Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 Award Winners
Award giving
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02 Oct 2024
Published: 14.10.2024
National Library of Romania
The Romanian Jewelry Week Awards were presented on Wednesday, October 2, at the National Library of Romania, celebrating the most creative and innovative designers in contemporary jewelry. This impressive new edition showcased over 230 designers and collectives from 40 countries, highlighting the talent and innovation within this dynamic industry.
Romanian Jewelry Week is the largest contemporary jewelry event in Romania, bringing together renowned national and international creators annually. The 2024 edition, held at the National Library, offered captivating exhibitions, educational conferences, and jewelry fairs, establishing itself as a reference point for jewelry enthusiasts and creators.
This year's edition was marked by three special collaborations with Diploma Show 2024, the Goethe-Institut, Malvensky Jewellery House and AlbAlb, bringing together designers and artists from various fields to explore the connection between jewelry, art, and culture. The official partner of the event was Banca Transilvania, and the exhibition design was created by Kaustik.
Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 proved to be a great success, gathering over 5,000 visitors and setting new standards in contemporary jewelry. The event is organized by the National Association of Contemporary Jewelry Authors and Designers and serves as a unique platform for innovation, education, and international exposure.
As part of the anniversary edition, the Romanian Jewelry Week catalog was also launched, celebrating a retrospective of the most important international jewelry collections and offering a comprehensive overview of the contemporary jewelry field at a global level. The catalog will be available online on the Romanian Jewelry Week website.
The Winners of the Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 Awards
Event organized by the National Association of Contemporary Jewelry Authors and Designers.
Main venue - National Library of Romania
Additional locations - Goethe-Institut, Diploma, AlbAlb, Malvensky Jewellery House
Official partner - Banca Transilvania
Exhibition design by Kaustik
Cultural partners: Goethe-Institut, Diploma Show 2024, AlbAlb, Arts Thread
Media partners: Aiciastat, Curatorial, Curatorialist, Designist, Dreamingof, Elle, Feeder, IQads, Igloo, Klimt02, LostinJewelry, Modernism, NineOClock, PR station, Radio Guerilla, Revista Atelierul, Revista Golan, The Institute, Zeppelin, Zile și Nopți
All details about Romanian Jewelry Week are available on the website https://www.romanianjewelryweek.com/
This year's edition was marked by three special collaborations with Diploma Show 2024, the Goethe-Institut, Malvensky Jewellery House and AlbAlb, bringing together designers and artists from various fields to explore the connection between jewelry, art, and culture. The official partner of the event was Banca Transilvania, and the exhibition design was created by Kaustik.
Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 proved to be a great success, gathering over 5,000 visitors and setting new standards in contemporary jewelry. The event is organized by the National Association of Contemporary Jewelry Authors and Designers and serves as a unique platform for innovation, education, and international exposure.
As part of the anniversary edition, the Romanian Jewelry Week catalog was also launched, celebrating a retrospective of the most important international jewelry collections and offering a comprehensive overview of the contemporary jewelry field at a global level. The catalog will be available online on the Romanian Jewelry Week website.
The Winners of the Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 Awards
- The Grand Award of Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Yoonjung Choi (Republic of Korea). Her remarkable collection impressed with its exceptional combination of techniques, materials, and concepts in contemporary jewelry. Her series, titled Breath Series, explores the forms of human body organs like the heart and lungs, capturing the cycle of life and breath.
- The Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 Special Award is awarded to Yuki Yoshioka, Willemien Bruwer, and Ji Young Kim, selected by Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 jury member Charon Kransen.
- The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Heather Blake and Alain Roggeman, selected by Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 jury member Byron Vafeiadis - Curator of Education and Collections at the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens, Greece.
- The Legnica Silver Festival Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Jiakun Zhang, selected by Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 jury member Justyna Teodorczyk - Director of the Gallery of Art in Legnica, Poland.
- The AdOC Special Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Romana Mateiaș, selected by Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 jury member Magdalena Vélez Salinas - Co-founder and President of Asociación de Diseñadores de Orfebrería y Joyería Contemporáneas, AdOC.
- The Inhorgenta Special Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Coral Wanshan Huang, selected by Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 jury member Irina Probst - Exhibition Manager at Inhorgenta Munich.
- The Venice Design Week Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Kinga Olah and Contemporia, selected by Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 jury member Lisa Balasso - Design Curator and Founder of Venice Design Week.
- The Assamblage Contemporary Jewelry School Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Gabriel Farrugia and Daniela Cățoi, selected by Andreia Gabriela Popescu - Educational Ambassador at Assamblage Contemporary Jewelry School and Romanian Jewelry Week.
