 Mette Saabye
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Balance Tool 1 2012 Ash tree, magnets, silver 925, cotton 15 x 45 x 7 cm Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Balance Tool 2 2012 Ash tree, plastic, magnets, silver 925, cotton 15 x 45 x 7 cm Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Time Reader 2012 Larch Tree, 18kt. Gold, epoxy 15 x 45 x 9 cm Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Brooch: A Boat is a Boat 2012 Paper, silver 925, silk Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Necklace: A Boat is a Boat 2012 Oxidized silver 925. human nails, silk Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Brooch: A Boat is a Boat 2012 Teak tree, plastic, silver 925 Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Necklace: A Boat is a Boat 2012 Birch tree, plastic, oil paint Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Brooch: A Boat is a Boat 2012 Silver 925 Photo by Dorte Krogh
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Below the snow... 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 19x10x2 cm Copenhagen, March 12th 2010
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Dream of a Friend 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 19x10x1 cm 3.5 gr. Copenhagen, August 26th 2009
 Mette Saabye Brooch: Spring 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 8x4x2cm Copenhagen, April 2nd 2009
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Vienna 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 45x8x6 cm Vienne, October 12th 2009
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Ocean of Birds 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 19x10x1 cm Copenhagen, February 9th 2010
 Mette Saabye Brooch: On the Beach 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 3.5x5.5x3 cm 3.5 gr. Thy, October 8th 2009
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Friends 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 19x10x1 cm Fyn, June 16th 2008
 Mette Saabye Necklace: From the Uncle of a Nufle Gufle 2010 Visible materials: gold, paper, paint, cotton 13x7x1 cm Korsør, September 3rd 2009
 Mette Saabye Brooch: Sexual Harassment 2007 Paper, 18 ct. gold , white lacquer, silver 925 10 x 10 x 1 cm
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Forget me not 2006 Silk, photos 45 x 10 x 1 cm
 Mette Saabye Necklace: A home 2006 Paper, cotton string, silver 925 45 x 8 x 4 cm
 Mette Saabye Brooch: Cookiegirl 2006 18 ct. gold, scrap, turquoise 1 x 4 x 8 cm
 Mette Saabye Necklace: Mum 2006 18 ct. gold, precious stones 9x 4 x 2 cm
 Mette Saabye Ring: Peas and kinky corny carrots 2006 18 ct. gold, green agate, pearls, chorales 4x 4 x 4 cm
 Mette Saabye Ring: Pheasant with boiled potatoes 2006 18 ct. gold, pearls, agate 4x 4,5 x 3,5 cm
 Mette Saabye Ring: Sweets 2006 18 ct. gold, syntetic precious stones 4x 2,5 x 2,5 cm
 Mette Saabye Ring: Four signatures 2006 18 ct. gold, signets 4 x 2,5 x 2,5 cm
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Mette Saabye, 1969, Denmark.
Education:
1989-90: Studies in Florence at Fuji studio goldsmith school.
1990-94: Goldsmith apprentice at Fl. Larsen studio, Cph. DK.
1994-96: Studies at Institute for precious metals, Cph. DK.
1996: Workshop established.
2005: Established Workshop & Galleri Mette Saabye
Grants & Awards
2006 The Danish State Art Foundation, 3 year-working Grant
2004 Winner of The design and art crafts Biennial F. L. Foghts Fond
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 The Danish State Art Foundation
1998, 2002, 2004, 2006 The National Bank foundation
1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Designfonden / Danish Crafts
Others: Ausa R. Tilly’ mindelegat, Sleipnir , Emil Marie Albreckts mindelegat, Præmieselskabet, Direktør Christian Grauballes Mindelegat, Ole Haslund kunstner fond, Vald. Selmer Trane og Hustrus Elisa Trane´s fond, Dansk Metal, Kjøbenhavns guldsmedelaug: Skt. Loye pris , Københavns kommune kulturfond, Kai Bojesens mindelegat.
Selected Exhibitions:
2012 Museum fur Gestaltung in Zurich, Switzerland | “A Boat is a Boat..is a Boat a Boat?” ATTA Gallery Bangkok, Thailand | “My favorite Things”, Mette Saabye Copenhagen DK.
2011 “Currency” THINK THANK – “ABUSHAN - GRASS TO GOLD – DIALOGUE FOR THE 21st CENTURY“ WCC Delhi India | “Object Rotterdam” Galerie Louise Smit Nl | “ Round of Europe of Applied Arts” WCC-BCC Mons Belgium | “COLLECT” Louise Smit, London GB | “Jewellery unleashed” MMKA, Arnhem Nl
2010 “Object Rotterdam” Galerie Louise Smit, Nl | “COLLECT” Louise Smit, London GB | “Lost in time” solo at Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam Nl
2009 “Object Rotterdam” Køppe gallery, Nl | “...another man's treasure”, Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam Nl | “KNOW HOW”, Tallin applied Art Triennal, Estonian Art & Design Museum, Tallin, Estonia.- “FOR LONG AND FAITHFUL DUTY - 10 YEARS OF BEAUTY”, Platina, Stockholm S | “Sustainable jewellery” Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam Nl
2008 “Danish jewellery”, Franz Mayer museum, Mexico City | “Everything that glitters...” Trapholt, Dk | “All ready made” , Køppe Gallery, Cph. Dk.
