Helter-Skelter

Attai Chen necklace, 2012. Paper, graphite, paint, glue, silver, cotton string, Mixed technique 9,5 × 10 × 4,5 cm.
Helter-skelter or harum-scarum or maybe rather hurly-burly – the question is: who or what will be topsy-turvy here? Staged as a “collision” between five jewelry makers, all of whom live in Munich but are of disparate origins, the …More →
Posted in FOCUS Exhibitions and AuctionsBKV-PRIZE 2013 FOR YOUNG APPLIED ARTS
One of the main objectives of the BKV (Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe-Verein e.V.) is to promote the younger generation of artists, i.e. to financially support the professional and artistic development of young…More →
Posted in CompetitionsRhythm and Melody

Claudia Biehne’s atelier in the old cotton mill in Leipzig.
Visitors will find Claudia Biehne’s atelier in the charming artists’ complex in Leipzig’s former cotton mill. At first glance, they will find it hard to believe that what they’re looking at is indeed porcelain. With her approach to this material, Claudia Biehne opens …More →
Posted in FOCUSMoving Objects

Jessica Turrell, pendant, hollowform series, 2012. Vitreous enamel, copper, oxidized silver.
Christja Tritschler, who studied in Hildesheim until 2010, is fascinated by the forms of receptacles because each one “always brings a character along with it, like the abstraction of a personality.” Jessica Turrell from Bristol designs moving objects “that…More →
Posted in Exhibitions and Auctions FOCUSWell-Laid Tables in Munich

Maddie Harris, Sensory Sound Object, Silver Summer Gallery 2012. Powder-coated metal.
With the Silver Summer Gallery, curator Alessandra Pizzini wants to acquaint visitors to Munich’s International Crafts Fair with contemporary table utensils. This exhibition, which is supported by the trade fair, has proved to be an excellent platform for…More →
Posted in FOCUS Exhibitions and AuctionsQuestions in Borderline Areas

Sophie Hanagarth, braclet, 2012. Iron from traps.
As she does each year, Katja Schlegel will again present new works by makers of contemporary art jewelry at the Internationale Schmuck-Tage (International Jewelry Days) in 2013. This year the curator and…More →
Posted in FOCUS Exhibitions and AuctionsDifferent Approaches

Claudia Steiner, remember portraits#09, 2013.
Six women from Austria, England, Luxemburg and Slovakia develop their artistic potential in Vienna. For the second time, the group’s members present their latest creations in Schmucktage (Jewelry Days) at IHM 2013. Claudia Steiner’s…More →
Posted in Exhibitions and Auctions FOCUSAnniversary of a Purist

Isabella Hund. Brooch, Maria Rosa Franzin. Photos people Ulrike Myrzik.
25 years ago, Isabella Hund, who was born in 1955, set up a gallery in Munich’s Neuhausen quarter. Although the vision of presenting jewelry and its references to modern art, architecture and design was widespread throughout the world in the late 1980s…More →
Posted in Exhibitions and Auctions FOCUSJewelry and Paintings

Monika Seitter, Sita rings, 750 yellow and white gold, lemon quartz, aquamarine, smoky quartz.
Since 1987, the Spandow Gallery has been showcasing the jewelry created by leading manufacturers and designers. Its 99th exhibition will juxtapose Monika Seitter’s lavishly colorful pieces with Peter Schlangenbader’s highly expressive …More →
Posted in FOCUS Exhibitions and AuctionsArt jewels on the Body

Necklace and bangle, Mara Irsara, London.
From March 6 to 12, the international Jewelry Days and the Crafts Fair will again transform Munich into the global capital of artistic jewelry. “Jewelry must be worn: only then can it realize its full potential.” …More →
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