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Open Call for exhibitions at the A-Gallery VAULT and WINDOWS
The most notable exhibition space for jewellery and blacksmithing in Estonia announces an open call for the exhibition programme of 2022 at the A-Gallery VAULT and WINDOWS. Submission deadline: 17th October 2021. |
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Open Call for exhibitions at the A-Gallery VAULT and WINDOWS
The most notable exhibition space for jewellery and blacksmithing in Estonia announces an open call for the exhibition programme of 2022 at the A-Gallery VAULT and WINDOWS. Submission deadline: 17th October 2021.
The VAULT is A-Gallery’s exhibition space, focusing on showcasing new work by professional jewellery artists and blacksmiths. The VAULT acts as a historic touching point between the original and the contemporary functions of the building – that of a former goldsmith’s shop and of the most notable exhibition space for contemporary jewellery and blacksmithing in Tallinn. VAULT welcomes artists, writers and researchers whose work stems from contemporary jewellery and craft practices and their context in broader visual culture.
The height of the vault is 315 cm and size 5.2 m². It is possible to exhibit works by using cables and magnets. Painting and drilling within the space is not possible. The exhibition space of the VAULT extends to one of the windows facing Hobusepea street.
The approximate duration of an exhibition at the VAULT is 4 weeks.
WINDOWS is A-Gallery’s platform of micro exhibitions, established in 2019 with the aim of showcasing both new and previously exhibited work of practitioners in the field of contemporary jewellery in a compact format. WINDOWS has found a home in the display windows of a former goldsmith’s shop established in 1891 and extends the gallery’s exhibition space into public space.
WINDOWS welcomes both solo projects and collectively created expositions engaging with contemporary jewellery and craft practices within the field of visual culture. WINDOWS also welcomes conceptual projects that can be combined with other artists’ input to form exhibitions with the help of our curator, therefore when submitting an application, one does not need to fill all the windows. WINDOWS invites a two-directional gaze, to look both in and out. As such, the space can also accommodate works stemming from the field of jewellery but developed in collaboration with fields concerned with body and space, such as design, fashion, visual and performance art and architecture.
There are five WINDOWS located in the Tallinn Old Town, on the corner of Hobusepea Street and Pikk Street. One large window (220x300x85 cm) and four smaller windows (220x140x48 cm). The window spaces include ceiling hooks for hanging, lighting fixtures and electrical sockets.
The approximate duration of an exhibition at WINDOWS is 6 weeks.
Costs of installing, production and opening event are covered by the artist(s). A-Gallery provides a letter of confirmation for funding applications, if necessary.
To apply, please submit the following information:
– name
– contact information
– names of all participants
– description of the project (2000-2500 characters)
– description of artworks
– visual material relevant to the project (up to 5 images)
– list of equipment and/ or special requirements for exhibiting works
– CV(s) and portfolio(s) of participant(s)
– preferred exhibition period (month / quarter)
Please clarify in your application, if you are applying for the VAULT or WINDOWS exhibition space.
Submission deadline is 17th October 2021.
Please send your application to info@agalerii.ee with all relevant materials attached in one zip-file or via mail to A-Galerii, Hobusepea 2, 10133, Tallinn.
Application is accepted only if it is submitted on time and includes required information and materials.
Submissions to the VAULT and WINDOWS open call are evaluated by a jury. Exhibition programme is approved by the board of A-Gallery and curator Helle Ly Tomberg.
Artists chosen for the programme will be notified from 1st of November 2021.
Additional information:
Helle Ly Tomberg
info@agalerii.ee
+372 51 05 036
A-Gallery website
The most notable exhibition space for jewellery and blacksmithing in Estonia announces an open call for the exhibition programme of 2022 at the A-Gallery VAULT and WINDOWS. Submission deadline: 17th October 2021.
The VAULT is A-Gallery’s exhibition space, focusing on showcasing new work by professional jewellery artists and blacksmiths. The VAULT acts as a historic touching point between the original and the contemporary functions of the building – that of a former goldsmith’s shop and of the most notable exhibition space for contemporary jewellery and blacksmithing in Tallinn. VAULT welcomes artists, writers and researchers whose work stems from contemporary jewellery and craft practices and their context in broader visual culture.
