baltic jewellery news (march 2013) no. 24

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Dear Readers,

The Baltic amber is one of the continuous topics of our

magazine, therefore, in this number, we once again pre-

sent the latest information about the “numb and human-

soul-warming tears of the Sun”.

The year 2012 was indeed eventful for the amber jew-

ellery in Kaliningrad – the largest source of amber in the

world.

The jewellery industry obeys the general business

laws. Business, like everything in life, can be compared

to a chess game: pawns can make some steps, some can

ride with a knight, and however, we all perfectly know

that the world is dominated by the powerful. Tenacious

and responsible work, ability to feel the pulse of time and

professionalism guarantee success for them.

Rubric of the “Topicalities” – activists that are worth

awards for populism, cult and renewed Koreikos of "Aukso

veršis" ("Golden Calf") in Kaliningrad and Ukrainian am-

ber that is in legal state of weightlessness – Belikovai from

"Žmogus futliare" ("Human in tube")

A very opposite example of professional enterprise -

legends of amber business, Mr.Amber's story. Unique and

inspiring.

Also, the most important and bright amber event in the

Baltic Sea region – the 10th Anniversary of International

Baltic Jewellery Exhibition “Amber Trip”. One question

interview with Giedrius Guntorius, the organizer of the

exhibition “Amber trip”.

We offer you several articles about preparation of pro-

fessional jewellery experts in Lithuania, the Kaliningrad

Region, Russia and Finland. You will see different condi-

tions for jewellers’ preparation and a single common de-

sire – to create and donate beauty to the surroundings.

Also read about: The President of the CIBJO spoke

about corporate social responsibility, transparency in busi-

ness relations. Despite scepticism, it is very important and

relevant today’s topic. I really hope and look forward to

your opinions about the issue to our next number of the

magazine.

Happy reading,

ANGELE JUODZEVICIENE

Editor-in-Chief

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CONTENT:

Topicalities 4 “Deadlock of the Year”: After a year of intense disputes on the

fate of the amber industry, its future is still uncertain

6 Extraction of amber in Ukraine – issues and Prospects

Polish jewellery report 9 Amberif’s 20th Anniversary Sees A Third Generation Of Amber

Artists

14 The 14th Gold Silver Time Trade Fair

18 Gold and Silver in Crafts

Kaliningrad REGION RF Jewellery Report 21 Solar Heat of Amber and a Glow of Emerald

24 Assay Supervision of Kaliningrad Region

27 Staff Training for Amber Industry in Kaliningrad Region Art and

Industrial College

Lithuanian jewellery report 31 One question about the ANNIVERSERY

34 Conceptualist with Cubist Dimension

36 Studies of metal arts and jewelry in Lithuania Vilnius Academy of

Art, Telsiai Faculty, Metal Plastic Department

38 Soft Jewellery Elze Sakalinskaite Combination of Jewellery and

Textile – Inspired by Love

40 Statistic of the Public Institution “Lithuanian Assay Office”

41 Jewellery Business Trends in Lithuania

44 Promotion of Lithuanian Jewellery Business Development

54 A new jewellery platform in Vilnius

Belarusian jewellery report 57 The Belarusian Jewellery Market has the Necessary Transparency

58 Belorussian jewellery holding “KRISTALL-HOLDING” will increase

its domestic jewellery production capacity in 2.2 times

Latvian jewellery report 60 Statistic of the Publish Institution “Latvian Assay Office”

61 RAYNIK – Fine Jewelry of High Quality

Estonian jewellery report 65 Hallmarking of jewellery is not obligatory in Estonia

66 Castle in the Air

German jewellery report 68 The Gemworld Munich – a glimmer in autumn

Dannish jewellery report 71 The Danish Jewellery market is facing severe changes in the future

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Sweden jewellery report 74 Anniversary Precious 2013

Finnish jewellery report 75 Jewellery education in Finland

Norway jewellery report 77 Norwegian Jewelry and Watch Trade Fair 2012 was a success

Worldwide Report 80 Official Price for Raw Amber by “Kaliningrad Amber Combine”

81 The Worldwide Price for Raw Amber

82 The Worldwide Price for Raw Amber

83 The Worldwide Price for Amber Silver 925 Jewellery

84 Istanbul Jewelry Show in March will be the premiere marketplace

for conducting business and networking

88 The IIJS SIGNATURE show at its optimum in the sixth edition

89 Gaetano Cavalieri outlines comprehensive jewellery industry CSR

doctrine, founded on defensive, proactive and disclosure principles

Geommology 90 Treated and synthetic diamonds: can you identify them yourself?

92 Our business is special

It is related to people’s emotions and stable value of gems

Personality 98 Mr. Fehrn – a legend in amber business

Other102 Caricature 104 Criminals 105 Baltic Jewellery News Announces 106 Fastest Way To The Baltic Sea Region!

108 Our friends 110 Congratulate

The clouds have never piled up over the regional

amber industry as heavily as in 2012. In fact, an

intense concern of authorities and security forces

is a dead loss so far: a businessman Viktor Bogdan is still

exercising his powers as the Amber Combine’ dealer by

exporting dozens of tons of amber through Lithuania;

intermediary companies are suing out tax authorities for

VAT refunding; while local legislators’ success in suppress-

ing the illegal extraction of amber might be merely called

modest.

Aggravation started in February, when the chairman

of the Accounting Chamber of the Russian Federation,

Sergei Stepashin, came to Kaliningrad to launch audit

of the Amber Combine and hold a private meeting with

security officials. Stepashin had hardly arrived before the

Governor Nikolai Tsukanov, whose relations with the man-

agement of Amber Combine have not initially worked out,

began to accentuate, “When I asked to let me into the

territory to see where amber is mined, what’s all this toil,

how it is allocated, and where the processing site is, I was

turned from. The Governor was not let in! As they said,

“We will not show You, this is a no-go area and special

security,” stated Nikolai Tsukanov.

It must be said that the chairman of the Accounting

Chamber has straightaway smothered the voice of Nikolai

Tsukanov on privatization of the Amber Combine, so em-

phatically, that the governor had later to explain away that

nothing like this could have entered his head. However,

Stepashin infused hope into the governor of the region by

noting that the partial participation of the “government”

in controlling the Combine would be appropriate.

The actual results were “secure” by prohibiting the

publication of relevant data. The only thing became

known from the poor press release, published by the

Accounting Chamber, that “there was neither efficient

system nor amber processing facilities in Russia,” despite

the fact that the cost of raw amber exceeded the cost of

processed one, exported from Russia, by more than 15

times in 2009–2011.

The press service of the Accounting Board has noted

the following in its report:

exports mainly take place through intermediaries

using various “dimmed” schemes.

meanwhile, exports are several times higher than

the volume of purchases of raw amber, officially pro-

duced at the plant.

the intermediary companies received signifi-

cant amounts of VAT refunded for export of amber,

Nevertheless, no legal assessment was provided –

whether VAT was refunded legitimately or not.

Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

jointly with the Federal Security Service Directorate and

the Department of the Federal Tax Service, have found

“illegal VAT refunding scheme related to the exports of

amber from the Kaliningrad region” and initiated crimi-

nal proceedings under the articles of “attempted crime”

and “fraud”. According to the investigation, in the pe-

riod from 2007 to 2010, “lawbreakers acted on behalf of

two limited companies, registered for counterfeiters,” and

submitted to tax authorities a set of false certificates on

raw amber processing and further sales.

DURING THE RE-SALE, starting from an original purchaser

to an exporting organization, THE PRICE OF AMBER, IN PRETENCE

OF PROCESSING, HAS RISEN “TO 300%”.

“Deadlock of the Year”: After a year of intense disputes on the fate of the amber industry, its future is still uncertain

Report by Vadim Khlebnikov www.rugrad.eu

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Lithuanian Customs Preventive Service arrested amber contraband

“Artificially overpriced” amber was sold abroad, al-

lowing the intermediaries to submit to the tax authorities

a refunding claim for a total amount of 2 million, 800

thousand Euro.

Federal Security Service Directorate initiated proceed-

ings directly against the main actor in the local amber mar-

ket – Viktor Bogdan. In mid-2012, officials of the Service

reported that in February, 2011, upon customs clearing

of a truck, loaded with amber of “Amber plus” owned

by Viktor Bogdan, going to Lithuania, representatives of

the company provided inaccurate information on the ori-

gin of the exported amber. The batch was withdrawn on

the grounds; Federal Security Service (FSS) has launched

a criminal investigation upon the export of illegally mined

stone. The results have shown that the goods withdrawn

consisted of two parts. The first batch, weighing 9.5 tones

and costing 17 400 EUR, contained amber that had been

officially purchased at “Amber Combine” – the only com-

pany in the region, licensed to mine amber. The second

batch, weighing 10.3 tones and costing 27 500 EUR, “did

not meet quality standards of the Amber Combine and

had not been purchased at the manufacturer.” Though,

the Federal Security Service Directorate could not initiate

criminal proceedings, as the cost of illegally exported am-

ber was less than 37 000 EUR. Leningrad District Court

convicted ”Amber Plus” Ltd. of an administrative offense,

decreed to withdraw the batch of amber weighing 10.3

tones and to impose a fine of 7 500 EUR on the company.

Afterwards, Kaliningrad Regional Court changed the judi-

cial decision of the inferior, upheld a part on withdrawal

of amber, but cancelled the fine.

The last time of this year, when Viktor Bogdan ap-

peared in sight of media, was October, upon showing a

documentary on “Rossiya 1” TV channel – “Kray yantar-

noi lihoradki (Land of Amber Fever”, where he said with

a smile, “I’ve conquered not just a huge country I’ve con-

quered the whole world, you know?”

Meanwhile, regional officials have shown not a small-

er concern toward the “police actions” in the amber in-

dustry than the security forces. Since the beginning of the

year, they had been developing an amber industry devel-

opment plan, and, eventually, stayed with a fairly simple

solution: a severe penalty for illegal extraction, export du-

ties of 20–25%, and introduction of transparent amber

distribution system.

Over the year, a work on upgrading of penalties for

illegal mining seems to have progressed, yet, not enough.

State Duma has approved the draft amendment: enhance-

ment of the administrative responsibility for the unau-

thorized extraction and sale of amber, yet, the seizure of

equipment is proposed “upon court order” only.

As for the distribution of amber and customs duties,

at the very end of the end, the Federal Minister of Finance

besieged Nikolai Tsukanov, by stating that, in his opinion

(which, given the fact that the Minister of Finance is the

owner of the combine, is more important than opinions

of “third parties”), there was no need to introduce the

duty, while a matter of introducing auctions and trade

exchanges should be carried “over 2015.” By that, officials

usually mean “let's amicably forget about it.”

Nikolai Tsukanov has also failed with the establishment

of control on amber deposits free of the Amber Combine.

Because of the omission made by the representative of

the Governor in courts – Aleksandr Vorobyov, the region

has lost five land plots with total area of 570 hectares

in Zelenograd district, containing amber deposits, sold by

structure of “Avtotor” to the company of Viktor Bogdan.

Partners have mentioned construction of a private am-

ber plant as, by the way, one of the recent plans of the

businessman.

The bottom line is as follows. The regional govern-

ment has not decided upon any amber industry develop-

ment plan over the year; moreover, their decision will not

be soon as long as totally subject to the Federal Minister of

Finance. There is no news from the security forces about

any profound investigations in the industry. We cannot

but hope that both of the bodies belong to the category

of people who are “slow starters but drive fast.” Though,

Russian officials do not meet this saying.

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Deposits of Ukrainian amber are concentrated in

the north-western part of Ukraine in Rovno re-

gion. Current amber reserves of the discovered

deposits are estimated within 134.8 tons; while poten-

tial ones – over 950 tons. Commercial development of

Ukrainian amber deposits was launched in 1993, upon

foundation of the state-owned amber extraction and

processing enterprise “Ukryantar” in Rovno. The first

Ukrainian amber, extracted by SE “Ukryantar,” rolled

off the production line in May 1994. Amber extraction

averaged 2.5–3.0 tons per year and took place at the

“Pugach” quarry of the Klesov amber deposit.

In 2005, the amber extraction monopoly was abol-

ished, though, the complexity of the Ukrainian legisla-

tion still prevents from increasing the number of ex-

tracting companies. In September, 2009, the Ministry of

Environmental Protection of Ukraine held an open auction

where the Centre “Solnechnoye Remeslo” LLC acquired a

license to mine amber in the Vladimirets Vostochny amber

deposit. The Centre “Solnechnoye Remeslo” LLC conduct-

ed a geological survey but never started the extraction.

SE “Ukryantar” was reorganised to the state enterprise

“Yantar Ukrainy.” Since the end of 2009, amber extrac-

tion at the “Pugach” quarry was quitted due to the deple-

tion of reserves.

How many tons of amber were extracted in

2012 on average... or, amber is no longer extracted

legally?

E.P. Belichenko, PhD in Geol. Sciences (hereinaf-

ter E.B.): The only companies, that have special subsoil

use permits for the extraction of amber, are SE “Yantar

Ukrainy” and the Centre “Solnechnoye Remeslo”; how-

ever, they are not currently conducting any mining.

According to the latest data, the Centre “Solnechnoye

Remeslo” LLC is done with preparation of permits and is

going to launch a commercial amber production in 2013.

SE “Yantar Ukrainy” is also preparing its permits.

Extraction of amber in Ukraine – issues and ProspectsReport by O.L. Geleta, PhD in Geol. Sciences, E.P. Belichenko, PhD in Geol. Sciences State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine (Kiev, Ukraine)

In Kaliningrad region (Russia), amber is extract-

ed illegally as well; Ukraine is, certainly, no excep-

tion, isn’t it?

O. L.Geleta, PhD in Geol. Sciences (hereinafter

O.G.): The state amber production was launched almost

simultaneously with the illegal amber extraction, start-

ed by local population – the so-called “black” miners.

Whereas the early 90’s had single instances in areas of

near-surface amber deposits, in the last decade, its extrac-

tion became wide-scale due to vast regional occurrence

of development, closed areas (forests, planting), remote-

ness from urban areas, and easily-accessible develop-

ment by both mechanized and manual ways. According

to estimates of legal bodies, illegal amber extraction has

exceeded its extraction by SE “Yantar Ukrainy” by more

than 6 times. (Estimate was made on the basis of extrac-

tion before 2010. No amber was extracted by SE “Yantar

Ukrainy” in 2012, 2011, and 2010). Illegally mined amber

is bought by intermediaries or individuals and smuggled

out of Ukraine for sale or further processing.

