JURY OF ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK 2023
David Sandu - Curator and Founder of Romanian Jewelry Week
David Sandu began to discover the secrets of jewellery making at the age of 13, under the guidance of the sculptor and jeweller Vlad Gherghiceanu. He is one of the first contemporary jewellery artists in Romania, and he has participated in international projects and exhibitions and has won significant awards. In 2010, David founded the Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewellery and The National Contemporary Jewellery Association, playing a major role in the formation of a new generation of artists and designers. In 2020, he became a founding member and curator of the international event Romania Jewelry Week.
Byron Vafeiadis - Curator of Education and Collections at Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum (ILJM) is the first museum in Greece devoted to the art of jewelry. Since 1994, the Museum acts as an international center for jewelry and decorative crafts with an extensive educational program. The permanent collection covers the life work of Ilias Lalaounis, studio jewelry and selected decorative arts. The Lalaounis legacy is presented with the display of 50 collections designed and supervised by Ilias Lalaounis between 1957 and 2002, his archive including the library, tools, and maquettes. The 4.500 displays are selected to give an overview that Lalaounis presented in exhibitions worldwide.
Byron Vafeiadis, Curator for ILJM’s Collections and Educational Programs. He holds a B.A. in Museology, Museography and Exhibition Design and an M.A. in Applied – Clinical Sociology and Arts.
Justyna Teodorczyk - Director Of The Gallery Of Art In Legnica, Poland
Justyna Teodorczyk, PhD – curator, educator, culture animator, author of texts about contemporary art. Since 2019 director, formerly employee of the Gallery of Art in Legnica (Poland) – an institution which for over 40 years has been organising the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER - one of the oldest and most important reviews of unique author’s jewellery in Europe. Curator of many goldsmith exhibitions organized in frame of the Festival. She initiated a project which resulted in the creation of the website Biżuteria Artystyczna w Polsce (Artistic Jewellery in Poland). Obtained Master’s degree in cultural studies (2003) and PhD in humanities in the field of culture studies (2012) at the Wroclaw University, Poland. Apart from goldsmithing, she is involved in exhibitions of contemporary art by Polish artists and educational projects. Researcher and author of studies on rock music and culture.
Charon Kransen - Charon Kransen Arts, New York
Charon Kransen ( Holland 1950 ) has worked in the field of contemporary jewelry since 1969; as a jeweler trained at the Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts Jerusalem Israel, Hochschule fuer Gestaltung Pforzheim Germany and at Juhls Kautokeino Norway, as professor of jewelry ( and enamel) design at the Hogeschool der Kunsten Utrecht Holland, as president of the VES ( Dutch Jewelry Designers Organization) and as a lecturer at universities, colleges and art organizations all over the world, curator,art-dealer and agent of about 150 international contemporary jewelers in North-America. For the past 25 years he has shown the work of these artists at art fairs in the USA and at various curated exhibitions in galleries and museums. He has been a juror for Talente Munich, Athens Jewelry Week, Joya Barcelona, Gioielli in Fermento Italy for many years as well as other competitions/exhibitions related to contemporary jewelry. Since 1999 his masterclasses to students and professionals continue all over the world. Since 1988 Charon Kransen resides in New York City.
Lost in Jewelry Magazine Special Award
A new International Art jewellery showcase. 'Lost in Jewellery Magazine' is the official online magazine of Mydaybyday Gallery in Rome, Italy. The magazine goal, is to give International contemporary jewellery Artists & participating Galleries & Other Institutions, a 'SPOTLIGHT', a place where they can make their 'Voices' heard.
Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq
- President of the European Federation of Jewellery
PhD in Law, Mrs. Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq has devoted her career to the development of the jewellery industry. She began as a senior executive in GL Group. Since 2003, she has held the position of Executive President of the French Union of Jewelry (UFBJOP), then became President of the Haute Ecole de Joaillerie, of the French Laboratory of Gemology and of the European Federation of Jewellery. Mrs. Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2012 and she has been Officer of the National Order of Merit since 2005.
SPECIAL AWARDS
MYDAYBYDAY Gallery in Rome Special Award
Mydaybyday space, is a Gallery in Rome which promotes and sells contemporary jewelry both onsite & online. It offers services of communication & advertising on various social medias.
Cristina Filipe - Researcher at UCP/SoA/CITAR, Independent Programmer, Curater, Educator and Artist
Cristina Filipe (Lisbon, 1965) holds a PhD in Heritage Studies from the Catholic University of Porto, School of Arts (2018) and is a researcher at the Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) of the same university. Master in Arts and Design by the Surrey Institute of Art &Design (2001), with grants from the Foundation for Science and Technology and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, respectively. She received the Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant from the Art Jewelry Forum (2017) for the realization of the book Contemporary Jewellery in Portugal. From the 1960s Vanguards to the Early 20th Century (2019). She has exhibited internationally since 1984. She is, since 2005, programmer and curator of exhibitions, symposiums and colloquia. She founded and was president of the board of PIN - Associação Portuguesa de Joalharia Contemporânea (2004-2023). Creator and general curator of the 1st Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial – Cold Sweat (2021).
Revista Atelierul Special Award
Revista Atelierul (Atelierul Magazine) has been establishing since 2010 an international intercultural dialogue between the creators and the public, a well-defined mix of established and beginner product designers and creators, becoming an active platform for networking and inspiration. Atelierul Magazine has an international editorial team, over 9,5 million readers, and offline we are curating creative exhibitions. Atelierul Magazine is a project of the NGO Atelierul de Creaţie, a Romanian non-profit organization that has been supporting for more than 13 years the alternative approaches to presenting design and creative worldwide events.