Björn Weckström (b.1935)

Björn Weckström was born in Helsinki, Finland in the 1935. He is a Finnish sculptor and jeweler whose work over the past decades has helped define modern Nordic jewelry. Weckström studied at the Finnish Goldsmith School in the 1950s.

Weckström’s designs range from abstractions of nature to clean-cut classical forms. He participated in the landmark International Exhibition of Modern Jewelry, curated by Graham Hughes and held in London, in 1961. Over his long career, Weckström has been closely associated with the Finnish jewelry firm Lapponia. The designer has said that he is inspired by “nature, snowfalls, the sea and forms of water. Also, mythologies and future visions.” Weckström’s work uses gold, bronze, silver, and sometimes even acrylic. His geometric forms combine with textured surfaces and irregular shapes in exquisite sculptural styles. He is credited with being one of the first jewelry designers to combine silver and acrylic. In 1975, Yoko Ono wore Weckström’s futuristic silver and acrylic ring, Petrified Lake, when she was on the Dick Cavett Show. In 1977, Weckström’s Planetoid Valleys and Darina's Bracelet appeared in Star Wars, worn by Carrie Fisher in her role as Princess Leia.

Weckström’s jewelry is in the collection of the Designmuseo in Helsinki amongst other prominent public and private collections.

Visit our exhibition page for "MEDITATIONS ON MODERNISM: Thirty Years of Jewelry Design by Jacqueline Rabun, 1990–2022 and Selections from Notable Post-WWII Nordic Jewelry" to learn more about the innovative and exquisite Nordic jewelry in our collection.