Special advertorial column in the CURRENT OBSESSION MAGAZINE + PAPER and series of online articles featuring upcoming exhibitions, events, workshops and fairs.

»Designers in Residence«

invites young international designers to Pforzheim

»Designers in Residence« is directed towards young designers especially in the areas of jewellery, fashion, accessory and industrial design. Interdisciplinary working methods are welcome. In total there will be three scholarships for a three-month working phase at the EMMA Creative Center in Pforzheim. The scholarship holders will have access to fully equipped workshop workplaces as well as coworking desks in the EMMA Creative Center. The EMMA Creative Center is the central platform for creative people in Pforzheim. The creative center is housed on the premises of a former swimming pool designed in the art nouveau style next to the river Enz in Pforzheim. The creative center has an area of 3,000m2 and offers workshops and co-working workplaces, ateliers, offices and exhibition spaces. The town of Pforzheim is also characterized by an active creative scene which is focused on the area of design. Pforzheim University has established Pforzheim as a university town with an international reputation.

The deadline for applications is November 15, 2020.
The application can be submitted only online:
www.emma-pf.de/en/designers-in-residence/scholarship/

Stockholm Craft Week

Stockholm Craft Week – a new initiative for contemporary crafts
Aiming to acknowledge and show the potential of contemporary crafts, Konsthantverkscentrum (The Swedish Crafts Centre), Värmdö municipality and Konsthantverkarna have initiated Stockholm Craft Week. During the premiere in October 2019, the city of Stockholm and neighbouring Värmdö sparkled with openings, exhibitions, seminars, open studios, artist talks and performances to celebrate this exceptional and multifaceted field of art.

Dates: 1-4 October, 2020

Organisers: Konsthantverkscentrum, Värmdö municipality and Konsthantverkarna

More details: https://stockholmcraftweek.se/start

Barklund&Co featuring work by Åsa Cederqvist, Benedikt Fischer, Olof, Marsja

Smyckoteket by Rian Museum featuring a ring by Adam Grinovich

Parcours Bijoux 2020

PARCOURS BIJOUX is a tri-annual gathering around more than 50 jewellery events, held in Paris. The next edition will be held from the 6th to the 25th October 2020 in Paris.

See the previous edition on parcoursbijoux.com/en/

More information soon.

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In March 2017 Current Obsession released the fourth edition of Current Obsession Paper: a complete guide to Munich Jewellery Week with a large city map + previews and images of each featured event.

Video created by IOIA in collaboration with Thalia de Jong

Featuring:

Delayed Reactions – Collaboration with Lin Cheung

The Makers Of – Behind the scenes of the most anticipated MJW projects

Jungle Mimicry – Talente 2017 Jewellery Selectees photographed in the wilderness of South Africa

Sign O’ The Times – Social Club recap and announcement of Munich Editions

Routes to Follow – Track the routes of the MJW usual suspects: a collector, gallerist, student and critic

Jewellery and Politics – Jewellery making an impact on – and being impacted by – today’s political climate

Extras – Easy and thought-provoking treats, all jewellery – Horoscope, Crossword Puzzle, Cartoons and an anonymous submission by jewellery’s main source of gossip – the Gossip Frau

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