WERT/voll (VALU/able) in Leipzig

Artist list

Zeyun Chen, Marion Delarue, Elin Flognman, Yael Friedman, Doerthe Fuchs, Fabiana Gadano, Unk Kraus, Samantha Laddin, Yiping Li, Lital Mendel, Ludwig Menzel, Adriana Radulescu, Loukia Richards, Oliver Rincke, Linda Savineau, Amelie Spitz, Nicole Taubinger, Peter Vermandere, Christoph Ziegler, Daniel von Weinberger

WERT/voll presents twenty selected jewellery artists and designers who challenge our throw-away culture by the conscious use of resources, unconventional materials and upcycling techniques. Over 100 exhibition pieces set an example for sustainability and propose a more careful use of material resources and energy. At the same time, the exhibition addresses the conditions under which raw materials such as gold, silver or rare earth are gained today.

WERT/voll is a cooperation between the artists and curators Loukia Richards and Christoph Ziegler, the German Environment Agency in Dessau and the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig, Germany.

The exhibition runs from 11 September until 10 October 2019 in the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) Dessau and from 15 October until 3 November 2019 in GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig. WERT/voll is funded by the German Environment Agency, the scientific branch of the Federal Environment Ministry.


The exhibition offers jewelry workshops open to the general public.
Objects of Desire - Jewelry as an Eco-logical Message.
2-day jewelry workshop for adults. Introduction to the medium of jewelry as a carrier of messages on the environment, ecology and sustainability. How can everyday materials be refined? As part of the workshop, the participants design and design their own jewellery piece made of waste or simple household materials.


Date: 2 + 3 November 2019,  10 am - 4 pm.
Location: GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts Leipzig.
Maximum 15 participants per workshop.
Participation is free of charge, registration required: favelab.info@gmail.com.