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My biggest & only exhibition this year

By Sidsel On 9. May 2012 · 2 Comments
On Friday May 11th Collect, the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, opens to the public. It’s the most prestigious fair for contemporary craft in the UK, and dare I say Europe. I’m in it amongst the finest craftsmen, all represented by 31 Galleries from around the globe. It’s an honour to be exhibited there, [...]
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How to find out if your silver is silver!

By Sidsel On 21. March 2012 · Add Comment
Tiffany has just launched their new metal Rubedo™. It’s a beautiful rose coloured metal, said to be lightweight but strong, with a smooth lustre. It should have the richness of gold, the malleability of silver and the warmth of copper – yet the components of the metal – also known as the alloy [...]
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Making a round lamellar silver dish

By Sidsel On 29. February 2012 · Add Comment
I recently made this piece for a private client – if you have any questions about the process or the tools I use – please ask them in the comments below. Wanna show it to someone? By all means, share this…
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My 2012 Silver Manifesto

By Sidsel On 17. February 2012 · 2 Comments
Being a silversmith is to me, first and foremost about communicating ideas about what role silverware plays in contemporary society. I believe, silverware as we know it from grandma’s drawers, have had its time, and I think its a unfair struggle to try to redefine and develop the trade in it’s original form. The history [...]
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Mingling with celebrities

By Sidsel On 15. December 2011 · Add Comment
Last week I went to Copenhagen to receive a grant from Ole Haslunds ArtFund. That’s me with one of his descendants Peter Haslund – who came all the way from California to participate in the gathering. Here’s a bit about Ole Haslund  story – he was a promising artist in the beginning of [...]
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How to restore the matt surface on my silver pieces

By Sidsel On 18. November 2011 · Add Comment
Finally I got around to making the video of how you can easily restore the matt surface on one of my silver pieces. All you need is: Scotch-Brite Soap Here’s the video: If you liked it & know someone who could benefit, feel free to share it! I’m still in amazed by the amount of [...]
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How to make a piece in silver in 7.50 minutes

By Sidsel On 19. October 2011 · Add Comment
Last Friday I received the  ’Silversmith of the Year’ prize at Koldinghus Museum. At the same time the retrospective exhibition of my work through the last 8-9 years opened as well. Here’s a photo of me recieving the prize. As part of the exhibition, you can see a short film of me making the [...]
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Silversmith of the year

By Sidsel On 24. September 2011 · 3 Comments
Now that it’s official, I can finally tell you that I’m going to be Koldinghus Museums Silversmith Of The Year. On October 14th 2011 I’ll be presented with the Karl Gustav Hansen Prize at Koldinghus Museum and from 15th October through 20th November there will be a retrospective exhibition of my work. At the moment [...]
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The top two craft fairs you don’t want to miss

By Sidsel On 18. September 2011 · 1 Comment
I love this time of year, not only because of the high blue sky and supposedly warm indian summer, but because this is the time of year when all jewellers and silversmiths are working like busy bees to get ready for all the craft fairs. As I’m not doing any craft fairs myself this year [...]
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Would you like to join me in my workshop?

By Sidsel On 31. August 2011 · Add Comment
I’ve got an email from the restaurant Geranium, saying they would like an extra pair of top candle stick holders for the candle sticks I made for them last summer. I’d like to invite you to join me in the workshop to see how I made them. Click on the video to [...]
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