AMBERIF, the International Fair of Amber and Jewellery, is Back from 21 to 23 March.

24 Jan 2024

AMBERIF - the International Fair of Amber and Jewellery will take place from 21 to 23 March. The event will traditionally take place at the AMBEREXPO Exhibition and Congress Centre in Gdansk. There will be nearly 300 exhibitors, and an extensive programme has been planned. The spring edition of the event has a business character.

AMBERIF has been a true celebration of the jewellery industry for years. It is the world's largest exhibition event dedicated to amber and the largest jewellery trade fair in Central Europe, providing an excellent opportunity for business meetings, establishing new business contacts, learning about industry news and presenting premiere collections.

Although amber is at the heart of the Fair, it is worth knowing that the event also features exhibitors presenting gold, silver, diamonds and precious stones, fashion jewellery, watches and equipment for companies and jewellery showrooms. Noteworthy is the Designers' Zone, where premiere and unique collections by leading Polish artists can be admired. The organisers particularly encourage visitors to the Start-Up Zone, where young designers of original jewellery will make their debuts. Those in the industry will also be interested in technological innovations, which can be discovered in the Tech-Zone.

In addition to the strictly business aspect, the AMBERIF trade fair is filled with attractive accompanying events. The most important of these is the international AMBERIF DESIGN AWARD competition, which is aimed at designers and creators of artistic jewellery. It promotes creative solutions and creative expressions on issues relevant to the contemporary world. Another flagship event of the AMBERIF Fair is the AMBERIF SELECTION competition, which selects the best product presented by Fair exhibitors. This product becomes part of the global advertising campaign for the next edition of the event. In addition, there will be lectures, demonstrations and training devoted to trends in design, jewellery technology, e-commerce, amber and gemmology.

PROGRAMME

Contests and exhibitions

Traditionally, during the spring edition of the Fair, the AMBERIF DESIGN AWARD International Competition for Jewellery Design with Amber "Symbol of Hope" will be held.

The main idea of the project is to select the most talented artists presenting the most interesting approach to the theme presented (each year the competition is held under a different theme). The jurors qualifying artists for the exhibition and awarding the prizes are an international group widely known in the field - artists, art historians, art critics, art academy lecturers, curators, gallerists. This year, the jury will include Carina Shoshtary from Munich (Germany), Katharina Kielmann from Vienna (Austria), Anders Ljunberg from Stockholm (Sweden) and Sergiusz Kuchczynski from Lodz (Poland). Project submissions are being accepted until 1 February 2024.

Another competition - the AMBERIF SELECTION Jewellery Competition - is aimed at exhibitors and rewards innovative design and high artistry of the creator. The prizes in the competition are: The Award of the Minister of Development and Technology and the Award of Gdańsk International Fair SA, and the awarded works will become part of the global advertising campaign for the next edition of AMBERIF.

Traditionally, the Fair will be the venue for the adjudication of the All-Poland Competition for Goldsmiths and Jewellers AMBER CRAFTS organised by the Branch Committee of Goldsmiths and Jewellers of the Pomeranian Chamber of Craft of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. The aim of the competition is to present the professional skills of goldsmiths and young adepts of goldsmithing, specialising in traditional and modern goldsmithing techniques. Awards are given in two age categories: Juniors - up to 22 years of age and Seniors - over 22 years of age.

The Fair will include a number of exhibitions, presentations and lectures. One of the exhibitions is dedicated to the cyclical National Artistic Jewellery Competition PREZENTATIONS organised by the Association of Goldsmiths. It will present works prepared for this year's competition theme: RESTRAINT. Using the medium of jewellery, the artists answered the question of what is of value nowadays, whether it is the materials used, the message, the intentions, or perhaps the relationships or emotions that are associated with a piece. The announcement of the competition winners and the presentation of awards will take place on the first day of the fair.

Traditionally, there will also be an exhibition of the International Goldsmithing Art Competition organised by the Legnica Art Gallery, where we will see works - creative expressions on the competition's theme: QUALITY.

The next point on the programme is "And in the heart there is still May". - a retrospective exhibition by Andrzej Jacyszyn and Wojciech Rygała, artists - goldsmiths, members of the STFZ, friends who were united by their common passions, the greatest of which is goldsmithery. Also planned is an exhibition of works by Marcin Bogusław - a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, lecturer at the "Wytwórnia Antidotum", presenting the artist's latest works.

During AMBERIF, there will also be a promotion of the album "Baltic Amber. Nature. History. Culture", an exceptional item on the publishing market, containing the most important information about Baltic amber collected in one, modern publication. The knowledge of geology, chemistry, biology, art history and contemporary art and design is provided by eminent experts on the subject.

In addition to the exhibitions and events held at the Fair, AMBERIF visitors will also be able to take part in accompanying events presented outside the Fair space. These include an exhibition entitled "30 Years of Amber Design" prepared on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of S&A Jewellery Design, and an exhibition of works by Maciej Rozenberg, an artist from Gdańsk and a graduate of the local Academy of Fine Arts (combined with a fashion show), which will be presented at the Amber Museum in Gdańsk.

The "icing on the cake" of AMBERIF will be the return of the evening meetings of exhibitors, during which there will be no shortage of additional attractions.

Seminars and workshops

The three-day event will feature a series of lectures on amber and jewellery, delivered by representatives of universities, institutions and amber organisations presenting at AMBERIF.With exhibitors and trade visitors in mind, there will also be a seminar conducted by Aneta Blaszczak, known from "Bliss from Paris", on the use of digital tools in the jewellery industry. In addition, a presentation on how to sell on Amazon and establishing a presence on European marketplaces will be given by Damian Wiszowaty - CEO of Gonito.

After the course, interested parties will be able to take part in consultations with specialists. The full programme of the Fair is still being determined, so participants of the event can expect even more!

More and more collaborations

The Fair organisers are meeting the expectations of both exhibitors and trade visitors. Starting with the next edition, visitors will be able to take advantage of an offer from the renowned Ferrari Group, which provides safe and top-quality logistics services. The partnership ensures high standards of precision, reliability and safety for all jewellery transport services associated with the Fair.

Also new for this edition of AMBERIF are partnerships with the Polish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the Polish-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the Polish-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, which guarantee new opportunities for international cooperation.

What? AMBERIF SPRING 2024 – International Fair of Amber and Jewellery

Where? AMBEREXPO Congress and Exhibition Centre, 11 Żaglowa St., Gdańsk, Poland

When? 21-23 March 2024

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