Unauthorized and uncontrolled amber extraction

greatly harms a natural ecological balance of the region.

Ukrainian amber specimen weighing 942 grams, from the collection of the State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

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Examination boards of subject ministries are

solving whether for the amber to be or not to be

legal in Ukraine? ... What specific steps were taken

in 2011–2012 after the rejection of the law in 2010?

O.G.: After the rejection of the law in 2010, no par-

ticular steps were taken in 2011–2012 to address the

issue of amber, except for holding negotiations, corre-

spondence, elaboration. At present (in 2012), the State

Geological Service of Ukraine is working on improving the

law on subsoil; in particular, it considers the possibility of

introducing the type of subsoil use, such as manual mining

in the deposit areas of non-commercial mineral reserves.

Manual mining (clear requirements for manual activities

have not been anywhere prescribed) is considered as the

main method of amber extraction in non-commercial ar-

eas, which will allow to significantly reduce the amount of

illegal amber extraction.

Introduction of manual extraction of minerals, includ-

ing amber, will promote an effective state regulation of

subsoil use, prevent an illegal extraction and sale of min-

erals, ensure a compliance with environmental legislation,

and allow to create new jobs on site, to obtain additional

revenues to the state and local budgets.

Is the Ukrainian amber jewellery based on the

illegal extraction of amber?..

E.B.: Partially on old stocks, partially in the Kaliningrad

raw material, there are no talks about any illegal buying of

raw materials...

Ukrainian amber

According to Rovno State Administration, as of 2012,

there were identified over 200 hectares of land,

destroyed as a result of the “black’ miners” activity, the

environmental remediation of which would take decades.

(Note by BJN: The State Gemmological Centre of Ukraine

has no official information on the number of illegally

mined amber out of 200 hectares of land).

It is not quite possible to prohibit local population

from extracting a natural stone and to enforce such a ban,

as almost all of the extraction takes place in remote areas

which are hardly controlled by legal authorities.

The main issue of the Ukrainian amber

is illegal extraction and the lack of a legiti-

mate, official market. How could this issue be

solved?

E.B: One of the rationales to solve this issue is to le-

galize non-commercial extraction of minerals, and, in par-

ticular, amber, by manual method.

Legal framework and principles of government regu-

lation in mining, production, and use of precious metals

and precious stones are regulated by the Code of Ukraine

“On Subsoil”, the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation

of Mining, Production, and Use of Precious Metals and

Precious Stones, and Control over Operations with

Them,” as well by several by-laws. These instruments stip-

ulate that amber mining activities shall be conducted by

economic entities only upon acquisition by them a special

permit to use the subsoil and on the basis of licenses ob-

tained in accordance with the law.

According to experts, the issue of unauthorized amber

extraction is possible to solve only upon enforcement of

legislation, which provides for the introduction of manual

extraction of minerals, as well as upon the introduction of

amendments to the existing legislation.

In 2010, the draft law of Ukraine “On Amber” was

introduced on approval to the Ukrainian parliament. The

draft law proposed to simplify the procedure for obtaining

special subsoil use permits for the extraction of raw amber

in non-commercial amber deposits and developments.

During the first reading, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has

promoted the draft law; however, the examination board

of subject ministries has not supported it, rather pointing

individual regulatory limitations. It was emphasized that

the implementation of the draft law provisions would re-

sult in non-competitive relations within the granting of

subsoil for use, would not ensure the rational use and con-

servation of subsoil; thus, the draft of the amendment to

the Law of Ukraine “On Amber” was rejected.

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The first jewellery fair in Gdańsk had 49 exhibitors.

The second one–as many as 104. Today, the total

number of exhibition stands has grown to more

than 450. A third generation of amber artists is now

growing up with AMBERIF.

Filip Wiedrycki of the ARHEWI-JUNIOR company be-

gan his AMBERIF journey as a teenager, helping his par-

ents. The Wiedrycki family are true veterans of the trade:

Wiedrycki Sr would try to sell his amber products at tour-

ist fairs, when no professional jewellery show was held

in Gdańsk yet, and prior to that he had worked at the

Precision Engineering Company located at 5 Beniowskiego

Street, where the MTG SA exhibition centre was later es-

tablished. The Wiedrycki family began with a 3 m2 exhibi-

tion stand, now they do business on 9 m2. They say it is

not about satisfying an infinite appetite.

“We have reached the production volumes which we

are satisfied with; we aren’t interesting in expanding,”

Filip Wiedrycki says assuredly.

We asked Wiedrycki Jr whether his children will also

work with amber, just as he himself took over from his

parents.

“Besides my jewellery business, I work as a profes-

sional fire fighter. I have two daughters, four- and seven-

years-old, and there is no indication of either of them

showing any special interest in jewellery making, and I cer-

tainly won’t force them to take it up,” are Filip Wiedrycki’s

thoughts on the future.

Over the twenty years of AMBERIF, many things have

changed: design, product weight, technology, ways of

exhibiting, but what hasn’t changed is the fact that the

show is the driving force for business.

LUX is a family business established in 1975. At the

first AMBERIF, they presented 215 designs, today–more

than 2 thousand.

“We are a whole world away from the early 1990s,

Amberif’s 20th Anniversary Sees A Third Generation Of Amber Artists

Report by Amberif press office

when AMBERIF started,” says LUX owner Joanna Bryksy.

“Design and machines have changed most of all. The cus-

tomers are far more demanding and their tastes are great-

ly diversified. Even if they come from the same country,

each one of them orders different products.

“Can you get bored with amber after so many years?”

we ask.

“You cannot get bored with amber,” replies Joanna

Bryksy without a shade of hesitation. “Each piece is differ-

ent. To me, for example, milky amber is the most beautiful

but no one wants to buy it.”

What wishes can we have for AMBERIF on its 20th

anniversary?

“I think we will stick together for another twenty

years,” replies Joanna Bryksy.

Jewellery by „Art7”

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Amber Abram company specializes in producing the highest quality jewellry from baltic amber and exotic wood.

Our objective is to ensure the highest quality of services and products.

We offer unique products made of exotic wood combined with natural amber.There also amber jewellry in our offer, for example: beads, necklaces for children, bracelets, etc.

Jewellry produced in our workshop has its own unique character, that will take demanding customers' fancy.

Last edition of trade exhibition Gold Silver Time,

considered to be successful, not only proves the

leading role of the event but it also is a harbin-

ger of positive trends at the Polish jewellery market. This

year’s trade fair is likely to be at least as good.

Gold Silver Time is a proven form of business com-

munication on the international scale. Despite the eco-

nomic difficulties of this trade branch in the whole world,

the event is still developing and enforcing its brand on the

map of world’s fairs for jewellery and watchmakers.

STATISTICS CONCERNING EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS ARE STABLE,

and this year, organisers expect to maintain the same level as the previous year, i.e. about

300 EXHIBITORS and 6 THOUSAND VISITORS.

The 14th Gold Silver Time Trade FairReport by Anna SadoEditor of the Amber Portal www.amber.com.pl

Exhibitors are going to show a rep-

resentative offer for the whole Polish

market: from jewellery and watches,

through semi-finished goods, tools

and machines, to wrappers and ex-

hibition elements. An important role

goes to amber – the gem with which

Poland is associated by people all over

the world. Last years brought depar-

ture from traditional design of silver

jewellery with amber for the benefit

of modern and light forms. Polish art-

ists as well as production companies

are increasingly referring to natural

stones as they give greater possibili-

ties of artistic creation and are bet-

ter valued by customers. Every year,

there is a growing importance of the

sector of fashion jewellery fascinat-

ing with its vivid colours, astonishing

combinations of untypical materials and innovative look at

the decorative function.

The 14th edition of the event will pass under the sign of

further strengthening the brand of markets mainly through

promoting the exhibitors and their offers. This aim is

served by numerous exhibitions of contemporary jewellery

art, periodical preparatory competitions arranged togeth-

er with professional organisations for artists and jewellery

designers (presentations) as well as goldsmiths-craftsmen

(Gold and Silver in Handicraft), and also the most prestig-

ious among them – Poland‘s Minister of Economy for Best

Product Award at the fair Gold Silver Time.

We would love to welcome you at the trade fair Gold

Silver Time: 4–6 October 2013.

At the Gold Silver Time fair 2012

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Arek Wolski – Silver necklace

Marta Wlodarska (Amberwood) – Necklace with natural red amber

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In this year’s 10th edition of the

competition Gold and Silver in

Crafts, the competitors were free

to choose one of the two “fairylike”

topics: The Snow Queen and One

Thousand and One Nights. The exhi-

bition of works by masters of gold-

Gold and Silver in CraftsReport by Gold Silver Time press office

1st place Ewelina Jurowicz, the work titled The Snow Breath (“Śnieżny powiew”)

2nd place Piotr Musiał, the work titled The Ring of the Snow Queen (“Pierścień Królowej Śniegu”)

3rd place Jan Krzysteczko, the work titled The Ring of the Snow Queen (“Pierścień Królowej Śniegu”)

smithery has been launched at the

Gold Silver Time fair.

The contest jury, which consisted

of: Janusz Kowalski – the chairman,

OKZ-J ZRP; Dorota Ząbkowska – the

Ministry of Culture and National

Heritage; Wanda Gontarska – Interna-

tional Fair Centre, PSP Visual Arts

Studio; Iwona Lis-Filipczyk – master of

goldsmithery (Katowice); Waldemar

Wroński – master of goldsmithery

(Gdynia), and Jarosław Dytkowski –

master of goldsmithery (Warsaw),

awarded the following competitors:

The Seniors Category, topic: The Ring of the Snow Queen (“Pierścień Królowej Śniegu”)

fot. www.polskabizuteria.pl

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REPUBLIC OF POLAND

EU, NATO, Hallmarking ConventionCapital WarsawOfficial language PolishCurrency Złoty (PLN); 1 EUR – 4.1885 PLNTime zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)Area – 312 685 km2

Population (2012) 38 273 582 Government Parliamentary republicPresident Bronisław KomorowskiPrime Minister Donald TuskGDP (PPP) Per capita (2012) 16 527 EUR Ethnic groups

91.6% Poles8.4% others

Largest citiesWarsaw 1 716 855Krakov 755 546Lodz 739 832

The Seniors Category, topic: The Ring of the Snow Queen (“Pierścień Królowej Śniegu”) –

computer generated works

1st place Cyprian Chorociej, work titled The Spirit of the Snow Queen (“Dusza Królowej Śniegu”)

2nd place Jakub Śliwowski, work titled Frosted Roses (“Oszronione róże”)

The Juniors Category, topic: Jewellery from One Thousand and One Nights

(„Biżuteria z baśni tysiąca i jednej nocy”)

1st place Sandra Karolina Muraszkowska, work titled The Rose of Scheherazade (“Róża Szeherezady”)

2nd place Dawid Przybyła,

work titled The Ring of Kurrat Al-Ain (“Pierścień Kurrat Al-Ain”)

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Zamosc, ul. Kollataja 2/4, Polandtel. +48 84 638 51 22

[email protected]

Kaliningrad Amber Combine is the only state

unitary enterprise of industrial amber produc-

tion and processing on the Russian coast of the

Baltic Sea. Kaliningrad region embraces over 90 percent

of the world's amber reserves. Besides, Europe's largest

Malyshev emerald deposit is under the supervision of SUE

“Kaliningrad Amber Combine” for several years as well.

Last year, the Amber Combine celebrated its 65th anni-

versary which was attended by hundreds of its friends and

partners.

Preliminary Results

Performance of 2012 is commented by General

Director of SUE “Kaliningrad Amber Combine”, Yuri

Mukhin, “Technically, we are happy with the result. All

the objectives, that we had set, were succeeded. Though,

our efforts were much greater than in 2011 – a peak in

terms of turnover when we over passed 25 m EUR on re-

ceipt. In 2012, production volumes were lower than last

year. An annual production plan amounted to nearly

210 tons; we did not believe we could achieve more

under those circumstances. Nevertheless, we actu-

ally extracted nearly 300 tons. This is of the first im-

portance; the team has done a great job.”

A subsidiary of the Combine – JSC “Yantarny Yuve-

li r prom,” that produces under the brand name “Amber

Combine”, has operated at a profit for the first time per

three years. Its turnover was 2.5 mln EUR and resulted

in changes of the jewellery design, renewal of the range

of products, modernization of jewellery production, and

development of a network of company shops.

How amber is mined

In Primorsky Krai, solar stone deposits are at a depth

of about 50 meters. A layer of blue clay – glauconite, con-

taining the amber, averages 7 – 9 meters. Baltic amber

is estimated to be about 50 m years old. The process of

amber mining in an open pit consists of several stages.

Solar Heat of Amberand a Glow of EmeraldReport by Svetlana KalininaPress secretary of Kaliningrad Amber Combine

The world's largest amber mine

Malyshev emeralds

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Yuri A. Mukhin, General Director of FSE “Kaliningrad Amber Combine”

The first stage – stripping operations when dozens of

meters of soil are removed to get to the layer of “blue

clay.” Upon reaching the amber layer, a stripping team

moves on to new areas.

The second stage begins when a mining team chooses

the richest deposits on land, enters the exposed area, and

starts mining. In Soviet times, stripping operations used

to be ahead of mining ones for about ten years. In recent

years, the time gap has gradually decreased.

Natural Factor

In a 50-metre deep amber pit, miners always have to

be alert – the nature prepared a number of surprises for

humans in the very prehistoric times. The season of 2012

has distinguished by operations in highly challenging geo-

logical conditions in the area of glacial erosion. Ancient

underground rivers and lakes, formed back in the Ice Age,

were discovered. Before mining, the waters had to be

pumped out. A moving ice-flow often used to drag along

both huge granite boulders and light, almost weightless

amber. A geological survey cannot foresee all circum-

stances, so, sometimes, blue clay occurs to preserve very

poor amber deposits. In 2012, experts noted the follow-

ing: not everywhere the stone appeared to be as the one

specified in our maps – in those places, amber was eroded

and washed away by a glacier. Hence, the content of the

stone in the layer was smaller as well. There emerged a

need to strengthen the monitoring of the state of subsoil

waters in the field; groundwater had to be continuously

pumped out... Production costs rose. All this affected the

cost of raw amber.

