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Studio Visits

12.09.2018

The new Niessing Design Studio in Düsseldorf

Niessing’s Design Studio now in Düsseldorf

Niessing on the way to an international brand.

Niessing’s design studio has a new home. Niessing’s CEO Sandro Erl explains that the studio with Nina Friesleben-Laue and Verena Darlath now occupies a new… Read on

Exhibitions

07.09.2018

Axel Heizmann, chair. Smoked oak, wenge wood, seat height 47 cm, w 48 cm, back height 82.5 cm.
www.axelheizmann.com

“form” at Lake Constance

Outstanding crafts in Ludwighafen’s former customs house from 27 to 30 September 2018.

“form” at Lake Constance has successfully shown applied art and design each fall for the past 20 years. “We’re the leader in the region of… Read on

27.09.2018—30.09.2018
Zollhaus Ludwigshafen
Hafenstr. 5
78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen am Bodensee
Germany
Vernissage Thursday, 27.09.2018, 7pm
Thursday 7pm–10pm
Friday 2pm–9pm
Saturday 11am–8pm
Sunday 11am–6pm
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Trade fairs

05.09.2018

Alkie Osterland, Brooches <em>Wälder</em> [Forests]. 925 silver and glass

126 – Gold & Silver in Schwäbisch Gmünd

The Gmünder Trade Fair for Jewelry and Silversmithing in Leutze Hall at the Congress Center, October 5-7, 2018

The Foundation for the Art of Gold- and Silversmithery again hosts the Gmünder Trade Fair in Leutze Hall at the Congress Center. Along with goldsmiths,… Read on

05.10.2018—07.10.2018
Congress-Centrum Stadtgarten
Rektor-Klaus-Straße 9
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Germany
Friday 6.30pm – 9pm
Saturday 10am – 6pm
Sunday 11am – 6pm
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Competitions

27.08.2018

Out of 1.900 applicants Marie Janssen from Vienna reached the short list of 30 artists

Loewe Craft Prize 2019 – Announcement

The third edition of the international award. Submissions for 2019 will be accepted until 31 October 2018.

The 2018 edition of the prize received close to 1,900 submissions from a total of 86 countries across the globe; potential candidates for this year’s… Read on

20.06.2018—31.10.2018
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Exhibitions

22.08.2018

Designers in Residence 2018, Emma-Kreativzentrum. From left, Avital Chalemsky, James Boock und Ágnes Várnai. Photo Winfried Reinhardt

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and Jewelry

The results of the designers in residence in 2018 at Emma-Kreativzentrum Pforzheim.

James Boock, Avital Chalemsky and Ágnes Várnai were grantees of the “Designers in Residence” international study program which the city of Pforzheim annually sponsors in… Read on

12.09.2018—25.10.2018
Haus der Wirtschaft [House of Economics] – Design Center
Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Monday–Friday 11 am–6 pm
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Exhibitions

13.08.2018

Karin Bablok, vases, 2018. Porcelain, ca. H 21 cm, D 9 cm each. Photo M. Wurzbach

Craftkontor Gallery Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday

The anniversary exhibition “Blickwechsel” (“Change of Viewpoint”) present one-of-a-kind pieces by Sundari Arlt, Karin Bablok and Frieda Dörfer.

The “Blickwechsel II” exhibit at Craftkontor in Bonn-Bad Godesberg invites visitors to broaden their viewpoints and look ahead without losing sight of tradition. The gallery… Read on

14.09.2018—10.11.2018
CRAFTkontor
Galerie für Kunsthandwerk und Design
Annegret Portsteffen
Koblenzer Straße 35, Eingang Bürgerstraße
53173 Bonn, Bad Godesberg
Germany
Tuesday–Friday 11 am–6.30 pm
Saturday 10 am–3 pm
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Exhibitions

31.07.2018

Ecodesign Prize at Grassimesse

The winners of the Ecodesign prize are on display during the Grassimesse from October 26 to 28, 2018 in Leipzig.

