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New theme NTJ 2012!
'NEW NOMADS' New Traditional Jewellery 2012
International design contest and exhibition
New Traditional Jewellery 2012: international design contest and exhibition. For the 2012 design contest and exhibition the professional jury of New Traditional Jewellery (NTJ) has chosen the theme 'NEW NOMADS', because both literally and figuratively this theme offers many possibilities for inspiration.
The history of jewellery is as old as mankind. While people went in search of parts with the best living conditions they carried their valuables with them, wearing them on their bodies. Jewellery that represents economic and social status, as it still does nowadays in the case of nomadic tribes.
The dissemination of religions went hand in hand with an unprecedented range of religious jewellery and ornaments, ranging from small containers for religious texts to reliquaries and portable altars.
To this day, jewellery made of stable materials like gold and gems is the guarantee for your 'ticket home' in times of crises or when you have to flee from high-risk areas. Due to the global financial crisis prices of this so-called 'flight gold' have skyrocketed. Is there an alternative?
Nowadays there are quite different streams of migrants but the principle is the same: people in search of parts with better living conditions. The whole world is on the move, from refugees to tourists, from emigrants to employees of multinationals. And you don’t even have to get up from your chair: Skype e.g. has made videoconferencing into a social medium.
NTJ asks contemporary professional jewellery designers to build bridges between the traditional jewellery of e.g. nomads, pilgrims, explorers, globetrotters, refugees or colonists and possible symbols bearers representing the mobility of the 'NEW NOMADS'.
Check the attachments for conditions and criteria.
On behalf of the technical jury, the executive committee of the jury and NTJ wishes all participants much inspiration and success!
Astrid Berens, director SIERAAD & Isabella van den Bos, chair Foundation Art in Business
> Download conditions and criteria 2012!
> Assignment NTJ 2010
> winners NTJ 2010
> nominees NTJ 2010
> SIERAAD Art Fair
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Photos: Francis Willemstijn |
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| - disclaimer - NTJ, organized by: EMB&B Art Events & made possible by: Schöne Edelmetalen and Juwon -
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