Legal Battle

Last year, the Amber Combine faced land issues.

Stripping operations on the mining lease, legitimately con-

trolled by the Combine, became an object of numerous le-

gal battles. Unfortunately, the land over this mining lease

turned out not to be belonging to the Enterprise. A lease

of the land was agreed only in the middle of last year.

Yuri Mukhin, “The situation is complicated by

the fact that though we have resolved the land issue

last year, now we're again wasting time due to the

assignment of these lands for industrial purposes.

In 2013, we will be forced to execute mining right

“on the back” of stripping works. This is the most

expensive mining operations. And the most intense

for all the staff of the Combine, since they will have

to be especially coherent. No standstills will be al-

lowed – either in stripping or mining operations.”

Emerald News

The Amber Combine holds a long-term license to

develop an emerald and beryllium deposit in the Urals.

Famous Malyshev emeralds are being mined here since

the 1830s. In 2012, about 50 thousand of tons of emer-

ald ore were extracted in this deposit. An emerald pro-

duction plant, commissioned in the spring of last year, has

extracted over 60 kg of emeralds by the end of 2012. In

January 2013, the plant held the first auction of emeralds,

which displayed more than 50 kg of raw gemstones, in

total 9 lots, for sale. Two of the lots – emeralds in lump

ore, intended especially for collectors. “The results of the

auction showed that the amount of revenue was 15

percent higher than stated in the price list,” says Yuri

Mukhin, “By the end of 2013, the Ural department of

the plant is planning to launch lapidary production.

We want to sell more than just raw materials. If the

company facets large stones by itself, their price will

increase about five or six times.” The objective of the

integrated development of raw materials is becoming rel-

evant for the plant. Experts estimate that the value of the

stones annually increases by nearly 10 percent.

Malyshev emerald

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Inspectorate of Assay Supervision of Kaliningrad Region

Jewellery branch in Kaliningrad region covers tradi-

tional manufacture of silver jewellery with amber. For

a while, production of gold jewellery amounts to 9%

of the total. Development of the branch is steady and has

good prospects. A range of jewellery products is quite

diverse: from exclusive handicrafts to stock-produced

articles.

IN 2012, 656 ENTITIES OF

ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY WERE REGISTERED IN WESTERN SIAS,

including 223 entities engaged in the manufacture of jewellery.

433 businesses carry out retail, wholesale, and com-

mission trade in exhibitions, as well as buying-up and

pawn activities. Many of them are engaged both in the

jewellery manufacture and retail trade. In 2012, 92 enti-

ties began their activities; 22 of them – jewellery manu-

facturers (24% of the total amount of specially registered

in 2012).

Report by Olga Konstantinovna VoloshinaHead of Western State Inspectorate of Assay Supervision of Federal Governmental Institution “Russian State Assay Chamber under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation”

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Western State Inspectorate of Assay Supervision of Federal Governmental Institution “Russian State Assay Chamber under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation”

During 2012, there were assayed:

The number of products tested has almost reached pre-crisis amounts: The price of assaying and marking services applied to domestic producers

Gold – 103 173 pcs.

Gold: up to 2 grams – 0.25 EUR per unit. over 2 grams – 0.37 EUR per unit.

Silver: up to 15 grams – 0.07 EUR per unit.

Foreign-made products

Gold: up to 2 g. – 0.5 EUR per unit.over 2 g. – 0.62 EUR per unit. Silver: up to 15 g. – 0.15 EUR per unit.

Silver – 1 167 087 pcs.

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In which year was staff training for amber indus-

try launched? Who has influenced taking the deci-

sion which is so important for the amber industry of

Kaliningrad region?

A centralized staff training for amber industry started

at the State Art and Industrial College in Kaliningrad in

2006. The department of jewellery art for training amber

industry’s craftsmen was opened by efforts of the college

administration, supported by the Ministry of Education,

and approved by the Ministry of Industry and Culture.

It was difficult to teach students the art of amber with

the absence of any amber crafter study programme. These

activities had never been funded or ordered by the State

before. Amber industry’s enterprises did not cooperate

with us. Nor we knew about staffing needs.

Despite all these challenges, making friends with the

Amber Museum was the beginning of the integrated and

intense studies in amber production. Students became

Staff Training for Amber Industry in Kaliningrad RegionArt and Industrial CollegeInterview with Svetlana M. Petropavlovskaya, Director of State Budget Educational Institution of Secondary Vocational Education Art and Industrial College, Candidate of pedagogic sciences, honoured teacher of RF, Companion of Order of Honour

active participants of exhibitions, competitions, academ-

ic seminars, held by the Amber Museum; they became

acquainted with the top experts of the amber industry.

The museum actually became a creative laboratory of the

College.

The major changes of the College were determined

by the meeting held by the Government of the region in

Yantarny and attended by the governor and managers of

leading amber industry’s companies in 2011. It was a true

breakthrough in relations with enterprises.

We began to establish close connections with the

"Amber Union" at a rapid rate. Chairman V.A. Simonov

and O.F. Glinskaya were actively involved in the College’s

life. A great job was done by “Yuvelirprom”, headed by

O.G. Alyavdin.

There appeared numerous applicants for obtaining

employment. We are especially happy to see employers

coming to select personnel. O.G. Alyavdin has arranged

an excellent month-length traineeship for 15 students

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Student work

KALININGRAD OBLAST(RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

Administrative center KaliningradOfficial language Russian Currency Ruble (RUB); 1 EUR – 40.6910 RUBTime zone (USZ1 (UTC+03:00)Area 15 100 km2

Population (2013) 954 978Government Federal semi-presidential republicGovernor Nikolay TsukanovPresident Vladimir PutinGDP (PPP) Per capita 15 570 EUREthnic groups

86.4% Russians13.6% Others

Largest citiesKaliningrad 431 100Chernyakhovsk 51 771Sovetsk 42 619

at “Yuvelirprom”. In general, he has shown tremendous

concern about the students, starting from a foreman, ap-

pointed by him for the team, to an artist.

How many graduates have been trained? Have

they stayed working in the Kaliningrad region?

During the existence of the department, we have

trained 95 professionals. All of them got employed in the

Kaliningrad region – some set up their businesses, some

became private entrepreneurs, and others were employed

by the Amber Combine at “Yuvelirprom”. At present, the

College has received over 100 applications on staff train-

ing for amber industry.

We have held a number of author meetings with jew-

ellers, artists, and designers, as well as exhibitions and

competitions. In September 2013, there is going to run

the second educational Russian-Italian project, managed

by K. Laimer – “JEWELLERY DESIGN: NATURNS, ITALY

– KALININGRAD, RUSSIA.” A French-Russian Amber

Museum’s project “Purple Street” and Association "Once

a Craftsman" have initiated the creative cooperation with

French artists and craftsmen.

Another area of international cooperation – the

Republic of Poland. In 2011, the College was awarded

with the title of “Shkola na Yantarnom Puti (School on

the Amber Way)”. The ceremonial of the title “School on

the Amber Way 2011”, award and certificate granting was

held in the Amber Museum in Gdansk on 15 Apr 2011. This

award enabled the College to assert itself as an education-

al institution, training specialists for the amber industry.

Participation in exhibition, competition, and project

activities provides a priceless experience to teachers and

students of all areas; it stimulates learning and creativity

in their work.

Student work

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Latvia

Lithuania

Kaliningrad Oblast(Russian Federation)

Poland

This year “Amber Trip” celebrates its 10th anniver-

sary and I will ask you only one question:

How far the year 2004 seems to you now?

“Amber Trip” was actually born not in 2004, but in

2003... When I was flying on the plane from one jewellery

show, I had an idea: “How nice it would be, to have an-

other show in Baltic region for amber and jewellery indus-

try and develop this industry of jewellery business. After

another half a year, this idea came back to me with an-

other question: “Why am not I doing this?...” I was struck

because I understood it was because I did not tell about

it to anybody. Little by little, telling to some people, I was

watching how future participants and visitors react. I was

really surprised by their enthusiasm and acceptance about

making this show come true.

After these simple market investigations, when not

even one month has passed, I started to get calls from

those people, asking me how I am doing while organizing

this show?.... And I was ashamed to tell them that I have

not done anything about this issue. In this way I became a

hostage and was forced to look for a crew that could help

to implement this. In a very historic manner, we have cho-

sen a place in the capital of Lithuania, old town, Vilnius

town hall, so called residence of the Mayor of Vilnius.

There was enough space in this building and the aura of it helped to arrange the 1st show.

THIS IS HOW “AMBER TRIP” WAS BORN.

The 1st show was succesful and all of them were con-

tent: the participants of the show, VIP BAYER, guests.

They all have come to their expectations. After such suc-

cess, the show had to find another place for itself. The

amount of participants, who wanted to participate in

another show, grew out to be triple. We chose a place

Interview with Giedrius Guntorius, head of International Baltic jewellery show “Amber Trip”.

The decision where to hold the first Amber Trip exhibition was very historical – the capital, the Old Town, the Town Hall of Vilnius City, the so-called Residence of Vilnius Mayor

One question about the ANNIVERSERY

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that is not standard because it is essential for us to main-

tain another aura, different form traditional shows. We

chose a hotel with a huge conference hall. Back then it

was called “Reval hotel Lithuania” and now – “Radisson

Blu hotel Lithuania”. It is a cozy and comfortable place for

both participants and the most important – VIP BAYER.

Then, only here and only in this way we saw a long-

term perspective to stay in international calendar of jewel-

lery. It was not easy to reach this. Sometimes the amount

of participants would be much higher and it would not

get enough guests from countries all around the world,

and sometimes the situation was different. But maybe

every show has to put up with this and to make accurate

decisions in order to reach the best results. This is how

this show has come to its 5 year anniversary. This first anniversary has shown the STABILITY of the show. Our friendly motto AMBER TRIP TO AMBERIF was

a good advice.

In the next years, we continued our work. The show

was getting bigger step by step, together with the

amount of participants and visitors. The unexpected chal-

lenge was the crisis, despite that, WE ALL TOGETHER did

not stop, but went and reached this beautiful anniversary

– 10 years. And decade – this already proves the LONGEVITY of the show. It is another additional

guarantee for all jewellers of the Baltic region. Me and my

crew have enough willingness and determination to walk

the path that we have chosen.

But probably I stopped too much on your “ONLY ONE QUESTION”?...

We – “AMBER TRIP” are glad with this SPECTACULAR ANNIVERSARY.

And if the same question you asked me again ("How far, to your opinion, is the year 2004?"),

the answer would be short: WE WERE GLAD when it WAS 2004 and we are glad now,

when it IS 2013!

“Amber Trip” 2004 – 2013 super team: Angele -“Baltic Jewellery News”, Liudmila - project manager “Amber Trip” 2012/2013, Giedrius – boss, Klotilda – project manager 2008/2011, Jurgita – project manager 2004/2008.

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The young jeweller Marius Zakaras, a graduate

of Telšiai Faculty, within five years of graduation

became a brilliant and original artist. Chosen

conceptualism as his creative direction, he uses the idea

as an art-generating mechanism. Chosen the concept

as a primary source, he still does not devalue aesthetics

by finding the essence of beauty in his purified shapes.

According to the artist, he strives to make each piece of

art beautiful, he believes, it is the issue of conscience. One

as well may mention good taste, absence of cliché, use

of new aesthetically-defined approaches. As a teenager

decided to become a jeweller, Marius Zakaras recklessly

reached his goal. The advent of visual system has proved

to be original and innovative, especially in materials selec-

tion – the artist likes to use difficult-to-process titanium.

Although he also uses organic materials, such as ebony,

mammoth ivory, mahogany, amber, titanium, in the art-

ist’s choice, remains the leader. Rejecting the gloss and

pomp, Zakaras is playing with textures and juxtaposition

of several metals. According to him, the gloss is just for

the corners, the object itself first of all is a shape and tex-

ture. The shape must be deliberate, non-accidental and

“clean”. Many works have been developed on the basis

of the cubism style but finding a new, unfamiliar shape.

The influence of cubism appears in the purity of shapes,

laconicism, generalisation, rugged architectonics. The im-

portance of thought, the desire that the object first of all

would mean something, non-submerging into formalism,

however, is the most highlighted feature of the creator.

Zakaras does not lack craftsmanship, either – the objects

are fulfilled with responsibility, as the creator himself says,

he always chooses drilling, soldering or mechanical an-

choring instead of glueing. Such an attitude is an example

of the artist’s approach to jewellery, he does everything,

from start to finish, surprisingly accurately, precisely and

following the best traditions of the author jewellery.

Interestingly, Zakaras does not draw preliminary sketches

before creating a piece of art, the creator immediately

takes metal, wood or ivory. When in transformation, the

material dictates the shape and texture.

Conceptualist with Cubist Dimension

Report by Eglė DeanArt Critic

Marius Zakaras

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porary but involves past achievements, such as cubism,

reconsidering and recreating the historical achievement of

art and applying it – renewed and reframed – to the crea-

tion of new shapes. Here, the mystery is related to the rec-

ognition of past trends and philosophical aspects of the

search for new creations. Besides, you can always go back

to and enjoy the aesthetic beauty of the pieces, so fresh

and reminiscent of the golden ratio. Marius Zakaras has

found a mathematical formula of da Vinci’s time, where

technical parameters determine beauty and wave them

to the absolute. It doesn’t matter how you look at the

Marius’ works, they excites and make you think, which is

the sign of the creator.

Welcoming contemporary Lithuanian jewellery, the

artist admires many works, recognizes different styles and

is pleased that creators are strictly adhered to their identi-

ty. At the same time, he is the one among them, the name

that we will repeatedly hear as one of the most interesting

representatives of the jewellery art.

Work "Lungs"

Marius Zakaras is closely related to the exhibition

“Amber Trip”. Still a student, he used to participate in the

exhibition and can only express his experience of good

words; once, in the lottery, he even won a black diamond.

Therefore, after taking the second place in the jewellery

competition “Azur” in the exhibition “Amber Trip” in

2012 (this winning guaranteed him a display place in the

exhibition of 2013), the artist devotes all his free time for

the development of the new collection. For the first time

the artist’s works will be presented to international com-

munity, for the first time his artistic direction will become

available to take a closer look.

