I began my education as a goldsmith in 1932 where I worked together with eight other smiths until 1937. Charms for bracelets were something completely new… we even got media coverage! So we produced small buckets, rakes and spades to hang on bracelets- in gold. Anything that would sell. The artistic element wasn’t the main focus although it was okay to make something “new” or “different.” As a young man, my life was of course influenced by travel and to an even stronger extent, the war, but goldsmith’ing was and continues to be the main focus of my life.