Arne Blomberg
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March 17, 1930
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| Born | Arne Bror Östen Blomberg March 17, 1930 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | December 24, 2006 (aged 76) Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Designer, jeweller, goldsmith |
Arne Bror Östen Blomberg (1930–2006) was a Swedish designer and jeweller.[1]
Arne Blomberg, was born in 1930 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He started off by studying at Valand School of Art and continued later on at the Goldsmiths´Company Trege where he got a journeyman exam, and followed up by an engineering degree and a master's degree as engraver. At the age of 30, Blomberg bought a farm outside of Uddevalla, a small town on the west coast of Sweden. To make a living he tilled the soil during the summers and designed and manufactured jewelry during the wintertime. After ten years he bought another farm on Öddö, an island close by. Shortly thereafter he took over the local jewelry shop, Krohn Jewel in Strömstad. After ten years on the west coast Arne Blomberg left Sweden and moved to Idar-Oberstein, also called the precious gemstone metropolis in Germany. After a few years he moved on to Spain both to live and work until his death in 2006. He died at the age of 76.
