Malin Appelgren

Malin Appelgren You can hear what handicraft is. The work of the hand. I hold a hammer in my hand. Between my knees is a stock. I use pewter, and I use brass. That's my craft.

Hands and tools, and materials. But more than anything, it's about time. You can hear it when I work. Iron driving into metal. There’s a rhythm as I forge the rim of a plate. It goes 1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2. Hammer’s easy in my hand. Floor vibrating. I need everything to be in place before I start. Hammer, yes. Ear muffs. Hallmark stamps. The stock and the material. Brass is hard and obstinate, pew

ter’s responsive and yielding. Brass needs to be polished, while pewter just grows prettier with time. On the wall in front of me there’s a picture of my grandfather, mum’s dad, Karl-Erik Torssell. I learnt this trade from him. Still; the first thing he said when I asked if I could have a go was – no. No, this is not for girls. It’s too heavy, it’s too hard. So, I nagged him. Please, can’t I just hold the hammer?So he let me. Granddad taught me everything he knew. How to make the Royal Sconce, for instance. The Swedish king Gustav V bought the first two my grandfather made. They were a wedding gift to Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Sibylla, in the early nineteen-thirties. I have no formal training. I rely on instinct, and the experience I’ve built up. When I look back at what I’ve made, a principle can be discerned. It’s the question I ask of every new idea I get: Is it simple? Will it last? Will it work? If you hold something I’ve made in your hand, you must sense the time that’s gone into it. When I sit down at the stock with a piece of metal in front of me, time passes but slowly. The ‘now’ solely consists of focused attention. From here time stretches back, so I can find my place in this tradition. And ahead, towards forms yet not conceived. Craftsmanship is all about this. About time.

Now back in stock a few sconces in pewter, brass and copper. Appelgren.com
09/06/2025

Now back in stock a few sconces in pewter, brass and copper.
Appelgren.com

Now there is an opportunity for those who have been waiting for Church Sconces 35 cm in brass to be released. The last t...
15/01/2025

Now there is an opportunity for those who have been waiting for Church Sconces 35 cm in brass to be released. The last time these were in stock was more than 2 years ago.
If you instead would like to order one in pewter, please send an email and place an order. The pewter sconces will have a lead time of about one month.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to send me a mail. [email protected].
Many thanks 🙏
Malin

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Available online now! A few sconces are released on website. Large 29 cm and Royal 21 cm, both in brass. Next small batc...
10/10/2024

Available online now!
A few sconces are released on website. Large 29 cm and Royal 21 cm, both in brass.

Next small batch of sconces will be just before Christmas 🎄

Thank you for your patience.

https://www.appelgren.com/product/large-sconce/

Next release of sconces is in September/October. Sign up for newsletter and you will have a notification when they are a...
15/08/2024

Next release of sconces is in September/October. Sign up for newsletter and you will have a notification when they are available on website. [email protected]

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A few sconces, Royal 21 cm and Large 29 cm in Brass is now available on my homepage Appelgren.com.  Next release will be...
17/06/2024

A few sconces, Royal 21 cm and Large 29 cm in Brass is now available on my homepage Appelgren.com.
Next release will be in about 3 months, in September.

🙏 Malin

Right now I’m sitting in the workshop hammering some extra sconces in brass, both in 21 and 29 cm, as there was so many ...
29/01/2024

Right now I’m sitting in the workshop hammering some extra sconces in brass, both in 21 and 29 cm, as there was so many of you didn’t make it to the last release. Maybe there will also be some leaf sconces in oak available.

Approximate time for the next release is beginning March 2024. As usual I will send a newsletter when the sconces are available in my webbshop - www.appelgren.com - sign up if you don’t want to miss out.

Thank you for your patience.

Malin

Unique opportunity for all of you who have not yet had the chance to buy something from my workshop. The last of my Chri...
14/10/2023

Unique opportunity for all of you who have not yet had the chance to buy something from my workshop.
The last of my Christmas stock will be released in October together with some products belonging to the classic collection. Some of these will be very limited in quantity.
Sign up for the newsletter appelgren.com and you will be notified as soon as the webshop is open.

I know some of you will ask -are you back working again Malin 🤭. No I am not, this is the final release.
Thank you 🙏
Malin

Wow 🤩. What a response. Thank you so much for all the beautiful well wishes. You are the best. 🥰 Not many left now, only...
21/08/2022

Wow 🤩. What a response. Thank you so much for all the beautiful well wishes. You are the best. 🥰 Not many left now, only 16 Large Sconces 29 cm in Brass. Good to know, the lead time will be about 2 weeks after your order. Thank you. 🙏
Malin

The web shop is now open for a limited number of scones. The next opportunity will be in September. Thank you 🙏 Malin
14/07/2022

The web shop is now open for a limited number of scones. The next opportunity will be in September.
Thank you
🙏 Malin

The webbshop is now open for a limited amount of sconces. www.Appelgren.com After 30 years behind the hammer I am in for...
20/04/2022

The webbshop is now open for a limited amount of sconces.
www.Appelgren.com

After 30 years behind the hammer I am in for a slow year 2022. This means I only sell what’s in stock. Next opportunity will be in June / July.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Malin

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