New Craft Object Design, Peter Behrens School of Art/Hochschule Düsseldorf at the 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial 2026

Artist list

Linda Büscher, Rachel Crehan, Theo Crombach, Uli Hempel, Lennard Otis Klein, Milan Lorenz, Selina Lotter, Margarete Lux, Anna Rebecca Riks, Maya Shochat, Leonie Simon, Hendrik Thomberg

Imagination into Impact

We need to rethink our relationship with the Earth. Co-existence means more than simply living side by side: it requires sharing resources, mutual consideration, complementary roles, and appropriate regulatory frameworks – in other words, a reciprocal, respectful, and sustainable coexistence among people, nature, and technology.

The students design jewellery that visualises, presents and communicates the future web of relationships between humankind and the Earth’s ecology. They identify existing forms of coexistence, map their surroundings and seek out non-human voices. They explore alternative and utopian realities, interweaving fiction with mysticism; they develop radical models for future coexistence.

The result is jewellery—wearable manifestos that articulate connections between the mineral, plant, animal, digital, magical and artificial realms. They are visually clear statements that provide a platform for the non-human world.

The students redefine responsibility; through jewellery, they express their stance within society. They design both one-off and series-based pieces; their choice of materials and production techniques is conceptually coherent.



Meeting and Opening: 25 September, 11 am–1 pm.
Visits: 25 September until 5 pm. Exhibition open until 29 September