The partnership of Larsen & Lewers was a unique example of two people integrating and developing a collaborative art practice in which their ideas and material execution were indistinguishable.

They pioneered the development of contemporary jewellery within the broader context of Danish design in Australia and forged an artistic reputation of international renown.

Director of the Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, Dr Fritz Falk said of Larsen & Lewers, that …’the origin of the modern jewellery movement can … be attributed … above all to the Australian Darani Lewers and Danish husband Helge Larsen,…in their …studio partnership in Sydney in the 60’s…where… they laid the foundations for the breakthrough of the modern jewellery movement in Australia.'

(The Modern in Retrospective, Ornamenta 1 Internationale Schmuckkunst 1989 catalogue)

The built and natural environment are the two major inter-related strands in Darani and Helge's work. Using a range of materials they respond to and explore both the imprint left by cultures, and the cycles and structures of the natural environment.

In addition to their jewellery and hollow ware they have undertaken large scale commissions such as liturgical and ceremonial work, including a lightfitting for the Australian Parliament House in Canberra and various sculptural works.

Larsen and Lewers have also involved their daughter and son, Pia and Tor Larsen in a number of commissions. Their contribution allowing the team to develop ideas that maximize individual strengths for the realisation of each project.