Björn Weckström

Studies

The Finnish Goldsmith School, Helsinki 1956
Studies in Europe, the USA, Mexico and Far-East

Activities

Own galleries: Helsinki 1958- , Stockholm 1989-1998
Member of the Finnish Sculptor's Association and ORNAMO
Lectures in Europe, the USA and Far-East
Free artist 1956-
Designer for Lapponia Jewelry Oy 1963-

Prizes

2nd and 3rd prize in a cutlery design contest arranged by Hackman & Sorsakoski 1959
2nd prize in a jewellery design contest arranged by the Finnish Goldsmiths' Association 1962
Purchase in the Norstaal contest, Oslo 1964
Grand Prix in the International Jewelry Contest in Rio de Janeiro 1965
Lunning Prize 1968
Illum Prize 1972
Glorian Muotoilu Prize 2003

Honours

Medal for merit no. 22 of the Finnish Goldsmiths' Association 1967
Pro Finlandia medal 1971
Professor's title 1986

Purchases by museums

Victoria and Albert Museum, Goldsmiths' Hall, London 1961 (ring The "Fairy Castle")
Röhsska Konstslöjdsmuseet, Gothenburg 1967 (ring "Nike")
The Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh 1980 (pendant "Kilimandjaro", ring "Erosion", bracelet "Zelda")
Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen 1982 (glass sculptures)
Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki 1982 (chair "Bucta")
Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki 1983 (glass sculptures)
Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki 1984 (silver jewellery)
The Pforzheim Jewellery Museum, 1996 (brooch "Tourmaline Butterfly")
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2009 (necklace "Janus")

Public commissions

Wallrelief for Rettig Strengberg, Turku 1986
Fazer Headquarters, Vantaa: sculpture "Domina" 1989
Monument in honour of Fazer's 100th Anniversary, Helsinki: "Fazer's rooster", 1991
YLE Headquarters, Helsinki 1993: sculpture "Narcissos", 1993
"The whistling resident of Helsinki"-sculpture, Helsinki 1995

Jury memberships in

Dunhill-Prize, Helsinki 1983
various international International Platinum Jewelry Award, London 1985
design contests International Jewelry Contest, Munich 1986
International Contest for Platinum jewellery, Frankfurt 1987
International contest for jewellery and miniature sculptures, Idar-Oberstein 1989
International jewelry design competition by Lapponia Jewelry 1995
International jewelry design competition by Lapponia Jewelry 2009

Lectures

Los Angeles 1978
Tokyo 1979
Pisa 1979
New York 1983
Vienna 1986
Munich 1988
Frankfurt 1990
Oslo 1991
Stuttgart 1991
Basle 1995
Stockholm 1995