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Sam Tho Duong: lemitcA
Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, New York, USA Stefan Friedemann and Laura Lapachin, owners of Ornamentum Gallery in Hudson, New York, trained as metalsmiths in Pforzheim, Germany. It was there they met...
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Taweesak Molsawat: The Missing Elements of Democracy-Art Jewelry As A...
ATTA Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand Given the recent political juggernaut in the USA, it is only fitting that we consider what is going on in another part of the world. This time it is Thailand. The AJF's...
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Unexpected Pleasures: The Art and Design of Contemporary Jewellery
Chloë Powell This relationship to the body was again emphasized in the display of the large neckpieces, which were shown at neck height so that one could view them at the level they would be worn....
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Quintet: A Conversation In Design
Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Currently at Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h is Quintet, a traveling show featuring the work of five jewelers who teach at George Brown College Centre for...
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Mirror, Mirror: Curated by Ben Lignel and Jo Bloxham
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, USA Velvet da Vinciin San Francisco, California, is a wonderful place to see international exhibitions. Taking on the role of a museum, as a few art...
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Whitireia
Whitireia NZ is dedicated to their students. The small department caters for the individual with extensive tools, workshop facilities, individual studio spaces and a committed team of tutors and...
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RE:WORK Sculpture and Accessory by Emily Bixler
Gallery Lulo, Healdsburg, California, USA Gallery Lulo in Healdsburg, California, is a collaborative effort between artist Karen Gilbert and Anne-Katherine Schjerbeck. Their gallery has grown in the...
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Charon Kransen Arts, New York City, New York, USA
Damian Skinner This jewelry is not about status; it is mostly not about material value. The makers of this kind of jewelry or adornment are artists who have chosen this medium and this format/scale to...
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Ursula Ilse-Neuman, Museum of Arts and Design, New York
Damian Skinner A very important part of our jewelry collection dates from our origins as the Museum of Contemporary Craft in 1956. Aileen Osborn Webb, the museum’s founder, became involved in helping...
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World Jewellery Museum, Seoul, Korea
Kevin Murray As Korea begins to assert its own voice on the world stage, an international perspective is becoming more important. South Korea hosts two of the world’s most significant craft events and...
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Manuel Vilhena: Miss Amelia & 1001 Rings
Gallery S O, London, England Felix Flurry owns two galleries—one in Solothurn, Switzerland, and the other in London, England. The AJF interview with him is in our collection of dealer interviews. This...
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AJF Trip 2013: Amsterdam
September 26-29, 2013 Susan Cummins For all of you who like to plan early, the next AJF trip will be to Amsterdam and nearby jewelry locations from September 26–29, 2013. We will visit all the jewelry...
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Julia Maria Künnap: Interview
Aaron Decker Aaron Decker is a recent graduate from Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine. He is using a grant from the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design (CCCD) to travel in Europe and...
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Valdis Brože: Thin Thin
Art Gallery Putti, Riga, Latvia Art Gallery Putti, located in Riga, Latvia, is owned by Agita Putāne. She has chosen to show only graduates from the Art Academy of Latvia (Latvijas Mākslas...
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Nancy Worden: Smiling Faces
Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA Traver Gallery in Seattle, Washington, shows a large variety of artwork, including painting, glass, and ceramics. Nancy Worden is the only gallery artist who...
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Doris Betz/Attai Chen
Galerie Spektrum, Munich, Germany Galerie Spektrum was founded in Munich, Germany, by Juergen Eickhoff and Marianne Schliwinski in November 1981. Throughout the past year, they’ve celebrated their...
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Felieke van der Leest: Once upon a time in My West (Part 2)
Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, Netherlands The first time I encountered Felieke van der Leest was at an AJF-sponsored talk in 2004. She was funny and imaginative and also extremely practical somehow....
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Galerie Louise Smit: 1986-2012
Liesbeth den Besten Obviously, there is no educational track to become a gallery director, and there are hardly any standards. Anyone can open a space, but to become a successful gallery director you...
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KORU4 Symposium 2012: Kindred Spirits
Imatra, Finland Rebekah Frank Finland has been quietly influencing the conversation in contemporary jewelry for many years by hosting events that incorporate workshops, exhibitions, and symposiums to...
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