The TORUN bangle stands as an iconic symbol of togetherness.
The woman behind the design was Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe. She was a strong-minded, unconventional and forward-thinking silversmith, and she would go on to create some of the most recognized designs in the history of Georg Jensen. In a male-dominated industry Vivianna set new design standards with her artistic and organic interpretations of functionality and aesthetics.
She once said, that a piece of jewelry should be like an expression of love, and the TORUN bangle emphasized this; we are stronger together then when apart.
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe (1927 â?? 2004) was born in Malmö Sweden. She graduated from the Academy of Industrial Arts in Stockholm in 1945 and in 1956 she settled in Paris where she quickly became known for her jewelry. Torun's designs have become legendary and are exhibited at several museums worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Torun was philosophical about the role of design in our everyday lives:
"A piece of jewelry should be a symbol of love. It should enhance and move with the body so that it blends with you. It must not overwhelm, but enhance you. This is why it must be timeless. It shouldn't matter if you are 17 or 87 years old."
One of the most iconic watch design classics in the Georg Jensen watch collection is the Vivianna bangle watch. Torun once reflected back on her inspiration for the bangle watch:
"Then watches were only chronometers - measurers of time, which one got constantly caught out by. I wanted to free people form the slavery of time, I wanted to make a watch which reminded one that life is here and now, so I created a watch with a mirror face, no numbers and a simple second hand. A watch should not make us prisoners of time, but liberate us. Perhaps it is possible to make a timepiece which more intensely perceives the Here and Now. The watch is open ended to symbolize that time should not bind us, and the dial like a mirror reminds us that life is now."
In keeping with the Georg Jensen tradition of innovation, Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe set out to reinvent the very concept of time.
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We are pleased to offer a special and unique assortment of the Georg Jensen Home & Design Collections. For the past century, Georg Jensen has stood for refined and organic design that is both pure and timeless. It is the elegant simplicity in Georg Jensen's products that surprises and delights the senses. Always distinctive and full of life, the serene flowing forms of Jensen designs are surprising enriched by exquisitely sculpted ornamentation. Fjorn Scandinavian offers the complete assortment of Georg Jensen Living, Steel & Sterling Flatware plus highlights from the Danish Heritage Collections. From Scandinavian Gifts and Barware to Sterling Cutlery and Heritage Gifts, Georg Jensen represents the elegance and luxury of Scandinavian Living.
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