Romanian Jewelry Week (ROJW) opens its doors for the fifth anniversary edition, which will take place between October 2-6, 2024, at the National Library of Romania. The largest event dedicated to contemporary jewelry in Romania will include a wide range of exhibitions, fairs, openings, conferences, guided tours, and many other surprises. Three special collaborations will also mark this edition – Diploma Show 2024, the Goethe Institute and AlbAlb.
With over 230 designers and collectives from 40 countries, Romanian Jewelry Week brings together the most innovative and talented minds in the world of contemporary jewelry. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover unique creations and interact with nationally and internationally renowned artists. This year’s edition will also be marked by the presence of some notable special guests, including German artist Michael Berger, Brussels Jewelry Week, Slovenian Jewelry Week, Legnica Silver Festival, International Amber Association, Global Creative Graduate Show and many others.
The jury of this edition includes internationally prestigious personalities in the field of jewelry and arts:
- David Sandu, curator and founder of ROJW
- Byron Vafeiadis, curator of the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens
- Justyna Teodorczyk, director of the Art Gallery in Legnica, Poland
- Irina Probst, exhibition manager Inhorgenta Munich
- Magdalena Velez, President of AdOC and organizer of the MUESTRA-ORFEBRERIA CONTEMPORANEA, Madrid
- Charon Kransen, Charon Kransen Arts New York
- Lisa Balasso, founder of Venice Design Week
- Special prizes will also be awarded by partner organizations, such as Assamblage Contemporary Jewelery School (award awarded by Andreia Gabriela Popescu), Lost in Jewelery Magazine, MyDaybyDay Gallery and many others.
“Surprising and in constant reinvention, contemporary jewelry is reborn with each generation of artists, designers and creators concerned with this ancestral discipline, which nevertheless rejuvenates every year. The cultural perspective of jewelry is becoming more and more attractive and challenging. The public interested in this direction is getting bigger and bigger, and the privilege that jewelry as an art form offers us, that of being able to wear the works of artists and thus become ambassadors of creators and their ideas, is more exciting and more appreciated than ever. I believe that contemporary jewelry will continue to surprise and prove its creative vitality. New materials, new technologies, new ideas will await you at ROJW, and the ROJW 2020-2024 anniversary catalog will certainly confirm the vastness and beauty of this field.”, David SanduFounder and Curator of Romanian Jewelry Week.
On the occasion of this anniversary edition, the ROJW 2020-2024 catalog will also be launched, a collection that includes the most impressive and representative works of the last five years, reflecting the evolution and diversity of contemporary jewelry presented at Romanian Jewelry Week. By holding collateral events, conferences and special exhibitions, Romanian Jewelry Week will create moments of cultural exchange that will project a fascinating and accessible image of jewelry on visitors’ faces. The exhibition will include not only jewelry, but also wearable sculptures capable of profoundly transforming the wearer.
Event organized by the National Association of Authors and Designers of Contemporary Jewelry.
Main location – National Library of Romania
Exhibition design signed by Kaustik
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