Harry Sørby started his long career as an
apprentice in the technical production department at David-Andersen in
1921. After studying design and sculpture in Norway at the National College
of Art and Design (NCAD), and in Germany, he started designing for D-A
in 1929.
This was a dynamic period in Norwegian silver production. Sørby
got to work with a group of young designers consisting of Ivar David-Andersen,
ThorBjørn Lie-Jørgensen, and Guttorm Gagnes who were to
be well known for their remarkable works in enamelled silver through Classicism
and Functionalism to Scandinavian Design.
Although Sørby continued working for D-A, he started his own
design workshop in 1946. During his career he got awards for designs in
silver, glass, steel and iron.
Sørby was still one of the leading designers of David-Andersen
in the sixties and seventies. Together with Bjørn Sigurd Østern
he contributed to a new and modern look that continued the company's strong
tradition of Scandinavian Design. In the corpus works/silver hollow-ware
and jewelry production, the influences from his studies in sculpture are
obvious. The jewelry production covers elegant fine jewelry in gold with
precious stones or pearls as well as pieces in a characteristic 1960s
style with Norwegian semi precious stones. His style in modern jewelry
was more slender, with a strong inspiration from botanics, more so than
the other designers working with David-Andersen.
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Brooch,'Sørby's Arch',
silver with Amazonite,
the 'Troll Series', 1964.
Bracelet,
silver with Hematite, 1965.
Brooch, the 'Troll Series',
silver with Thulite, 1964.
Earclips,
silver with Amazonite, ca 1964.
Cufflinks,
silver, 1963.
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