During the 70’s, Arje Griegst took his ‘melting’ gold theme in a groundbreaking new direction, using his own wax technique to capture gold mid-transformation. After researching, he developed a personal wax mixture to enable a swish, energetic movement and sensuality in the ribbed texture.
The energetic ribbed lines moved like locks of golden hair - he made gold bracelets and rings quiver and come alive. At once organic and stylized, the Spiral series hypnotic fluidity and warm glow was a reflection of avant-garde Roman jewellery, rebelling against the contemporary Scandinavian minimalism.
24K gold is a relatively soft metal, not normally used to make jewellery. The higher the carat, the softer the gold. To make the gold stronger it is alloyed with other metals such as silver, copper or platinum. In addition to the qualities of the gold, these alloys affect the colour as well. To make red gold, the gold is alloyed with copper, which gives a reddish tone.
Arje Griegst has always handled the gold somewhat casually, while still encapsulating an enormous amount of work. What fascinated him was the material’s capacity to reflect light, keep its luster and make jewels glow. The warmly coloured gold, either the softer 21K or the somewhat stronger 18K, have been his most frequent means of expression. It is easy to fall in love with this jewellery, its attractive weight, smoothness and its exceptionally beautiful luminosity. Arje’s conquest for just the right golden hue lives on today.
Capturing gold almost in its liquid state, the Spiral series curves sensually around the neck, wrist or finger embodying the pioneering vision of Arjes customized cire perdue technique. Like locks of golden hair, the fluted gold twist and writhes over the skin like a coil spring with seductive lightness.
Today, the Spirals lives on through 18K gold rings, bracelets and colliers as a timeless ode to antique Roman jewellery as if seen through a magnifying glass found at the bottom of the sea.