TORE SVENSSON

Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson, born 1948 in Alfta, Sweden, studied first at the art-school in Gävle and graduated in 1978 at HDK School of Design and Craft, Gothenburg. From 1989 to 1996 he was lecturer at HDK and afterwards he worked as professor for two years at the Jewellery department. His work includes jewellery and objects and is presented in private and public collections as well as in museums and all over the world. He is a recipient of several awards, among others from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Herbert Hofmann Prize.


Tore on his work:
I have been working for the past 20 years within the geometric field with my jewellery. The projects I work with often stretch over a long period of time. A new project often emerges from an ongoing one. The beginning and the end of a project might be difficult to discern. The series consists of small displacements that change expressions and content.
 
The material I use is mainly steel. It has different properties and qualities which suit perfectly to the results I’m looking for.
Today, wood has become an important part of my jewellery.
 
The surface of my work is one of the most important parts of the final result. I try to achieve these variations in surfaces by different techniques like etching, hammering, gilding and later time also by the use of colour.
 
The shapes I’m working with, are reduced to the absolutely necessary and are inspired by my surroundings.

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Public Collections:
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden..
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden.
National Museum, Stockholm , Sweden.
Museé des Art Decoratif de Montreal, Canada.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Helen Williams Drutt Collection, USA.
Contemporary Art Society, London, England.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Marzee Collection, Nijmegen, Nederland.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA.
Folk Crafts Museum, Hanzhou, China.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA.
Viktoria and Albert Museum, London, England.
Kolumba Art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany.
Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg, Sweden.
Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Swiss National Museum Zurich.
Heide and Dr. Karl Bollmann Collection, Vienna.


Awards (selection):
2012 Herbert Hofmann Prize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich.
2005 Sten A Olssons Kulturstipendium, Gothenburg.
1999 Bayerischer Staatsprize, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich.

Solo exhibitions (selection):
2024 Hannah Gallery by Kimt, Barcelona, Spain.
Four Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2023 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA.
2022 Galerie Pont&Plas, Gent, Belgien.
2021 Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland.
2020 Covers, Hannah Gallery, Spain.
2017 Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland.
2017 ”Exempla” Munich, Germany.
2015 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA.
2014 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland.
2013 Gallery Dam, Seoul, South Korea.
2011 Gallery Jewelerswerk, Washington, USA.
2010 Pont & Plas, Gent, Belgium.
2010 Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Nederland.
2010 Nutida Svenskt Silver, Stockholm, Sweden.
2004 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2003 Galerie Helene Poree, Paris, France.
1999 Gallery Helen Drutt, Philadelphia, USA.
1999 Galleri Hnoss, Gothenburg, Sweden.
1988 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden.
1987 Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm, Sweden.
1984 Metallum, Stockholm, Sweden.
 