Zakaras is waiting for “AMBER TRIP” with hopes because what will happen in the exhibition

WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT on his future career.

And it is not important whether he is immediately under-

stood, or his philosophical implications are immediately

apparent, it is important that at least it would be nice

to look at his works. According to the artist, he has not

noticed any lack of competition in the organisation of the

competition, he is very satisfied with the evaluation ob-

tained and this simply encourages him to participate in

such competitions in the future.

Marius Zakaras was born and raised in Panevėžys. His

normal school routine was broken by his mother who de-

cided that her son should attend art school. After gradu-

ating from art school, but still studying in high school, the

artist was thinking about his future profession. He wanted

that art would become a part of his life. He was attracted

by two specialities, i.e. architecture and jewellery. Marius

chose the latter and have never had any hesitation about

his decision. He created his first work at high school, dur-

ing the technologies classes. The task was to make wind

chimes. It was his first work of metal.

Marius Zakaras is often asked what is his main source

of inspiration. The artist says that he is influenced by many

things, he could not distinguish one. His spiritual drivers

are the desire to develop, discovering new shapes, col-

ours, mutual relevance of materials. Zakaras dreams that

one day his works will excite people by their mystery, that

his works would not only be accessories, but also a means

to convey the past, present and future ideas.

The works of Marius Zakaras is already mysterious

and linking past tendencies with innovative and original

contemporary thought. His works are extremely contem-

Master thesis "Jewellery"

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Contemporary Lithuanian jewelry and professional

metal arts began to form in the end of the sixties.

Then, the art life was filled with artists, who have

graduated from the Tallinn Art Institute, where Estonian

professors, who have adopted traditions of German and

Scandinavian universities, have been teaching. Professors

from Telšiai Faculty, who have studied at Tallinn, adopted

strong artistic and professional preparation and character-

istic, strict, restrained Nordic expression. Today, the school

is open to the world art trends; it is constantly evolving,

and acquires more and more new forms of expression. The

artists of younger generation, who have graduated from

Report by a professor Laima Keriene

Studies of metal arts and jewelry in LithuaniaVilnius Academy of Art, Telsiai Faculty, Metal Plastic Department

the Vilnius Academy of Arts, are already teaching as well.

The study program is based on the principle of idea + craft.

It seeks for the relevance of creative projects and integra-

tion into the culture. Now, Telsiai Faculty at the Vilnius

Academy of Arts has two departments: Metal Plastic and

Design. Those two have five art and design undergraduate

programs (BA). The most popular is Metal Arts and Jewelry.

There are 60 students, who are enrolled in these studies,

and each year 15 graduates graduate from the university.

(Until 2011, it was called the Jewelry and Smithery).

The first and second year is all about gaining academic

knowledge and learning about the basics of this profession.

While studying the basics, professors

emphasize the knowledge of old and

unique technologies in goldsmithery

and smithery. In the third and fourth

year, students develop the sense of

identity, creativity, and social integri-

ty. The main course is Metal Plastic.

Students analyze current topics; indi-

vidually choose an object of creativity

and forms of expression.

Teachers, who create in various

fields of metal arts and jewelry, su-

pervise the tasks and share their ex-

periences with students. Professor

Romualdas Incirauskas is a known

author of small and architectural

metal plastic, sculptural plot works,

and medals. Professor Laima Keriene

creates jewelry, small plastics,

drawing, and also she is a special-

ist of goldsmithery. A docent Beata

Zdramyte is an artist of conceptual

jewelry. A docent Remigija Vaitkute

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creates medals, small plastics, and specializes in mold-

ing. A docent Vytautas Matulionis is a famous Lithuanian

goldsmither and enamel painter. A docent Mindaugas

Simkevicius is a sculptor, who is interested in performance,

art, and art of object in public places.

Telsiai Faculty organizes experimental laboratories,

creative practicum, projects, collaborate with artists from

Lithuanian and abroad. Over the past 3 years, an artist

from Polish Giedymin Jablonski is actively working in the

Department of Metal Plastics. Together with students he

has already implemented projects of conceptual jewelry:

European Identity, Happy End, Systems of Values,

Dolce et decorum.

Vilnius Academy of Arts participates in the interna-

tional student exchange program Erasmus, and has a con-

tract with a number of European universities. Some of the

students have been gone to study in Estonian Academy of

Arts (Estonia), Tartu Art College (Estonia), Escola Massana

(Spain), University College of Arts, Crafts and Design

(Konstfack) (Sweden), Edinburg College of Arts (Great

Britain).

The highest aim of the studies is the final thesis, and

fourth year students are already matured for it. Graduates

may pursue individual creativity: artistic jewelry and black-

smithing, small-form sculpture, creating medals, and ac-

tivities in other fields of art and design. In case students

have a lack of material basis and experience, some young

specialists are employed by jewelry, amber, metal process-

ing companies. Those, who have opportunities and am-

bitions, establish their own workshops. The employment

of graduates depends on personal qualities and interests.

On the other hand, it depends on employers’ openness to

employ and develop a young professional.

Fates of graduates, who live in Lithuania, are very

different. Some of them work quietly. There are also

some bright and creative individuals and professionals

of high artistic level. The members of Lithuanian Artists’

Union are Sarune Vaitkute and Dainius Narkus, Sandra

Malaskeviciute, Vita Pukstaite, Ugne Blazyte, Beata

Zdramyte, Jurgita Erminaite Simkuviene, Egle Cejauskaite

Gintale, Julius Vaitkus, Aurelija Simkutė Endrieke, Asta

Simkeviciene. Telsiai Faculty alumni Beata Zdramytė

and Mindaugas Simkevicius came back to teach, and

they were awarded with the docent name at the Vilnius

Academy of Art for their creativity and teaching. Egle

Tamošiunaite successfully established her studio at Vilnius

Old town, Neringa Poskute and Ausra Vindzigelskyte

Maciulaitiene opened their gallery-workshop in the Old

town of Klaipėda. Albinas Jukumas, Mindaugas Bumblys,

Andrius Janulis, Kestutis Tikuzis established their forges.

Jurgita Ciutaite Bugailiskiene actively worked at Anyksciai

municipality: organized and implemented national and

international projects, and now she is starting to create

again. Several work on the Lithuanian Mint.

A number of students were forced from their home-

land due to economic situation. However, those, who feel

a strong call to create, find their place abroad. Although,

it is not easy. For example, Mante Maskoliunaite and

Ausra Bankauskaite earned their recognition in New York

as a jewelry artists, Inesa Grigaite successfully works in

one of the jewelry companies in Norway.

Art of metal and jewelry is a unique undergraduate

program. Many graduates, who want to work and im-

prove as a metal artists and jewelers, can create works of

contemporary jewelry, small, architectural metal plastic,

work as craftsmen, at the manufacturers’ companies, res-

toration workshop, cultural and educational institutions,

participate in the contemporary art projects in Lithuania

and abroad. Each year, companies contact Telsiai Faculty

and request for the artists of rare profession.

Martynas Vaitiekunas „The roles“Justina Liaudanskyte “Neringa secretions”

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For her Master’s work, the artist chose well-liked ar-

chaic gold threads laying technique used in Renaissance.

The artists created the collection of glowing-in-the-dark

textile buttons “Be visible” (lt: „Būk matomas“), only this

time she used the luminescent thread. The artist says that

the idea born when trying to create exceptional, unique

pieces of jewellery, which would not only be functional

but also have a symbolic meaning.

The first artist’s meeting with jewellery was in Turkey,

where she was learning the mysteries of textile and jewel-

lery. “Here I started to combine these two fields of art.

After getting acquainted with metal, I already knew that

I would never come back to textile alone. Metal cutting,

grinding as well as embroidery is like meditation for me,

relaxation and escape from everyday worries,” the artist

talked about the union of the two techniques.

Connection with jewellery has remained ever since.

The artist creates jewelry, participates in exhibitions. In

2010, in the gallery “Art Niche” (lt: „Meno niša“), Elze

presented her first solo exhibition of jewellery “Laid

with golden threads” (lt: „Aukso gijom klota“). The art

critic Karolina Tomkeviciute wrote: “Saka-linskaite does

not limit herself with knowledge and practical experi-

ence acquired during the textile studies, she ventures

upon unexpected creative searches. In her accessories,

the artist combines the opposite poles: cold metal and

warmth-emitting gold threads. In artist’s works, brass,

silver is combined with embroidery, weaving or knotting.

The glow of precious metals gives baroque splendour and

Soft JewelleryElze Sakalinskaite Combination of Jewellery and Textile – Inspired by Love

Elze Sakalinskaite

I love my family – this was the declaration made by the

textile Elze Sakalinskaite when she completed the un-

dergraduate studies at the Vilnius Academy of Arts.

Simple, clear but brave. In contemporary art, where the

aesthetic of ugliness is getting more and more popular

and problematic themes are more relevant than ever be-

fore, it is very brave to be sentimental. Elze created 10

objects for her undergraduate work – 10 gifts for each

member of her family. In this work, Elze combined textile

and jewellery, thus, her artistic way has begun.

Report by Sonata BaliuckaiteArt Critic

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Elze Sakalinskaite works convey warmth, love and

comfort – she creates the things that are subtle and nice.

The artist’s pieces of jewellery gives this feeling, you want

to wear and admire them.

Ring

Exclusive Amber Jewellery

Brooch from the collection “Be visible”

the feeling of sanctity. Most likely, this style of jewellery

was inspired by the architectural originality and beauty of

the textile’s home town – Vilnius. After studies in Turkey,

oriental motives, which can be seen in artist’s works, ap-

peared – bracelets, brooches, pins are decorated with

black tassels and paisley. Elze jewellery can be divided

into two parts. One of them are decorative and conveying

natural motives: brooches transforms into birds, insects or

plants; while the other one is of more stringent shapes,

more restrained, here, geometric motives become hidden

symbols. Most of the accessories gives the impression of

heaviness, however, the chosen technique allows creating

an easy textile piece of jewellery”.

Brooch

Produser: UAB „Inkliuzija”, Vilniaus al. 10a, 66119 Druskininkai, Lithuania

Tel.: +370 686 59993 / +370 698 76558 / Fax +370 313 [email protected] / [email protected]

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Statistic of the Public Institution“Lithuanian Assay Office”Information provided by Public Institution “Lithuanian Assay Offic”

Contact: M.K. Ciurlionio g. 65, LT-66164 Druskininkai, Lithuania+370 313 51183 / [email protected] / www.lpr.lt

Over 2012 the Lithuanian Assay Office assayed and hallmarked precious matal articles:

Gold – 270 000 items

Silver – 1 150 000 items

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IN GENERAL ABOUT 2012.Lithuanian Assay Office has seen the year 2012 out

with the growing demand for the company’s services, com-

pared with 2009; though, an amount of precious metals,

presented for assay in 2012, is similar to one in 2011.

The past year has distinguished by a particular growth

in demand for precious stones, provided to the Lithuanian

Assay Office, identity and characterization services. As

compared to 2009, demand for these services raised by

50% in 2012. This demonstrates as increase in demand

for more expensive, yet, more valuable articles of jewel-

lery as well.

At the same time, it should be noted that the pro-

portion of silver and gold articles, presented for assay in

2012, has divided in favour of silver. A similar trend was

observed in the previous 2010 and 2011. We cannot state

that silver products are more in vogue than gold-ware,

but it is obvious that silver is rather affordable to custom-

ers in terms of cost.

Products became “lighter”; that is, since 2010, small-

er, rather “filled” articles, which are lighter in weight, are

presented for assay. Certainly, a smaller weight, quite of-

ten, but not always, determines a lower and more afford-

able to a buyer jewellery price.

ABOUT MORE FAVOURABLE AND FACILITATED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.2012 was the year of revising secondary legislation of

the Republic of Lithuania regulating operations with pre-

cious metals.

Any amendments, entered into force in 2012, have

substantially facilitated (simplified) the precious metal

business environment.

Perhaps the key change, in particular welcomed by

business representatives, is the abolishment of entrepre-

neurs’ obligation to re-register in the Lithuanian Assay

Office every 3 (three) years, upon coming into effect of

the amendments to registration regulations on 26 October

2012, concerning economic entities engaged in commer-

cial-economic activities related to precious metals and pre-

cious stones. Providing that registration of any entities was

in force on 26 October 2012 or they are going to register

in the Lithuanian Assay Office in future, the entities’ regis-

tration in the Lithuanian Assay Office will be open-ended.

The registration procedure itself became simplified

and clear – it is enough to submit a registration applica-

tion to the Lithuanian Assay Office prior to commencing

the activities. Fairly speaking, this application is rather of a

declaration on the planned operations with precious met-

als, indicating the type of activity (production, trade, etc.),

business addresses and contacts to locate a company’s

customer at any time.

The application does not require any additional docu-

ments to be attached. It considers abolishment of pre-

viously valid requirements, for example, carrying out

operations with precious metals only in non-residential

premises, by submitting a premises status supporting doc-

ument or a pawnshop work time arrangement, issued by

municipality for submission to the Lithuanian Assay Office

along with the application.

Business representatives may submit all type of appli-

cations – on the economic entity's registration, on reg-

istration of its responsibility mark, or on re-registration

of the mark – directly to the Lithuanian Assay Office at

any branch of the institution in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda,

Siauliai, or Druskininkai, either by email.

Entrepreneurs’ documents, signed by electronic sig-

nature, are equivalent to documents in writing. It should

be noted that we have received only 2 copies of such type

of documents during 2012, that, in our opinion, points to

the lack of popularity of the highly convenient for busi-

nesses tool of submitting documents to the Lithuanian

Assay Office. Hopefully, entrepreneurs realize in the near

future that the document signing by e-signature not only

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shortens the travel-time of documents to the state institu-

tion, but it is also a guaranteed submission of documents

at cheaper shipping costs.

A novelty is the technical feasibility, created in 2012

by PI “Versli Lietuva“, established under the Ministry

of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, for all busi-

nesses, including precious metals business representa-

tives, to contact all state authorities under a “one-stop

shop” approach via document submission system on

www.verslovartai.lt.

As our practice shows, our corporate clients’ adaption

to more favourable business environment is not dynamic –

so far, we have not received any documents submitted via

the said document submission system.

