Allan Scharff is one of the few. He successfully bridges being both a classic silversmith, an artist and a designer at once based on a more than 50 years long career. The passion for silver grew of an apprenticeship at Georg Jensen where it only seemed natural to also received an education as silversmith in the danish design tradition. Throughout his career Scharff has been designing for Hans Hansen, Georg Jensen and Holmegaard, where his works have received numerous prizes.