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JEWELS by TORE SVENSSON

Heptagon (Imi Knobel) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Heptagon (Imi Knobel), 2019.
Steel, paint, silver.
7.5 x 8 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Heptagon (Imi Knobel) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Heptagon (Imi Knobel), 2019.
Steel, paint, silver.
8 x 8 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Heptagon (Imi Knobel) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Heptagon (Imi Knobel), 2019.
Steel, paint, silver.
8.5 x 8.5 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Grey (Miró) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Grey (Miró), 2019.
Porcelain (from ENSA, Limoges), silver.
8.5 x 9 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 700 €.
Grey (Miró) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Grey (Miró), 2019.
Porcelain (from ENSA, Limoges), silver.
8.5 x 9 x 0.4 cm.
Price: 700 €.
Grey (Miró) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Grey (Miró), 2019.
Porcelain (from ENSA, Limoges), silver.
8.5 x 9 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection.
SOLD
Cross (Malevitch) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Object: Cross (Malevitch), 2019.
Veneer, paint, silver.
7.5 x 9.3 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
Price: 500 €.
Cross (Malevitch) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Cross (Malevitch), 2019.
Veneer, paint, silver.
7.5 x 9.3 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
Price: 500 €.
Cross (Malevitch) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Cross (Malevitch), 2019.
Veneer wood, paint, silver.
7.5 x 9.3 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
SOLD
K (Elsworth Kelly) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: K (Elsworth Kelly), 2019.
Steel, paint.
6 x 10 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection
Unique piece.
SOLD
K (Elsworth Kelly) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: K (Elsworth Kelly), 2019.
Steel, paint, silver.
7 x 10.5 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
Price: 500 €.
K (Elsworth Kelly) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: K (Elsworth Kelly), 2019.
Steel, paint.
6 x 10 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection.
SOLD
Super Ellipse (Gabriel Lamé) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Super Ellipse (Gabriel Lamé), 2018.
Steel, paint.
6.6 x 9 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection.
SOLD
Super Ellipse (Gabriel Lamé) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Super Ellipse (Gabriel Lamé), 2019.
Steel, paint.
5.5 x 9.3 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 600 €.
Super Ellipse (Gabriel Lamé) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Super Ellipse (Gabriel Lamé), 2019.
Steel, paint.
5 x 9.5 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
SOLD
Yellow (Miró) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Yellow (Miró), 2019.
Porcelain (from ENSA, Limoges), silver.
8.5 x 8 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
Price: 700 €.
Yellow (Miró) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Yellow (Miró), 2019.
Porcelain (from ENSA, Limoges), silver.
8.5 x 8 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 700 €.
Yellow (Miró) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Yellow (Miró), 2019.
Porcelain (from ENSA, Limoges), silver.
8.5 x 8 x 0.4 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 700 €.
Shape (Arp) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Shape (Arp), 2019.
Steel, paint.
8.5 x 8.5 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Hexagon (Mary Corse) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Hexagon (Mary Corse), 2018.
Steel, paint.
5.5 x 11 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Shape (Arp) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Shape (Arp), 2019.
Steel, paint.
7 x 7 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Shape (Arp) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Shape (Arp), 2019.
Steel, paint.
7.8 x 7.8 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Hexagon (Mary Corse) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Hexagon (Mary Corse), 2018.
Steel.
5.5 x 11 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection.
SOLD
Hexagon (Mary Corse) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Hexagon (Mary Corse), 2018.
Steel, paint.
5.5 x 11 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Octagon (Mary Corse) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Octagon (Mary Corse), 2018.
Steel, paint.
6.5 x 9 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Octagon (Mary Corse) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Octagon (Mary Corse), 2018.
Steel, paint.
6.5 x 9 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Octagon (Mary Corse) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Octagon (Mary Corse), 2018.
Steel, paint.
6.5 x 9 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
SOLD
Chinese Window without frame (The Summer palace, Beijing) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Chinese Window without frame (The Summer palace, Beijing), 2018.
MDF, paint, silver.
6.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection.
SOLD
Chinese Window without frame (The Summer palace, Beijing) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Chinese Window without frame (The Summer palace, Beijing), 2018.
MDF, paint, silver.
6.5 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 400 €.
Chinese Window without frame (The Summer palace, Beijing) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Chinese Window without frame (The Summer palace, Beijing), 2018.
MDF, paint, silver.
6.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 400 €.
Mirror (Lee Bul) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Mirror (Lee Bul), 2018.
Steel, paint.
8.5 x 9 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Mirror (Lee Bul) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Mirror (Lee Bul), 2018.
Steel.
6.5 x 9.8 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 500 €.
Mirror (Lee Bul) by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Mirror (Lee Bul), 2018.
Steel, paint.
5.5 x 12 x 0.15 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Part of: Private Collection.
SOLD
Black by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Black, 2017.
Steel, paint..
8 x 8 x 0.7 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 800 €.
White by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: White, 2017.
Porcelain, silver..
10.5 x 8 x 0.2 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl.
Price: 800 €.
Red by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Red, 2017.
Mdf, silver, paint..
ø 9 cm x 0.6 cm.
Photo by: Franz Karl
Unique piece.
Price: 800 €.
Untitled by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Earrings: Untitled, 2016.
Steel, Titanium.
Photo by: Tore Svensson.
Price: 340 €.
Unlimited edition.
Mr. T Revisited by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Mr. T Revisited, 2015.
Veneer wood, acrylic paint, silver..
11 x 9.5 cm.
Price: 560 €.

Work designed for Klimt02 Gallery for the exhibition To Recover in 2015.
Untitled by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Brooch: Untitled, 2010.
Iron, acrylic paint.
12 x 1,7 x 0,5 cm.
Price: 500 €.
Bowl 219 by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Bowl: Bowl 219, 2012.
Iron, linseed oil.
Ø 8 x 4 cm.
Part of: Private collection
Unique piece.
SOLD
Tube by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Ring: Tube, 2012.
Iron, acrylic paint.
2 x 4 cm.
Price: 540 €.
Bowl 186 by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Bowl: Bowl 186, 2009.
Iron, linseed oil.
ø 20 x 12 cm.
Price: 1600 €.
Square for the neck by Tore Svensson.
Tore Svensson.
Necklace: Square for the neck, 1995.
Steel, niobium, gold.
23.5 x 23.5 cm.
Price: 900 €.