Efva Attling

Efva Katarina Attling, (born in 18 February 1952 in Stockholm) is a Swedish silversmith and jewellery designer.

Efva Attling
Efva Attling at Stockholm Pride 2014
Born
Efva Katarina Attling

(1952-02-18) 18 February 1952
NationalitySweden
StyleDesigner, Singer
Spouse(s)Niklas Strömstedt
Eva Dahlgren
Websitewww.efvaattling.com

Early career

In the early 1980s she played in the band "X Models" and released the hit single Två av oss ("Two of us").[1][2]

She worked as a professional model for twelve years after being spotted by Eileen Ford.[3] She was also noted for being one of Sweden's best professional disco dancers.[4]

Silversmith and jewellery designer

Attling designed for Levi's and H&M and in the mid 1990s she started her own line of jewellery.[5] Her pendant "Homo Sapiens" was worn by Madonna in 1999,[6] and Meryl Streep is also known to wear her jewellery.[7]

She has stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland and New York. The estimated turnover for her company was SEK 100 million in 2011.[7]

Personal life

Attling was married to pop singer/writer Niklas Strömstedt, with whom she has two children, from 1985 to 1995. She entered a civil union with Swedish pop singer Eva Dahlgren in 1996. They were married in 2009 after Sweden passed its gender neutral marriage law.

Awards

Attling has received a medal from the Royal Swedish Patriotic Society in April 2011 for distinguishing herself as an internationally known jewellery designer.[8]

References
  1. X Models discography at Discogs
  2. X Models discography at Rate Your Music
  3. efvaattling.com
  4. sv:Efva Attling
  5. "Efva Attling biography". moxtex.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012.
  6. Erlandson, Åsa (26 June 1999). "Madonna bär Efvas smycke" [Madonna wears Efva's jewllery]. www.aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. Grenninger, Anna-Karin (21 September 2011). "Efva gör smycken åt superstjärnorna" [Efva makes jewellery for superstars]. www.alltomstockholm.se. Allt Om Stockholm. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  8. "Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet Pressrelease" (PDF). www.kungligapatriotiskasallskapet.se. Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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