Interviews

I want to be sure what I am selling – an interview with Tomasz Mikołajczyk

Tomasz Mikołajczyk, who has worked in the amber trade for 25 years, talks about his latest project, one that “goes beyond accepted patterns and canons” – the private Amber Museum in Krakow – and about buying a spectrometer that is meant to “bring the market back to normal”. Where did the idea of opening an Amber Museum come from? I decided to do it because there is nothing like it in Krakow yet. This city…

Amber defends itself – an interview with Kayah

Kayah likes and wears amber – which was largely why she was awarded the honorary title of Amber Ambassador. In her first interview after the nomination she talks about how she sees amber and how she intends to promote it. “Thanks to events like this, amber has a chance to stop being associated with kitschy souvenirs sold at stalls in seaside resorts”…