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2015

Greetings!

Munich Jewelry Week was as amazing and overwhelming as ever, but now we are back to business, looking forward to SNAG in Boston, and feeling nostalgic for all the things we did last year.

 

If you want to know what AJF was up to in 2014 and what we're planning for 2015, take a minute to check this out. It's a quick rundown of the events of 2014 straight from the editor's mouth. Did you know Benjamin Lignel has a sense of humor? It's true! 

 

FEATURED ARTICLE
FEATURED INTERVIEW

Zip It! How One Necklace Silenced Twitter

One on One n�13

Marthe LeVan

 

How long does it take to resolve a complicated design? This necklace took 12 years to complete and only seconds to silence the grumblings on Twitter about the lackluster state of the jewelry walking the red carpet at the Oscars. 

 

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The Absent and the Given

In Conversation with Suska Mackert

Benedikt Fischer

 

Take a moment to consider the thoughts and processes of a conceptual jewelry maker. Suska Mackert spends time with Benedikt Fischer discussing work that has no end, but sparks interesting connections that take time to comprehend and might never even be worn.


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REPORTS FROM MUNICH JEWELRY WEEK 2015


NEW INTERVIEWS





CURATOR / ARTIST
Blue and Black

Studio Fusion
London, UK
Bonnie Levine
ARTIST
Karin Seufert: KGB

Galerie Pont & Plas
Ghent, Belgium
Olivia Shih
ARTIST
Winfried Kr�ger

Galerie Marzee
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Susan Cummins
ARTIST
Tarja Tuupanen: Marbles
Four, Gothenburg, Sweden
Olivia Shih
CURATOR
Outer Limits
Fac�r� Jewelry Art Gallery
Seattle, Washington
Missy Graff
IN MEMORY








Manfred Bischoff
November 7, 1947 - March 30, 2015
MEDIA SIGHTINGS




Commode-ity Boom

Neanderthals Make a Case for Jewelry's RelevanceHarry Bertoia Made Do and Made Jewelry

ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT AJF

AJF recently set up a brokerage account, which allows donors to gift stocks, bonds, or mutual funds to our nonprofit organization. For information on how to do this, please email Melissa Cecil at [email protected] or call her at 501-377-8136.
FEATURED GALLERIES






Galerie Rob Koudijs
Mi-Ah R�diger: Morphogenesis

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gallery Funaki
Maureen Faye-Chauhan: Concurrence

Melbourne, Australia

Gallery Loupe
Melanie Isverding: Behind Another Smile

Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Gallery S O 
Simone ten Hompel: Three Dimensional Traces
London, UK
Gravers Lane Gallery
Marthe Roberts-Shea


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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AJF PUBLICATIONS




Don't hang without it.
Shows and Tales has arrived to our offices! The books were held up in customs in NYC, but we will begin shipping copies on April 1...sorry for the delay!
CJIP
AJF's books make a great addition to any craft-conscious library!


<<< Damian Skinner's survey of different facets of the field, Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective, with contributions from many thinkers on the topic, is a great introduction to the wide world of contemporary jewelry.


 

>>> Benjamin Lignel's AJF Best of Interviews is a look behind the scenes into the private thoughts of makers, curators, and collectors.