The height of the vault is 315 cm and size 5.2 m². It is possible to exhibit works by using cables and magnets. Painting and drilling within the space is not possible. The exhibition space of the VAULT extends to one of the windows facing Hobusepea street.
The approximate duration of an exhibition at the VAULT is 4 weeks.
WINDOWS is A-Gallery’s platform of micro exhibitions, established in 2019 with the aim of showcasing both new and previously exhibited work of practitioners in the field of contemporary jewellery in a compact format. WINDOWS has found a home in the display windows of a former goldsmith’s shop established in 1891 and extends the gallery’s exhibition space into public space.
WINDOWS welcomes both solo projects and collectively created expositions engaging with contemporary jewellery and craft practices within the field of visual culture. WINDOWS also welcomes conceptual projects that can be combined with other artists’ input to form exhibitions with the help of our curator, therefore when submitting an application, one does not need to fill all the windows. WINDOWS invites a two-directional gaze, to look both in and out. As such, the space can also accommodate works stemming from the field of jewellery but developed in collaboration with fields concerned with body and space, such as design, fashion, visual and performance art and architecture.
There are five WINDOWS located in the Tallinn Old Town, on the corner of Hobusepea Street and Pikk Street. One large window (220x300x85 cm) and four smaller windows (220x140x48 cm). The window spaces include ceiling hooks for hanging, lighting fixtures and electrical sockets.
The approximate duration of an exhibition at WINDOWS is 6 weeks.
Costs of installing, production and opening event are covered by the artist(s). A-Gallery provides a letter of confirmation for funding applications, if necessary.
To apply, please submit the following information:
– name
– contact information
– names of all participants
– description of the project (2000-2500 characters)
– description of artworks
– visual material relevant to the project (up to 5 images)
– list of equipment and/ or special requirements for exhibiting works
– CV(s) and portfolio(s) of participant(s)
– preferred exhibition period (month / quarter)
Please clarify in your application, if you are applying for the VAULT or WINDOWS exhibition space.
Submission deadline is 17th October 2021.
Please send your application to info@agalerii.ee with all relevant materials attached in one zip-file or via mail to A-Galerii, Hobusepea 2, 10133, Tallinn.
Application is accepted only if it is submitted on time and includes required information and materials.
Submissions to the VAULT and WINDOWS open call are evaluated by a jury. Exhibition programme is approved by the board of A-Gallery and curator Helle Ly Tomberg.
Artists chosen for the programme will be notified from 1st of November 2021.
Additional information:
Helle Ly Tomberg
info@agalerii.ee
+372 51 05 036
A-Gallery website
GALERIE SOPHIE…ETC ! Paris France
LA BAGUE DANS TOUS SES ÉTATS – 4ème édition
Exhibition from September 18 to October 16, 2021
Opening Saturday September 18 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
LA BAGUE DANS TOUS SES ÉTATS – 4ème édition
Exhibition from September 18 to October 16, 2021
Opening Saturday September 18 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Press Release
GALERIE SOPHIE…ETC !
LA BAGUE DANS TOUS SES ÉTATS – 4ème édition
Exhibition from September 18 to October 16, 2021
Opening Saturday September 18 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For this new meeting, 11 French creators, artisans and jewelers and internationals will present the diversity of their work at the gallery Sophie … etc !
We are pleased to invite you to discover "The ring in all its states" and its multiple interpretations.
The artists :
Marianne Anselin, Axolotl – Paris, Jacek Byczewski, Agnès Dubois, Letizia Maggio,
Simona Materi, Karl Mazlo-Isabelle Poupinel, Galatée Pestre, PÿR, Laura Volpi.
MARIANNE ANSELIN
Like Richard Long, I walk. Like Bernhard Schobinger or Gilles Jonemann, I stroll and search. I roam forests, wasteland, vacant lots, long valleys, industrial areas, abandoned houses. I collect what has been left, forgotten, everything that resonates with my aesthetic history. Tin can, pebble, hunting cartridge, wood, leaves, old rusty cans, weathered by wind and rain, become my raw material. I want to conquer the heart of this memory, its forgotten mind. So I forge it, pierce it, fold it, curve it, adorn it, set it with stones, marry it with silver, endow it with gold. My workshop is the place of this change, where preciousness is a look between nature and culture; a link between the place and the sublime moment when the object becomes once again this caress of matter to be worn on the skin.
