Ellinor Sixtensdotter is the founder and maker behind Sixtensdotter.

​

Ellinor grew up in a family of sailors, spending weeks at a time exploring the world by boat. Being on the open ocean always filled her with a sense of wonder and she marvelled at the endlessness of it. She now designs and makes jewellery by the sea in Brighton and is a surfer, cold water swimmer and keen traveller.

 

"I combine my love for the sea, passion for making and interest in folklore that tells tales of water to create unusual pieces of jewellery made to last.

 

I work with textures and sand cast the majority of our pieces. I like preserving the surface the sand casting leaves on the jewellery and want to celebrate it being handmade. Sand casting is one of the oldest casting methods we know of, and the nature of the process makes each piece unique.

 

Sixtensdotter means 'Sixten's daughter', Sixten is my dad, and he has greatly influenced my creative streak. Growing up, he was always making or tinkering with things. He would take a car apart into pieces only to figure out how it worked, and put it back together. He will still teach me how to do anything I ask, whether it is how to build a chair, solder wires onto a circuit board or weld steel rods for my final project at uni. It feels special to have his name be a part of my brand."

​

Ellinor has always enjoyed drawing and making things, which lead her to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Product Design at the renowned Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm. After graduation, she discovered jewellery making at a short course in Hove, England as has not looked back since. She has worked as a Bench Jeweller for the esteemed rock n' roll jewellery brand The Great Frog in their flagship Soho store and now shares her joy for jewellery by tutoring part-time at the brand-new Jewellers Academy Brighton.

​

​