CANCELED / Schmuck 2021

670 goldsmiths from 43 countries around the world have applied to take part in the special show "Schmuck 2021" at the International Crafts Fair in Munich. Given the current development around Covid 19, this is a very small decrease in the number of applicants compared to the previous year. The hope of being able to show the special show “Schmuck 2021” is very high. The interest is once again proof of how respected this event is in the context of contemporary jewelry and what importance is attached to it worldwide. Most of the applications came from the United States, more than from Germany, this year applications from Argentina and Japan, Korea and Taiwan were high, followed by Italy, Israel, the United Kingdom and Australia, Israel, Austria, Denmark, France Norway, the Netherlands, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Turkey and the Russian Federation, Greece, Poland, Norway, Brazil, Belgium, South Africa and occasionally from Egypt, Hong Kong, the Urkaine , Oman and for the first time also from Ghana.

The selection for the year 2021 will again be particularly interesting due to the comparison of the work of well-known and very well-known jewelry makers and the work of young designers who were selected by the Australian artist Helen Britton, who lives in Munich. Overall, the jewelry artist's selection will show, from 10 to 14 March 2021, many positions in jewelry.

For the year 2021, a total of 63 participants from 25 countries will be invited to take part. For the first time, 18 participants take part in the special show “Schmuck 2021”. In terms of numbers, goldsmiths from Germany are most strongly represented, followed by Japan, Korea and Italy, but also Australia, Sweden, China, the USA, Great Britain, Switzerland, New Zealand, Urkaine, Russia, Hong Kong, Israel, Hungary and Ghana. The special show “Schmuck” is an important platform for making a name for yourself among international goldsmiths and for making contacts.
 
The Australian Robert Baines will be honored as a modern classic in 2021. He is a goldsmith and Professor Emeritus from RMIT University, Melbourne. Research into the ancient granulation technique created the basis for his extensive contemporary oeuvre in which humor and the subject of "fake" play a role. His multifaceted practice has included international exhibitions, publications and lectures for fifty years. In his home country he was awarded the title Living Treasure- His works are in numerous renowned public collections. The international and national prizes include the Bavarian State Prize (2005); Friedrich Becker Prize (2008), Herbert Hofmann Prize (2013) and participants in the Exempla - Master - Forum (2015) and the Cicely and Colin Rigg Crafts Prize in the National Gallery of Victoria (1997) and the Seppelt Contemporary Art Award (1998), Sydney.

With his work, Robert Baines has had a lasting impact on contemporary designer jewelry internationally.


Selected artists:
Miki Asai, JP, Ela Bauer, PL/NL, Peter Bauhuis, DE, Marcus Biesecke, DE, Zoe Brand, AU, Caroline Broadhead, GB, Victoria Bulgakova, UA/US, Yi Cao, CN/DE, Sebastien Carré, FR, Attai Chen, IL/DE, Zungho Cho, KR, Conversation Piece,SE, Giovanni Corvaja, IT, Bettina Dittlmann, DE, Patricia Domingues, PT/DE, Veronika Fabian, HU/GB, Karl Fritsch, DE/NZ, Joohee Han, KR/DE, Kyoko Hashimoto, JP/AU, Svenja John, DE, Cara Johnson, AU, Junwon Jung, KR/DE, Ryungjae Jung, KR, Nikita Kavryzhkin, RU/DE, Beppe Kessler, NL, Inari Kiuru, FI/AU, Jutta Klingebiel, DE, Takashi Kojima, JP, Yojae Lee, KR, Helena Lehtinen, FI, Gigi Mariani, IT, Yutaka Minegishi, JP/DE, Shinji Nakaba, JP, Shelley Norton, NZ, Jieun Park, KR, Kirsti Reinsborg Grov, NO, Karin Roy Andersson, SE, Giulia Savino, IT, Fabrice Schaefer, CH, Masato Seki, JP, Pedro Sequeira, PT, Karin Seufert, DE, Leslie Shershow, US,  Carina Shoshtary, DE, Silke Spitzer, DE, Akwele Suma Glory, GH, Coco Sung, KR/DE, Fumiki Taguchi, JP, Mirei Takeuchi, JP/DE, Edu Tarin, ES/DE, Christopher Thompson Royds, GB,  Silke Trekel, DE, Fabrizio Tridenti, IT, MJ Tyson, US, Raewyn Walsh, NZ, Julia Walter, DE/NL, Asami Watanabe, JP, Lisa Waup, AU, Mallory Weston, US, Chou Yu-tzu, TW, Annamaria Zanella, IT, Lifu Zhou, CN/DE, Petra Zimmermann, AT.

Robert Baines as Modern Classic 2021.


Prizes and Awards:
Herbert-Hofmann-Prize

• The prize commemorates Dr. Herbert Hofmann, the founder of the special show in 1959.
• Three contributions will be awarded the Herbert Hofmann Prize.
• Works will be acknowledged at the SCHMUCK-Catalogue of the following year (including photography and text).
• Distinguished exhibitors receive a certificate and a stele (designed by Hermann Jünger).

Bavarian States Prize

• Every exhibitor at the International Trade Fair can apply for the Bavarian States Prize.
• The Bavarian States Prize is awarded to 10 contributions of applied art within all contribution of the International Trade Fair. The Bavarian States Prize is awarded 5.000 Euros, a gold medal and a certificate.

For SCHMUCK 2021, the trade fair organiser GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH is designing a special map of the city with all events in galleries, studios and museums that will take place during the special exhibition in Munich. Alongside information on SCHMUCK and on Handwerk & Design within the framework of the Internationale Handwerksmesse, it lists other venues and events – and, of course, more details on other renowned special exhibitions at the IHM: EXEMPLA, TALENTE and MEISTER DER MODERNE. The printed city map will be available at the trade fair, and the online version will also be available from mid-February 2020 on the website www.ihm-handwerk-design.com.

Another reason for the jewellery scene to make the move from New Zealand through North America and all the way to Munich are the prestigious international galleries, which, under the title FRAME, set the stage for SCHMUCK like a splendid decoration and can be experienced together only at the Internationale Handwerksmesse.


Organisation and Funding:
Promoter: Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH
Exhibition Patron: Benno und Therese Danner´sche Kunstgewerbestiftung München
Conception and direction: Wolfgang Lösche, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern
Organisation: Eva Sarnowski, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern
Arrangements: Alexandra Bahlmann

We are grateful to the Bavarian State Ministry of Commerce, Energy and Technology for the support they have lent this special show, to the Danner Foundation for their sponsorship, and to the Association of Trades Fairs as the organizer of the Crafts and Trades Fair Munich.