Amberif Design Award 2020

This year, ADA’s curator Barbara Schmidt of the Academy of Art and Design Munich chose the theme Ultimate Beauty – we appreciate a kind of beauty that lasts longer than a moment and which seduces us to live. Amber radiates this special kind of beauty. With its wide spectrum of natural colours, it highlights the wearer’s beauty and identity. Its natural inclusions and small cracks speak of life beyond perfection. The competition is open to designers, artists, creators and students of art schools. The entries will be judged by the international Jury and awarded works will be presented at the AMBERIF 2020 Fair. The goal and objective of the competition is to promote amber as a source of artistic expression. The competition's aim is the design of an original, artistic piece of jewellery with amber, inspired by the topic of the year.

The aim of the competition is the design of an original piece of jewellery with amber, inspired by the topic of the contest. The competition’s subject is a jewellery design (hereunder an entry) in which amber plays a significant role, only natural amber is permitted to be used in entries. However, participants have complete freedom of choosing the other materials. The competition is open to all designers, artists, creators and craftspeople, designer and manufacturing teams are allowed.


Prizes to be awarded:
The main prize, awarded by the mayor of Gdańsk: PLN 10,000 gross.
The organiser may award additional prizes and honourable mentions.

Exhibition of the winning designs and other entries qualified by the Jury will be during AMBERIF 2020  the 27th International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones between 18 and 21 March 2020 in Gdansk, Poland.


Deadline for entries: 12.02.2020.


Organiser:
Gdańsk International Fair Co.
11 Zaglowa Street
80-560 Gdańsk, Poland

Contact

Competition Office:
Sylwia Klofczynska – secretary; ada@mtgsa.com.pl
ph. + 48 58 55 49 344
Barbara Schmidt – curator; bs@barbara-schmidt-schmuck.de
Ewa Rachon – AMBERIF project director; ewa.rachon@mtgsa.com.pl