The federal Ecodesign prize has been awarded annually since 2012 by the Federal Environmental Agency in collaboration with the IDZ. The prize was offered in… Read on

16.10.2018—04.11.2018
Exhibition in Grassimuseum
Johannisplatz 5-11
04103 Leipzig
Germany
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Other

09.07.2018

Marjan Unger died at the age of 72 years

The art of jewelery has lost a great advocate, collector and competent author.

Marjan Unger was one of the best-known experts, collectors and authors of contemporary art jewelry. At the craft fair in Munich she was a welcome… Read on

Trade fairs

05.06.2018

Brooch <em>Luftschloss r.r.t.</em>, stainless steel, powder-coated, sawn by hand. Jewelry by Mirjam Hiller

Art Aurea Forum at Eunique Fair

Masterpieces of art and design at the Eunique Fair in Karlsruhe.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Eunique from 8.-10. June Art Aurea will present masterpieces by 15 selected artists and designers in a… Read on

08.06.2018—10.06.2018
Messe Karlsruhe
Messeallee 1
76287 Rheinstetten
Germany
11 am–7 pm
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Trade fairs

22.05.2018

Earrings, glass, silver, fine gold plated

Eunique – Fair for Unique Design Objects

For the 10th time, the Eunique in Karlsruhe with its light-flooded architecture will open its doors.

All friends of sophisticated crafts and design are invited. This time from the 8th to the 10th of June 2018. Individual works from different national… Read on

08.06.2018—10.06.2018
Messeallee 1
76287 Rheinstetten
Germany
Friday, 8. June, 11am – 7pm
Saturday, 9. June, 11am – 7pm
Sunday, 10. June, 11am – 7pm

Vernissage (only for invited guests):
Thursday, 7. Juni, 6pm – 10pm
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Exhibitions

15.05.2018

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Luca Lanzi – Malìa

Dolls, animals and plants are the motifs that this Italian artist presents in Keramion starting on May 27th.

But anyone who expects a collection of harmless, readily comprehensible cuteness is likely to feel disconcerted by Lanzi’s idiosyncratic cosmos of awkward masklike dolls, archaic… Read on

27.05.2018—19.08.2018
Stiftung Keramion
Zentrum für moderne+historische Keramik
Bonnstraße 12
50226 Frechen
Germany
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Exhibitions

07.05.2018

Jennifer Lee wins Loewe Craft Prize 2018

As part of the London Craft Week, the Loewe Craft Prize 2018 is being presented at the Design Museum, London.

The Loewe Craft Prize 2018, endowed with 50,000 euros, was won by the British ceramist Jennifer Lee. The jury commended the work for its classicism,… Read on

04.05.2018—17.06.2018
Design Museum
224–238 Kensington High St
Kensington, London
W8 6AG
Great Britain
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Exhibitions

25.04.2018

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Future Form – Art Jewellery with new Technologies

Beate Eismann and Svenja John with 3D Jewellery in Coda Museum Apeldoorn

Within the context of contemporary visual art, digital technology raises some interesting questions. For instance, how does modern technology relate to the artisanal efforts of… Read on

06.05.2018—29.07.2018
Coda Apeldoorn
Vosselmanstraat 299
7311 CL Apeldoorn
Netherlands
Opening
Sunday 6 May 2018 at 2.30 pm
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Trade fairs

13.04.2018

After the partner country Italy 2017, work from England will be shown in a special show in June

Special exhibitions at the
Eunique 2018

The trade fair for unique design objects with the British design network "Design Nation", the special show "Just Plastic" and the Art Aurea Forum.

