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Hi, I’m Emma.
Nice to meet you! Here is my story.
Fun fact: I was born on the Swedish kanelbulle — aka cinnamon roll — day. This will be important later.
I was born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary, and my passion for making things by hand goes all the way back to my childhood. I spent hours with my sister threading beads or exploring our mother’s jewelry box. Over the years, I tried almost every craft I could get my hands on, from polymer clay to painting, drawing, and sculpting.
After high school, I moved to Szeged to study art, and I graduated in glass art. Later, I earned my Master's degree in graphic design at the Budapest Metropolitan University. Even during my university years, I always found ways to create. But it was during the COVID pandemic when I reconnected with jewelry-making. Just before the lockdowns, I took part in a silver ring-making workshop, and I fell in love with silversmithing. Then, staying at home, I started making jewelry with beads I found at home from my childhood.
A couple of months later, I discovered the Szimultán Art School in Budapest and enrolled in a two-year silversmithing course. Halfway through, I moved to Sweden, and thanks to the flexibility of my teachers, I was able to finish the program remotely. That experience marked the beginning of a deep and ongoing journey into jewelry.
What comes in the future.... ?
After completing the stone setting course in Florence, a lot has changed in how I see jewelry and what I want to create next. Since coming home, my sketchbook has been filling up again. I keep returning to two main ideas, both involve stones.
One of them leads into the world of engagement rings, a direction I’ve been drawn to for a while. I want to create rings crafted with care, and connected to real stories rather than trends.
The other idea reaches back to something I had explored before at school, but never presented as a finished collection: a natural form that has stayed in the back of my mind, waiting for the right moment. There’s something grounding about shapes that come from nature; they carry their own rhythm and quiet balance.
Maybe these two paths will eventually meet and blending together into a small, distinctive collection where personal stories and natural forms become one. I don’t know exactly what it will look like yet, but that’s the exciting part.
Let’s talk about what I’m making these days.
One of my current collections is inspired by Swedish pastries. I told you that cinnamon rolls would be important!
It all started with a kanelbulle. Then came a kardemummabulle. After that, a croissant, and a lussekatt. I love capturing the soft, swirly, charming shapes of baked goods, transforming something delicious and fleeting into something you can keep and wear every day.
These pieces are made using the lost-wax casting technique. That means I sculpt each design in wax first, sometimes as a rough sketch, sometimes nearly finished. Then I send them to a casting specialist who uses professional equipment (that I don’t own and requires a whole separate set of skills) to create a plaster mold and pour molten metal into it.
Once the cast pieces return to me, there’s still a lot of work to be done: soldering on the findings, filing, sanding, polishing, and sometimes, if I want them gold-colored, I send them away for gold plating as the final step.
Every curve and swirl in these pieces tells a small story, about inspiration, tradition, and the joy of making. And while they may look playful, there's a lot of careful craft behind each one.
This is where I am right now, but it’s just one chapter in an ever-evolving journey.
These pastry-inspired pieces are part of a limited collection: once they’re gone, they won’t return in the same form. I’m already working on new collections that will take my work in different directions, but this one will always remain a sweet beginning.
Studying & Evolving
I’ve always believed in lifelong learning — and in trying things with my own hands. Here are the steps that helped shape how I think and create today:
2016–2019
BA in Glass Art – University of Szeged
This was my first deep dive into the world of form, materials, and visual storytelling. I learned traditional techniques, explored transparency and color, and started developing a love for delicate details.
2019–2021
MA in Graphic Design – Budapest Metropolitan University
During this time, I focused on visual systems, layout, and communication, skills I now use in designing my brand and photographing my pieces. It was also during these years that my interest in jewelry-making started to resurface.
2020–2022
Silversmithing Course – Szimultán Art School, Budapest
What began as a weekend workshop turned into a two-year journey. I studied alongside university work, then continued remotely after moving to Sweden. This was where I first learned how to shape, solder, and finish metal.
2025
Stone Setting Workshop – Folkuniversitetet, Stockholm
A weekend course that introduced me to the world of setting stones, a skill I’m currently exploring further.
It gave me a taste of how gemstones can elevate a design and how precise this craft really is.
September 2025
Stone Setting Course – Le Arti Orafe, Florence
I had the chance to study stone setting at Le Arti Orafe in Florence, one of Italy’s most renowned jewelry schools. I trained under a master stone setter, learning traditional and contemporary setting techniques such as claw, bezel, flush, channel, and fishtail settings.
It was an intense and eye-opening experience that completely reshaped how I think about my craft. Working with precision tools and precious materials in the heart of Florence gave me a new sense of respect for the tradition behind fine jewelry.
Since completing the course, I’ve been reimagining my future direction, exploring ways to create engagement rings and meaningful custom pieces that combine careful craftsmanship with personal stories. This experience has given me both the technical foundation and the inspiration to take my work to a new level.
Jewelry Through the Years
