In floral artist Tage Andersen’s gallery shop in Ny Adelgade, Copenhagen, Denmark, you can experience flora-inspired earrings created by 41 goldsmiths and jewelry designers, from February 1, 2025 – March 30, 2025.
41 of the country’s best goldsmiths and jewelry designers will enter Tage Andersen’s poetic and wondrous universe. Each of them present a pair of earrings – the vast majority of which are unique, created especially for the exhibition.
Each piece of jewelry is based on a flower, plant or fruit, whose very diverse appearance and cultural history have inspired the goldsmiths and jewelry designers.
“Finally, not too flashy – but preferably unforgettable” – Tage Andersen
Why “Florilegium Ornamentum”
The order of the exhibition is based on the Renaissance florilegium. Flower books known as florilegium served 500 years ago as illustrations of plants that were cultivated for their decorative properties, and not so much for their practical uses in, for example, medicine, gastronomy or perfume. A florilegium has the beauty of plants as its focal point, and it is arranged according to the time of year when the plants emerge.
Ornamentum?
Ornamentum means jewelry in Latin.
And together, Florilegium Ornamentum is a collection of beautiful floral jewelry.
“Flowers and earrings carry us through life,
from spring to winter – and we wear them.
It feels right to start spring 2025 by paying tribute to one of the motifs
that most goldsmiths and jewelry designers find inspiration in
– namely, flowers.
The richness of flora’s forms provides diversity, and the exhibition’s participants have risen to the challenges with flying colours.”
– Nina Hald, exhibition organizer and curator.
RGNR – There are a several notables in this small selection of exhibit pieces seen below: 1. the use of color, using green, pink, and yellow diamonds, 2. the use of antique watch crystals to hold pressed flowers, and 3. and the use of ornamental gems, such as pink opal, amber, and chrysoprase. – gr
Tales of Tears, Part II
Inspired by violets – Viola mirabilis
2024
Made of 18 karat gold with violet enamel and two teardrop-cut rutilated quartz (total 1.52 carats)
The flower in the depths
Inspired by water lilies – Nymphaea pygmaea Alba
2024
Made of 14 karat gold, brilliant-cut diamonds (total 0.42 carat), two citrine briolettes, two emeralds and two rutilated quartz drops
Aquilegia
Inspired by the columbine – Aquilegia
2024
Made of 18 karat gold and two amethyst drops
Apple blossom earrings
Inspired by the apple blossom – Lacus flore
2024
Made of 14 karat yellow and white gold, a total of 0.55 carat green and 0.33 carat pink diamonds,
a South Seas cultured pearl of 10.6 mm and a freshwater cultured pearl of 10.4 mm
Snowdrop
Inspired by snowdrops – Galanthus nivalis
2024
Made of sterling silver, 14 karat gold, antique crystal watch glass,
pressed and dried snowdrops and four light yellow brilliant-cut diamonds (total 0.04 carat)
Iris
Inspired by irises – Iris
2024
Made of 14 karat white gold, two yellow rose-cut diamonds (1 carat each),
44 pink sapphires and 12 light blue sapphires.
Ground Elder
Inspired by goitered cabbage – Aegopodium podagraria
2024
Made of 14 karat white gold with 450 brilliant-cut diamonds (total 2.43 carats)
Saffron
Inspired by crocus – Crocus sativus
2024
Made of oxidized sterling silver, 14k and 18k gold, two flat pink opal drops (total 43 carats), three “olive green” diamonds (total 0.06 carats), four “grass green” diamonds (total 0.04 carats), one oval cabochon-cut chrysoprase measuring 4 x 6 mm, one semi-circular chrysoprase disc measuring 12 x 22 mm, and two amber cabochons measuring 8 x 19 mm.
Petal
Inspired by flower petals
2024
Both earrings in 18 karat gold; the larger one with a 0.45 carat brilliant and an 8 x 6 mm emerald cabochon
– the small one with a 0.15 carat brilliant, a 0.01 carat brilliant and a faceted emerald of 3 mm in diameter.
Gratitude
Inspired by a climbing hydrangea – Hydrangea anomala
2024
Made of 14 karat gold with a total of 0.10 carat champagne-colored brilliant-cut diamonds and 5.93 carat green tourmalines.
Summer Memories
Inspired by the cornflower – Centaurea cyanus
2024
Made of 14 karat gold with a sapphire of 0.52 carat, brilliant-cut diamonds (total 0.04 carat),
black diamonds (total 0.13 carat) and rubies (total 0.36 carat)
Tap here to see the exhibition catalogue of floral jewels.
About Tage Andersen
Tage Andersen (born March 29, 1947) is a Danish artist renowned for his imaginative, naturalistic floral arrangements, and interior and exterior designs. Originally trained as a confectioner, he took over the local flower shop in his hometown and ventured into floristry at the age of 20 years old.
In 1987 he established The House of Tage Andersen in Copenhagen, working across artistic disciplines including floral artistry, scenography, horticulture, interior and exterior design.
He has published several art monographs and received recognition from the Danish Art Foundation and the Nordic Horticulture Award. His work has been exhibited internationally, and The National Gallery of Denmark honored his work with a solo exhibition in 2002.
From 2009 to 2019, Tage Andersen transformed the historic estate Gunillaberg in Sweden into his creative sanctuary, welcoming visitors to experience his vision of merging the natural world with his artistic expression.
Today, the atelier, gallery and boutique at Ny Adelgade 12 in Copenhagen serves as a landmark of his evolving artistic endeavors. the artistic vision of Tage Andersen. Here traditional flower arranging transcends boundaries, harmoniously blending art, nature, culture and design to craft immersive environments. His creations possess a sculptural quality that feels both timeless and contemporary, with each piece uniquely handcrafted in the atelier and in collaboration with local workshops.
Tap here to learn even more about the artist.
