Amberif Design Award 2018 Winners
Award giving
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03 Feb 2018
Published: 13.02.2018
Gdańsk International Fair Co.
- Management:
- Ewa Rachon
Piece: A Series of Fortunate events, 2018
Mexican amber, onyx, silver, honey.
4,5 x 6 x 3 cm
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
The Grand Prize 2018
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The winners of the 22nd edition of the Amberif Design Award are announced: Silvia Belli , Miron Kutarba, Kairi Sirendi. This year the competition subject was "Periphery" the Jury assessed 171 works submitted by 124 artists from 25 countries.
The Jury:
The Grand Prize
Selvia Bellia, Germany.
Sponsored by Mr Paweł Adamowicz, the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk PLN 10,000.
The jury found the image submitted mysterious and enigmatic. It raised a great discussion between the Jury that resulted in their being agreement that it would hopefully inspire future generations to work with this beautiful material and be brave to do many different things. The composition of materials was handled in a sophisticated manner with great skill.
The Amber Prize
Kairi Sirendi, Estonia.
Sponsored by the International Amber Association 1 kg of amber.
A direct honesty in the carving of the faces with a rough sculptural quality. The piece demonstrates an intuitive and sensitive handling of this special media.
The Silver Prize
Miron Kutarba, Poland.
Sponsored by KGHM Polska Miedź SA 1 kg of silver.
This prize provided an alternative perspective for the competition.
A well observed, witty and almost kitsch design inspired by a study of everyday popcorn with amber as the kernel of the idea.
The Jury decided to award four honorary mentions:
Carme Roher Casellas, Spain.
Andrea Wagner, The Netherlands.
Andrzej Boss, Poland.
Hanna Kowalska, Poland.
The Jury selected 13 further works by the following artists for publication in the AMBERIF 2018 Fair Catalogue and for display at the exhibition:
Dalius Ilginis, Lithuania, Paul Castro, Portugal, Samantha Laddin, Germany, Jewellery Em - Ena And Ebrahim Mulavdic-Mohammadian, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hansel Tai, Estonia, Ernesta Statkute, Lithuania, Fatemeh Emami, Iran, Bozena Czarnecka, Poland, Ignasi Cavaller Triay, Spain, Rachael Colley, Great Britain, Lluis Solano Gifre, Spain, Bettina Speckner, Germany, Susanne Elstner, Germany.
- Stephen Bottomley - Scotland
- Sophie Hanagarth - France
- Petra Hölscher - Germany
- Eija Mustonen - Finland
- Marcin Tymiński - Poland
The Grand Prize
Selvia Bellia, Germany.
Sponsored by Mr Paweł Adamowicz, the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk PLN 10,000.
The jury found the image submitted mysterious and enigmatic. It raised a great discussion between the Jury that resulted in their being agreement that it would hopefully inspire future generations to work with this beautiful material and be brave to do many different things. The composition of materials was handled in a sophisticated manner with great skill.
The Amber Prize
Kairi Sirendi, Estonia.
Sponsored by the International Amber Association 1 kg of amber.
A direct honesty in the carving of the faces with a rough sculptural quality. The piece demonstrates an intuitive and sensitive handling of this special media.
The Silver Prize
Miron Kutarba, Poland.
Sponsored by KGHM Polska Miedź SA 1 kg of silver.
This prize provided an alternative perspective for the competition.
A well observed, witty and almost kitsch design inspired by a study of everyday popcorn with amber as the kernel of the idea.
The Jury decided to award four honorary mentions:
Carme Roher Casellas, Spain.
Andrea Wagner, The Netherlands.
Andrzej Boss, Poland.
Hanna Kowalska, Poland.
The Jury selected 13 further works by the following artists for publication in the AMBERIF 2018 Fair Catalogue and for display at the exhibition:
Dalius Ilginis, Lithuania, Paul Castro, Portugal, Samantha Laddin, Germany, Jewellery Em - Ena And Ebrahim Mulavdic-Mohammadian, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hansel Tai, Estonia, Ernesta Statkute, Lithuania, Fatemeh Emami, Iran, Bozena Czarnecka, Poland, Ignasi Cavaller Triay, Spain, Rachael Colley, Great Britain, Lluis Solano Gifre, Spain, Bettina Speckner, Germany, Susanne Elstner, Germany.
Brooch: Sweet Serendipity, 2018
Formes fomentarius (ice man fungs), amber, magnet, steel, silver.
6.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
The Amber Prize 2018
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Ring: Popcorn, 2018
Amber, popcorn, silver.
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
The Silver Prize 2018
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Ring: Spit It Out!, 2018
Amber, epoxy resin, wool, pigment, moss, copper.
4,7 x 5 x 2,5 cm
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
Honorary Mention
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Brooch: Golden Waters Cave Under Amber Lakes I, 2018
Silver, amber, bone china, porcelain, glass/resin composite, color+glow-in-dark pigment, stainless steel.
9,5 x 5,5 x 5 cm
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
Honorary Mention
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Brooch: Doble Parella, 2018
Amber and Siver.
8 x 6 x 1.8 cm
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
Honorary Mention
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Necklace: Untitled, 2018
Amber, strap, wood, silver.
12.5 x 8 x 2 cm
Awarded at: Amberif Design Award 2018
Honorary Mention
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Gdańsk International Fair Co.
- Management:
- Ewa Rachon
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