Schmuck 2022

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More than 60 years after it was founded in 1959, SCHMUCK at «Handwerk & Design» is still the most important show for contemporary artistic jewellery. Artists, gallery owners, collectors and jewellery lovers travel from all around the world to attend this “summit of the goldsmiths”. They do so because every year the very best examples of this particular artistic genre can be found on show here: an astonishing mix of innovation, craftsmanship and beauty.

670 goldsmiths from 43 countries around the world have applied to take part in the special show "Schmuck 2022" 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 2022” 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 special show has been curated by renowned Australian artist Helen Britton. She selected 63 works for the show from a total of 670 applications from 43 countries. These include established names, but also many young, still unknown designers.
The selection shows how different the items can be. Alongside traditional jewellery materials like gold, silver, pearls, glass and enamel, many unconventional materials are once again to be seen: eggshells and compressed dust, reindeer leather and Lego bricks, paper and aluminium, frog skin and coal. In contrast to jewellers’ jewellery, the material value of a piece of jewellery d’auteur plays hardly any role at all. Instead, it is the artistic idea and the visual result that are important.
 
The Australian Robert Baines will be honored as a modern classic in 2022. 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 2022.


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 contributions of the International Trade Fair. The Bavarian States Prize is awarded 5.000 Euros, a gold medal, and a certificate.

For SCHMUCK 2022, 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 and TALENTE. The printed city map will be available at the trade fair, and the online version will also be available 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 is 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.