Inger
Larsen
Born
1971, Denmark
Larsen
graduated in 2002 from the Royal College of Art in London. She designs
jewellery, clothes and accessories for men and women, and her challenging
and experimental jewellery designs have been exhibited both in Denmark,
England and the United States. Larsen utilizes an extensive range
of materials. She works in metal, plastics, textile and leather,
depending on the task at hand. Her means of expression are fundamentally
defined by her ideas. She always aims to bring an element of humour
into her work as a distinguishing characteristic. She was awarded
The Hetsch medal, The Art and Craft Award of 1879, Bronze medal
in 2003.
Education:
2000-02 Masters degree in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork
and Jewellery, Royal College of Art, London, UK www.rca.ac.uk/
2002 Certificate in Strategies to support teaching in Art and Design,
Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design, London, UK
1998-99 BTEC Higher National Certificate in Design (Fashion &
Jewellery), Bradford College, West Yorkshire, UK
1998 Certificate working with precious metals, Teknisk Skole København,
Copenhagen, Denmark
1993-96 Garment Technician, Teko Center, Herning, Denmark
1994 Trainee in the departments of production and design,
T-Maker A/S, Ikast, Denmark
P.T.A. Group OY, Kuopio, Finland.
Masterclass:
2001 Fashion jewellery making with jewellery designer Laurent Rivaud
from Vivienne Westwood, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Short course on amber with jewellery designer and maker Giedymin
Jablonski, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Awards
/ Scholarships:
2003 The Hetsch medal, The Art and Craft Award of 1879, Bronze medal.
2001 Rio Tinto Travel Award,(for further research in the use of
sustainable materials), UK (Research trip for one month to East
Africa)
2001-00 Royal College of Art, Scholarship, UK
1998 Jubilæumsfonden
Teko-Fonden
Exhibitions:
2008 “With Heart", Galleri Iron Inc., Copenhagen, Denmark.
www.ironinc.dk
2007 "Wedding and Engagement ring exhibition", @Work,
Contemporary jewellery, London. www.atworkgallery.co.uk
"Medals", (window-display), Galleri Iron Inc., Copenhagen,
Denmark.
2005 ”Christmas exhibition”, Galerie Metal, Copenhagen,
Denmark.
”tjek (på) detaljen”, Mikala Mortensen, Copenhagen,
Denmark.
“Anti-war medals”, Velvet da Vinci Gallery San Francisco,
California, USA. www.velvetdavinci.com/
“Anti-war medals”, The Barents Spectacle, Kirkenes,
Norway.
”Electric Cabaret”, Brazen Studios, Glasgow, UK.
2004 “Biennalen 2004“, Trapholt, Kolding, Denmark.
“Biennalen 2004“, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg,
Denmark.
”Open Air Gallery”, Copenhagen Live, Copenhagen, Denmark.
“Anti-war medals”, FAD Barcelona, Spain.
“Anti-war medals”, Nordnorsk Kunstnersentrum Svolvær,
Norway.
“Anti-war medals”, The Tromsø Kunstforening Tromsø,
Norway.
2003 “Therefore”, Danish Crafts, Paustian, Copenhagen,
Denmark. www.danishcrafts.dk/
”Kunsthåndværkerprisen af 1879” (The Hetsch
medal, The Art and Craft Award of 1879), Danish Museum of Art &
Design, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Vision of it-Gallery of Contemporary objects, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2002 ”Christmas 2002”, Danske Kunsthåndværkere,
Officinet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
“Interlacements, Fiber and Metal”, Ara Gallery Cultural
Centre, Miami, USA
“Royal College of Art Show 2002”, RCA, London, UK
2001-00 “Work in progress”, Royal College of Art, London,
UK
1999 “Bradford College Fashion Show”, Harrogate, UK
Madeira Threads Exhibition, Harrogate, UK
Cooper Gallery, Barnsley, UK