AXOLOTL – Paris
Yvan Michelson is the creator of the Axolotl-Paris brand, named after the larva of the salamander, chosen in homage to Julio Cortazar. Her creative and dreamlike universe is dedicated to organic jewelry. The materials are raw and natural, selected and collected with care by the artist, then mixed according to affinities. The different symbioses of materials and colors, always unique, are presented by theme. His creations with free and asymmetrical, organic and ergonomic shapes are usually made to measure.
JACEK BYCZEWSKI
A graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Jacek Byczewski has been designing and manufacturing jewelry for 40 years. The association of stainless steel with gold, silver or platinum is characteristic of his work. Awarded for his creative courage and uncompromising artistic proposition, his jewelry combines refined minimalism with craftsmanship and contemporary design. Jacek Byczewski is one of Poland's most notable jewelry designers. He is the winner of several of the most important.
AGNÈS DUBOIS
Green and red are the common threads of Agnès Dubois' "Eaux Vives" collection. Green is a plunge into the rivers of his childhood, populated waters where life pulsates to the rhythm of the hypnotic ballet of aquatic plants. Throughout the line, the universe of Agnès Dubois develops with a concern for simplicity and lightness. Mixing contrast of materials and colors, these small sensors of light and body heat, underline the movement, the gesture, the expression of life.
LETIZIA MAGGIO
After enriching her training with courses in goldsmithing and ceramics with internationally renowned artists Letizia Maggio translates everything she has learned into research into the materials and languages of contemporary jewelry. The Italian artist works with different materials and tends in different directions, but the flow of time and the power of emotions are a leit-motif in his collections, strongly supported by photography ...) His works, micro works mixing sculpture, painting and installation are internationally renowned.
SIMONA MATERI
The work of Simona Materi - Goldsmith Designer, was born in 2001 with the idea of exploring the limits of contemporary jewelry and design. Particular attention is paid to the "unique piece". The gaze is constantly turned towards the content of art and its expression, through the selection of precious and semi-precious materials and the experimentation of refined artisan techniques. The jewel, in its singularity, beyond the intrinsic value of the object, aspires to the status of a work of art to be worn.
KARL MAZLO / ISABELLE POUPINEL
Minerality, mixed materials and free expression qualify the essence of Isabelle Poupinel & Karl Mazlo's creations. Their starting point was Japan where the 2 creators met. This country remains a major player in their creative process, which combines traditional know-how and poetry through a revaluation of natural materials and traditional techniques. So at the heart of the project is the land worked by Isabelle. The trompe-l'oeil that ceramics creates intrigue ... the jeweler Karl is particularly fond of these games of illusion! Research, technical discoveries, intense exchanges between the 2 creators will allow the osmosis of 2 ancestral specialties of the fire arts towards a very contemporary creation.
GALATÉE PESTRE
Galatée Pestre collects the jewels found. For the past ten years, without looking for them, she has found them here and there, in the streets of Paris, in the meanders of the metro and while traveling. Most of them coming from the costume jewelry industry, they are inexpensive items, but still regretted. Touched by these objects full of life, Galatée extends them by making jewelry in her turn. With the slowness and precision of her profession as a jeweler, she enjoys reproducing certain shapes, paying homage to them in gold or silver, or even printing them, molding them, reproducing them in silicone, then in metal.
PÿR
Trained in traditional jewelry jewelry techniques for 5 years at the Boulle school, Ophélia Lecercq turned to the world of fashion by working as a model maker for jewelry. For 9 years now, she has been developing her own creations under the PÿR brand. With its pop and colorful universe, the Gumy collection twists the codes of classic jewelry to create a fun shift between precious and trivial. The chewing gum is set here like a stone and worn like a classic jewel: at first glance we do not recognize the motif of the resin then comes the moment when it seems obvious that it is a chewed chewing gum . The packaging accompanies this playful imagery with a fake candy wrapper.
