JURY OF ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK 2021
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.
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.
Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq
President of the European Federation of Jewellery
Executive President of UFBJOP
President of the French Haute Ecole de Joaillerie
President of French Gemological Laboratory
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.
Paulo Ribeiro - Director general at JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery & Objects
JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery & Objects is the main art jewellery and art objects event in Spain. Gathering a great number of independent artists as well as related organizations, schools and other entities. Born in Brazil, Paulo Ribeiro moved to Barcelona where he studied for a Master and then a PhD in Art and Architecture. His interest in fashion, architecture and art motivated him to develop his professional career at Barcelona Fashion Week. Founder and director of JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair since 2008, Ribeiro is also jury member in different platforms like: AUTOR Bucharest, Gioielli in Fermento Italy and Art Jewelry Forum in United States. Since 2001 he gives lectures in different countries like Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Romania, Ukraine and Brazil in different universities, institutes and events.
CLUSTER LONDON Special Award
Founded in 2016, Cluster set the tone for art fairs that do away with middle men, dropped gallery representation and percentages skimmed off the top. Instead, it set out to be London’s most affordable art fair, featuring pure creation, unmitigated and unapologetic. Since then Cluster has grown into a celebration of diversity, style, material and themes, of ethnicity, background, age and class, a melting pot defined solely by the artistic necessity to express.
To date Cluster has held eleven fairs, including ones dedicated to Illustration, Craft, Jewellery and Photography. With over 300 creatives featured, Cluster has formed a community of practitioners, which it supports through a programme of monthly gatherings, career support, one-on-one development sessions, talks, seminars and workshops, as well as the opportunity to take part in an ongoing series of curated projects and more.
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). Its’ purpose is to keep information about above 200 polish artists, and about history of contemporary Polish goldsmithing. Author of popularizing texts in trade periodicals: “Zegarki&Biżuteria” (Watches&Jewellery) and “Polski Jubiler” (Polish Jeweller). 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.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Milano Jewelry Week Special Award
ENZO CARBONE
Founder and CEO of Prodes Italia, company specialized in the realization of projects aimed at the international sponsorship of companies operating in the luxury field. Creator of Milano Jewelry Week and of the international project Artistar Jewels. Artistic director of Lambrate Design District. Curator of 20 publications and over 100 international jewelry and design exhibitions.
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. Inspired by prehistoric art, the history of ancient Greek art, 15 different cultures, contemporary technology, nature, and children’s designs; the displays are supported by videos, presentations and workshops giving an immense overview of fine jewelry making in the second part of the 20 th century. Temporary exhibitions on jewelry and the decorative arts, from Museum, private and artists collections are curated both in Greece and abroad.
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.
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 to make their 'Voices' heard.