Vintage Siv Lagerström Smoky Acrylic Ring – Size 7.5
About Siv Lagerström
Rings designed by Swedish designer Siv Lagerström in the period of 1967-1973. She was a midcentury silver smith who began experimenting with alternative materials at the end of the 1960s.
Lagerström's acrylic rings represented a new artistic expression with new materials that broke away from the conventions of what a piece of jewelry should look like. Her rings resonated with and were considered alongside Pierre Cardin's futuristic, colorful fashion for women’s liberation. Think collarless geometric shapes, daringly short hemlines, graphic bright colors.
The expression was more important than expensive materials, in a democratic spirit. Her work also bears similarities to the Op art of the 1960s with psychedelic abstract patterns in motion, creating a three-dimensional sculptural sensation.
Lagerström's pieces are very collectible and examples of her work are on display at the National Museum, Sweden.
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Inside, a smoky crescent floats within the clear acrylic body, creating a soft, shifting visual focal point on this piece. As the ring moves, the crescent changes how it reads—sometimes sharp and graphic, sometimes more diffused and atmospheric.
The geometry is strong and architectural, but the internal form feels lighter, almost like something drifting inside the material.
Details
- Signed: SIV
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Dated: 1967-1973
- Size: 7.5
- Measurements:
- Height: 36.9 mm
- Width at top: 17.2 mm
- Width at bottom: 10.8 mm
- Weight: 8.7 grams
- Material: Acrylic (Plexiglass), clear acrylic with smoky yellow crescent detail
- Condition: Excellent vintage condition with normal age-related wear. Light surface wear consistent with age and use.
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