Art Maike Sjåfjell AS & Perspektiv Design AS
Jerpefaret 18 C, Oslo
art@maikesjaafjell.com
Mobil + 47 402 35 500

Maike Sjåfjell (b. 1971) is a German visual artist, jewelry designer, and master goldsmith based in Oslo.

She worked for over ten years as a goldsmith at exclusive jewelry houses in Germany, while simultaneously completing her studies in design in crafts. She then spent more than a decade as a master goldsmith and workshop manager at Jeweler Langaard, Norway’s leading jeweler.

During her career as a master goldsmith, Maike designed and produced jewelry for distinguished clients, including the Norwegian Royal Palace. She later worked for two years as a project designer at Boffi, the world-renowned Italian brand known for its high-end designer kitchens, bathrooms, and wardrobes.

Maike studied classical drawing for three years at the Christiania Kunstakademiet in Oslo before embarking on her career as a visual artist, jewelry designer, and workshop instructor. Today, she designs jewelry for a large international jewelry manufacturer.

Education and Professional Experience

1988–1992
Apprenticeship as a Goldsmith, Coesfeld, Germany

1992–1995
Goldsmith at Die Schmiede, Bocholt, Germany

1992–1999
Academic studies in Designer in Crafts

1995–1999
Goldsmith at Juwelier Kiel, Cologne, Germany
– Celebrity clients including Tina Turner

1999–2000
Master Craftsman School (HBZ), Münster
Graduation as Master Goldsmith

2000–2011
Master Goldsmith and Workshop Manager, Juvelér Langaard, Oslo
– Design and production for the Norwegian Royal House

2011–2013
Project Designer, Boffi Oslo

2013–2017
Academic studies in Classical Drawing, Christiania Friakademi, Oslo

2021–2024
Head of the art academy Oslo Kunstakademi

Since 2013
Instructor in drawing, painting, and crafts

Since 2017
Visual Artist

Since 2019
Jewelry Designer for one of Germany’s leading producers of high-end jewelry

Exhibitions
2017
Aker Brygge, Oslo
2019
Soria Moria, Oslo
2022
Sjøholmen Kunsthus, Blommenholm
2022
Gamle Raadhus, Oslo
2023
Baumberger Sandstein Museum, Havixbeck, Germany

Prizes and Awards
1992
Three-year gifted scholarship Begabtenförderung Berufliche Bildung, HBZ Münster
1992
Winner, Die Gute Form im Handwerk, HBZ Münster
1996
Winner, Junges Handwerk NRW
2000
Winner, Best Master Examination across All Craft Professions (1980–2000), HBZ Münster
2001
Winner, Best Master Goldsmith Examination 2000–2001, HBZ Münster
2007
Third Prize, Jewelry Design Competition SmykkMeg 2007
2022
Commendation, 52nd German Jewellery and Gemstone Prize
2024
Second Prize, 54th German Jewellery and Gemstone Prize
2024
Commendation, 54th German Jewellery and Gemstone Prize