Nevertheless, the Lithuanian Assay Office focuses on

modern customer communication methods; therefore,

at the very beginning of 2012, together with PI “Versli

Lietuva,“ it launched a project “Shifting Administrative

Procedures, Relating to Permits, Issued by State and

Municipal Institutions and Agencies, to Electronic Media”

on the partnership grounds. While implementing the pro-

ject, we plan to shift more Lithuanian Assay Office servic-

es to the electronic space. Project completion is scheduled

for the mid-2013.

SINCE 1 JANUARY, 2013, the Lithuanian Assay Office publishes

all newly registered or deregistered economic entities in the public state institutions’

permit register http://www.verslovartai.lt/lt/leidimu-registras.

We believe that publication of information on legal

(i.e., registered in the Lithuanian Assay Office) precious

metals businesses, as well as announcement of informa-

tion on termination of such businesses, will help both to

protect interests of ordinary consumers – jewellery buyers

and ensure the integrity of business transactions.

One of the major legislative amendments is a legalized

exemption for precious metals businesses, with the status

of artist, to re-register their responsibility mark every 3

(three) years.

Before 26 October, 2012, a responsibility mark of any

entity – a manufacturer, an importer, or any other entity,

entered into the precious metals market – was subject to

obligatory re-registration every year. Upon change in the

Requirements for Registration the Responsibility Mark

at the initiative of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of

Lithuania, the frequency for re-registration of the respon-

sibility mark has been reduced only in respect of precious

metal business representatives with the status of artist.

In 2012, while amending the precious metal account-

ing rules, a lot of redundant requirements were abol-

ished – the only requirement was retained stating that

any precious metals business representative, regardless of

whether it is a legal entity or a natural person, must carry

out a precious metals accounting in accordance with the

general accounting requirements.

As early as in 2011, the Lithuanian Assay Office, along

with the majority of state inspection authorities, signed

the Declaration on the First Business Year. So, in 2012,

our company's employees complied with the provisions

of the Declaration during the inspection – they consulted

economic entities, running their businesses for the first

year, provided methodological support, yet, did not apply

any sanctions (fines or restrictions on activities, etc.), even

upon identifying violations. The identified violations were

given a deadline to eliminate them. If an entity fails to

eliminate the violations within the specified term or com-

mits new ones, provisions of the Declaration shall not be

applicable and imply sanctions against the entity.

ABOUT BUSINESS TRENDSWithin the period from 31 December, 2006, to 31

December, 2012, a number of registered economic enti-

ties has almost doubled – from 617 to 1196.

CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES

OPERATING WITH PRECIOUS METALS AND PRECIOUS

STONES, in 2006–2012* (units)

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OPERATIONS with precious metals and precious stones are mainly carried out

by joint stock an /or closed joint stock companies, a number of the registered ones

was 262 – in 2006, and 568 – by the end of 2012.

There were registered 194 individual enterprises in 2006,

and 246 – by the end of 2012.

A number of small-scale entrepreneurs, operating un-

der a business license or an individual activity certificate,

has more than doubled for the period from 31 December,

2006, to 31 December, 2012 – from 142 to 348.

Upon coming into effect of the Law on Small

Communities of the Republic of Lithuania as of 1

September, 2012, three such communities were registered

by 31 December, 2012.

CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES

OPERATING WITH PRECIOUS METALS AND PRECIOUS

STONES, in 2006–2012* by status (units)

During the economic downturn, there was also an in-

crease in the number of pawnshops, accepting precious

metals, precious stones, which has grown from 132 in

2006 to 240 – at the end of 2012.

There was a significant increase in economic entities

that purchase and sell precious metals, precious stones,

their products and scrap – correspondingly from 186 to

387.

A number of jewellers, producing precious metal- and

precious stone-ware, has increased from 181 to 308 dur-

ing the period from 31 December, 2006, to 31 December,

2012. Among them, 151 legal entities and 157 individuals

were engaged in manufacturing at the end of 2012.

In recent years, there was an increase in investment

gold traders – from 14 economic entities in 2006 to 38

entities by the end of 2012.

Besides, a new activity has emerged and is gain-

ing ground – precious metal and gemstone product

e-commerce. At the end of 2006, this business was oper-

ated only by a single closed joint stock company. By 31

December, 2012, this activity was legalized by 14 compa-

nies and 10 individuals.

CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF ECONOMIC

ENTITIES OPERATING WITH PRECIOUS METALS AND

PRECIOUS STONES BY TYPES OF ACTIVITIES,

IN 2010–2012** (UNITS)

Economic entities, running activities with precious

metals, precious stones, and thier products, are generally

engaged in distribution of these products – in wholesale

and retail trade. Within the period from 31 December,

2006, to 31 December, 2012, a number of these compa-

nies has increased from 560 to 1016.

* According to data as of 31 December of a calendar year

** The Law on Small Communities of the

Republic of Lithuania which became effective on

1 September 2012

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E. Zumbrickas’s individual enterprise and 26 other

Lithuanian jewellery business enterprises have

received the European Regional Development

Fund support. Participation in the 10th ANNIVERSARY

International Baltic Jewellery Show “Amber Trip” was

compensated with 49% of the total costs.

Public institution Enterprise Lithuania (VšĮ “Versli

Lietuva”) under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic

of Lithuania provided partial funding to the companies

participating in the international shows, where export

potential of the company groups (hereinafter “IGEI”) as

well as expansion of business relations is going to be

presented.

The group of Lithuanian jewellery companies took ad-

vantage of this opportunity. In the 10th ANNIVERSARY

International Baltic Jewellery Show “Amber Trip”, it is go-

ing to present the production of Lithuanian amber and

jewellery producers to its potential clients and partners.

The project aims at encouraging Lithuanian amber

jewellery companies to search more actively for foreign

partners. It stimulates raising international awareness

of Lithuanian amber and jewellery producers by using a

group initiative as well as participating in international

events in Lithuania and abroad.

“International exhibition and business missions are

one of the most effective export development instru-

ments. Cooperation of companies and formation of clus-

ters strengthens their competitiveness, for this reason we

especially encourage export development initiatives of

groups of companies. We see a growing initiative “from

Promotion of Lithuanian Jewellery Business Development

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E.ZUMBRICKO IIDEBRECENO 70–10KLAIPEDA LT-94153

LITHUANIA

owner EDVARDAS ZUMBRICKASTEL. +37039838245FAX +37046360652

www.amber999.com

A variety of amber productsAmber DM

D.Miliaus UKIMob.tel.: +37068759712, +37060613750

E-mail: [email protected] www.amberdm.lt

skype: dainius777xxx

the bottom”, when enterprises are forming clusters them-

selves and are participating together in the international

exhibitions or business missions. It shows their motiva-

tion as well as serious intentions and determination”, says

Director General of Public institution Enterprise Lithuania

(VšĮ “Versli Lietuva”), Paulius Lukauskas.

For the project of E. Zumbrickas Individual Enterprise –

participation in the "10th Anniversary International Baltic

Jewellery Show Amber Trip 2013", EUR 19 816 were al-

located, i.e. 49% of the total costs.

The following companies participate in the pro-

ject together with E. Zumbrickas’s Individual Enterprise:

Astijus Jasaitis’s Amber Company “NAPOLEONAS”, UAB

“Sidabrine kameja”, UAB “RMD linija”, A. Kleišmantas’s

Individual Enterprise “DU SAFYRAI”, UAB “Saniston

Baltic”, UAB “Silver Amber”, UAB “Amber Tree”, Individual

Enterprise “Misara”, Olegas Lenko, Jonas Damzen’s

Personal Enterprise, Audrius Lukauskas, UAB “Aukso cen-

tras”, Alfredas Daulius’s Individual Enterprise, Martynas

Kaubrys, Darius Tamašauskas, Algirdas Marčius, UAB

“Ambermozaika”, Dainius Gadliauskas, Marius Dūda,

R. Benetis’s enterprise “Lašas”, Vytautas Jukna, Edita

Šarkuvienė, E. Dunauskas’s enterprise “Pajūrio krantas”, R.

Balšaiti’s Amber Studio, D. Milius’s Economic Commercial

Enterprise.

IGEI’s encouragement is one of the activities of the

project titled “Opportunities for Business Creation and

Expansion” of Public institution Enterprise Lithuania (VšĮ

“Versli Lietuva”), intended to be funded by European

Regional Development Fund. The planned allocation by

the end of 2014 is EUR 1,7 million.

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Stone processing and collectible examples

Cabochons and jewellery by special orders

MINERALS TRADING

[email protected]

Jewellery tools & equipment ❦ Decorative stonesSilver details ❦ Packing bags

www.silveridea.lt / www.juvelyrams.lt

Tel.: +370 698 55360, +370 612 05330E-mail: [email protected]

OJSC Gomel PO CRYSTALL – state-owned company for 40 years, one of the best by leading companies in Belarus and the global market. The main activity of OJSC Gomel PO CRYSTALL is production of precious metals jewelry with precious stones inserts and polished diamonds inserts, production of State awards by request of the Administrative office of President of the Republic of Belarus. View this company’s jewelry with Yakutia diamonds and precious stones is delivered to nearly every major country in the world. Even such high-level companies like”Cartier” and “Tiffany” have already purchased diamonds shaped jewelry his masterpieces, and the Arab Emirates, Sheik sends special orders for unique jewelry. In 2011, Moscow, OJSC Gomel PO CRYSTALL has become an international professional master contest winner “Best cutter”. This great victory reaffirms Yakutia diamonds flawless manufacturing quality.The quality management system of the enterprise has been certified to comply with the international requirements of ISO 9001–2001.

UAB "Aukso Centras"Trakų st. 6–24, LT-01132 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel. +370 5 212 12 14 / Fax +370 5 212 16 22www.auksocentras.lt / [email protected]

PURVYNE – this is a new jewellery platform in

Vilnius. It was originally the initiative of two young

Lithuanians to open a combined workshop with a

showroom in the heart of Old Town Vilnius. It is now locat-

ed at Literatu street (see a map attached). Those budding

creative are Indre Giedraityte – an artist and a custom de-

signer and Algimantas Seselskis – an amber master jeweller.

So let us explain just a little bit about “PURVYNE” title.

Directly translated from Lithuanian the word PURVYNE

would not necessarily become a typical name for a jew-

ellery shop. Just because the word itself means “mud”

or “quagmire”. Historically it was and still is a name of

a small fishing village on Curonian spit where sea amber

A new jewellery platform in Vilnius

Indre Giedraityte, an artist, a custom designer and Algimantas Seselskis, an amber master jeweller

has been found throughout the ages. This idyllic place in

a nature reserve is where Algimantas was born and spent

his childhood.

There were also lots of curious crows poking around

the village and surrounding sand dunes. To live in isola-

tion is a death sentence for the bird. They even raise there

young as community. The birds' ways are very creative

and intelligent when it comes to sustaining themselves

and ensuring the prosperity of the flock. There is an old

Lithuanian proverb “Varnas varnui akies nekerta” loosely

translated as “Birds of feather flock together”.

In our quite challenging times economically it is not

easy for a lone artisan to earn his or her daily bread. “One

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That is THE IDEA behind PURVYNE PLACE –

to put creative in a linked community and pull their

energies together and collectively in a complete

synergetic fashion.

can learn a lot from a crow's flock these days” – Algimantas

insists. That is the idea behind PURVYNE place – to put

creative in a linked community and pull their energies to-

gether and collectively in a complete synergetic fashion.

Where does the inspiration for a specific jewellery de-

sign come from?

Indre believes that inspiration is just like love itself

and – “comes without a warning”. An urge to create

intensifies though when one feels

strongly about the people around

and what is happening to the world.

The current 'global village' civiliza-

tion state promotes interconnected-

ness and forges a great variety of

meanings and interpretations for its

cause. Combining the ancient mat-

ter of amber with modernistic ma-

terials like medical caoutchouc and

contemporary design and styling ap-

proaches reflects the idea of prehis-

tory entangled with our day to day

lives and responsibilities.

Jewellery by “Purvyne”

REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

EU, NATO, Hallmarking ConventionCapital VilniusOfficial language LithuanianCurrency Lithuanian litas (LTL); 1 EUR – 3.4528 LTLTime zone EET (UTC+2); Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)Area – 65 200 km2

Population (2012) 2 979 000Government Parliamentary republicPresident Dalia GrybauskaitePrime Minister Algirdas ButkeviciusGDP (PPP) Per capita (2012) 15 931 EUREthnic groups (2011)

83.7% Lithuanians,16.30% others

Largest citiesVilnius 542 932 Kaunas 336 912Klaipėda 177 812

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Lithuania

Latvia

Kaliningrad Region

Belarus

Poland

Gold – 903 000 itemsNumber of products hallmarked in 2012:

Silver – 907 000 items

The Belarusian JewelleryMarket has the Necessary Transparency

The infrastructure of the Belarusian jewellery mar-

ket is sufficiently developed and has the neces-

sary transparency. The state carries out a balanced

national policy on the precious metals and stones market

management. There are no barriers to entry to the market

of new members, regardless of the form of ownership or

nationality of the capital.

The jewellery industry in Belarus has been introduced

by both large-scale producers of jewellery products of

public and private ownership (OAO “Gomelskoje PO

“Kristall”, jewellery factory “Zorka”), as well as small en-

terprises (ZAO “Belgran”, jewellery factory “Egrett” and

other) and jewellery workshops.

In the Republic of Belarus, a compulsory national

hallmarking of the precious metal products produced in

Belarus and intended for sale in its territory is required.

Such requirement applies to the precious metal products

imported to the Republic of Belarus for sale as well.

From 2010, a voluntary hallmarking was introduced

for the precious metal products produced in the Republic

of Belarus and intended for export from its territory.

The following assays have been fixed to precious met-

als intended for hallmarking:

Platinum – 900; 950;

Gold – 375; 500; 583; 585; 750; 958; (583 hall-

mark may only be applied to products manufactured

by individual orders);

Palladium – 500; 850;

Silver – 750; 800; 830; 875; 925; 960.

Hallmarking is performed by the State Assay Super-

vision Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finances of the

Republic of Belarus (hereinafter – State Assay Supervision

Inspectorate).

Information prepared by Balarusian Assay Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finances

How many entities operating in the field of jew-

ellery (producers and sellers) were there registered

in Belarus in 2012? How many of them started their

activities in 2012?

In the Republic of Belarus, doing business in the field

of precious metals and stones must be licensed. Licences

are complex, i.e. under a single licence activities may be

conducted in several areas subject to licensing (works and

services).

