Herbert Hofmann awards at Schmuck 2014

It’s a little late, and you’re likely to know this already …
The winners of the Herbert Hofmann Award at Schmuck 2014 were announced on 15th March 2014.

• Iris Bodemer of Germany
  

  Iris Bodemer, Brooch Relief II, 2013, silver. Photo Iris Bodemer.

• Akihiro Ikeyama from Japan
  

  Akihiro Ikeyama, brooch Holey Holye Abnorm, 2013. Antlers, stainless steel, paint. Photo Akihiro Ikeyama

• Noon Passama from Japan, living in Holland
  
  

  Noon Passama, brooch Portrait Nr. 3, 2013, fur, leather, silver, gilt brass. Photo Noon Passama.

For more images, check out the online catalogue : it is super fantastic that this is available.

Many have written about Schmuck and Talente 2014: including this post by Naomi Rachel Muirhead and Art Aurea magazine.

Dates for next year have been announced : 11th – 15th March 2015.
Perhaps a trip is in order…

Metal price update

It’s been quite a while since my last metal price update.

1. Gold per gram in A$ : oh dear, prices have increased quite a bit this year

as at 18Mar14; click on image for original source

… and creeping up near a year-high and prices seen during 2012:

as at 18Mar14; click on image for original source

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2. Silver per kilogram in A$; and again, a bit of a jump recently

as at 18Mar14; click on image for original source

… though not so bad considering where it was over the last few years:

as at 18Mar14; click on image for original source

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… previous metal price update: 21st November 2013 …

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Calendar posts

Usually I publish a calendar post on the last day of the month for the coming month (eg. on 31st March for April), and also on the 15th of the month with a sneak peek of the coming month and to catchup on anything that I missed in the preceding post for the current month (eg. on 15th March for missing March things and early warning for April things).

Looking through the pages of my blog though, I feel like that’s too many calendar posts.

Therefore I’ve decided to no longer publish the mid-month calendar post. I will continue with the monthly posts (of course!), and to make up for the absence of the mid-month ones those posts will be progressively updated during the month with new things I may have missed at first publication. So unlike most of my posts, they’ll be a kind of living beast that may change from one look to the next. Oooh, tricksy.

Plus, to make it easy to find, there’s now a little box on the top right of the page (below the search panel) that will link to the latest calendar post.

Just thought you’d like to know.

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Update (9th May 2015): I have also decided to collapse old calendar posts and hide all detail behind a ‘see more’ click – to save loading time and because when I read through a few pages at a time the older calendar posts just seem outdated and uninteresting. All the information will remain, you’ll just need an extra click to see it!

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Mari Funaki Award

I’m so pleased to share with you the news from Gallery Funaki (though I’m sure most of you have already seen it!):

“We’re thrilled to announce the inaugural Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery. Mari was a unique and passionate advocate for contemporary jewellery in Australia, both through her own remarkable practice and her establishment and directorship of Gallery Funaki.

This Award aims to celebrate Mari’s legacy by rewarding the skills and vision of jewellers both here and overseas and by providing a platform for outstanding new work to be shown here in Australia. A panel of three judges (to be announced) will award prizes in both established and emerging categories, with total prize money valued at AUD$11,000.

For entry conditions and more information, please email Award Manager Chloë Powell at award@galleryfunaki.com.au or download the PDF below [link here].

The Award is generously supported by Vivienne and Leo Donati, Johannes Hartfuss and Fabian Jungbeck.”

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Important dates:

• Applications close: 18 June 2014 (11:59pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time)
• Finalists notified: 25 June 2014
• Work/s received by: 30 July 2014
• Award exhibition: 12 August – 13 September 2014

How absolutely wonderful.