Amberif Design Award 2021

The goal and the 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 this year.

Especially today we know it best how precious our loved ones are. We are heart to heart with our dearest persons, especially in threatening times. Our jewellery accompanies us, – also a kind of treasure directly on our skin. We use the same words to address our beloved ones and to talk about our jewellery. Amber jewellery comes from nature directly and is warm on our skin. Amber brings this warmness so lightly which does us good. In the same time, it unites other healing properties in it as well. In Poland jewellery is called “skarb” which is also an endearing name for our favourites. In France “bijou” is a precious object to wear on the body. And “bijoux” are our soulmates who make our life precious. The “Schatz” in Germany sits on our sofa and we share ideas, hopes and emotions. In the same time, the “Schatz” is an object worn to embellish our bodies. How ambiguous is the “treasure” in English spoken cultures? We want to hide away the treasure jealously from the others' eyes. Yet we walk down the streets hand in hand with our sweetheart and treasure. Jointly with our beloved, we enjoy life and wear jewellery. Jewellery, love and life belong to each other – let's celebrate it all together!
/ Curator: Barbara Schmidt


Prizes:

• The Mayor of the City of Gdańsk Prize: PLN 10,000.
• Joint prizes:

                   - The Amber Prize awarded by the International Amber Association: 1 kg of amber.
                   - The Silver Prize: 1 kg of silver.

Entry criteria:
Only natural amber is permitted to be used. However, Participants have complete freedom of choosing the other materials. Only digital pictures (jpg file - 300 dpi) shall be accepted in the form of a design executed in any graphic technique: drawing, rendering, visualisation or photographs of a finished prototype or model.

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Deadline for entries: 15 Feb 2020.


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

Contact with the competition Office:
Sylwia Klofczynska – secretary; ada@mtgsa.com.pl, + 48 58 554 93 38
Barbara Schmidt – ADA curator; bs@barbara-schmidt-schmuck.de
Sławomir Fijałkowski – AMBERIF Project Curator;  +48 58 55 49 134, slawomir.fijalkowski@mtgsa.com.pl