- The Lost in Jewellery Magazine Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Huda's Jewelry, selected by Lost in Jewellery Magazine.
- The Mydaybyday Gallery Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to the collective Cup of Rum, selected by Mydaybyday Gallery from Rome.
- The Revista Atelierul Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Yoonjung Choi, selected by Revista Atelierul.
- The Brussels Jewellery Week Award at Romanian Jewelry Week 2024 is awarded to Yuki Yoshioka, selected by Brussels Jewellery Week.
Event organized by the National Association of Contemporary Jewelry Authors and Designers.
Main venue - National Library of Romania
Additional locations - Goethe-Institut, Diploma, AlbAlb, Malvensky Jewellery House
Official partner - Banca Transilvania
Exhibition design by Kaustik
Cultural partners: Goethe-Institut, Diploma Show 2024, AlbAlb, Arts Thread
Media partners: Aiciastat, Curatorial, Curatorialist, Designist, Dreamingof, Elle, Feeder, IQads, Igloo, Klimt02, LostinJewelry, Modernism, NineOClock, PR station, Radio Guerilla, Revista Atelierul, Revista Golan, The Institute, Zeppelin, Zile și Nopți
All details about Romanian Jewelry Week are available on the website https://www.romanianjewelryweek.com/
Yoonjung Choi
Necklace: Breath Series #103, 2022
Frosted plastic, silver
15 x 20 x 4 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
From series: Breath
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Necklace: Breath Series #103, 2022
Frosted plastic, silver
15 x 20 x 4 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
From series: Breath
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Kim Ji Young
Brooch: Invisible pin, 2024
Sterling silver, tombac, kinetic elements, corrosion
5 x 1.5 x 12 cm
Photo by: Park Kwang choon
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Brooch: Invisible pin, 2024
Sterling silver, tombac, kinetic elements, corrosion
5 x 1.5 x 12 cm
Photo by: Park Kwang choon
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Willemien Bruwer
Ring: You Stay Here!, 2024
PU resin, apricot wood, sterling silver.
4 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Ring: You Stay Here!, 2024
PU resin, apricot wood, sterling silver.
4 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Heather Blake and Alain Roggeman won The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum Award.
With the jury member Byron Vafeiadis - Curator of Education and Collections at the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens, Greece.
With the jury member Byron Vafeiadis - Curator of Education and Collections at the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens, Greece.
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Heather Blake
Bracelet: Nammu, 2023
Salmonleather, wood
11 x 11 x 7 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Bracelet: Nammu, 2023
Salmonleather, wood
11 x 11 x 7 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Alain Roggeman
Ring: Ring, 2024
Reclaimed wood, 925 silver, squares and rectangles 90°(x4)
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Ring: Ring, 2024
Reclaimed wood, 925 silver, squares and rectangles 90°(x4)
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Jiakun Zhang
Necklace: Untitled, 2023
Silver-plated copper and multi paper
90 x 6 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Necklace: Untitled, 2023
Silver-plated copper and multi paper
90 x 6 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Romana Mateiaș awarded by AdOC Special Award, with Magdalena Vélez Salinas
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Romana Mateias
Brooch: Traces of Life, 2024
Ceramic and metal
Photo by: Daniel Ene
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
From series: Seed of Life
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Brooch: Traces of Life, 2024
Ceramic and metal
Photo by: Daniel Ene
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
From series: Seed of Life
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Kinga Olah
Ring: Ring I, 2022
Silver and opals
2.5 x 2.5 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Ring: Ring I, 2022
Silver and opals
2.5 x 2.5 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Daniela Cățoi awarded by The Assamblage Contemporary Jewelry School Award, selected by Andreia Gabriela Popescu
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Daniela Catoi
Brooch: Introspection, 2024
Porcelain, brass
11 x 5 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Brooch: Introspection, 2024
Porcelain, brass
11 x 5 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
Huda Mahdi
Piece: Babylon, 2024
Gold-plated silver.
15 x 20 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
Hand chain
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Piece: Babylon, 2024
Gold-plated silver.
15 x 20 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
Hand chain
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Cup of Rom
Earrings: Untitled, 2024
Silver, copper, moss
2 x 3 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Earrings: Untitled, 2024
Silver, copper, moss
2 x 3 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Contemporia
Brooch: The flux, 2024
Silver
7 x 10 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Brooch: The flux, 2024
Silver
7 x 10 cm
Awarded at: Anniversary Edition of Romanian Jewelry Week. Five Years of Creativity and Innovation
© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.
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