The Eunique, which takes place in the Messe Karlsruhe from 8 to 10 June, is dedicated to a special show of a country’s design scene… Read on

08.06.2018—10.06.2018
Messe Karlsruhe
Messeallee 1
76287 Rheinstetten
Germany
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Competitions

14.03.2018

Herbert Hofmann Award eremony 2018. From the left, Dieter Dohr, GHM, jury member Cornelie Holzach, award winner Gernot Leibold, jury member Stefano Marchetti, laureate Lin Cheung, jury member Caroline Broadhead, award winner Julia Maria Künnap and Wolfgang Lösche, head of the Schmuck [Jewelery] show, Chamber of Crafts Munich and Upper Bavaria

Herbert Hofmann Prize in 2018

Lin Cheung, Julia Maria Künnap and Gernot Leibold were chosen as the winners of the Special Show "Schmuck [Jewelry]" at the International Crafts Fair Munich.

The jury described the green brooch that Julia Maria Künnap from Estonia made from nephrite and gold and named “Why Is It All Overgrowing”… Read on

Exhibitions

28.02.2018

Under the title <em>Ways to Design,</em> academies, colleges and universities update visitors about their educational programs and offer live demonstrations of craftsmanly techniques in active workshops

Craftsmanship, Design, and Plenty of Jewelry in Munich

IHM Crafts Fair and Munich Jewelry Days celebrate artistic jewelry and outstanding craftsmanship.

Circa 250 exhibitors invite guests for creative sharing and unforgettable shopping experiences in Hall B1 from March 7th through 13th, 2018. Far from the mainstream,… Read on

07.03.2018—13.03.2018
IHM Crafts Fair and Munich Jewelry Days
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Exhibitions

23.02.2018

During the craft fair at Isabella Hund: Ulla & Martin Kaufmann, necklace <em>1 Meter</em>, 2015. 750 gold. Photo M. Hoffmann

Isabella Hund Celebrates with Ulla and Martin Kaufmann

To coincide with the 2018 Crafts Fair, the Munich gallery presents jewelry in masterfully reduced form.

Isabella Hund founded her gallery in 1988 and has ranked among Germany’s foremost protagonists of contemporary jewelry ever since. To coincide with the Crafts Fair… Read on

09.03.2018—29.03.2018
Galerie Isabella Hund
Frauenplatz 13
Entrance Schäfflerstraße
80331 Munich
Germany
Opening 08.03.2018, 5–9pm
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Trade fairs

12.02.2018

Show flag together. The eleven members of the association JAC. Photo Eva Jünger

Ten Years JAC Jewellery Art Concept

The association of jewelry artists at the craft fair in Munich and in the Neue Maxburg.

JAC Jewellery Art Concept is an association of eleven independent jewelry artists and celebrates in 2018 its tenth anniversary. Their work is shown in galleries… Read on

07.03.2018—13.03.2018
IHM – Handwerk & Design
Hall B1, Booth 746
Fairground Munich
Munich
Germany
täglich 09.30 – 18 Uhr
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Exhibitions

09.02.2018

Mari Ishikawa, photograph of the Atacama Desert in Chile © Mari Ishikawa

Mari Ishikawa in Galerie Scheytt

“Border – Jewellery & Photography” is the name of Mari Ishikawa’s exhibit, which takes place during Munich Jewelry Days.

Mari Ishikawa, a Japanese artist who lives in Munich, puts jewelry into a unique relationship with her landscape photos. This juxtaposition reveals parallel worlds that… Read on

07.03.2018—07.04.2018
SCHEYTT
Kaiserstraße 23
80801 Munich
Germany
Opening: 07.03., 7pm–9pm
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Exhibitions

06.02.2018

Ramon Puig Cuyás, brooch, series <em>The Sounds of the Hearth</em>, 2017. Oxidized nickel silver, enamel on steel, reconstructed white coral, basalt

Ramon Puig Cuyás, Silvia Walz and Judy McCaigh in tal20

Outstanding art jewelry in Munich’s Galerie tal20 during the Crafts Fair.

Travel is essential for Judy McCaigh, who was born in Edinburgh and has lived in Barcelona since 1991. From the deserts of New Mexico to… Read on

07.03.2018—11.03.2018
Galerie tal20
Tal 20
80331 Munich
Germany
Vernissage 07.03., 5pm–9pm
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