Making Glass Trollbeads
Posted: 13th Dec 11
This video provides an interesting insight into how glass Trollbeads are made.
Designed by silversmith Søren Nielsen in Denmark in 1976, the very first Trollbeads were quirky silver charms with a hole through the middle that could be strung on a piece of leather.
The beads were originally sold in the jewellery store of Søren’s and Lise’s father (Svend Nielsen) in Copenhagen. In 1987 Lise opened a second store in Lyngby.
In the 1980s Trollbeads introduced a chain with a lock that could be manually removed and then reattached, making it possible for the end-user to experiment with different bead combinations themselves.
In 2000 the first competitive imitators to the concept began to appear. Today the charm bracelet is its own jewellery category.
Towards the end of the 1990s, Lise Aagaard Copenhagen began export and distribution of Trollbeads.
In 2001, Lise Aagaard introduced glass beads to the Trollbeads collection. Today the collection includes jewellery made in silver, 18ct gold, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, and glass.
Trollbeads are available to purchase in our Chichester shop - we hope to be selling them from our online shop very soon!