About me
Welcome to my web site with handmade science inspired silver jewelry!
On this site you will find a selection of silver jewelry designed and made by me, Karin Valegård. January 2013 I started my business Valegård Design. On September 27, 2017, I transformed into a limited company.
After many years as a researcher and protein crystallographer, I'm now a silver artist. Being able to combine science with silversmithing is fantastic. Protein structures, small molecules, DNA and RNA, all have beautiful shapes and in silver wire I form them into unique silver jewelry.
I left science seven years ago and am now focused on designing and manufacturing science jewelry in silver/gold, jewelry also inspired by science in other areas.
In collaboration with the Nobel Museum, I design silver jewelry that highlights the Nobel Prize in Physics, Physiology/Medicine and Chemistry. A beautiful scientific jewelry arouses curiosity.
I make jewelry in the form of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings and jacket pins. All my jewelry is made by hand in Silver925 and sometimes combined with 18K gold. My silver chains are marked with my VALE tag and the silver stamp 925 (Sterling silver 925).
You can find my jewelry here in my web shop and in the shop at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm.
Fast delivery. The silver jewelery is sent as registered mail.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Exhibitions
July 2024, “Handmade silver jewelry inspired by Science”, Hantverksmässa in Båstad
May 2024, “Science jewelry”, Cytiva, Uppsala
April/May 2024, “Nobelsmycken-och andra vetensskapssmycken”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
April 2024, Art Show, Galleri Zeitgeist, Saluhallen, Uppsala
April 2024, Vårmarknad, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
December 2023, Christmas market, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
December 2023, "Nobel jewelry", Museum of Medical History, Uppsala
December 2023, Christmas market, Walmstedtska kulturkvarteret, Uppsala
December 2023, Christmas market, Herresta Lada, Odensala
November 2023, “Science jewelry”, Cytiva, Uppsala
September 2023, Autumn Market, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
September 2023, Skeppskajens market, Uppsala
August 2023, Art Show, Galleri Zeitgeist, Saluhallen, Uppsala
July 2023, “Handmade silver jewelry inspired by Science”, Hantverksmässa in Båstad
May 2023, Vårmarknad, MagasinX, Uppsala
May 2023, “Science jewelry”, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
April/May 2022, “Science & Art”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
March 2023, Vårmarknad, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
December 2022, Christmas market, Radisson Blu, Uppsala
December 2022, Christmas market, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
December 2022, Christmas market , Walmstedtska kulturkvarteret, Uppsala
November/December 2022, Christmas market , Herresta Lada, Odensala
November 2022, Cytiva, Boländerna, Uppsala
November 2022, Art Show, Galleri Zeitgeist, Saluhallen, Uppsala
October 2022, Höstmarknad, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
October 2022, “Handgjorda silversmycken inspirerade av vetenskap”, Uppsala Business Park, Fyrislund, Uppsala
September 2022, “Science jewelry”, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
August 2022, Sigtuna Möte, Herresta Lada, Odensala
July 2022, “Handmade silver jewelry inspired by Science”, Hantverksmässa in Båstad
June 2022, “Science & Art”, Uppsala Business Park, Fyrislund, Uppsala
May 2022, “Science & Art”, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
April/May 2022, “Science & Art”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
April 2022, Odensala art round , Herresta Lada, Odensala
April 2022, Spring market, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
March 2022, Design och Konstmarknad, Galleri Zeitgeist, Saluhallen, Uppsala
December 2021, Christmas market, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
December 2021, Christmas market, Löfstad slott, Norrköping
November/December 2021, Christmas market , Herresta Lada, Odensala
September 2021, Odensala art round , Herresta Lada, Odensala
August 2021, Sigtuna mötesrunda, Herresta Lada, Odensala
July 2021, “Silver jewelry inspired by science”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
December 2020, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala
July 2020, “Silver jewelry inspired by science”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
June 2020, “Minimarknad”, Stickspåret design shop, Uppsala
March 2020, Art Show, Galleri Zeitgeist, Saluhallen, Uppsala
December 2019, Christmas market, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
December 2019, Christmas market, Linnés Kammare, Jumkil
December 2019, Christmas market, Radisson Blu Hotel, Uppsala
November 2019, Art Show, Galleri Zeitgeist, Saluhallen, Uppsala
November 2019, GE Healthcare, Boländerna, Uppsala
October 2019, Uppsala Business Park, Fyrislund, Uppsala
October 2019, Stickspåret design shop, Uppsala
October 2019, Hubben, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala
September 2019, Culture Night, Norrköping
September 2019, Culture Night, Uppsala
August/September 2019, Ulva market, Uppsala
July 2019, “Silver jewelry inspired by science”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
April 2019, SciCruise, Stockholm-Turko
April 2019, GE Healthcare, Boländerna, Uppsala
March 2019, Uppsala Business Park, Uppsala
March 2019, SciFest, Uppsala
November 2018, GE Healthcare, Boländerna, Uppsala
November 2018, Uppsala Business Park, Uppsala
September 2018, Ulva market, Uppsala
April 2018, SciCruise, Stockholm-Turko
March 2018, SciFest, Uppsala
December 2017, Wallenberg Center for Molecule Medicine symposium, Linköping
Juni 2017, Structure biology conference, Tällberg
November 2016, “All light on Uppsala”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
September 2016, Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala
April 2016, Medical Products Agency, Uppsala
October 2015, “Light at Gallery Upsala”, Galleri Upsala, Uppsala
Press
Sommarinspiratör - Valegård Design (Entreprenörden, 2020)
Hon skapar smycken med inspiration från vetenskap (Curie, 2019)
Från proteinkristallograf till silversmed (Tid & Smycken, nr 1, 2019)
Dopamin – nu som smycke (Parkinsonjournalen, nr 1, 2019)
Silversmed avslöjar kristallers hemligheter (Universen, 2014)
Resellers
Sweden
Stockholm
- Nobelmuseet, Stortorget 2 (nobelcenter.se/visit-the-museum/store)
Uppsala
- (Museum Gustavianum, Akademigatan 3 (www.gustavianum.uu.se)) closed due to renovation
English 
Swedish