Amberif Design Award 2019 Winners

The Jury of  Amberif Design Award 2019 are:
David Huycke, Belgium.
Jurgita Ludaviciene, Lithuania.
Christianne Weber-Stöber, Germany.
Sofia Björkman, Sweden.
Sara Gackowska, Poland.
Christiane Weber-Stöber was selected Chairman of the Jury.


The Jury awarded the following prizes:

THE GRAND PRIZE: 
Alberto Dávila Quesada, Mexico.
Sponsored by the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk PLN 10,000.
A daring interpretation of the competition subject in the form of a mouthpiece instead of a classic piece of jewellery, such as a ring or pendant. A symbolic piece, it refers to the main topic of Kairos and carries a meaning related to the material, highlighting the beauty of amber.

THE AMBER PRIZE:
Martin Radt, Germany.
Sponsored by the International Amber Association 1 kg of amber.
A moment of brutality and surrealism; the piercing of a piece of amber with a safety pin, where we cannot open the safety pin which also makes it a hidden kinetic moment. 

THE SILVER PRIZE:
Laurent Brune, Germany.
1 kg of silver.
Reveals the different colours and different possibilities of amber. Good quality and goldsmithery in the connection between the very different materials: metal and amber.


The Jury decided to award one Honorary Mention: 
Wenzho Lin, China.
Very poetic idea where a fly, normally captured in a piece of amber is now captured on film. A connection between the past and the future.


The Jury selected 17 further works by the following artists for publication in the AMBERIF 2019 Fair Catalogue and for display at the exhibition:
Kepei Chen, China.
Yaqi Mao, China.
Saerom Kong, South Korea.
Sharareh Aghaei, Germany.
Monica Bobbi, Belgium.
Jerzy Jabczyński, Poland.
Peter Baucau and Balbino, Portugal.
Maria Ostrowska, Poland.
Ena Mulavdic, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hanna Kowalska, Poland.
Adriana Lisowska, Poland.
Marcela Kindl Steffanova, Czech Republic.
Jelizaveta Suska, Sweden.
Ji Young Kim, South Korea.
Monica Wickström, Finland.
Adriana Lisowska, Poland.
Marcin Tymiński, Poland.