Switzerland’s Benedict Haener is a rising star. Shortly after his goldsmith’s apprenticeship, he took first place in the technology category of the Swiss Vocational Championships. The year after graduating from the XS-SCHMUCK program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, he was awarded a 2024 Talente — Masters of the Future prize for his jewelry. And […]
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Project Bawra speaks with Aiza Mahmood, Mahvash Salim, and Dua Fatima Baig about their art jewelry practices since their graduation from the Gemstones and Jewellery program in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Project Bawra: Tell us a bit about your background and the main issues addressed in your work. Aiza Mahmood: Since childhood, I have been fascinated by
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This year’s three winners of one of the most prestigious awards in the field of contemporary jewelry each have very different approaches. They work with very different materials: Jounghye Park with silk; Nikita Kavryzhkin, stones; and Eija Mustonen, metal. I interviewed them about their ways of thinking, their sources of inspiration, and the issues they
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Katharina Dettar’s work challenges traditional notions of jewelry and objects through an awareness of material origins and an exploration of sustainability, waste, and nature. Her pieces are exhibited in galleries worldwide, and she lectures at several universities in London. I arrive at Dettar’s studio, a former parking garage converted into artists units in Hoxton, London.
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There’s a quiet power in the work of Geraldine Fenn—one that doesn’t clamor for attention but draws you in with its layered storytelling and striking beauty. Fenn’s jewelry challenges colonial histories while inviting intimate reflection, offering pieces that are as thought-provoking as they are wearable. With her recent win of the AJF Solo Exhibition Award,
Verena Sieber-Fuchs is a master at crocheting her everyday life. She furiously collects everything around her, using it to speak about pleasure, sorrows, or politics It’s a game with all kinds of materials, and no precious ones to make the finished product precious We spoke to the Swiss maker on the occasion of her solo
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AJF’s Young Artist Award advances the careers of rising artists, acknowledging promise, innovation, and individuality. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Hoffman received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited his work in Platina’s booth at the Messe during Munich’s
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AJF’s Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, advancing the careers of rising artists. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Decker received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited his work in Platina’s booth at the Messe during Munich’s
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In 2024, the American Craft Council recognized Watson for her outstanding contribution to the crafts by selecting her to join their College of Fellows She has received two National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Grants The Metal Museum designated her as its Master Metalsmith in 2022 Watson earned her associate’s degree in advertising design
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You don’t have to fly into space to reach the stars. It happens when you win the Herbert Hofmann Prize! It’s among the most prestigious awards in the field of contemporary jewelry. We interview the three winners of the Herbert Hofmann Prize 2024—Azin Soltani, Empar Juanes Sanchis, and Takayoshi Terajima—about their creative approaches, sources of
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Yaksh Verma is a multi- or “non-disciplinary” artist living in Chennai, India He trained as a jewelry designer at Le Arti Orafe in Italy His Unspoken-1 series of 25 rings showed at Portugal’s Galeria Reverso, April 25–May 20, 2023, as a duo exhibition (Terhi Tolvanen was the other artist) Anvita Jain as Project Bawra: Tell
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AJF’s Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, advancing the careers of rising artists. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Goutos received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited her work in Platina’s booth during Munich’s jewelry week. AJF
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