All in all, 11 works and services related to precious

metals and stones may be licensed, including retail and

wholesale trade as well as production.

ON 1ST JANUARY 2013, 311 LICENSES granted the right to

manufacture or sale precious metal and stone products. IN 2012, 45 LICENCES out of the

mentioned amount were obtained.

Also in 2012, upon the request of licensees, the exist-

ing licences were being often complemented by expand-

ing their scope.

For more information on licensing refer to: Regulation of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 450 dated

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Today the Belorussian jewellery market depends on

the import. The demand is chiefly satisfied by im-

ports of foreign articles into the republic. At the

end of 2012, a jewellery holding was created in the coun-

try. Such incorporations are beneficial for the national

economy: two industrial enterprises let out around 50 %

of domestic jewellery production, and in the total scope

of Belorussian sales of “everlasting treasures” their part

makes 18 %.

We discuss the structure and strategic tasks with

Ruslan Sorokovoj, director general of the manag-

ing company of the jewellery OAO “Gomelskoe PO

Kristall”.

The holding consists of 3 big jewellery compa-

nies, state enterprises. How will the spheres of ac-

tivities be distributed?

OAO “Gomelskoe PO Kristall”, which is the biggest

producer of jewellery, brilliants and diamond instruments,

“Gomelskoe PO Kristall” jewellery

Angele Juodzeviciene interview with Ruslan Sorokovoj, CEO of the Managing Company “Gomelskoe PO Kristall”

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“Gomelskoe PO Kristall” jewellery

has become the managing company of the incorporated

holding. ZAO “Belgran” which also produces jewellery

and brilliants, and OAO “Beljuvelirtorg”, the greatest

state jewellery sales network in the Republic of Belarus,

have become the participants of the holding.

In the jewellery holding, OAO “Gomelskoe PO Kristall”

and ZAO “Belgran” will be implementing the tasks of in-

creasing production of jewellery, the permanent increase

of quality and competitiveness on the basis of moderniza-

tion of production facilities in accordance with advanced

technologies of jewellery production. OAO “Gomelskoe

PO Kristall”, will also ensure the promotion of brilliants

and domestic jewellery products in foreign markets.

OAO “Beljuvelirtorg” is becoming the only retail net-

work of the holding, and it will be performing the reali-

zation of production of the participants of the holding,

jewellery production of missing assortment of other pro-

ducers, including the imported products into the Republic

of Belarus.

What aims, tasks does the Holding is raised?

The strategic tasks of production activities of the jew-

ellery holding in 2012 – 2017 will be the leading develop-

ment of jewellery production, keeping the leading posi-

tions among domestic jewellery producers, extending the

jewellery assortment, increasing its quality and ability to

compete in ensuring the further development of new and

present kinds of activity.

In order to reach these aims, it is planned by 2018:

TO INCREASE the scope of jewellery production in 2.2 TIMES;

TO EXPAND the cooperation with foreign partners of missing assortment jewellery

production; TO INCREASE the scope of diamond processing production in 1.4 TIMES;TO INCREASE the scope of diamond instruments production in 1.5 TIMES.

The strategic tasks of retail and marketing activities of

the jewellery holding are to increase the part of domestic

jewellery products in the internal market, to increase the

efficiency of sales of jewellery and leading products.

OAO “Beljuvelirtorg” will be seeking to implement the

above-indicated tasks by strengthening the available com-

petitive advantages of the united sales network as well as

by creating the supplementary ones:

the development and promotion of a united

brand of jewellery holding with OAO “Gomelskoe PO

Kristall”;

the creation of effective logistics of the domestic

production jewellery supply and foreign production

jewellery purchases into a united network of the hold-

ing aimed at the maximal satisfaction of the demand

and speeding-up of the turnover;

the introduction of coordinated price policy into

the united sales network, using the possibilities of

transfer price formation;

the development of a united advertising policy;

the introduction of advanced methods of sales ac-

tivities aimed at the increase of realization scope in

the united sales network of the holding.

It is known that it is not the first year when the

company OAO “Gomelskoe PO Kristall” is participat-

ing at jewellery exhibition “Amber Trip”, what is

your evaluation of this exhibition and how interest-

ing, perspective is for you the Baltic market?

In March 2013, OAO “Gomelskoe PO Kristall”, is plan-

ning to participate in the International jewellery exhibition

“Amber Trip” in Vilnius for the third time.

The participation in this exhibition allows to increase

the level of recognisability of the brand “Gomel Kristall”

in the market of the Baltic states. For the visitors of the

exhibition – to acquire products directly from the pro-

ducer or to conclude contracts for the acquisition of high

quality flawless jewellery “Kristall” produced from Yakut

diamonds that are the best in the world.

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Statistic of the Publish Institution“Latvian Assay Office”Information provided by Public Institution “Latvian Assay Offic”

Gold – 181 217 items

Silver – 411 108 items

During 2012 in Latvia were 1830 entities engaged in jewelry, 349 new places were registered in Latvian Assay Ofice.

The Assay Office of Latvia (VSIA "Latvijas proves birojs")

Over 2012 the Latvian Assay Office assayed and hallmarked precious metal articles:

Contact: Teatra str. 9, Riga, LV1050, Latvia +371 672 10009 / [email protected] / www.prove.lv

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Tell us about how and when the Raynik Company

was revived?

The RAYNIK Company was founded in 1996. It was

established for wholesale trade of jewelry made from pre-

cious metals. We wanted to enrich the Latvian market,

filled mainly with consumer goods by that time, with fine

jewelry of high quality. After all, the Guild of Jewelers of

Latvia was formed back in January 25, 1630, which indi-

cates that the traditions of jewelry art have deep roots in

this land.

Tell us about your experience.

At the beginning we were supplying original silverware

from the United States, Mexico, Italy and other countries,

bringing the exclusive collections from international exhibi-

tions. In 1995, diamond jewelry sales in the jewelry group

increased to 28% in value terms. Diamonds have become

the top selling product among vari-

ous groups of goods. After becom-

ing the Kiev Jewelry Factory’s (KYUZ)

distributor in the Baltic countries, the

RAYNIK Company started to supply

high quality ware made of gold and

diamonds.

Since 2011, we are representa-

tives of the Canadian company SIGAL within the territory

of the Baltic States. SIGAL is a brand with a worldwide

reputation. Its silverware is distinguished by the original

design and the highest quality of workmanship. The brand

is always at the peak of fashion trends. David Segal’s pro-

jects are a visual expression of his style. When it comes to

fashion and jewelry, David likes to say: “If you love it, wear

it”. If you want to have truly stylish jewelry to emphasize

your look and personality, the stunning products by David

are definitely for you.

KYUZ and SIGAL use only high quality stones that

have passed certification. Just before sending to Latvia,

the KYUZ products take one more, additional control

check in the State Hematology Center of Ukraine.

RAYNIK – Fine Jewelry of High QualityAngele Juodzeviciene interview with Nikolay Shalna, the Head of the Company “RAYNIK”

Jewellery by “Kiev Jewellery Factory”

Jewellery By “SIGAL”

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How do you evaluate the Latvian jewelry market?

Now Latvia and other Baltic countries are flooded with

glass products (China), Swarovski, artificial sapphires, em-

eralds, opals, rubies, though Western jewelry fashion dic-

tates natural, organic stones. At the same time, the price

of these products with artificial stones is unreasonably

inflated several times. One of the main principles of our

company – we strive to deliver only products with natural

stones. This applies to both silver and gold ware.

Our main business partners are Baltic jewelry compa-

nies that want to compare favorably with the proposed

range. After all, we have not only the exclusive ware,

made of KYUZ gold, but also white or yellow gold-coated

silverware with precious stones of the same level.

How, in your opinion, has the

Latvian jewelry industry been

developing during the reces-

sion? How did you survive the

recession?

Many small jewelry companies

have closed during the recession, Jewellery By “SIGAL”

REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

EU, NATO, Hallmarking ConventionCapital RigaOfficial language LatvianCurrency Lats (LVL); 1 EUR – 0.6998 LVLTime zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)Area – 64 589 km2

Population (2012) 2 217 053 Government Parliamentary republicPresident Andris BerziņsPrime Minister Valdis DombrovskisGDP (PPP) Per capita (2012) 12 730 EUREthnic groups (2011)

62.1% Latvians37.9 % others

Largest citiesRiga 706 000Liepaja 301 621Daugavpils 343 646

Lithuania

Latvia

Kaliningrad Region

Belarus

Poland

Estonia

Jewellery by “Kiev Jewellery Factory”

Jewellery by "SIGAL"

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others have reduced the number of their stores. So far, I

have not heard about them re-opening.

We were not only able to survive in times of down-

time, but we managed to develop new directions, in par-

ticular – SIGAL. We are also actively working with the Thai

firms producing marcasite silver. We are the only company

in Latvia that delivers expensive jewelry (necklace, brooch-

es, bracelets) made of marcasite silver.

Which jewelry exhibitions do you participate in?

We have taken part in various jewelry exhibitions many

times, both as participants and as VIP guests. The exhibi-

tions took place in New York (USA), Bangkok (Thailand),

Moscow (Russia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Warsaw (Poland),

Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia).

What are your future plans?

Our company is moving forward, not stopping on

what we have achieved. We plan to expand the geogra-

phy of our customers-partners not only at the expense of

the exhibitions, but also through the Internet-space.

UAB “ART VETUS”Poilsio str. 7, LT-93200, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Amber-BernsteinMob. +37068631576 / E-mail: [email protected]

Alex Amber

+7 4012 473749 / +7 9114721433www.Alexamber.ru

KALININGRAD AMBER

COMPANY

20

YEARS IN THE MARKET

„B&G” Bogumila i Marian Kelarul. Mariacka 2l,80-833 Gdansk, [email protected]

Artistic jewellery & amber SculpturesMeninė juvelyrika & gintarinės skulptūros

Please, visit usAplankykite mus

Amber Trip – Stand A24Amberif – Hala A 224

ROBISRobert Bienko

JewellerySilver Jewellery findings

Machinery and tools

Tel.: +48 603 114 132, +370 616 477 86E-mail [email protected]

Contact: Aru 10, 10317 Tallinn, Estonia+372 [email protected] / www.metrosert.ee

Since 2004 hallmarking of jewellery is not oblig-

atory in Estonia. The compulsory marking on

jewellery items is that of Sponsor’s mark and

Fineness Mark.

In the same year the State Register of Sponsor’s

Marks by the Government of the Estonian Republic

was established.

In Estonia, a Sponsor’s mark indicates a manu-

facturer and an importer, who is responsible for the

conformity with the Precious Metal Act of the arti-

cles of precious metal.

According to the actual dates, there are 128 man-

ufacturers (a person or an enterprise), 131 importers

and 50 enterprises, which have the registration as

manufacturer and importer (only valid registration

is taken into consideration) in the State Register of

Sponsor’s Marks in Estonia.

At the same time, if jewellery item is marked

with EU country manufacturer Sponsor’s mark it

may be sold without any registration in Estonia. As

a consequence of present legislation, the jewellery

assaying and hallmarking has diminished. The jewel-

lery marking with Sponsor’s Mark and Fineness mark

is provided by manufacturer or importer without any

additional control of the jewellery fineness. Thus,

the quantity of hallmarked jewellery and the quan-

tity of enterprises in the State Register of Sponsor’s

Marks does not reflect the exact jewellery market in

Estonia.

It is a really free market, even for certification of

precious stones.

As an example, in 2011 18500 ps. of silver jewel-

lery items and 3500 ps. of gold jewellery items were

checked and hallmarked according to wishes of the

manufacturers or the importers. In 2012, the quan-

tity of hallmarked jewellery was even smaller: 8000

ps. of silver items and 1000 ps. of gold items.

Amongst the checked items about 20 % of silver

Hallmarking of jewellery is not obligatory in Estonia

Jelena MuhhamedjanovaManager of Assay Office of Estonia

items and about 3% of gold items did not corre-

spond to declared fineness.

About Assay Office of Estonia…

According to the present legislation there are re-

quirements for a company, which have the rights to

be named as Assay Office of Estonia. One of the main

requirement is the laboratory accreditation in the

scope of precious metals analyses according to EVS-EN

ISO/ IEC 17025 standard. Every five years the tender is

announced for the competition between companies

for contracting assaying with Estonian government.

Since 2004, Estonian Assay Office was the contracted

company. In 2008, the Assay Office was joint with AS

Metrosert, Central Metrology Office in Estonia, and

continues its business as a division of AS Metrosert.

Only five experts are running everyday business in

our division of Precious Metals. The jewellery marking

with Sponsor’s Mark (without checking of fineness)

and jewellery hallmarking are very important parts

of our activities, too. Also, there are gemmology and

expertise activities in our service list.

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Castle in the Air Report by Pekka Erelt

Kadri Malk „As Mountain I remain Silent 2”

A dozen years ago, the group of jewellery artists

called ohuLoss (Castle in the Air) first stepped

into the Marzee Gallery in the Netherlands.

Kadri Malk, Piret Hirv, Eve Margus-Villems, Tanel Veenre,

Kristiina Laurits, Villu Plink and Katrin Sipelgas, who is

now pursuing work in other fields.

Their arrival was made possible by Estonian Academy

of Arts professor Kadri Malk, who upon receiving the invi-

tation to the exhibition issued an ultimatum to the Dutch:

she would only participate if she could take some young-

er artists with her. And young indeed they were, some

still in university. Some smiled superciliously: “Children

on holidays!” But the smirking was quick to cease when

these wunderkind put their first works on display. This

was something new, a breath of fresh air from Estonia,

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Kadri Malk „Mid-day of Life”

Lithuania

Latvia

Kaliningrad Region Belarus

Poland

Estonia

which had a jewellery art scene and traditions of which

not much was known at the time. These young people

thought for themselves, boldly, quite differently, without

needing to lean on crutches borrowed from their teacher.

And even as students, their technical skills exceeded those

of many trained jewellery artists in the West.

As a group, Castle in the Air has exhibited mainly

abroad – in Germany, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Hungary

and China. The biggest exhibition in Estonia to this point

was from August to September in the lower lighthouse in

Tallinn. While jewellery artists are often considered indi-

vidualistic, Castle in the Air confirms the opposite. They

are a loyal fellowship. “How have we managed to stay

together for 12 years, I don’t know, there must be some

secret there. Maybe it’s because no one dominates the

others, no one wants to be a diva.

