Kim Buck (b.1957) is one of Denmark’s most distinguished goldsmiths and jewellers. In 1978, at the age of 21, he was apprenticed to Gilbert Pretzmann in Århus, finishing there in 1982. From 1982 until the following year he worked in the studio of Max Pollinger in Munich where he worked alongside Germany’s most distinguished silversmith, Rudolf Bott. From 1983 to 1985 he took the advanced course at Copenhagen’s Institute of Precious Metals where he graduated with honours after which he joined the workshop of the established designer and silversmith. Allan Scharf. Since 1990, he has had his own workshop and gallery at Råhusstraede, 10, Copenhagen. Since 1999, he has been a consultant designer to Georg Jensen.

Kim Buck’s work straddles the categories of goldsmith and jeweller, as a craftsman and designer achieving a balance between form and function, simplicity and refinement. This has led to a number of prestigious academic appointments such as Associate Professor of Jewellery Design at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (1999-2001) and Visiting Professor at the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm (2004).

Throughout his career, he has questioned traditional ways of making objects and understanding them. His work as a goldsmith demonstrates his consummate skill as a craftsman; his jewellery his flair for innovative design using an eclectic mix of precious and non-precious materials. His constant quest for breaking new ground has earned him a string of national and international, prizes and awards and he is represented in collections across Scandinavia and Europe, including the Danish Museum of Art and Design, Copenhagen, the Danish Arts Foundation, the Copenhagen Goldsmiths’ Guild, the Museum at Koldinghus Castle, Denmark, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Oslo, the Röhsska Museum , Gothenburg, Sweden, the Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst, Hanau and the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.