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Designer for Lapponia / Helsinki
1989 - 2014

"I make a clear difference between my work as an artist and my activity as a designer.
Interpreting Lapponia DNA, I like to introduce strong and minimalistic contrasts
between textures and clear lines"


Lapponia and Christophe Burger met on the Basel Fair through the famous gem cutter Bernd Munsteiner
A first trip to Helsinki took place in January 1986 to meet
Lapponia management team
Various trips in 1987 and 1988 were dedicated to discovering the company's 
specific know-how, 
to design the first collection and to plan a strategy
Christophe Burger's first gold collection was launched at the Design Forum in Heslinki in March 1989
Burger ended his collaboration with Lapponia in September 2014


Lapponia's specific and unique adventure was unfortunately and definitely stopped in fall 2020.






Christophe Burger's long time personal bracelet became "Forget-me-knot", one of Lapponia most non-typical pieces thanks to a clever clasp system hidden in one of the tubes
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Through the years

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"Strand" Silver Ring

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"Wristler" Silver Bangle

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Silver Talismanic Pendants
From the "Impressions" collection

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"Anô Homme" & "Anô Femme" Gold Rings
"Anô Precious" Gold and Diamonds Ring







"Anô Precious" was 2007 first on the list of Lapponia best sellers 










Silver necklace "Circlestances" superbly presented by finnish great photographer Arno Rafaël Minkkinen
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Thursday, 5 March 2015 
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) in Finland

Laura Lares, LUT Vice-Chairperson and former Lapponia CEO, is wearing "Circlestances" silver necklace







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"Precious Texture"
Unique Piece / Lapponia 2010 special edition


Deconstruction of a Facet-Cut
Silver Pendant on Stainless Steel Cable

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