Curatorial statement of Sam Tho Duong, Curator of SCHMUCK münchen 2026

First of all, I have been given the unexpected honour of selecting the pieces for the SCHMUCKmünchen 2026 special exhibition. With this special exhibition and its long and extremely successful history as part of the International Craft Fair, Munich offers contemporary designer jewellery a globally renowned forum. I was, of course, aware that the role of curator would be a very responsible and difficult task, indeed a challenge. Only 69 of the 1,046 jewellery designers from 68 countries who submitted their work could be considered for the final selection – and, as we all know, choice is agony.


This text is included at the Schmuck 2026 exhibition catalogue. You can purchase it at the Internationale Handwerksmesse in Hall B1 and in the Galerie Handwerk or order it online.