Sigmund Espeland AS is one of Norways largest manufacturers of gold and silver jewelry products. Founded 30 years ago as a modest one-man enterprise specializing in bunad silver, the company is now known for its wide selection of quality products. Sigmund Espeland employs a staff of 29 and an annual sales volume of NOK 28 million.
The Apostel spoon series is inspired by Norwegian Renaissance spoons and from a Hanseatic apostle spoon series.
From the Snorre ?Old Norse Urbanism? series. |
Expertise from Design to Finished Product
A large portion of Sigmund Espeland?s production is based on solid traditional craftsmanship, and the company often stands for the entire process from the idea and design stage to final production, based on a belief that the best results come about when designers are given the opportunity to use the full range of their expertise and experience. Sigmund Espeland offers the following services:
Subcontracting: from moulds to finished products in gold, silver and bronze
Semi-manufacture casting: in gold, silver, bronze and brass
Special products custom designed for gift market.
Brand-name Products
Sigmund Espeland has developed a number of brand name products. The Snorre series with its Old Norse motifs is perhaps the best known of these; this product range was highly successful in the period before and during the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The series includes a selection of engagement rings. The company also continues to produce silver accessories for the Norwegian national costume, the bunad. Further products include:
The Carmen collection: gold jewelry rings, earrings, bracelets
Jewelry exchange: extensive facilities providing excellent customer service
Aurum chains of gold and silver
Medieval tin products spoons, wedding spoons, medieval goblets and Viking ship artifacts
Trollskap of Tin cheese slicers, cake servers, bottle and letter openers with Norwegian troll ornamentation.
The company exports its products to Germany, France and the USA.