
Born and raised in the countryside in the south of Sweden, Marion is now based in Stockholm. After working as a teacher for a couple of years she chose to pivot. After studying silversmithing and jewellery design for one year at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm she fell in love with jewellery making and metal work. Currently she studies at the bachelor’s program Jewellry and Corpus at Konstfack, University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, Sweden.
Marion draws much of her inspiration from her love of nature but also from interactions between humans. Through her work she tries to invite both wearers and viewers of her jewellery to reflection or discussions about events, emotions or interactions.
Her work has recently been exhibited in group exhibitions both at Hallwylska Museet and Konstfack.
As a contemporary silversmith I work mostly using silver but also with other materials such as bone, fabric and with paint. My work consists of both small and large scale pieces. A red thread through my work is that I often start with an observation of something small in the Swedish nature or in interactions between humans or humans and objects/surrounding. Through my work I want to invite both wearers and viewers to reflection, discussion or to inspire a drive to learn more about different subjects. Some of my work is not meant to be easy to wear but instead meant to be felt and affect the wearer through forced posture.
Play and playfulness is a natural part of all my work. Through working with children’s education I saw that play is important for the child’s development, as it contributes to lifelong learning. Children learn social rules, practice communication and develop their imagination and creativity through play. I feel that the older we get, the less we talk about the role of playing as a means of learning. I try to encapsulate current topics that surround me in pieces that invite the wearer and viewer to play, so that heavy subjects can feel a little lighter. A way to do this is through tactility and interactivity.