TRADITION – MODERN from Finnland
Kaisa Vuorinen brooch, Lähtö Vironlahden, topas, silver-gold-palladium mokume gane, palladium.
The Finnish Goldsmith Association (founded in 1905) has selected a group of 12 Finnish jewellery producers to show contemporary Finnish jewellery design at Midora/Leipzig fair 2010.
The tradition of jewellery making in Finland is based on good craftsmanship and internationally renowned design. The high standard of education was founded in the beginning of the 20th century, when many skilled goldsmiths returned to Finland from Russia due to the Russian revolution. It is interesting to note that most of the goldsmiths at e.g. Faberge were Finns.
The perception of “Finnish Design”, with its international breakthrough in the fifties, has had a strong influence both in jewellery design and in education programs for goldsmiths in Finland. With these traditions in mind the companies and their collections have been selected to the fair in order to show the state of the art in Finland as widely as possible.
The twelve companies selected to represent Finland at Midora fair are: Aito Helsinki, Atelier Torbjörn Tillander, Au 3 Design, Aurifaber, Lapponia Jewelry, Carina Blomqvist, Dunder Design, Heli Kauhanen, Kultaseppä Kulmala, Oz Galleria, Pioni Design and Platinoro.
Special collections at the stand:
Master Class collection 2010: Goldsmiths Master degree education has been arranged 6. 9. 2008 – 31. 1. 2010. At the end of the course every student has to show his “master work” for judgement. Some of these pieces are shown at Midora September 2010.
Päivi Sohkanen, bracelet „cry me a river“, moonstone, 925 silver, laserinscripton.
Inni Pärnänen, ring, patinated silver 925, pearls.
Vesa Nilsson, Circulus ring and necklace, onyx, silver.
Heli Kauhanen, ring and necklace, „Boforia Ice“, rock crystal, 925 silver.
Rauno Tynkkynen, earrings, saphire, diamond, white gold. All photos: Teemu Töyrylä.
The Finnish Gemmological Association 50 year’s exhibition in October 2010 in Finland: The association (which is a member of the goldsmiths association) has asked 10 leading young Finnish goldsmith artists to make a piece of jewellery for the exhibition. These artistic unique pieces will include different gemstones. Some of these pieces are shown at Midora September 2010.
Tradition-Modern! Messehalle 2 booth C 17
Magic Reflections
The Finnish Gemmological Association will celebrate this autumn its 50th anniversary. The main happenings will be as follows:
1. Exhibition “Magic reflections” 9.–23.10.2010.
The exhibition will take place in J. A. Tarkiainens jewellery shop in the centre of Helsinki (Mikonkatu 3).
2. Anniversary dinner 15. 10. 2010 at 18.00–24.00
The dinner will take place at Restaurant Bank (Unioninkatu 20).
The main program will be John Ilmarii Koivulas speech in the beginning of the event. The title of his speech is: ”The Inner Universe of Gems and Minerals: 50 Years of exploring at the Microscopic Level”.
