During my apprenticeship with Svend Nielsen, I was able to follow and participate in the development of the Trollbeads. I designed my beads during this time and focused on simple and straightforward design. “I don’t go to the gym any more, I’ve started to go to Gin and Tonic instead!” Christel laughs and finishes the conversation on the cell phone before she realises that I have arrived. “Relax, it is not entirely true!”