The best of Castle in the Air and Estonia in general

is characterized by high standards and meaningfulness.

“You have to have be attuned to what you are about to

undertake before you start work. It’s a slow and thorough

process of getting on the right wavelength. It has to be

just right, so that psychological intonation is there. Just

like playing an instrument. If a string on an instrument is

too slack, it will not resonate; if it is too taut, it breaks,”

says Malk. The Western world, in its throes of consumer-

ism and tendency to try to trump everything rapidly, easily

and inexpensively, has forgotten the allure of perfection.

Castle in the Air radiates that forgotten beauty and its

light casts its glow increasingly further in the world.

Castle in the Air is not alone. There is always some-

one beside it. The Estonian Academy of Arts jewellery

and metal art department has produced a number of tal-

ented jewellery artists – Maria Valdma, Ketli Tiitsar, Kertu

Tuberg, Julia Maria Kunnap, Maarja Niinemagi, Andrus

Rumm and others. They, too, are Kadri Malk’s students.

The rapid rise of Estonian jewellery art, especially in

the past decade, is largely thanks to Malk.. Her students

Tanel Veenre „Les Fleurs du Mal“ Eve Margus-Villems „Palisade”

are multifaceted, not just mini-Malks. Mälk teaches them

to think for themselves. Everyone must find his or her own

answer to the question of “why”. Castle in the Air’s re-

cent exhibition in Tallinn’s lighthouse had symbolic signifi-

cance. Estonian jewellery art is currently the lighthouse of

Estonian art; its rays currently shine the most brightly and

the farthest out into the world. It is a light can be seen a

good distance off the coast, and on the other side of the

dividing waters. That very fact is significant.

Kristiina Laurits „M”

REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA

EU, NATOCapital TallinnOfficial language EstonianCurrency Euro (EUR)Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)Area – 45 227 km2

Population (2013) 1 286 540 Government Parliamentary republicPresident Toomas Hendrik IlvePrime Minister Andrus AnsipGDP (PPP) Per capita (2012) 17 117 EUREthnic groups

69.0% Estonians,31.0 % others

Largest citiesTallinn 416 144Tartu 101 169Narva 65 886

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With around 6.000 professional visitors, the

Gemworld Munich has attracted about as

many visitors as last year. Given that there

was a talk of good business despite a considerably grown

exhibitor number they must have come to Munich with

concrete buying intensions. Vendors of precious stones

as well as jewellery manufacturers and suppliers of ac-

cessories showed themselves satisfied by the show’s pro-

cess. While they spoke of reasonable activity on Friday,

Saturday was for some a bit too calm. Sunday surprised

by a strong rush and steady demand in halls B5 and B6.

More and more visitors from Europe discover

the innovative platform and benefit from the

extensive offer

Especially exhibitors of precious stones presented a

high quality offer in Munich which is in this form seldom

tobe found in Europe. Companies from Brazil, the US,

Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and other important regions

as well as German exhibitors made sure that the show

The Gemworld Munich – a glimmer in autumn

Report by The Munich Sow Press Office

gets more and more interesting for international buyers.

It could be heard from several sides, that clients from sur-

rounding countries like France, Italy and Austria but also

some Asian buyers contributed to the good results. So the

much expected answer to the question if the Gemworld

Munich has established as an international platform for

colored stones in Europe may turn outpositively: As the

organizers communicated, some new exhibitors already

announced an extension of their booths next year.

Pavilions as key attractions

The proven pavilion-concept, which was already ex-

tended by an ICA pavilion last year, has grown again in

2012: Especially for Brazilian exhibitors from Minas Gerais a

“Brazilian Pavilion” has been established. Besides first class

cut stones the present companies have brought high qual-

ity raw material directly from the mines to Munich. In the

well-known “Gemworld Pavilion” Paul Wild OHG, Henn

GmbH, the Atelier Tom Munsteiner as well as Cameo-Roth

and Amador presented exclusive grounds and valuable

The fourth edition ofthe Gemworld Munich has seen a small decrease in visitor numbers but ended

with all in all satisfying sales for exhibitors. Regarding the uncertain economic environment and

the up to now slow business in autumn, many of them put their hopes into the Munich show – and

have not been disappointed.

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France

Czech Republic

Germany

Austria

stone art objects. One highlight was the special exhibition

“Faust and no end”. Mr. Roth and his father presented for

the first time the complete and impressive series of 14 cut

cameos showing key scenes of the “Faust” story – a real

masterpiece of the Idar-Oberstein art of cutting.

Demand for jewellery and accessories on

reasonable level

Vendors of jewellery and accessories have finished the

Gemworld Munich 2012 in the context of their expecta-

tions and so had a positive end of this year’s autumn sea-

son. Many buyers from southern Germany as well as from

Austria and Switzerland benefited from the show in order

to stock up for Christmas sales. Lots of exhibitors report

on new clients and interesting contacts they could estab-

lish in Munich.

Europe’s young designers were guest at

the Young Designers‘ Corner

The Young Designers‘ Corner where eight finalists of

the initially announced jewellery competition presented

their works has also been well-frequented during the

three days. After the award presentation on Friday the

young designers from Greece, Italy and Germany showed

their creations to the visitors. Mirjam Dreher who gradu-

ated from the FH Trier came off as the winner with an

innovative and perfectly implemented jewellery concept.

All young creatives presented attractive objects and drew

many visitors to their showcases during the week-end.

The organizers and participants have been highly satisfied

and spoke up for a new edition next year.

By implementing such activities, by its broad offer

and the attractive ambiance the Gemworld Munich has

underlined its claim to become a relevant European gem

and jewellery trade fair in autumn. Supported by good

business and a pleasant atmosphere exhibitors and visi-

tors have been enthusiastic about this innovative event.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

EU, NATOCapital BerlinOfficial language GermanCurrency Euro (EUR)Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)Area – 357 021 km2 Population (2012) 81 305 856Government Federal parliamentary constitutional republicPresident Joachim GauckChancellor Angela MerkelGDP (PPP) Per capita 28 873 EUREthnic groups

91.5% German8.5% others

Largest citiesBerlin 3471 756Hamburg 1 786 448Bavaria 1 353 186

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Tell us about the Danish Jewellers Association

The Danish Jewellers Association was in its present

form founded in 1972. In the early 1900 there was a kind

of cooperation between jewellery companies that in the

fifties later led to a more formalized cooperation. In 1958

a common secretary was established in a joint coopera-

tion between retailer and supplier organizations and to-

day we are still cooperating to facilitate activities that our

members can benefit from.

Our Danish Jewellers Association focus iscreating

activities that can help our members selling their prod-

ucts. We are co-organizer of the largest jewellery and

watch fair in Scandinavia, The Copenhagen Jewellery and

Watch Show that this year takes place the 22nd to 25th of

August, 2012. We have organized ajoint Danish pavilion at

the Inhorgenta Fair in Munich in February and plan to do

the same at the IJL London fair in September.

Our Association is deeply involved in education of

goldsmiths, silversmiths and designers. Furthermore we

advise the government in legal aspects involving the

Jewellery business such as topics like hallmarking and the

control of fineness.

How many jewellery manufacturers and trad-

ers exist in Denmark today? How many of them are

members of the Danish Jewellers Association?

Today we have 75 members in the Danish Jewellers

Association and in total there are about 100 Danish sup-

pliers. Besides our Association we have theDanish Retail

Jeweller and Watchmaker Association that has around

400 members.

What is the split between imported and na-

tional produced jewellery products e.g. how many

hallmark articles are imported and how many are

Danish?

The Danish Jewellery market is facing severe changes in the futureAngele Juodzeviciene interview with the Director of the Danish Jewellery Association Jens R. Moller

We do not have the exact numbers of the articles pro-

duced and imported but an estimate would be that 25 %

is produced in Denmark and is 75 % imported.Jewellery

is imported from many countries around the world and

the most important being Thailand, Italy, Hong Kong,

Germany, Spain and Portugal.

Is amber important to the Danish Jewellers?

As amber exists in its natural form in Den mark-

obviouslythis plays an important role to the Danish con-

sumer but fashion changes has impacted the interest for

amber Jewellery that at themoment seems to be at a fairly

low level. However the Danish Jewellery company House

of Amber has great success in China and has opened nu-

merous own retail outlets. This is a good example of seek-

ing growth outside your home market.

What is the present development status of the

Danish Jewellery market?

Like the rest of Europe Denmark has experienced the

financial crises and this has negatively impacted consumer

behaviour. The consumers have been saving money in-

stead of spending money and especially sales in luxury

goods have declined dramatically.We have seen an in-

crease in shop-closing as well as a decrease in the num-

KINGDOM OF DENMARK

EU, NATO, Hallmarking ConventionCapital CopenhagenOfficial language DanishCurrency Danish krone (DKK), 1 EUR – 7.4605 DKKTime zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)Area 357 021 km2

Population (2012) 5 580 413Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchyMonarch Margrethe IIPrime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt GDP (PPP) Per capita 28 411 EUREthnic groups

87% Scandinavians13% others

Largest citiesCopenhagen 1 935 746 Aarhus 252 213Odense 158 678

bers of suppliers due to a tuff competition environment.

On the positive note we have also seen that Danish com-

panies with a strong strategic focus on innovation end

export grow their businesses likePandora.

How has increased prices of precious metals and

gems effected the Danish jewellerymarket?

The increase in prices of precious metal has been on

the agenda for several years. This challenge was present

before the financial crises and therefore our companies

have had a long experience in dealing with this specific is-

sue. For the last ten years both retailers and suppliers have

accustomed themselvesto rising prices for silver, gold and

diamonds. This have allowed opportunities for changes in

ranges e.g. from 14 carat to 8 carat and from 8 carat to

silver Jewellery etc..The tendencies have been increasing

prices but without large fluctuations. Such a situation is

easier to handle than situations with hugeprices increase

and decrease fluctuations.

What is your opinion about Danish Jewellery

market?

The Danish Jewellery marked is facing severe changes

in the future. However we have a long tradition for in-

novation and design and Danish companies aretherefore

well equipped to handle these changes. The major prob-

lems will be to translate and understand the impact of

changes in consumer behaviour towards issues such as

sustainable Jewellery, environmental code of conduct, in-

ternet trade etc.

Which companies are the most important in

shaping the Danish jewellery for the future?

There are a lot of the Danish companies with excellent

performance even small companies with a new Danish

design mind-set that will give them a huge potential on

the European market. The Danish market provides a broad

portfolio of different sized companies such as Pandora

and Georg Jensen but also midsize and smaller companies

who are about to gain foothold on the European market

such as Ole Lynggaard Copenhagen, Aagaard and Kranz&

Ziegler.All of these companies are important for develop-

ing the Danish and international markets.

What do you consider to be the next step for the

jewellery business in Denmark?

Danish Jewellery have a very good reputation through-

out the world and the next step for the Danish Jewellery

industry will be to use this platform for further growth

and with focus on international expansion.

Jewellery by KRANZ & ZIEGLER

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Sweden

Denmark

KINGDOM OF SWEDEN

EU, Hallmarking ConventionCapital StockholmOfficial language SwedishCurrency Swedish krona (SEK); 1 EUR – 8.6339 SEKTime zone CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Summer (DST)Area – 449 964 km2

Population (2012) 9 540 065 Government Constitutional monarchy,Unitary parliamentary representative democracyMonarch King Carl XVI GustafPrime Minister Fredrik ReinfeldtGDP (PPP) Per capita (2012) 29 859 EUREthnic groups 80% Swedish 20 % others Largest cities Stockholm 1 253 309 Goteborg 515 252 Malmoe 261 548

Precious was initiated in 1988. Our ambition was

to create a forum where the watch and jewel-

lery industry’s leading manufacturers, suppliers

and buyers representing Sweden and the Nordic region

could meet representatives from the most exciting new

and independent watch and jewellery stores. The initiative

was well received and Precious is now our most impor-

tant meeting place. For three intense days and evenings

we gather the industry and move it forward. The overall

aim of Precious is to increase interest in our handicraft, to

make it more attractive and to increase business within

the whole sector.

At the same moment as Precious 2012 closed the

doors, the countdown began for Precious 2013! We will

of course use our positive experience and the constructive

criticism we got last fall, but we’re not happy with just

that. To us, it’s not just to create a copy of Precious 2012.

It’s about creating something even bigger, even better,

even more inspiring and – most important – even better

business for all involved, exhibitors, industry representa-

tive or reseller.

During 2012 Precious strengthened it’s position as our

industry’s leading trade fair. The overall venture, which

was launched in 2012 in order to develop Precious over

the long term, actually surpassed our expectations already

in the first year. Venue fully booked. Last year we had 150

exhibitors and 4696 visitors, representing 736 companies.

Precious – Stockholm Nordic Watch & Jewellery Fair

arrange Precious Talents, a department at the fair for new

designers in the industry. Our aim with Precious Talents is

to identify and highlight new talent in the jewellery busi-

ness and to give them an opportunity to present them-

selves to a wider market. From the previous year´s nomi-

nees we pick a winner based on how well he or she has

succeeded in the year since he/she was nominated.

ANNIVERSARY PRECIOUS will be held at Stockholmsmässan 6–8 SEPTEMBER 2013

ANNIVERSARYPRECIOUS 2013

Report by Asa Axelson, the organizer of Precious fair

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I will here briefly enlighten to Baltic Jewellery readers

Finnish schools for jewellery. The Finnish higher edu-

cation system consists of two sectors, polytechnics

and universities, each with its specific mission. Here I pre-

sent three polytechnics, also called Universities of Applied

Sciences, which naturally differ from universities. I name

them according to the city: Lahti, Imatra and Kuopio.

Today’s jewellery education in Finland is given mainly

at Universities of Applied Sciences, which started to op-

erate in the nineties. In Finnish language are called am-

mattikorkeakoulu, in English polytechnics or University

of Applied Sciences. These institutions are formed as Ltd

companies, own and run by local authorities, authorised

by the government. There are 25 polytechnics in Finland.

The degree studies give a higher education qualification

and practical professional skills. They comprise core and

professional studies, elective studies and a final project.

All UAS (university applied sciences) degree studies in-

clude practical on-the-job learning (about six months).

The student has to gain 240 credits to get the UAS de-

gree, which takes about four years.

