Lost in Legnica
The Legnica Silver Festival Stephen Bottomley Before I embarked from Edinburgh, Scotland, via Berlin, for Legnica (pronounced Leg’nitsa), Poland, a university colleague quipped, “Break a Legnica.” On...
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Platina, Stockholm, Sweden Bonnie Levine Lena Olson has been an independent jewelry artist since graduating from HDK School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996, working with wood as...
View ArticleRobert Smit: Golden Ring of Honor
Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Hochheim, Germany Robert Smit was awarded the Golden Ring of Honor this year, which places him in the Pantheon of great contemporary jewelers. It was given in recognition of...
View ArticleF-1: Curated by Bella Neyman & Ruta Reifen
Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, New York, USA Bonnie Levine Design historian Bella Neyman and Israeli jewelry artist Ruta Reifen recently launched Platforma, a curatorial initiative to bring art...
View ArticleRudee Tancharoen: Tales of the Truth
ATTA Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand Bonnie Levine After years of studying contemporary jewelry in Europe, Thai artist Rudee Tancharoen returned home to share her passion for art jewelry with the people of...
View ArticleHarold O’Connor
Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Patina Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, had a show last month of the work of Harold O’Connor, who is highly regarded for his technical expertise and was...
View ArticleOut of the Blue
Taboo Studio, San Diego, California, USA Group shows are tricky things. Taboo Studio has had a number of them in the past, with titles like Structure and Purpose, Color and Form, andPerspective and...
View ArticleSmith, BA 2014
AJF Member SchoolsCentral Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Graduate Portfolio
View ArticleBiba Schutz: Half Full
Sienna Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA Biba Schutz is a very productive jeweler living and working in New York City. Her show at Sienna Gallery features a very new series of work. She once used...
View ArticleDark and Lustrous Adventures
A Review of Matthew Hart’s Gold Christina T. Miller If hand-made golden thrones—objects—exposure to the mind of the exploratory geologist—the hunt—and insider perspectives on gold’s role in...
View ArticleBernhard Schobinger
Gallery S O, London, England Bernhard Schobinger is an elusive character, and in the Dada tradition of Zurich, where he lives, he is an artist with a strong independent streak. On the occasion of an...
View Article2012 SOFA Chicago Speaker: Kiff Slemmons
Kiff Slemmons In 2012, Kiff Slemmons presented a lecture at Sculpture Objects, Functional Art & Design (SOFA) Chicago titled, More Than One to Make One. While AJF was not able to record a video of...
View ArticleEunmi Chun: Precious Beasts—Blooming
Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Olivia Shih Eunmi Chun is a contemporary jewelry artist who began her jewelry and metal studies in South Korea and eventually traveled to Germany to...
View ArticleDementiev, BA (Hons) 2014
AJF Member SchoolsCentral Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Graduate Portfolio
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AJF Member SchoolsCentral Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Graduate Portfolio
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