sterling silver necklace, 1950
vivianna bülow-hübe, who went by the artistic name torun, was born in 1927 in malmö, sweden. she modeled for vogue in the 50s and trained at the konstfackskolan in stockholm before leaving for paris. while there, her circle included picasso, miro, calder & braque to name a few. she designed jewelry for billie holiday and was the first women to become famous as a silversmith. in the mid 1950s georg jensen began producing her iconic jewelry. in 1978 she moved to jakarta, indonesia where she spent the remaining 25 years living and working. she died in 2004.
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