Results of the contest
24 June 2016
Press Office of the Amber Museum
On 24 June, results of the Third All-Russian Contest of Jewellery and Stone-Carving Art were summed up in the Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum. The contest is dedicated to the 170th anniversary of Carl Faberge (1846–1920).
Grand Prix
"For the highly artistic concept of the theme "My Russia" and technical excellence of execution":
Nikita Volkov, Kostroma – for earrings "Spinning Wheel", 2015 (brass, phianites; casting, mounting, gilding);
Laureate in the category "Artistic Heritage":
Anastasia Vaganova, Kostroma – for earrings "Celestial Portal", 2015 (brass, nickel silver, copper, phianites; casting, filigree, gilding);
Diploma in the category "Artistic Heritage":
Natalia Salnikova, Yaroslavl – for earrings "Venice", 2016 (silver, nano spinel, quartz; casting, oxidation);
Diploma in the category "Artistic Heritage":
Daria Nesterova, Togliatti – for brooches No 1 and No 2 from the collection based on motives of paintings by Marc Chagall "Bewinged", 2015 (bronze, ivory, SWAROWSKI stones; casting, bone carving, stones setting, silvering);
Laureate in the category "Metaphor":
Lana Egorova, Alexandr Yuritsin, Vladimir Likhanov, Kaliningrad – for composition "Celestial Ship", 2015 (amber, brass, redwood; stone carving, intaglio, artistic casting, wood carving);
Diploma in the category "Metaphor":
Igor Rozanov, Togliatti – for bracelets No 2 and No 3 from the series "Inside", 2016 (bronze; casting, nickel-plating);
Diploma in the category "Metaphor:
Olga Tsyplakova, Kaliningrad – for brooches No 1 and No 4 from the series "Inclusion", 2016 (amber, metal, pearl; oxidation);
Laureate in the category "Use of National Ornament":
Elisaveta Bozhenkova, Kostroma – for earrings "Boyar's Wife", 2015 (brass, jewellery inserts; casting, cold enamels, gilding);
Diploma in the category "Use of National Ornament":
Alexandr Sharifullin, Yaroslavl – for glass-holder "Bysantian Gift", 2015 (metal, phianites; casting, oxidation, hand-engraving);
Diploma in the category "Use of National Ornament":
Alexandr Sharifullin, Yaroslavl – for jewellery set "Old Russian Joy", 2015 (metal, sultanites; gilding, casting,hand-engraving);
Laureate in the category "My Russia":
Alibeg Kurtaev, Makhachkala – for Easter egg "Pearl", 2016 (925 silver; sawing-out, engraving, oxidation, gilding);
Diploma in the category "My Russia":
Ekaterina Kraskina, Kostroma – for earrings "Russian Laces", 2015 (brass; casting);
Diploma in the category "My Russia":
Alipat Bagaeva, Makhachkala – for earrings from the jewellery set "Highlander Woman", 2016 (metal, cornelian, natural coral; plated and open work filigree);
Laureate in the category "Best Amber Work":
Alexandr Yuritsin, Vladimir Likhanov, Kaliningrad – for "Landscape No 21", 2016 (amber, wood; carving);
Diploma in the category "Best Amber Work":
Zhanna Lopatkina, Kaliningrad – for brooch "Cicada", 2015 (amber, wood, metal; mosaic);
Diploma in the category "Best Amber Work":
Mikhail Vorobyov, Kaliningrad – for composition "Blowball", 2016 (amber, metal, wood, gagate; carving);
Jury Chairman
Gennady Lentsov, jewellery artist, member of the Moscow Union of Artists and Union of Russian Artists, member of the board of Association of Artists of Decorative Arts of the Moscow Artists' Union, member of the Commission of Decorative Arts of the Russian Artists' Union;
Contest Jury Members:
Galina Gabriel, chairperson of the Art History Department of Saint Petersburg State Institute of Culture, candidate of art history, member of the Russian Artists' Union, member of the International Association of Art Historians and Critics;
Andrey Gilodo, head of the Metal and Stone Department of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, expert of Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation, member of the British Royal Society of Jewellery Historians, member of the National Organization of Art Experts, art historian, Honoured Artworker of Russian Federation;
Valentin Skurlov, expert in evaluation of artistic values of the Ministry of Culture and Massive Communications of Russian Federation, academic secretary of the Russian Memorial Carl Faberge Foundation, candidate of art history, full holder of the Faberge order, Honoured Worker of Decorative and Applied Art;
Irina Toropova, deputy director for research of the Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum, art historian, candidate of pedagogical sciences;
Lyudmila Khodos, director of the shop "Ruby" of the JSC "North-Western Jewellery Trade";
Media partner of the project:
FSBI "Editorial Office of "Russian Newspaper", chief editor Vladislav Fronin
Project partners:
- Emelyanov and Sons Amber-Redwood Manufactory
- Kaliningrad Regional Public Organization of Entrepreneurs "Amber Union"
- LLC CME "Alk"
- Travel agency "Amber Mosaic-Nadezhda"
- APC "Flor" and flower shops chain "Rosa"
- Kaliningrad Regional Organization of Writers, chairman Boris Bartfeld
- IE Shishov S.
- IE Trusov A.
- IE Pogosyan S.
- LLC "Konigsland"
- LLC "Baltic Gardens"
- LLC "Souvenirs of the Baltic"
- Creative association of Kaliningrad artists "Prussian Honey"
- Magazine "Russian Jeweller"
- Magazine "Jewellery Review"
- Magazine "Jewel & Travel"