The English artist and educator considers the bead. Just a small object with a hole, it can nevertheless convey so much social information, hold narrative, and be used for exchange and religious ritual. Broadhead gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think,” which featured 16 talks over five […]
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The American gallerist asks, “What happens to jewelry once it has been released into the world? Hopefully it gets loved and worn, but many times it ends up forgotten in a drawer and sometimes lost for years … waiting to be found.” AJF held 16 talks over five days in Munich. Saabye gave this presentation
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AJF’s founder introduces Damian Skinner’s new publication about the Dutch gallery, the passionate dealer who drives it, and her collection. Cummins gave this presentation at Galerie Handwerk. The opinions stated here do not necessarily express those of AJF. We welcome your comments on our publishing, and will publish letters that engage with our articles
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The Dutch maker and gallerist asks what do we make, collect, or wear—which choices do we make? AJF held 16 talks over five days in Munich. Saabye gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think.” Most of the series took place in the booth AJF shared with
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The Danish maker and curator examines jewelry as a language for entering into dialogue with people. AJF held 16 talks over five days in Munich. Saabye gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think.” Most of the series took place in the booth AJF shared with Arnoldsche Art
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The Australian editor of Garland magazine poses the question: What does it mean to make jewelry for the “more than human”? Murray gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think,” which featured 16 talks over five days. Most of the series took place in the booth AJF shared with
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The Italian-British editor of the Journal of Jewellery Research reframes jewelry as (dis)obedient bodymatter—an active agent rather than a passively worn object. Bernabei gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think,” which featured 16 talks over five days. Most of the series took place in the booth
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The educator, artist, and writer from Belarus/Portugal reflects on how to see the contemporary jewelry scene in a broader context—and why we all need, from time to time, to climb up a ladder so that the “furrows” in the ground, when viewed from above, turn into meaningful shapes. Karpilova gave this presentation as part of
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The American jeweler asks, is art jewelry just another niche, and if so, what does it serve? Decker gave this presentation as part of the 2026 “AJF Speaker Series: Jewelry that Makes You Think,” which featured 16 talks over five days. Most of the series took place in the booth AJF shared with Arnoldsche Art
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The annual Schmuck special show in Munich is possibly the most important exhibition in the world for contemporary jewelry. Anyone can apply with recent work, and a different juror each year selects 60-odd pieces using any criteria. The competition attracted a record number of submissions for 2026. Norman Weber, who is German, served as the
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Lynchburg, VA, US—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the five finalists for the 2026 Young Artist Award. They are, in alphabetical order: Corrina Goutos (US/Germany) Benedict Haener (Switzerland) Steven KP (US) Marie-Caroline Locquet (France) Zhipeng Wang (China) The jewelry artists will be presented to the audience on the main stage of the Internationale
March 2026, Part 1 Right now, we could all use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase
