Bjorn Weckstrom “Aztec” necklace for Lapponia

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Jewelry artist and sculptor Björn Weckström is the internationally best-known Finnish jewelry designer. Together with Pekka Anttila, founder of Lapponia, he developed the brand's unique, scupturesque design language.

Björn Weckström has always been ahead of his time as an artist. His jewelry is like miniature sculptures, and their timeless design still fascinates. Weckström's mission is to promote the appreciation of jewelry design and raise it to the same status as modern sculpture.

In his silver jewelry Weckström describes Finland's snowy winter landscape and frozen lakes. It can be seen in the jewelry's unique dramatic dialogue between mirror-clear and matte silver. He boldly and without prejudice combines surprising materials such as acrylic with jewelry.

In the early 1960s, Weckström created a series of gold jewelry that wasinspired by the gold nuggets of Lapland. Organic, sculptural shapes and the shimmer of matte gold are the trademark of Weckström's gold jewelry.

Planetoid Valleys and Darina's necklace designed by Weckström at the end of the 1960s are the most famous Finnish jewelry internationally. They became world-famous in 1977 after appearing in George Lucas' Star Wars movie as Princess Leia's jewelry.

In 2005, Kalevala Koru bought Lapponia Jewelry. The iconic jewelry designed by Weckström is still made with skillful Finnish craftsmanship at the Kalevala Jewelry factory in Helsinki. Björn Weckström's six-decade long unique design legacy lives on and continues in the Kalevala Jewelry collection.