In 1893, Sigrid Torsk was described as one of the two most successful female jewellers in Sweden alongside Esther Ponsbach Meyer. She died unmarried 1924. The works of Sigrid Torsk is represented at the Statens historiska museer (Historical Museums of the State), such as the Hallwyl Museum. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Torsk, Sigrid 1841 births 1924 deaths Swedish jewellers Swedish jewelry designers Women jewellers 19th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewellery Design
Jewellery design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewellery. It is one of civilization's earliest forms of adornment, decoration, dating back at least 7,000 years to the oldest-known human societies in Indus Valley Civilization, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt, Egypt. The art has taken many forms throughout the centuries, from the simple beadwork of ancient history, ancient times to the sophisticated metalworking and lapidary, gem-cutting known in the modern day. Before an article of jewellery is created, design concepts are rendered followed by detailed technical drawings generated by a jewellery designer, a professional who is trained in the architectural and functional knowledge of materials, fabrication techniques, composition, wearability, and market trends. Traditional hand-drawing and drafting methods are still utilized in designing jewellery, particularly at the conceptual stage. However, a shift is taking place to computer-aided design programs. Whereas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
