Efva Katarina Attling, (born 18 February 1952) is a Swedish silversmith and jewellery designer.
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 Efva Attling at Stockholm Pride 2014 | |
| Born | Efva Katarina Attling 18 February 1952 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Style | Designer, Singer |
| Spouses | |
| Website | www |
Early career
editIn the early 1980s, she played in the band "X Models" and released the hit single Två av oss ("Two of us").[1][2]
She worked as a professional model for twelve years after being spotted by Eileen Ford.[3] She was also noted for being one of Sweden's best professional disco dancers.[4][5]
Silversmith and jewellery designer
editAttling designed for Levi's and H&M and in the mid-1990s she started her own line of jewellery.[6] Her pendant "Homo Sapiens" was worn by Madonna in 1999,[7] and Meryl Streep is also known to wear her jewellery.[8]
She has stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland and New York. The estimated turnover for her company was SEK 100 million in 2011.[8]
Personal life
editAttling was married to pop singer/writer Niklas Strömstedt, with whom she has two children, from 1985 to 1995. She entered a civil union with Swedish pop singer Eva Dahlgren in 1996. They were married in 2009 after Sweden passed its gender neutral marriage law.
Awards
editAttling has received a medal from the Royal Swedish Patriotic Society in April 2011 for distinguishing herself as an internationally known jewellery designer.[9]
References
edit- ^ X Models discography at Discogs
- ^ X Models discography at Rate Your Music
- ^ efvaattling.com
- ^ sv:Efva Attling
- ^ Article by Anders Öhrman in QX 2022-12-12
- ^ "Efva Attling biography". moxtex.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012.
- ^ Erlandson, Åsa (26 June 1999). "Madonna bär Efvas smycke" [Madonna wears Efva's jewellery]. www.aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b Grenninger, Anna-Karin (21 September 2011). "Efva gör smycken åt superstjärnorna" [Efva makes jewellery for superstars]. www.alltomstockholm.se. Allt Om Stockholm. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet Pressrelease" (PDF). www.kungligapatriotiskasallskapet.se. Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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