I see myself as an independent businessman/an artist/a designer/a goldsmith and an entertainer, that loves to become absorbed in the small details, in whatever I’m working on at the moment. I express myself by being as precise and pure as possible, and I find it very challenging and exciting to work with Trollbeads. In designing a trollbead, I try to combine humour and details with a certain amount of cuteness. And it’s important for me to integrate the hole into the design of a bead. I get my inspiration from the diversity of the world and from the quirkiness of everyday life.

Graduated as jeweler in 1965 from Georg Jensen Copenhagen. Asger has several years of teaching experience and has worked abroad before he started his own company in 1975. He is located in Roskilde, Denmark.

During my apprenticeship with Svend Nielsen, I was able to follow and participate in the development of the Trollbeads. I designed my beads at this time and I focused on simplicity and humor.

Eske Storm graduated as a goldsmith from Hertz& Jakobsen in Copenhagen, Denmark and from the School of Arts in Tasco, Mexico. Received a bronze medal in 1995 in the Danish Art & Craft-competition. Opened his own store in 2001 in downtown Copenhagen next door to the Trollbeads Headquarter in Toldbodgade. His customers comes from as opposite places as the Royal resident to the free City of Christiania.

“I like to work in a realistic universe – you could call it a typical Danish design universe but maybe it really is in fact my own personal universe. My inspiration comes mainly from my travels around the world and my meeting with local tribal cultures. I’m strongly influenced by old Nordic mythology. You could call what I design for space-Viking jewellery”.

“It has been a very natural process for me to work within the Trollbeads universe. I carved my own first bead when I was 6-7 years old in Greenlandic soapstone, at the same time I carved my first miniature elephant, which today has developed into the Elephant Lock”.

Gabriele Weber-Vögele began working as a goldsmith in 1982. She lives and works in Germany, where she opened her own store as a jeweler and goldsmith in 1992, after finishing her master’s. I love to create special pieces in order to show people’s unique and incomparable personalities, often with details that symbolize special moments in their lives.

In 2006, I started selling Trollbeads myself and it still fascinates me that many people relate their beads with specific parts of their lives. Now living here on the island of Sylt, I am inspired by the surrounding nature. The Lighthouse bead is, of course, inspired by this, but also by the Trollbeads spirit, where you can transform a piece of silver into feelings, dreams and humour.

Gitte Bjorn is an educated goldsmith from 1993. Already from her graduation project it was obvious that she wanted to work sculpturally. She has exhibited in Denmark as well as internationally and describe her work this way:

With my work I strive to give room and physical reality to the part of my imagination, that I allow myself – still – to live in a parallel world populated with mythological beings and animals in a gothic time. In this way I keep ” the bridge down” and treat myself with a sure expectation of joy and excitement that lays ahead of me.

When you are born into a family as creative as mine, it is a natural choice for me to be a part of the creative aspect of Trollbeads. My first Trollbead is inspired by the Japanese art of folding paper, called Origami. I have always been fascinated by old traditions and geometry.

I have been on the team developing the Trollbead concept from the first day. It is necessary to be familiar with and to understand how to craft the beads but at the same time understand how to use modern techniques. In this way, we can offer unique jewelry to the market and at reasonable prices. For me, it is an exciting challenge to combine the creative spirit with modern production methods.

I am standing at the helm of a ship sailing into the future. My cargo is securely stowed in the hold below me. The view from the bridge is wonderful – no two outlooks on the real world are alike. Each day brings a new sunrise, new colors, because each morning adds yet another day to life and anything can happen.

Gasparski trained as a goldsmith under Jytte Klove from 1990 -1994. Since 1996 she has had her own workshop and gallery, “Guldkompagniet,” centrally located in Copenhagen. Her style is graphic, with simple, symbolic effects. In 1996 Gasparski received a three-year grant from the Danish Arts Foundation and her work may be seen at exhibitions both in Denmark and abroad.