Romanian Jewelry Week

"The artist’s first relationship began with stone. The oldest known artifacts are beads made of bone and stone. This is how it all started. Jewelry has always been essential to Homo sapiens. Today, our relationship with jewelry carries an incredible depth and significance. Jewelry is, in my view, an imperative and a necessity rather than a luxury. The new perspective on jewelry through artist-cut stones expands creative freedom and artistic thinking. We already see—and will see at Growing Gems at Romanian Jewelry Week—how unexpected the results of this new world of stone cutting can be."

David Sandu Jewelry interview by Alexandra Bujenita for Klimt02, on the new Growing Gems section of Romanian Jewelry Week 💎

Klimt02.net. About Growing Stones. An interview with David Sandu, director of Romanian Jewelry Week At the 2026 edition, Romanian Jewelry Week launches Growing Gems, a section dedicated to artists who transform stone cutting into a creative and conceptual practice in its own right. From traditional techniques to radical experiments, the initiative ...

OPEN CALL for Growing Gems at Romanian Jewelry Week 2026
Deadline to apply: 26/04/2026

Romanian Jewelry Week introduces Growing Gems, a new section dedicated to artists and brands exploring stone cutting as a central creative and conceptual practice. From traditional techniques to experimental approaches, this open call welcomes diverse perspectives on working with precious, semi-precious, and alternative stones.
Open to individual designers, collectives, and students worldwide.

🔗 More info on KLIMT02 in the open calls section https://klimt02.net/events/open-calls/open-call-growing-gems-romanian-jewelry-week-2026-assamblage-institute-art-and-design

As we are getting ready for the 7th edition of (how time has flown!), we look back at the beginning with the first edition in 2020. What a time to start this project! And what a journey ever since 🤍

Assamblage National Jewelry Association launched the first Romanian Jewelry Week (ROJW 1.0) from September 22–27 in Bucharest. Centered at ARCUB – Hanul Gabroveni, the event featured designer jewelry through exhibitions, conferences, and tours across six partner locations, including Galateca Gallery and the National Romanian History Museum.

As an annual synthesis of local and global talent, this first edition showcased over 150 participants - 70 Romanian designers and 80 international guests and collectives, including Art Jewelry Night of Budapest, Artistar Milano, Krama, PIN Portugal and Plus One Collective.