Name

Tor Schwank

Gender

Male

Birth date

1935

Birth place

Helsinki, Finland View on map Close map

Movements

Arrived Australia 1961

Occupations

Decorative / design artist | Jeweller

Summary

Worked: Sweeden, Australia (VIC)

NGA IRN

24574

Context

Australia

Biography

Tor Schwank was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1935. He studied art design in Sweden under Professor Gregor Paulsson and Messrs E. Fleming and Siguard Persson, jewellers of the Royal House of Sweden. In Malmo he undertook five years of apprenticeship at the Atelier Elon Ahrenhill, jeweller and in 1958-60 taught at the University of Lund. Settling in Melbourne in 1961, he established Tor Design and from 1964-70 was a part-time lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. 

Last Updated

04 Jul 2012