Posts By: Christina Busch
Freedom to Create
The freedom of art has long been a topic of discussion. Nowadays, it is also at home in the applied arts. Read more about this in the winter edition of Art Aurea.
In the very first issue of Art Aurea, which was published in autumn 1985, Jürgen Claus wrote in a guest commentary about a “sensational expansion… Read on
Karlsruhe Christmas Fair 2025
Applied arts and crafts at the Regional Council on Rondellplatz.
Traditional, innovative, multifaceted, and always new—this is how the Karlsruhe Christmas Fair will present itself again in Advent 2025. At the end of the year,… Read on
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Regierungspräsidium
am Rondellplatz
Karl-Friedrich-Straße 17
76135 Karlsruhe - Thu, Fri, Sat 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. - Link
28th Zeughausmesse Berlin
Contemporary arts and crafts, art, and design at the Kühlhaus.
The 28th edition of the Zeughausmesse will once again open its doors at the Kühlhaus Berlin from November 13 to 16, 2025. Around 80 exhibitors… Read on
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KühlhausBerlin
Luckenwalder Straße 3
10963 Berlin - November 13, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
November 14, 2025, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
November 15, 2025, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
November 16, 2025, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. - Link
Friedrich Becker Prize 2026
The call for entries is open until December 31, 2025.
Professor Friedrich Becker (1922–1997) was an internationally renowned goldsmith and designer of kinetic objects and one of the most influential artists in jewelry design in… Read on
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Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst e.V.
Altstädter Markt 6
D-63450 Hanau
+49 (6181) 256556
friedrichbeckerpreis@gfg-hanau.de - Link
The Grassimesse in Leipzig 2025
Around 140 artists and designers from Europe and Asia will be exhibiting their latest works.
The Grassimesse is an important platform for high-quality arts and crafts and individual design in Germany. As there are only a few galleries in this… Read on
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GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst
Johannisplatz 5-11
04103 Leipzig, Germany - Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Sunday, October 26, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. - Link
Preserve and Renew
Finding the right balance is an art form. Magnificent examples can be found in the autumn edition of Art Aurea.
The Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957) is credited with the quote: “If we want everything to stay as it is, then everything must… Read on
Existential Questions
Every art, every serious design, corresponds to an existential need. The Summer 2025 issue of Art Aurea presents prime examples.
Jewelry designers from all over the world, along with their gallery owners, collectors and fans, gather in Munich every year in mid-March. Well over 100… Read on
Cans, Tinguely and Places of Longing
Students of the Pforzheim Goldsmiths' School are exhibiting in Berlin.
Cornelia Stretz runs a producer gallery in Berlin Moabit that offers her and other designers an opportunity for exhibitions and events. The focus is on… Read on
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plattform.moabit
Ein Ort für Kunst + Design / Cornelia Stretz
Oldenburger Straße 3a
10551 Berlin - During ETAK
April 4, 2025, 7–10 p.m. Exhibition opening
April 5 and 6, 1–4 p.m.
Afterwards, the following opening hours:
Wed 1–7 p.m.
Sat 12–4 p.m.
and by appointment - Link
Creative Diversity
Creativity gives meaning to life. And its diversity is boundless. Convincing examples in the new Art Aurea, issue 59, spring 2025.
The variety of excellent craftsmanship, sophisticated design and the most diverse art genres is more complex today than ever before. Even more important is a… Read on
Spirituality
What would arts and crafts be without the spiritual? More on this topic in the new Art Aurea, issue 58, winter 2024.
Spirituality is not only a characteristic of religions, but also of serious art, creative craftsmanship and discriminating design. A recent example is the new Windows for… Read on
Christmas Fair Karlsruhe
Applied arts and crafts at the Regierungspräsidium am Rondellplatz
Lovers of high-quality arts and crafts will find long-lasting quality and refreshing design at the Christmas Fair Karlsruhe. On two floors, 39 exhibitors present a… Read on
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Regierungspräsidium am Rondellplatz
Karl-Friedrich-Straße 17
76135 Karlsruhe - Thu–Sat 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday until 6 p.m. - Link
The Table is Set in Regensburg
Contemporary tableware, curated by Hannah Rembeck.
The “aufgetischt” (“laid table”) exhibition at the Kunst- und Gewerbeverein in Regensburg is not about traditionally set tables. Rather, it is about objects that “break… Read on
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Kunst- und Gewerbeverein
Regensburg e.V.
Ludwigstraße 6
D-93047 Regensburg - Opening November 22nd, 7 p.m.
Tue - Sun, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. - Link
Keshiki – Traces of Fire
Japanese ceramic art in the Werksviertel district of Munich
The fascinating interplay of clay and fire creates unique, nature-inspired structures that are reminiscent of living landscapes and embody the wabi-sabi aesthetic. As part of… Read on
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L’Atelier de Valérie
Atelier Strasse 4
D-81671 Munich - Tuesday – Saturday 1.30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
or by appointment
Opening on November 21, 2024 from 6 p.m. - Link
State Prizes Baden-Württemberg 2024
Craftsmanship and art in the Kleihues building in Kornwestheim.
The winners of the State Prizes Baden-Württemberg “Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk 2024“ [Design Arts Crafts] are Stefan Broszeit, Gomaringen, Felicia Mülbaier, Mannheim, and Heide Nonnenmacher, Nattheim.… Read on
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Museum in the Kleihues Building
Stuttgarter Straße 93
D-70806 Kornwestheim
27th Zeughausmesse in Berlin
Art, craftsmanship and design by young talents and well-known masters.
Around 80 exhibitors will be presenting their work at the Zeughausmesse from November 7 to 10, 2024 at KühlhausBerlin. Innovative ideas and developments by newcomers… Read on
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KühlhausBerlin
Luckenwalder Straße 3
10963 Berlin - 07. 11. 2024, 2 – 6 p.m.
08. 11. 2024, 12 – 7 p.m.
09. 11. 2024, 12 – 7 p.m.
10. 11. 2024, 12 – 6 p.m. - Link
Ten Years of Fair 126
36 exhibitors at the anniversary of the Gmünd Jewelry & Silver Fair.
How quickly a decade passes. From humble beginnings, a small but attractive trade fair for design jewelry and silver has developed. The organizer is the… Read on
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Messe 126
Congress-Centrum-Stadtgarten
Leutze Saal
Rektor-Klaus-Straße 9
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd - Friday 6.30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. - Link
A Sense of Community
Many things succeed alone, but some can only be achieved together. Examples in the new Art Aurea, issue 57, Autumn 2024.
When people want to achieve something great, they are usually well advised to collaborate with likeminded teammates. This applies equally to political goals, environmental issues… Read on
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
The eighth round of the most important prize for art and craft has begun. Outlook and review.
The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize is the most highly endowed and most important prize for arts and crafts worldwide. It covers all areas and materials.… Read on
In Competition
Is it a need or a compulsion to dominate? News about competition(s) in arts and crafts in Art Aurea, issue 56, Summer 2024.
In ancient Greece, competition in art and sport, known as agon, was a fundamental principle of culture. Legendary artist duels have been known since the… Read on
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Even her office is different. Architectural offices usually highlight minimalism and designer furniture, but Heringer’s studio has the cozy charm of a shared apartment: under… Read on