Designer Desire: Astri Holthe

Montage of Astri Holthe jewellery designs | H is for Home

When last have we featured some vintage Scandi jewellery here on our blog? It’s been too long! It must be something in the water up there – Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark have produced so many outstanding jewellery designers and Astri Holthe is one to include in that assemblage.

Astri Holthe (1917-1998) was a mid-century Norwegian designer-maker specialising in metal. In 1949, she and her husband, Gerhard, founded what would become a very successful factory near the Norwegian town of Arendal in the Barbu valley. Twenty years later, their factory had 90-100 employees.

Many of Holthe’s designs are made of pewter, therefore pieces are very affordable. Vintage pendants can be had for under the £50 mark. You can regularly find examples for sale on eBay and Etsy.

Portrait of Astri Holthecredit

Additional image credits:

Etsy | Pinterest

One thought on “Designer Desire: Astri Holthe

  1. My husband’s relative Abraham Bronlund came from Arendal to New Zealand to farm in Coromandel Nth. Island. One of ?6 brothers I believe.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.