AMBERIF Design Award (ADA) is a competition whose aim is to promote Baltic amber as an interesting means of artistic expression. Each edition attracts artists from the farthest corners of the world and results in extraordinary projects that remain in the industry's memory for a long time.
The theme of the 27th edition of the competition isSymbol of Hope.
Wearing jewelry brings hope.
On the one hand, jewelry strengthens our psyche. It communicates our personal courage and supports us in taking a specific stand. We wear symbols in a way that gives us hope to overcome our internal weaknesses. Thanks to jewelry, we can also prepare ourselves to be ready for crises that come from outside and currently strongly influence and threaten our lives. On the other hand, jewelry gives you the opportunity to draw strength from the outside.
Through the worn symbol, which is a form of communication with others, it strengthens our hope that we are not alone. Made of a warm material, amber, it supports us like an amulet - even in the event of health difficulties. It strengthens us despite our sensitivity and gives us the strength to overcome fears. It is a ray of hope emanating from the personal to the social and political environment. What does jewelry look like that gives us hope today, strengthens us in crises and helps us get through them? The deadline for submitting applications was February 1, 2024.
Thank you for your submitted projects.
We received 295 papers from 229 authors from 32 countries. The jury deliberations will take place on February 12, 2024.
The award ceremony will take place during AMBERIF Spring (21-23/03/2024)
AMBERIF Selection (formerly Mercurius Gedanensis) is a competition accompanying the fair since 1995, its second edition.
The aim of the competition is to search for the best designed and masterfully made jewelry using Baltic amber, as well as to consistently promote above-standard functional, technological and stylistic solutions. The winners are selected among AMBERIF exhibitors.
In 2024, the works will be assessed by the competition jury:
Beata Bochińska - design collector, founder of the Bochiński Foundation, president of the Institute of Industrial Design in 2006-2012
Dr. Magdalena Szadkowska – goldsmith, sculptor, lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź
Stanisław Jacobson - diamond and amber expert, jewelry appraiser
Andrzej Jung – vice-president of the management board of the Foundation for Education, Development and Integration of Jewelry
Dariusz Zarański - designer
AMBERIF Selection 2024 winners
Award of the Minister of Development and Technology
Maciej Rozenberg for the "ES THEUS" ring
VERDICT: The jury found that the presented work combines two functions: a decorative sculptural form and contemporary jewelry. The innovation of the project lies in achieving a hybrid between the utilitarian function of jewelry and a sculptural object with a purely artistic expression. The sculptural form is a contrasting combination of geometric external and internal cuts with the organic and structural character of amber. Depth and light were brought out thanks to the dynamic tensions of the sculptural form. The whole with the base constitutes a complete spatial form of amber in terms of art, design, and innovative technology and approach to design and shaping.
Award of the Gdańsk International Fair
S&A for the "12 zero" kinetic pendant, designer: Sławomir Fijałkowski, prototype: Piotr Frankowski
VERDICT: The jury emphasizes the perfect workmanship of the necklace, which gives the user great sensory pleasure. The presented necklace combines modern form with the added function of movement and kinetics caused by haptics. Thus, it draws attention and directs the function of design towards purely sensory experiences, the temperature of matter and the value of amber in terms of its surface finish: matte and gloss. The simple, massive form combines geometry with traditional stone setting accents. The jury appreciated the skillful combination of modernity and tradition, as well as a look at the functional function through the prism of haptics and reflections on matter and the passage of time caused by the nature of the objects.
Distinction
GIN ATELIER Dorota Cenecka for a set of rings designed by: Miron Kutarba
VERDICT: The proposed rings with gold-plated wedding ring forms enable the use of various pieces of amber and allow for mass production. And at the same time for individualized aesthetics.
Distinction
Chilli Ireneusz Glaza for the "Orion's ring"
VERDICT: The ring combines jewelry technology and the search for a common denominator between nature and technology.
National Goldsmiths and Jewelers Competition. Karol Kowalski "Amber Craft" 2024
"Amber Crafts" is a competition organized by the fair's partner - the Pomeranian Chamber of Crafts of the Ministry of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
Its aim is to present the professional skills of goldsmiths and young goldsmiths specializing in traditional and modern goldsmithing techniques. The competition will be held in two age categories :
Juniors
Seniors
Competition works can be submitted until February 16, 2024, at the Pomeranian Chamber of Crafts of the Ministry of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (ul. Piwna 1/2, room no. 213, tel: 726 026 072, e-mail: a.grabowicz@pomorskaizba.com.pl) , along with the completed application form.
This year's theme is: "Amber dreams - jewelry" .
The results will be announced during the awards ceremony during the AMBERIF SPRING 2024 Fair on March 21-23, 2024.
The organizer of the AMBERIF fair is AMBEREXPO - one of the most modern exhibition and congress facilities in Poland. We specialize in organizing local, national and international events: fairs, exhibitions, congresses, conferences, events, fairs, outdoor events.