LAURA VOLPI
Italian designer, Laura Volpi expresses through her creations, her sensitivity as a scenographer and sculptor. Her jewelry is designed as “wearable” sculptures, thus introducing a tactile and intimate perception of her plastic expression. His work is inspired by nature. Silver and bronze associated with rough stones and natural pearls are his favorite materials.
GALERIE SOPHIE … ETC !
2 rue Gambey, 75011 Paris
Tuesday to Saturday : 11:30 am – 8:pm
Métro : Oberkampf - Parmentier
For more information :
www.galerie-sophie-etc.myshopify.com
Tel : 01 48 05 80 38
LA BAGUE DANS TOUS SES ÉTATS – 4ème édition
Exhibition from September 18 to October 16, 2021
Opening Saturday September 18 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
For this new meeting, 11 French creators, artisans and jewelers and internationals will present the diversity of their work at the gallery Sophie … etc !
We are pleased to invite you to discover "The ring in all its states" and its multiple interpretations.
The artists :
Marianne Anselin, Axolotl – Paris, Jacek Byczewski, Agnès Dubois, Letizia Maggio,
Simona Materi, Karl Mazlo-Isabelle Poupinel, Galatée Pestre, PÿR, Laura Volpi.
MARIANNE ANSELIN
Like Richard Long, I walk. Like Bernhard Schobinger or Gilles Jonemann, I stroll and search. I roam forests, wasteland, vacant lots, long valleys, industrial areas, abandoned houses. I collect what has been left, forgotten, everything that resonates with my aesthetic history. Tin can, pebble, hunting cartridge, wood, leaves, old rusty cans, weathered by wind and rain, become my raw material. I want to conquer the heart of this memory, its forgotten mind. So I forge it, pierce it, fold it, curve it, adorn it, set it with stones, marry it with silver, endow it with gold. My workshop is the place of this change, where preciousness is a look between nature and culture; a link between the place and the sublime moment when the object becomes once again this caress of matter to be worn on the skin.
AXOLOTL – Paris
Yvan Michelson is the creator of the Axolotl-Paris brand, named after the larva of the salamander, chosen in homage to Julio Cortazar. Her creative and dreamlike universe is dedicated to organic jewelry. The materials are raw and natural, selected and collected with care by the artist, then mixed according to affinities. The different symbioses of materials and colors, always unique, are presented by theme. His creations with free and asymmetrical, organic and ergonomic shapes are usually made to measure.
JACEK BYCZEWSKI
A graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Jacek Byczewski has been designing and manufacturing jewelry for 40 years. The association of stainless steel with gold, silver or platinum is characteristic of his work. Awarded for his creative courage and uncompromising artistic proposition, his jewelry combines refined minimalism with craftsmanship and contemporary design. Jacek Byczewski is one of Poland's most notable jewelry designers. He is the winner of several of the most important.
AGNÈS DUBOIS
Green and red are the common threads of Agnès Dubois' "Eaux Vives" collection. Green is a plunge into the rivers of his childhood, populated waters where life pulsates to the rhythm of the hypnotic ballet of aquatic plants. Throughout the line, the universe of Agnès Dubois develops with a concern for simplicity and lightness. Mixing contrast of materials and colors, these small sensors of light and body heat, underline the movement, the gesture, the expression of life.
LETIZIA MAGGIO
After enriching her training with courses in goldsmithing and ceramics with internationally renowned artists Letizia Maggio translates everything she has learned into research into the materials and languages of contemporary jewelry. The Italian artist works with different materials and tends in different directions, but the flow of time and the power of emotions are a leit-motif in his collections, strongly supported by photography ...) His works, micro works mixing sculpture, painting and installation are internationally renowned.
SIMONA MATERI
The work of Simona Materi - Goldsmith Designer, was born in 2001 with the idea of exploring the limits of contemporary jewelry and design. Particular attention is paid to the "unique piece". The gaze is constantly turned towards the content of art and its expression, through the selection of precious and semi-precious materials and the experimentation of refined artisan techniques. The jewel, in its singularity, beyond the intrinsic value of the object, aspires to the status of a work of art to be worn.
