SIERAAD International Jewellery Art Fair

Noovo Editions

Astrid — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:12:01 +0000

We are happy to announce our collaboration with Noovo Editions! http://www.noovoeditions.com/NOOVO/indexnoovo.html Noovo Editions is an independent editorial project with online and paper editions. First of its kind in Spain from an unique and contemporary perspective on the international panorama, Noovo seeks not only to be an aesthetic arbiter but also a cultural mediator at the [...]

Amberif part 6, Amber LOOK.

Astrid — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:07:35 +0000

We were invited to the Amber LOOK. An amber and fashion gala, which took place in a great old location. Gdansk Shipyard Centre…. Beautiful.Hard to find but worth the trouble. We do not have pictures of the Design Awards but you can find these on: http://amberif.amberexpo.pl/title,Amberif_Design_Award,pid,613,lang,2.html

Amberif part 5, city Gdansk

Astrid — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:55:48 +0000

http://www.bazylikamariacka.pl/zwiedzanie St. Mary’s Basilica The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the largest brick church in the world, went through several stages of development over the period from 1343 to 1502. Its interior displays many exquisite pieces of Medieval and Baroque art, including the stone Pieta from about 1410, a copy of the Last Judgement [...]

Amberif part 4, Arena Gdansk

Astrid — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:32:45 +0000

Like a giant lumb of amber, the footballstadium PGE Arena Gdansk is home to Lechia Gdansk. The stadium is located the northern part of the city and the capacity of the stands is 43,615 spectators, all seated and roofed. Construction of the stadium, designed by architects Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky, started in 2008 and was completed [...]

Amberif part 3, Amber Museum

Astrid — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:36:53 +0000

From Hanseatic times, Gdansk is the amber-capital of the world. The first local guild of amber craftsmen was created in 1477. In centuries to come, numerous and iconic amber works were created in the workshops at the behest of wealthy merchants, nobility, aristocracy, clergy and Polish kings. ‘Hardened Tears’ is a remarkable exhibition on the [...]

Amberif part 2, Amber, ‘the gold of the north’

Astrid — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:49:32 +0000

Amber, ‘the gold of the north’ is a fossil resin of coniferous trees from about 40 million years ago. Baltic amber is one of many types of fossil resins found in the world. Amber is linked to the oldest period of human history – the stone age. The oldest findings of amber products originate from [...]

Amberif 2013

Astrid — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:14:43 +0000

Tot onze spijt hebben wij alle teksten uit Polen Gdansk alleen in het Engels. Copyright, all texts and pictures Isabella van den Bos & Astrid Berens, publications are not allowed without permission. From March 20 till March 23 the 20th edition of AMBERIF, international fair of Amber, Jewelery and Gemstones, was held in Gdansk, Poland. [...]

Schmuck deel 3

Astrid — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:23:13 +0000

alle namen van de ontwerpers staan bij de foto’s!

Paris in januari 2013

Astrid — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:48:19 +0000

In January we visited in Paris, Who’s Next & Bijorhca and Maison & Object. An impression:

Inhorgenta.

Astrid — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:48:07 +0000

On February 25 we visited the Inhorgenta in Munich. There was snow…and blue skies! Inhorgenta is a very big fair, we go directly to hall C2 were the designers have their stands. But we first looked at one special highlight at INHORGENTA which was one of the world’s most beautiful and most valuable coral exhibitions. In [...]