If there is anything like a goldsmith's gene, Alma Pihl surely possessed it.
Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm, author and scholar
Born into a family of master jewellers and designers with prominent positions at Fabergé, Alma displayed a natural talent for drawing at a very early age and was rarely seen without a sketchbook in her hand. When, at the age of 20, she was employed as a draftsman at the workshop of her uncle, Albert Holmström – then Fabergé's chief jeweller – her illustrious design career began.
Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm – great-granddaughter of St Petersburg goldsmith Alexander Tillander, a supplier to the Russian imperial court – has spent many years studying the art of the St Petersburg jewellers and recounts Alma's incredible story in this film.
