Henriette Schuster, Conglomerates, 2016, rings, silver, blackened silver, gold, largest 35 x 25 x 20 mm, photo: artist Now in its second iteration, the Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery is an international biennial award founded in memory of the life and legacy of its namesake, Australian artist Mari Funaki. In this interview, Katie Scott, […]
Ame Gallery, photo: Andy Kwan Former interior architect Anna Cheng was all set to enter the family business selling traditional fine jewelry in the competitive Hong Kong market. But fate intervened. While traveling through Europe and the US, Cheng was exposed to contemporary art jewelry, fell in love with it, and the rest, as they
Exterior and interior view, Gallery O, Seoul, Korea, photo: Gallery O Founded in 2001, Gallery O is a leading gallery in South Korea for local and international contemporary jewelry. Its founder, jewelry artist Miwha Oh, holds degrees in metalsmithing, museum studies, and gemology, and has applied her extensive education to raising the visibility of contemporary
Patina Gallery sits in the historic museum district of Santa Fe, 2015, photo: Peter Ogilvie Eighteen-year-old Patina Gallery was an early champion of European studio jewelers and has been particularly adept at creating cultural synergies with the vibrant local scene in New Mexico: For the second year in a row, their summer exhibition features work
Alternatives Gallery, view of the façade, Rome, photo: Andrea Lombardo Alternatives Gallery, located in the historical center of Rome, has met the challenge of selling to a relatively conservative clientele by being remarkably proactive in promoting itself and the field on a national and international level, and by launching no-gram, the first online gallery devoted
Placement, a collaboration between art jewelers and street artists, May 2015, Gallery at Reinstein|Ross, New York, photo: Andrew Schloss Bella Neyman is the director of the Gallery at Reinstein|Ross in New York, which specializes in contemporary jewelry. With a background in arts administration and several critically acclaimed exhibitions under her belt, she mixes writing and curating,
(left) April Higashi, Tidepool Pendant, 2016, oxidized silver, 508 mm; (right) Joshua Wendler, Springbok Antelope Skull Ring, 2016, 18-karat gold-plated silver, 6 x diameter 20 mm, photo: Shibumi Gallery Shibumi Gallery, in Berkeley, has just opened an exhibition “for men,” looking to address its male patrons’ reticence toward ornaments. This is an exhibition that started with
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Sean Gilson, Ring, 2016, opal, natural black pearls, steel, diamonds, 24 x 26 x 20 mm, photo: Aaron Faber gallery A new group show at Aaron Faber gallery showcases work from around the world which flaunts spectacular—and unusual—gems. These gems are rare curiosities and, to some extent, they fall outside the conventional market for precious
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Brooklyn Metal Works studio, 2012, photo: Brian Weissman Brooklyn Metal Works (BKMW) is a metal art studio that offers space for rent for the development of work in the metalsmithing field, as well as offering concept-based classes and gallery space to promote artists, designers, and makers. BKMW aims to advance the field of metalsmithing and to
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Interior view of Beyond Fashion Founded by the couple Karin De Buysere and René Darmont in 2000, Beyond Fashion is a contemporary jewelry gallery in Antwerp, Belgium, that is invested in questioning the limits of “traditional jewelry,” often through themes like transgression and reflection. Olivia Shih: Please tell us a bit about yourself. What were
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Didier, Ltd. booth, Masterpiece London, the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK, photo: Didier, Ltd. Didier, Ltd. is a London-based gallery founded in 2006 by Didier and Martine Haspeslagh. It specializes in jewelry created by leading modern masters—painters and sculptors—who are recognized internationally for their art. Didier,
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Rachel Bell, Empty Vessel/Blank Slate (installation view), 2015, pendants, American white oak, 22-karat gold leaf, sterling silver, linen, cotton, each 68 x 30 x 10 mm, total 250 x 300 mm, photo: Masterworks Gallery Masterworks Gallery, in Aukland, New Zealand, is a contemporary craft gallery run by mother-daughter team Christine Hedlund and Eloise Kitson. Together,
