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Aleksandra Harasiuk: Arab misbah collectors
In Arab countries, a still popular male accessory is the so-called subha / misbah / tesbih, or prayer ropes. Centuries ago, they were used to count down repeated prayers - hence their name. The number of balls in the rope was closely linked to the 99 names with which God was praised.
Katarzyna Michalska: Amber education really makes sense
The conversation about the future of amber often focuses on the market, design or promotion. Meanwhile, the foundation of everything is education. Without it, even the most beautiful raw material remains devoid of context and emotion.
JULIA GROOS: Amber has become a universe to me
My first contact with amber will probably always remain an unforgettable impression. I remember it as if it were today: I picked up a piece of amber, cut it open and suddenly smelled the resin from over 40 million years ago.
Alan Balewski: Amber in perfume - natural, vibrant and surprising
Amber is a fragrance that is difficult to describe and even more difficult to capture - which is why it has fascinated perfumers for centuries.
Philip Sajet: I am a loyal amber lover
In 21 years I have made 16 jewellery objects with Baltic amber. I think this alone makes me a loyal amber lover. As well as the fact that I have never renounced amber.
Beata Bochińska: Amber was another interesting project for me
I am an art historian and collector, and together with my husband we have over 1,800 objects of good design from behind the Iron Curtain in our collection, which we have made available to our Bochinski Foundation for use in programmes to disseminate good Polish design thought.
Elisabeth Kochanek-van Dijk: Jewellery is art
I have always been convinced of this. Even if there are many galleries in our country that have no place for jewellery.
Monika Blaszkowska: Amber off the chart
I'm excited because I've managed to do something with amber that it has been missing for a long time - to introduce it into the world of modern design. I create objects that surprise, especially young people, for whom amber is still a synonym of grandma's beads and classic jewellery. For me, however, it is a material with enormous, still untapped potential.
Mieczysław Struk: Pomerania needs amber
Better cooperation between administrative bodies and legislative changes will help to normalise the situation with amber mining in Pomerania.
Zofia Strumiłło-Sukiennik: Amber should be exclusive
At London Design Week, switches and contacts decorated with amber drew the attention of exhibitors and visitors alike.
Slawomir Fijałkowski: Easy times for amber are over
The future of jewellery designers and the manufacturers who work with them today requires a revision of many existing habits.
Kayah: The Amber Trail - acoustic
The result of my journey through selected exotic locations in northern Africa will be a book and a CD.
Gabriela Gierłowska: Amber - something beautiful from Poland
I received the Amber of the Year 2013 statuette, an award of which I am incredibly proud and heartily delighted.
Caroline Broadhead: ADA is a good idea
Organising a competition to design jewellery with amber a very good idea.
Montserrat Lacomba: Amber in various aspects
The Amberif Design Award is a very interesting and well-organised competition.
Ulf Erichson: Art breaks stereotypes
Through exhibitions of works by well-known artists, it succeeds in breaking down stereotypes about amber.
Mariusz Gliwinski: A diamond as an opportunity for amber?
A diamond always makes a good impression, amber can benefit a lot with it.
Agnieszka Maciejak: Amber is surprising
The moment has come for amber to become a fashion hit.
BEZA Project: Amber is a carrier of history
We live in a world of temporary objects, the product cycle is shortening, and here we have a material that has survived so much.
Cynthia Unninayar: Bravo Amberif!
I am impressed by the wide range and creativity of the exhibitors at Amberif.
Michael Zobel: The Amberif fair surprised me somewhat
I enjoyed their current 20th edition, although I couldn't help feeling that there was little difference between the offerings of the various exhibitors.
