For this year's competition, under the theme „ENJOY”, 80 authors from 10 countries – Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Serbia, Israel, and Poland – submitted 96 entries. The international jury, comprised of Christophe Burger – Jewellery designer, Colmar, France (Chair); Katarzyna Rzehak – Institute of Industrial Design, Warsaw; Mariusz Gliwiński – Jewellery designer, Sopot; Zbigniew Kraska – exhibition curator, Legnica and Wim Vandekerckhove – owner of a jewellery gallery, Ghent, Belgium awarded the following prizes:
GRAND PRIZE funded by the Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz, £10,000 for Gackowski's Sari From Międzychód for a FLUO ring
A minimalist combination of two very different materials. Their confrontation creates a ring that is strong in its form, both timeless and contemporary. The yellow colour and the understated setting express sheer joy, with the dynamic shape of the amber as a natural extension of this.
AMBER AWARD sponsored by the International Amber Association 2 kg of amber for Emilia Kohut From Gdynia for a ring
An interesting development of the ring concept. The jury appreciated the use of amber as a special tactile medium. This reflected the aspect of pleasure contained within the competition's slogan.
SILVER AWARD 1 kg of silver for Peter Tolkien from Gdynia
Another change of perspective. The playfulness of this work brings to mind the innocent child hidden within each of us.
The jury decided to also award commendations relating to the associations evoked by the slogan „ENJOY”. The jury selected the following 12 further entries for publication in the Amberif 2012 Trade Fair catalogue and for the exhibition:
– Agnieszka Łukasiak-Kłosek – Gdańsk, Poland;
– Atsuko Fujishima – Halle, Germany;
– Heidemarie Herb Perugia, Italy;
– Joanna Hryniewicz – Łódź, Poland;
– Jolanta Bromke – Zielonka, Poland;
– Małgorzata Szewczyk – Gdańsk, Poland;
– Marcin Janta – Częstochowa, Poland;
– Marcin Ptak – Gdańsk, Poland;
– Mariani Luigi – Modena, Italy;
– Marta Hryc – Białystok, Poland;
– Michał Wyszomirski – Warsaw, Poland;
– Sława Tchórzewska – Warsaw, Poland;
The prizes for the Amberif Design Award competition will be presented during the official Amber and Amber Look Gallery„ 21 March in Gdańsk during the Amberif International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones (21-24 March 2012).
More about the competition:
Amberif Design Award
Recommended:
Jewellery must evoke emotions – a conversation with Emilia Kohut
Overcoming the barriers of my own imagination – a conversation with Piotr Tołkin