Winners New Traditional Jewellery contest 2010 - True Colours
The theme for the biennial international design contest New Traditional Jewellery is True Colours. This is the fourth edition of the contest and may said to have been very successful, with more than 300 entries of jewellery designers from 33 countries.
The pieces submitted were judged by a technical jury of six persons, each with their own background – teacher, jewellery designer, academic, curator and fashion designer.
An important aspect of New Traditional Jewellery is that the participants should find their inspiration in historical and/or ethnographic jewellery. The theme selected this year has a double meaning. It is about colour, literally, but also means ‘showing your colours’ or ‘showing your true nature’. The entries were representative of this dichotomy with pieces showing an outspoken use of colour, but also with an enormous ethnic variety.
It gave the jury a splendid opportunity to get an idea of what is happening at an international level in the field of contemporary jewellery design, with jewellers coming from countries like Finland, Iraq, Australia and Chile.
After some elaborate discussions the jury has selected the five winners listed below, among whom two students. While making the selection the jury aimed at diversity in order to show the various aspects within the theme of True Colours.
Student winners
Serin Oh
Penka Arabova
Established jewellery artists and silverdesigners
Amanda Caines
Tove Rygg
Auk Russchen
SIERAAD & NTJ at AVRO'S KunstUur (Art Hour), Art 2 See (23 October 2010)
INSPIRATIONS
This year at SIERAAD Art Fair the first edition of the new annual presentation 'INSPIRATIONS' will be displayed.
INSPIRATIONS contains work of several well respected jewellery artists. The following artists are represented by INSPIRATIONS 2010.
Jewellery used:
Rave on nest:
Collier: Kerstin Kircher Schmuck
Ring: Jacomijn van der Donk
Stones: Ruppenthal
Collier: Marije Geursen
Flying rave:
Collier: Mecky van den Brink
The first Doctor of Jewellery Art
On March 17, 2010 Marjan Unger obtained her doctorate with a thesis on ‘Sieraad in context’, which makes her the first Doctor of Jewellery Art. Her thesis provides a multidisciplinary framework for the interpretation of jewellery. Many of those that are part of her scene put in an appearance.
And we are proud of Dr. Marianne Unger!!
For those that may not know: Marjan is a member of our jury for NTJ and very involved in SIERAAD.
Summary
Sieraad in context: a multidisciplinary framework for the interpretation of jewellery.
Jewellery can be approached in many different ways: as a valuable object, as an artefact with an art-historical value, as a social signal, as a bearer of personal memories or as expression of human vanity and passion for decoration. After the subject has been defined, the thesis analyses the various approaches to jewellery as a worldwide phenomenon, examining their compatibility. In particular, a close look is taken at the blessings and bottlenecks in the art-historical approach to jewellery. Art history is a relatively recent discipline and the study of jewellery only gained some momentum in the fifties and sixties of the previous century. However, based on recent archaeological finds, jewellery can boast a history of at least 100,000 years. This discrepancy has led to many misconceptions and a tunnel vision in the study of jewellery, such as e.g. the typically western notion that the only objective of wearing jewellery should be the improvement of the external appearance of women and that it is not really meant for men.
All human joys and burdens have been expressed in jewellery. People wear it on their bodies and the wearer can give meaning to a piece of jewellery and even a certain style without changing anything about it.
On the basis of the distinction made between artistic or cultural value, historical value, jewellery as a form of social identification, emotional and personal values and the inevitable question of the economic value of jewellery, a multidisciplinary framework has been constructed for the interpretation of jewellery which may function as a theoretical model for many other subjects within the applied arts or design.
Text from website Leiden University
Collection of Dutch jewellery from Marjan and Gerard Unger to The Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum has received a very special gift of Dutch jewellery.
On the occasion of receiving her doctorate Ms Marjan Unger, art historian and publicist, has presented the Rijksmuseum with almost 500 pieces of Dutch jewellery collected by her during the past decades. The collection, with pieces from the period 1905-2008 with an emphasis on the period 1930-1970, forms a perfect match with the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The result will be that when the museum reopens in 2013 it will be the only museum able to show an overview of Dutch jewellery from the 8th century up to the present. In an international context Dutch jewellery stands out thanks to its characteristic profile and good reputation.
