_Exhibitions

Sonobe plays with the form and materials such as gold, semi-precious stones and pearls, searching the balance when they merge in the most attractive way.
Etsuko Sonobe: jewellery
Place: gallery deux poissons
(Tokyo, Japan)
10.Jul.2009 - 26.Jul.2009

Watkins' work shows how his jewelry from miniature to large-scale sculptures, has developed portable objects that interact with the body, while art objects remain. Characteristic is an enormous versatility in terms of techniques and materials. In the early 1970s, Watkins was also a pioneer in the computer as a design tool to be applied.
David Watkins: A Retrospective
Place: Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
(Pforzheim, Germany)
24.Jul.2009 - 18.Oct.2009

(...) Three South African artists explore the concept of walls in South Africa. These walls are made by the whites in the suburbs to keep the black people out, they are the walls of credible security promised by gold and diamond jewellery, and they are the walls that are self imposed by tribal heritage. (...)
INSIDE OUTSIDE, Voices from Johannesburg
Place: Tisettanta
(London, United Kingdom)
17.Jun.2009 - 15.Aug.2009

(...) Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco presents new work by Jane Adam, who has been experimenting with anodized aluminum for 28 years, and Thomas Hill, whose new mixed media work incorporates experimentation with cut-out drawings, wood, wire, paint, and sheet metal, collaged into atmospheric "tableaux vivants." (...)
Jane Adam and Thomas Hill
Place: Velvet da Vinci Gallery
(San Francisco, United States)
17.Jun.2009 - 26.Jul.2009

(...) Is Celebration Day! We celebrate weddings, we baptize, toast a round birthday or a glorious anniversary! Dressed to kill for cocktails, for tea and cakes, for picnic or a cosy brunch? (...)
Sunday...
Place: craft2eu
(Hamburg, Germany)
03.Jun.2009 - 17.Jul.2009

For his latest work, Lindner experimented with the expressiveness of synthetic materials, leading to new freedom and new possibilities. This results in large abstract forms, seemingly hermetic but at the same time giving rise to associations.
Felix Lindner
Place: Galerie Rob Koudijs
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
30.May.2009 - 04.Jul.2009

_Jewellers

New member of klimt02
(...) My reflections concerning the preciousness of human life are always linked to thoughts of momentariness and the unique human conditions hence resulting.(...)

Member of Klimt02.
Update of the jewellers page with the latest works presented at the exhibition Recovered beauty, wet cookies.

_Organizations

New member of Klimt02.
(...) an active platform where Latin American and European designers, artists and jewellery makers share projects that help them to develop and expose their work in each others markets. Otro Diseño is a Dutch-Mexican organization founded in 2003 that, working in the converging fields or art and design and, with a strong focus in contemporary jewellery, (...)
Otro Diseño
(Hilversum, Netherlands)

_Forum

The working name
Written by Mi-Mi Moscow
22.06.2009 / 01:00 hrs.

This reflection or sail-thought on a theme “Speaking of names . . .” by Margaret West. I wanted to answer in the comments but it is too long for comment why not? it's very interesting variant of communication. ....... i think so. I hope I am right. (if this is not correct form (...) 

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Working with working names
Written by Margaret West
26.06.2009 / 04:29 hrs.

In response to MiMi : The Working Name (22.06.2009) +  +  +  +  +   Matilda knows her name. (And, yes, she understands nyet! as well as non!) I know my name. Margaret is Margaret, whatever the climate. But, there are many Margarets You know your names : so (...) 

_Fairs

Member of Klimt02.
Sieraad presents the information for the 2009 edition, with a special offer for Klimt02 members. Find at the page the application forms and all the information of interest.
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
05.Nov.2009 - 08.Nov.2009
Deadline: 30.Jul.2009

_Books

Fabrizio Tridenti presented his new book, on March 14th in Munich at the International Trade Fair. Hard Wear Beauty is a book about the work of Fabrizio Tridenti published by Andy Lim from Darling Publications: (...) Observing Fabrizio Tridenti's more recent works, we notice two dominant features: the first is the use of lines as the basic element for exploring shape, the second is the interest in assemblage of natural materials, from organic juxtaposed shapes to parts made of silver.(...)
Fabrizio Tridenti: Hard Wear Beauty

_Galleries

New member of Klimt02.
(...) Established in 1992, viceversa is known as a platform for bringing contemporary jewellery art in the public area. With 4 exhibitions per year and an exquisite permanent collection, the gallery owners Christian Balmer and ilona Schwippel have great pleasure in transmitting the aim of each artist’s work. (...)

_Workshops

During this year's International Summeracademy in Dresden, art jeweler Christian Hoedl is going to conducta one-week foundation course. Afterwards, he is going to run a five-day long academy course. Both classes are aimed at students of art,design and jewellery .
International Summer Academy of Dresden jewellery workshops
Place: International Summer Academy of Dresden
(Dresden;, Germany)
27.Jul.2009 - 07.Aug.2009

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