KARL MAZLO / ISABELLE POUPINEL
Minerality, mixed materials and free expression qualify the essence of Isabelle Poupinel & Karl Mazlo's creations. Their starting point was Japan where the 2 creators met. This country remains a major player in their creative process, which combines traditional know-how and poetry through a revaluation of natural materials and traditional techniques. So at the heart of the project is the land worked by Isabelle. The trompe-l'oeil that ceramics creates intrigue ... the jeweler Karl is particularly fond of these games of illusion! Research, technical discoveries, intense exchanges between the 2 creators will allow the osmosis of 2 ancestral specialties of the fire arts towards a very contemporary creation.
GALATÉE PESTRE
Galatée Pestre collects the jewels found. For the past ten years, without looking for them, she has found them here and there, in the streets of Paris, in the meanders of the metro and while traveling. Most of them coming from the costume jewelry industry, they are inexpensive items, but still regretted. Touched by these objects full of life, Galatée extends them by making jewelry in her turn. With the slowness and precision of her profession as a jeweler, she enjoys reproducing certain shapes, paying homage to them in gold or silver, or even printing them, molding them, reproducing them in silicone, then in metal.
PÿR
Trained in traditional jewelry jewelry techniques for 5 years at the Boulle school, Ophélia Lecercq turned to the world of fashion by working as a model maker for jewelry. For 9 years now, she has been developing her own creations under the PÿR brand. With its pop and colorful universe, the Gumy collection twists the codes of classic jewelry to create a fun shift between precious and trivial. The chewing gum is set here like a stone and worn like a classic jewel: at first glance we do not recognize the motif of the resin then comes the moment when it seems obvious that it is a chewed chewing gum . The packaging accompanies this playful imagery with a fake candy wrapper.
LAURA VOLPI
Italian designer, Laura Volpi expresses through her creations, her sensitivity as a scenographer and sculptor. Her jewelry is designed as “wearable” sculptures, thus introducing a tactile and intimate perception of her plastic expression. His work is inspired by nature. Silver and bronze associated with rough stones and natural pearls are his favorite materials.
GALERIE SOPHIE … ETC !
2 rue Gambey, 75011 Paris
Tuesday to Saturday : 11:30 am – 8:pm
Métro : Oberkampf - Parmentier
For more information :
www.galerie-sophie-etc.myshopify.com
Tel : 01 48 05 80 38
Galerie Noel GUYOMARCH Montreal Canada
From September 2 to October 2, the European collective KGB, formed by artists Kim Buck (Denmark), Tore Svensson (Sweden) and Karin Seufert (Germany), will be bringing its work to Montreal for a group exhibition at Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h. KGB is named after the first letters of the cities where each artist lives - København (Copenhagen), Gothenburg and Berlin - and has been exhibiting collectively since 2013. The first three exhibitions of the collective were presented in these three cities before crossing the borders of other countries in Europe, Asia and now America. Carrying their work from one place to another for almost ten years, the three artists, as mischievous as the name of their collective indicates, have fun thinking about the intrigue posed by the objects they carry, as if each item held the key to a secret code, or served to clandestinely conceal something else.
The exhibition continues until October 2, 2021
2 septembre - 2 octobre 2021 // September 2 - October 2, 2021
Vernissage: Jeudi 2 septembre, 17h- 20h
Opening reception : Thursday, September 2, 5 to 8
info@galerienoelguyomarch.com
From September 2 to October 2, the European collective KGB, formed by artists Kim Buck (Denmark), Tore Svensson (Sweden) and Karin Seufert (Germany), will be bringing its work to Montreal for a group exhibition at Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h. KGB is named after the first letters of the cities where each artist lives - København (Copenhagen), Gothenburg and Berlin - and has been exhibiting collectively since 2013. The first three exhibitions of the collective were presented in these three cities before crossing the borders of other countries in Europe, Asia and now America. Carrying their work from one place to another for almost ten years, the three artists, as mischievous as the name of their collective indicates, have fun thinking about the intrigue posed by the objects they carry, as if each item held the key to a secret code, or served to clandestinely conceal something else.
