Winners of the Inflow Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition 2026

The Inflow International Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition and Conference is an international platform that explores the boundaries of contemporary art jewelry at the intersection of applied and fine arts. The mission of Inflow is to elevate contemporary art jewelry as a form of wearable art, emphasising its narrative power and cultural significance. Its central theme in 2026 was Narrative Space Encounter.

Artists were invited to choose one of the two poetic excerpts below and immerse themselves in its atmosphere and ideas.

Poetic excerpt no.1.
Mihály Babits: The Epilogue of the Lyric Poet
Compelled to be the hero of my verse,
the first and last in every song I write,
I long to shape in them the universe,
But nought beyond myself comes in my sight. …..
translated by István Tótfalusi

Poetic excerpt 2.
Rainer Maria Rilke: Letters to a Young Poet
Love consists in this:
that two solitudes
protect, and border,
and greet each other.

Jewelry is approached as a relational medium, shaped through the dynamic interaction of maker – wearer – viewer, existing at once as a wearable object, conceptual gesture, and space of ideas.

In 2026, Inflow presented more than 230 works from 101 artists, from 32 countries, at two venues in Budapest and Szentendre. The exhibitions were accompanied by conferences, collaborative workshops, concerts, fashion shows, and participatory programs that fostered knowledge exchange and community building among creative artists.
The Awarding Night was held at the ArtMill, Ferenczy Museum Centre, with members of the jury and exhibiting artists from 19 countries attending in person.

Jury:
- Dr Jack Cunningham, emeritus professor. 
- Charon Kransen, former professor, curator, and collector. 
- Niki Stylianou, contemporary jewelry designer, Co-Founder of Athen Jewelry Week, Founder and Co-organiser of the JELO6 Project.
- Magdalena Vélez Salinas, President, Co-Founder, AdOC Contemporary Goldsmith and Jewelers Association, Madrid. 
- Katalin Jermakov, Noémi Ferenczy, award winner jewelry designer, Mana Design Studio.
- István Simonyi, art historian, writer, jewelry collector. 
- Anna Borbély-Tardy, museum director of Ferenczy Museum Centre.


Awarded artists:
- The Best Narrative: Laura Pilar Villoria was awarded by Gallery Frangipani. She won exhibition opportunities at Milano Jewelry Week and received a textile designed by Szilvia Szigeti, a textile designer and Noémi Ferenczy award winner.

- The Most Innovative: Kirsten Plank was awarded by Charon Kransen Arts New York,
She won exhibition opportunities from Charon Kransen Arts New York and also received an applied art bag designed by Rita Szöllősi, an applied artist.

- The Great Concept Development: Ji Young Kim was awarded by Charon Kransen Arts New York, which will buy one of her art pieces, and she also won a graphic art from a talented Hungarian fine artist.

- Young Talent: Wojciech Łuckiewicz was awarded by the AdOc Association. He won an exhibition opportunity at the XI. Contemporary Goldsmithing Jewelry Exhibition in Madrid and also received an art graphic from a talented Hungarian fine artist.

- Collector's Award: Bea Farkas, Mariangela Murgia and Alberto Catalano, FLUXIS and Eichler & Eichler, were awarded by collector István Simonyi, who bought their pieces. They also received art graphics from talented Hungarian fine artists.

Special awards:
- The Best 4 Award: Katarina Bodrunova, Gimena Caram, Elisa Cosaro, and Laurel Fulton had a possibility to exhibit at the Design Without Borders Exhibition at the Museum Kiscell, 2026. They were selected by the founders and curators of Design Without Borders.

- Audience Award was won by Kirsten Plank and Kinga Olah. They won books as awards.

- Budapest Jewelry Week award went to Wojciech Łuckiewicz, Mariagirogia Pacini, Jeanine Van der Linde, Huimin Zhang, Daye Kim,

- Budapest Rajziskola Jewelry Design Master Class special award: Erika Nagy: Nera Jewels

- Balázs Bajcsi-Nagy special award, presented to Rita Miklós.