Tone Vigeland – Norwegian silver designer

Tone Vigeland Sterling Ring.
Tone Vigeland Sterling Ring.

Tone Vigeland (1938 – 2024) was a Norwegian silver designer.

Vigeland studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Crafts and Art Industries from 1955 to 1957. She became a jewelry designer in the early 1960s. Vigeland always rejected mass production, preferring to work with shapes made from different materials.

Remarkable Silver Bracelet by Tone Vigeland.
Remarkable Silver Bracelet by Tone Vigeland.

Vigeland’s work is represented in galleries around the world, including the Victoria and Albert Museum of Europe, the Pinacothèque d’Art Moderne and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt Museum of Art and Design in New York, the Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Silver Bracelet by Tone Vigeland for Plus, Norway, 1960s.
Silver Bracelet by Tone Vigeland for Plus, Norway, 1960s.

Vigeland was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 1988, and was made a Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1996.

Anna Greta Eker Norway Sterling Silver Ring.
Anna Greta Eker Norway Sterling Silver Ring.
Silver Necklace vintage `Festival` by Tone Vigeland for Plus, Norway, 1965.
Silver Necklace vintage `Festival`, Norway, 1965.
Vintage Silver Hand Hammered Armring by Tone Vigeland, Plus, Norway, 1960s.
Vintage Silver Hand Hammered Armring, Plus, Norway, 1960s.
Tone Vigeland for Plus Sterling Silver Norwegian Modernist Sling Earrings.
Sterling Silver Norwegian Modernist Sling Earrings.
Pair of Silver Earrings by Tone Vigeland for Plus, Norway, 1960s.
Pair of Silver Earrings, Norway, 1960s.
Tone Vigeland Sterling Silver Set from the Mid 20th Century, Norway, 1960s.
Sterling Silver Set from the Mid 20th Century, Norway, 1960s.
Vintage Scandinavian Silver Earrings by Tone Vigeland, Norway, 1960s.
Vintage Scandinavian Silver Earrings by Tone Vigeland, Norway, 1960s.
Tone Vigeland Studio Kinetic Flattened Nail Earrings.
Tone Vigeland Studio Kinetic Flattened Nail Earrings.
Mid Century Modern Bracelet Finland 1971 Sterling Silver Scandinavian Finnish.
Mid Century Modern Bracelet Finland 1971 Sterling Silver Scandinavian Finnish.
Yellow Enamel Butterfly Bracelet Norway Sterling Silver Midcentury Modernist.
Yellow Enamel Butterfly Bracelet Norway Sterling Silver Midcentury Modernist.
Vintage Tone Vigeland Norway Plus Workshop Hammered Sterling Bangle.
Vintage Norway Plus Workshop Hammered Sterling Bangle.
Sterling Silver necklace Sunburst By Tone Vigeland for Plus, Norway 1960s.
Sterling Silver necklace Sunburst, Norway 1960s.
Silver Pendant Collier by Tone Vigeland for Plus, Norway, 1950s.
Silver Pendant Collier, Norway, 1950s.