The exhibition continues until October 2, 2021
2 septembre - 2 octobre 2021 // September 2 - October 2, 2021
Vernissage: Jeudi 2 septembre, 17h- 20h
Opening reception : Thursday, September 2, 5 to 8
info@galerienoelguyomarch.com
Press Release
Pratt Jewelry School
PRATT PRESS rELEASE FOR THE WINNERS OF PLATINUM DNA AWARDS REVEALED
WINNERS OF PLATINUM DNA AWARDS REVEALED
Virtual ceremony celebrated culmination of inaugural Pratt Institute and Platinum Guild International USA collaboration
January 27, 2021 (New York, New York) – It was all about earrings as the winners of the inaugural Platinum DNA awards were announced earlier today to a virtual audience of notable industry members. The first, second and third place awards all went to female students of Pratt Institute’s Jewelry Design program, which partnered with Platinum Guild International USA on the competition. The next step of the program, which served as an opportunity for the renowned Institute to introduce their students to the unique characteristics of the world’s most precious metal, will now provide the unique opportunity for winners to work with New York-based manufacturer Paul Catania, of PCAT Custom, to produce their designs.
“We could not be happier with the results of this inaugural program,” shared Kevin Reilly, PGI-USA’s Vice President. “The designs submitted truly pushed the boundaries of innovative platinum design and have us very excited to watch these talented young designers progress in their jewelry journey. The future of platinum jewelry is truly bright.”
The judging criteria for submissions focused on the design’s originality, creativity, manufacturing viability and engineering, and commercial appeal. Design requirements included the intention for the piece to be made exclusively in platinum, with the addition of select gemstones if desired.
The panel of judges included Professor David Butler, Professor Russell Jones, Professor Patricia Madeja, and Professor Katrin Zimmerman of Pratt Institute. From the jewelry industry at large, the judging panel included Zoltan David of Zoltan David; Marion Fasel of The Adventurine; Deirdre Featherstone of Featherstone Designs; Michelle Graff of National Jeweler; Patricia Gumuchian of Gumuchian; Michael Pollak, former CEO and co-founder of Hyde Park Jewelers; and John Carter of Jack Lewis Jewelers, the immediate past president of the American Gem Society.
Professor Katrin Zimmermann shared “Material exploration is a central tenet of our jewelry education at Pratt Institute. Introducing our students to the most precious of materials, platinum, through this amazing collaboration with Platinum Guild International is a meaningful and important expansion of our teaching. The impact on the students has been immediate, positive and measurable.”
The award-winning designs, along with all of the competition’s entries, are available to view on CritiART’s website, www.pgi.critiart.com. The organization, co-founded in 2020 by Xin Xu, a Pratt Institute Jewelry Design alumna herself, is “committed to building an innovative online art community to support artists, art organizations and in general, art enthusiasts to exhibit, communicate and critique art virtually”. The designers’ biographies, as well as their design inspiration, are also included on the website. The finished pieces will be featured at the Pratt Design Show, currently scheduled for Spring 2021.
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About Platinum Guild International:
Platinum Guild International is dedicated to promoting platinum and its pure, rare and eternal qualities to the consumer and the jewelry trade. PGI has offices in each of the world's major jewelry markets, providing information, assistance and education on all aspects of platinum jewelry. For more information, please visit www.platinumjewelry.com.
For More Information:
Rebecca Moskal, Communiqué E: rebecca@communique-la.com
Virtual ceremony celebrated culmination of inaugural Pratt Institute and Platinum Guild International USA collaboration
January 27, 2021 (New York, New York) – It was all about earrings as the winners of the inaugural Platinum DNA awards were announced earlier today to a virtual audience of notable industry members. The first, second and third place awards all went to female students of Pratt Institute’s Jewelry Design program, which partnered with Platinum Guild International USA on the competition. The next step of the program, which served as an opportunity for the renowned Institute to introduce their students to the unique characteristics of the world’s most precious metal, will now provide the unique opportunity for winners to work with New York-based manufacturer Paul Catania, of PCAT Custom, to produce their designs.
“We could not be happier with the results of this inaugural program,” shared Kevin Reilly, PGI-USA’s Vice President. “The designs submitted truly pushed the boundaries of innovative platinum design and have us very excited to watch these talented young designers progress in their jewelry journey. The future of platinum jewelry is truly bright.”