2007 “Collect”, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK | “United colours of ”, Drud & Køppe Gallery Cph. Dk | “Design and Crafts Biennial 2007” Koldinghus, Dk | "Tendenser 2007" Galleri F15, Moss, N | “European Voices” Galleri Object space, New Zeeland |“ Func art”, Køppe Gallery Cph. Dk | “Limited edition”, Køppe Gallery Cph. Dk.
2006 ”In reality.......” solo exhibition, Art and Crafts Museum, Cph. Dk | “How to love juicy jam & jags” Drud & Køppe Gallery Cph. Dk | “SOFA”, Chicago, USA
2005 ”Miss Biennial 2004”, Gallery Mette Saabye, Cph. Dk | ”Use it”, Expo 2005, Jp | ”Danish”, Danish Design Center, Cph. Dk | “ 14. August “ 40 years anniversary, Art and Crafts Museum, Cph. Dk | ”Languages”, Galerie 422, Gmunden, At. + Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main D | ”Wearable oppinions”, Galleri Norsu, Helsinki, SF
2004 “Women” The royal liberary, Cph. Dk. Scandinavian tour Exhibition | “Danish Jewellery” Galerie des métiers d'art du Québec, Canada | “Design and Crafts Biennial 2004” Trapholt Dk | “Costume of soul”, solo exhibition, Platina, Stockholm S | “Rings in dialogue”, The National museum, Cph. Dk.
2003 “Ornamenta”, Contemporary art Jewellery Museum, Grenaa Dk | '' The Brooch'' Damhuset, Lyngby Dk | ''Danish jewellery'' Galerie Lous Martin, Delft Nl | ''Because'' Paustian, Cph. Dk | ''Jewellery in Light'' Århus Fine arts museum, Århus Dk | ''Beyond the myth'' Scandinavian Travel Exhibition. 2003- 2007, Berlin D.
2002 "Monocrom" Designers Zoo, Cph. Dk | "Det er så yndigt………" Officinet, Cph. Dk | "Autum Exhibition“, Charlottenborg, Cph. Dk | “Monocrom“, Galerie für Schmuck Flensburg D | “5 years”, Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery hnoss Gothenborg S | “Holiday Exhibition”, OXOXO, Baltimore USA
2001 Gallery Aria, Tokyo JP | "Made in Denmark" Galerie Caractére, Neuchatel CH | "Schmuckstücke" München D | "Second Nordic Jewellery Triennale" Röhsska Museet, Göteborg S. Museum of applied art, Tallinn, Lt. Lathi City Museum, Lathi, Sf. Art and Crafts Museum, Cph. Dk. Sørlandets Art museum, Kristiansand N.
2000 "Spring Exhibition”, Charlottenborg, Cph. DK | "The decorated ego " Queen Fabiola Hall, Antwerp B | “The Danish Jewellery Museum”, solo exhibition, Møn DK | "Frozen garden" Platina, Stockholm S
1999 "Young Danish jewellery design" Galleri hnoss, Gothenburg S | Akerhus Kunstnersenter, solo exhibition Lillestrøm N | "Objects of desire" Kentucky USA | "The Eye’s Delight" Galerie am Fischmarkt & Galerie Waidsspeicher im Kulturhof Krönbacken, Frankfurt D.
1998 "Schmuck" München D | "Upside down - Inside out" Rundetårn, Cph. DK | "Branching out"Art and Crafts Museum, Cph. Dk | "Souvenir" Design yard, Dublin IRE.
1997 Talente ´97, international trade fair, München D | "Bride Picture" Gallery EX, Cph. DK | "Iceland" Ålborg Fine Art Museum, Ålborg DK. Gallery Tactus, Cph. DK. Nordic house, Reykjavik ICL. Novanta Nove, Amsterdam NL.
1996 The art and craft reward of 1879, Bronze medal, Art and Crafts Museum, Cph. DK | Graduate exhibition at Gallery Tactus, Cph. DK. Gullsmidjan Pyrit G 15, Reykjavik ICL. Gallery Oz, Helsinki SF.
1995 The design and art crafts biennial, Art and Crafts Museum, Cph. DK.
Public collections:
2007 “Rotasa Foundation” California, USA
2006 The Danish Arts and Crafts Museum
2000, 05 The Art Foundation of 14. August
2001 The Copenhagen Goldsmith Guild
1997, 03, 04: The Danish Art Foundation
Member of
2008 Master of Guild Copenhagen Goldsmith guild.
2001 Board member of Copenhagen Goldsmith Guild
1997 Copenhagen goldsmith Guild.
Various:
1996: Board member in the Copenhagen Goldsmith guild competition ”Design godt håndværk”.
1996-98: Copenhagen Goldsmith guild Sct. Loye award.
1998: Arranged the jewellery exhibition "Branching out”, at The Art and Craft Museum Cph., DK.
2004: Arranged “Ringes in dialogue”, The National Museum, Cph. Dk. In collaboration with Copenhagen Goldsmith guild.
2005: Member of The Charlottenborg committee, Spring exhibition.
Teaching & lectures
2010 Escola Massana, Barcelona E. - University of Ulster Belfast
2008 Franz Mayer museum, Mexico City
2005 - Teaching at The Jewellery Institute, Cph. DK.
1998 Hiko Mizune Jewellery Department Tokyo
1996 Designskolen Kolding.
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