Villa Dora

"Villa Dora" is a unique jewellery collection created for Villa Gyllenberg museum in Helsinki to be sold exclusively in the museum shop alongside their wonderful exhibition Schjerfbeck & Fashion - Art and Costume History 1880-1950.

Receiving this commission was truly a dream, and pure joy to create. Almost entirely vintage materials were used for this set of three different earring styles (short, midi and long) and one multi-fuction necklace that can be worn in at least four different ways, long, shorter, layered or as y-shape.

The powdery and blush rose and delightful green handmade glass drops are previously unused vintage from approximately the 1930s. They were found from a vintage market in Paris in November 2022 and have their origin at a Parisian jewellery manufacturer operating in the city from the 1880s to the 1950s. As by magic, the museum visitor has the opportunity to bring home a wearable memento with materials and colour tones coming from the same era as the artworks on view. The delicate drops resemble beautiful dots mindfully painted on a canvas, like the blushed cheekbones or painted lips of the women in Helene Schjerfbeck's portraits.

The Schjerfbeck & Fashion exhibition is on view at Villa Gyllenberg museum from 14 February to 9 June 2024. Villa Dora jewellery collection sold out in May 2024.

Photos with model by Marjo Haapasalo and vintage dresses from her shop Boutique Minne in Turku. Model is Pauliina.

Picture of painting is a detail of Helene Schjerfeck's Elegant Woman (Dora) from 1928.