The judging criteria for submissions focused on the design’s originality, creativity, manufacturing viability and engineering, and commercial appeal. Design requirements included the intention for the piece to be made exclusively in platinum, with the addition of select gemstones if desired.
The panel of judges included Professor David Butler, Professor Russell Jones, Professor Patricia Madeja, and Professor Katrin Zimmerman of Pratt Institute. From the jewelry industry at large, the judging panel included Zoltan David of Zoltan David; Marion Fasel of The Adventurine; Deirdre Featherstone of Featherstone Designs; Michelle Graff of National Jeweler; Patricia Gumuchian of Gumuchian; Michael Pollak, former CEO and co-founder of Hyde Park Jewelers; and John Carter of Jack Lewis Jewelers, the immediate past president of the American Gem Society.
Professor Katrin Zimmermann shared “Material exploration is a central tenet of our jewelry education at Pratt Institute. Introducing our students to the most precious of materials, platinum, through this amazing collaboration with Platinum Guild International is a meaningful and important expansion of our teaching. The impact on the students has been immediate, positive and measurable.”
The award-winning designs, along with all of the competition’s entries, are available to view on CritiART’s website, www.pgi.critiart.com. The organization, co-founded in 2020 by Xin Xu, a Pratt Institute Jewelry Design alumna herself, is “committed to building an innovative online art community to support artists, art organizations and in general, art enthusiasts to exhibit, communicate and critique art virtually”. The designers’ biographies, as well as their design inspiration, are also included on the website. The finished pieces will be featured at the Pratt Design Show, currently scheduled for Spring 2021.
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About Platinum Guild International:
Platinum Guild International is dedicated to promoting platinum and its pure, rare and eternal qualities to the consumer and the jewelry trade. PGI has offices in each of the world's major jewelry markets, providing information, assistance and education on all aspects of platinum jewelry. For more information, please visit www.platinumjewelry.com.
For More Information:
Rebecca Moskal, Communiqué E: rebecca@communique-la.com
First, Second, and Third Place Platinum DNA Award-Winning Designs:
Celine Dussaud, Jo Sabavala, Maria Baquerizo, respectively
Celine Dussaud, Jo Sabavala, Maria Baquerizo, respectively
In a virtual ceremony the winners of the inaugural Platinum DNA Award were announced to an audience of industry members. A collaboration between Platinum Guild International USA and Pratt Institute, all three winning creations were earrings designed by female students of the program. The award-winning designs will now be brought to life, as the designers work with PCAT Custom to manufacture the pieces.
Attached please find a press release detailing the winning designs.
Attached please find a press release detailing the winning designs.
Cluster is open for applications for our 2021 Fair Programme
Please email crafts@cluster-london.com for further information.
Applications open till August 25th.
Cluster's intention is to be the driving force for emerging contemporary jewellers, providing a platform for their work across unique locations to create a new and emerging jewellery scene. Through adaptation during the pandemic, our new digital
strategy was born, approaching the initial gallery approach in a unique way with connectivity and diversity at the heart.
Our talks programme will feature a plethora of contemporary jewellery galleries and key industry figures
to inspire and share insights with collaborations seen with Precious
Collective, K2 Academy, and Lost in Jewellery Magazine to name a few. Cluster Jewellery 2021 Fair takes a digital
focus featuring an extensive programme of talks, workshops and book publication.
Please get in touch for further details and insight into our exciting programme!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please email crafts@cluster-london.com for further information.
Applications open till August 25th.
Cluster's intention is to be the driving force for emerging contemporary jewellers, providing a platform for their work across unique locations to create a new and emerging jewellery scene. Through adaptation during the pandemic, our new digital
strategy was born, approaching the initial gallery approach in a unique way with connectivity and diversity at the heart.
Our talks programme will feature a plethora of contemporary jewellery galleries and key industry figures
to inspire and share insights with collaborations seen with Precious
Collective, K2 Academy, and Lost in Jewellery Magazine to name a few. Cluster Jewellery 2021 Fair takes a digital
focus featuring an extensive programme of talks, workshops and book publication.
Please get in touch for further details and insight into our exciting programme!
We look forward to hearing from you!
