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Ambermart Gallery – for the 6th time.

This is the 6th edition of the Ambermart Gallery competition, organised by the amber portal amber.com.pl together with Gdańsk International Fair Co. We are waiting for photos of work by Ambermart exhibitors and for votes from all internet users. The aim of our competition remains to promote amber jewellery, to give makers a chance to present new work before the Ambermart fair opens, and to gauge the market and buyers’ preferences in advance. Taking part in…

Amber crème de la crème

Collection Supernatural is an exceptional collection that perfectly serves our goal of showing the beauty of amber. It is a selection of the finest pieces made of or decorated with Baltic amber, together with natural nuggets of exceptional beauty. An exceptional museum, exceptional amber, exceptional collections. Collection Supernatural is the amber crème de la crème. These are the finest examples of amber craftsmanship and unconventional…

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”…

Trend Book 2013+

The Trend Book sets out to reveal the avant-garde nature of Baltic amber, presenting unique jewellery by Polish designers in the context of style trends in original design and the design arts. Trend Book 2013+ is a review of the best design and art projects from around the world  together with collections of unique jewellery designed by students of the Academies of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and Łódź. They interpret the trends identified by…

"Petrified Tears" exhibition

Twenty leading European jewellery designers were invited to take part in this unique exhibition, most of whom had never worked with amber before. The result exceeded expectations. The exhibition, really an interesting experiment, featured: Sławomir Fijałkowski, Christiane Förster, Karl Fritsch, Sophie Hanagarth, Herman Hermsen, Daniel Kruger, Stefano Marchetti, Pavel Opočensky,…