Founded in 1965, Hillestad AS is a family-owned business located in southern Norway. The company specializes in the design of modern jewellery based on local traditions. Hillestad has 20 employees and a projected 1999 turnover of USD 1.25 million, and exports 15 % of its jewellery.

Traditional Style with Modern Design
Hillestad draws on traditions dating back over a thousand years, to an era in which people lived on the bounty of nature, making their own tools, clothes, and decorative items. These crafts and skills have been preserved for centuries, providing the inspiration for the companys jewellery.

Hillestad collaborates with some of Norway?s finest jewellery designers to painstakingly create beautiful adornments which reflect the artistic traditions of the past as well as current trends.

Adhering to the strictest environmental and quality control at the company?s modern facilities, Hillestads designers produce their lovely, distinctive creations in pewter, bronze and silver metals which contribute their own timeless qualities to Hillestads wide range of unique jewellery.

Increasing Exports

Interested wholesalers and retailers are encouraged to contact Hillestad, as the company is in the process of expanding its export activities.

Hillestad currently exports its jewellery to the following markets:

Canada
Germany
Japan
The Netherlands
Sweden
USA