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Jewelry VDW Selection 2026
EXHIBITION

Jewelry VDW Selection 2026

Venice Design Week

May 13, 2026Venice, Italy

This premier, high-visibility exhibition at Venice Design Week operates with a rigorous, historically loaded, and complex thematic framework: 'Peace.' The curatorial mandate explicitly demands a phenomenological interrogation of peace as a 'fragile condition' and 'contradictory process,' rejecting literal symbols. This serves as a formidable filter, rewarding designers who can translate abstrac...

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High-visibility exhibition in a prestigious Venetian location, international press exposure, and special gallery partnership awards.

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Designers utilizing precious or alternative/recycled materials. Works must be under 24 months old. The curatorial mandate explicitly rejects literal translations of 'Peace' and demands a phenomenological interrogation of the concept as a 'fragile condition,' a 'precarious balance,' and a deeply 'contradictory process.'

Dates & details

Deadline
Final digital submission deadline, following a strategic extension.
Programme dates
October 2026 (exhibition)
Duration
Not specified (exhibition runs in October 2026)
Costs to the artist
Varies (production, shipping)
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No direct funding

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