The school of Lahti was founded in 1899; of course,

the name and the aims of the institution were accord-

ing to the needs and resources of that time. In 1971, the

municipality of Lahti founded the Art Institute of Lahti,

and, in the same year, the municipality bought the gold-

smith school of Helsinki, institution founded in Helsinki

in 1938. The goldsmith school was integrated in the new

Art institute and Lahti became a remarkable city for Art

and design education. Jewellery education had two lines:

goldsmithing and silversmithing. The first one stressed on

the skill of handling noble metals and the second one was

much more liberal in the use of materials, however, both

have ambitions and motivated staff and students.

Today’s Lahti’s University of Applied sciences, Institute

of Design and Fine Arts (www.lamk.fi) has a bachelor de-

gree program for jewellery design, 240 credits, and with

the objective to prepare students to pursue a career in

jewellery design, research and development, studio pro-

duction and small entrepreneurship.

Jewellery education in Imatra, Saimaa University

of Applied sciences (www.saimia.fi), has its origins in

Ylämaa. A village next to Lappeenranta, rich in spectro-

Jewellery education in Finland

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lite quarries. The first workshop on cutting and polishing

spectrolite was in 1973. The municipality of Ylämaa aimed

to encourage and promote the use of spectrolite stone

for designing jewellery and objects, however, the school

moved in the eighties to Lappeenranta, where teaching

premises suit better for developing skills and market in the

craft school. The stone line development had a positive

synergy around the city.

In the nineties with the new UAS, the craft school of

Lappeenranta and the Imatra art school were integrated

into the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences educational

programme. In that time there were two lines, Fine Art in

Imatra and Stone and jewellery design in Lappeenranta.

Jewellery lived exciting times; experimenting and innova-

tive materials, large possibilities to internationalization

often lecturers and workshops leaders from abroad. All

this made possible that the six month practical on-the-job

learning, which is compulsory to all UAS students, was car-

ried out in Japan, Germany, Spain, Holland, Sweden etc

gaining experience and new friends. The school staff man-

aged to establish contacts all around the jewellery world.

In 2009, the jewellery department moved from

Lappeenranta to Imatra. Now jewellery education is one

subject in Fine Art. During the first year students go

through all subjects, after that, they specialise in one:

photography, sculpturing, painting, graphic art, jewellery.

After their studies the student gains the title of Bachelor

degree on Visual Arts of the University of Applied Sciences

(UAS degree). In Imatra now jewellery is emphasized as an

art making creativity.

The Kuopio Academy of design has a long tradition

on craft education; over a hundred years. During the sev-

enties ceramics, textile and metal education programmes

were very successful and the school gained a very good

reputation all over Finland training craftsman and women,

who would live making crafts in their own studios as mi-

cro entrepreneurs.

Kuopio Academy of Design (www.designkuopio.fi) has

a design degree programme (240 credits/ 4 years) which

includes a specialisation option on jewellery and precious

metals. It provides the student with the abilities to design

and manufacture jewellery and utility articles that are suit-

able for unique, small scale and industrial production. This

programme takes new students every two years.

Aalto’s University (www.aalto.fi) where you will find

the highest education in design in Finland, also Lapland’s

university has a visual programme. It is worth mentioning

that there have been several dissertations on jewellery in

both universities, next January 2013 “Women and Jewelry

– A Social Approach to Wearing and Possessing Jewellery”

by Petra Ahde-Deal in Aalto’s university. But either have

not a specific educational programme for jewellery.

Finally, there are also some vocational schools where

you can study jewellery and metal craft. Studies are quite

elementary.

References: Ministry of Education and Polytechnics.

REPUBLIC OF FINLAND

EU, Hallmarking ConventionCapital HelsinkiOfficial language(s) Finnish, SwedishCurrency Euro (EUR)Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)Area – 338 424 km2 Population (2012) 5 421 827Government Parliamentary republicPresident Sauli Niinisto Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen GDP (PPP) Per capita 26 786 EUREthnic groups

93.4% Finn6.6% others

Largest citiesHelsinki 596 233Espoo 252 730Tampere 215 315

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Finland

We would like to know your opinion about

Norwegian Jewellery and watch industry.

The industry in Norway is quite small, with few pro-

ducers of jewellery. Foreign brands are popular among the

customers. The main trend is the scandinavian modernist

design.

Traditionally its been difficult to get recognized as a

Norwegian jewellery designer. Few shops and long dis-

tances have made it hard too distribute the jewellery.

One of the goals of the Norwegian Jewelery and

Watch Trade Fair is to promote and create a channel for

designers. Here they have the possibility to display their

collection and build a network within the industry. Some

of the tools we have used is giving them a good posi-

tion within the hall as well as promoted them. Each year

we will promote new designers and their collections

through marketing of the Norwegian Jewelry and Watch

Trade Fair.

What is your opinion about the previous

exhibition?

Norwegian Jewelry and Watch Trade Fair 2012 was a

success.

During the days of the exhibition, and the feedback

from our survey confirmed the need of a trade fair in the

Norwegian jewelry and watch industry. Both the exhibi-

tors and the buyers were pleased with the 2012 trade fair.

How much exhibitors was in the show, from

which countries?

The exhibition takes place in cooperation to Norway’s

largest gift and interior fair ‘Gave og Interiør’. The fairs

are in the same location with the same date, and visitors

are free to visit both exhibitions. The gift and interior ex-

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hibition have between 300–400 stands while Norwegian

Jewelry and Watch Trade Fair had approximately 70

high end jewelry and watch exhibitors. The exhibitors come

from mostly Norway , Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Poland.

94% concluded with orders from customers.

91% of the exhibitors met their key customer base.

80% of the buyers did not visit other jewelry and

watch trade fairs in the Nordic countries.

Why, how they explain it? They didn’t know oth-

er fairs, or they didn’t want to go to the other fairs?

The buyers are not interested in visiting similar fairs in

other countries to avoid the traveling and expenses due to

the demography of Norway. The goldsmith shops are used

to suppliers visiting them with the collection. However they

are pleased to finally have a trade fair in Norway where they

can see an large collection of brands in one place.

98% of the buyers would like to re-visit Norwegian

Jewelry and Watch Trade Fair in 2013.

What can you say about the educational pro-

gram of the exhibition?

Norwegian Jewelry and Watch Trade Fair had a semi-

nar program, including talks by Nina Hald about pearls,

Alvilde David-Andersen about Norwegian design, Amnon

Barak from Briza about color enhanced diamonds and

Thomas Heyerdahl about marketing within the industry.

The purchasers visited the fair to get inspiration of fu-

ture trends and new products, to meet new suppliers and

socialize.

What do you see as the next steps for the jewel-

lery business in Norway?

Increased competition from lowcost countries makes

it important too focus on quality and an individual buying

experience. Design, correct materials and business profile

will become more important as customers search for the

genuine and authentic.

It is with great pleasure that the Norwegian Jewelry

and Watch Trade Fair will be arranged 22.–25. August

2013 in Lillestrøm, Oslo, Norway.

What about expectation for the next fair?

Due to the great feedback from our first year we are

looking forward to Norwegian Jewelry and Watch Trade

Fair 2013. We have listened to the feedback from both

visitors and exhibitors and have taken it into consideration

when planning the next fair. We estimate to have more

exhibitors both national and international as well as a larger

spectrum of visitors. We will touch on the current topics

within the industry through our seminar programme.

KINGDOM OF NORWAY

Hallmarking ConventionCapital OsloOfficial language NorwegianCurrency Norwegian krone (NOK); 1 EUR – 7.4350 NOKTime zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)Area 385 252 km2

Population (2012) 5 033 675Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchyKing King Harald VPrime Minister Jens Stoltenberg GDP (PPP) Per capita 39 526 EUREthnic groups

86.2% Norwegians13.8% others

Largest citiesOslo 876 391Bergen 257 752Stavanger/Sandnes 189 828

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Official Price for Raw Amber by“Kaliningrad Amber Combine”

March 2013

RUSSIAN AMBER. THE END OF 2012

No. Regular amber Price / 1kg Amber piece size

1. +4 faction 7,14 EUR

2. +4; –11.5 11,27 EUR




6. 2,5 gr. – 5 gr. 221,75 EUR

7. 4gr. – 25gr. 285,41 EUR

8. 15gr. – 50gr. 430,94 EUR

9. 50 gr. – 100 gr. 492,47 EUR

10. 100 gr. – 200 gr. 831,07 EUR

11. 200 gr. – 300 gr. 969,58 EUR

12. 300 gr. – 500 gr. 1077,31 EUR

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The Worldwide Price for Raw AmberMarch 2013

No Regular Amber Price / 1 kg – EUR Piece Size

1 +5 faction 20

2 +6 faction 20

3 +8 faction 25

4 +11 faction 60

5 +14 faction 100

6 +16 faction 140

7 2,5 gr. – 5 gr. 200

8 4 gr. – 10 gr. 500

9 10 gr. – 20 gr. 1200

10 20 gr. – 50 gr. 1500

11 50 gr. – 100 gr. 1600

12 100 gr. – 200 gr. 1800

13 200 gr. – 300 gr. 2000

14 300 gr. – 500 gr 4000

RUSSIAN AMBER

Price EUR / 1 kg

The Worldwide Price for Raw AmberThe end of 2012

If you have any questions concerning these prices, please, contact our office:Tel. / fax +370 5 212 08 23, [email protected]

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Amber Silver 925 Jewellery Price/gr

Handmade 2,3 EUR

Mashine made 1,7 EUR

SILVER PRACE CHANGE JULY 2012 – DECEMBER 2013

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Turkey’s number one jewellery show organised by

UBM Rotaforte, Istanbul Jewelry Show, will be

held from 21–24 March 2013 in five halls at the

Istanbul Fair Center (CNR Expo). The four-day event will

occupy more than 40,000 square metres of exhibition

space and gather over 1,000 exhibitors from 25 countries

with an extensive display of the latest products and trends

exclusive for industry professionals.

As one of the major players in the world jewellery in-

dustry, Turkey is a leading manufacturing and export base

that offers abundant opportunities as it is located on the

crossroads of three continents and provides a vital focal

point for neighbouring countries. In the past 25 years,

Turkish gold jewellery producers have been very success-

ful and Turkey became the second biggest exporter in the

world after Italy, the fifth largest importer and the third

biggest producer after Italy and India. The total value of

exports was over 1.8 billion US dollars in 2012.

Turkish Design Jewelry

Turkish jewellery is both an art and a craft. Inspired by

5,000 years of cultural and historical heritage in Anatolia

and combined with the latest technology, outstanding

craftsmanship, immense variety, flexible production ca-

pacity, excellent finishing quality, competitive prices and

the shortest delivery time, Istanbul Jewelry Show is an

ideal place to source products in every category of price

and quality, from price point merchandise to high-end de-

sign jewellery.

Great Support to Istanbul Jewelry Show

Istanbul Jewelry Show is supported by the Republic

of Turkey Ministry of Economy, Istanbul Precious Minerals

and Jewellery Exporters' Association (IMMIB), Small

and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation

(KOSGEB), Jewellery Exporters’ Association (JTR), certified

by the Union of International Fairs (UFI) and the Quality

Management System ISO-9001, ensuring that it repre-

sents an outstanding international trade event serving

the fast growing domestic and international markets sur-

rounding Turkey.

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock

Exchange, UBM Asia operates in 19 market sectors

with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary com-

panies across Asia UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou,

Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 240 products in-

cluding trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/

B2C portals and virtual event services. As Asia's leading

exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organ-

iser in China, India and Malaysia, we stage the leading

events of their kind across the region. Our 200 events, 24

publications and 16 vertical portals serve over 1,000,000

quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, adver-

tisers and subscribers from all over the world with high

value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and

instant market news and industry trends, and round-the-

clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We

have 1,100 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching

from Japan to Turkey.

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The IIJS SIGNATURE show at its optimum in the sixth edition

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council

officially inaugurated its Sixth edition of Signature

in Mumbai on February 22, 2013, at the Bombay

Convention and Exhibition Centre (NSE Complex),

Mumbai. Spread over 30,000 sq m with 1083 Booths, IIJS

Signature 2013 being held from Feb 22–25, 2013 is the

largest of the Signature event held thus far with participa-

tion from over 550 exhibitors and over 7000 National and

International visitors.

The event was inaugurated by Chief Guest, Smt. Rita

Menon, IAS, Chairperson and Managing Director, India

Trade Promotion Organisation, Guests of Honour, Mr.

Stephen Lussier, CEO, Forevermark Diamonds Pvt Ltd,

London and Shri. Siddharth, Joint Secretary, Ministry of

Commerce & Industry along with Chairman, GJEPC, Shri.

Vipul Shah, Vice Chairman, GJEPC Shri. Pankaj Parekh and

other senior officials from GJEPC and eminent members

of the trade. The distinguished guests lit the lamp as a

mark of commencement, which was followed by a guided

tour around the exhibition.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman,

GJEPC said, “Signature is a great platform where inter-

Report by GJEPC Press Office

national and national retailers and manufacturers come

together to build associations, transact business and forge

long-lasting relations that enable business transactions all

year around. Hopefully we will see greater quantum of

business being transacted during this edition of Signature

2013.”

The Signature show this year features 5 international

pavilions, which include Thailand, Belgium, Turkey, Israel

and UAE. Given the event’s growing international recog-

nition this year’s show will feature the UAE pavilion for

the first time as the ME continues to emerge as one of the

key markets for the Indian trade. The product offering has

been segmented to include all aspects of jewellery and

will offer some of the most unique designs in gold, dia-

mond, and precious stones jewellery, the Signature Club

that will feature high end couture jewellery, besides loose

diamonds and precious colored gemstones.

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council is

an all – India apex body for Gem & Jewellery represent-

ing 5,500 members. Set up in 1966, it operates under

the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry,

Government of India.

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outlines comprehensive jewellery industry CSR doctrine, founded on defensive, proactive and disclosure principles

Gaetano Cavalieri, the president of CIBJO, has

outlined a comprehensive doctrine for Corporate

Social Responsibility in the greater jewellery

industry. He was speaking on December 12 at the 3rd

International Gem and Jewellery Conference GIT 2012 in

Bangkok, Thailand, where he was the keynote speaker

and delivered the opening address.

To be responsible corporate citizens in the modern

jewellery business, three basic rules of practice must be

followed, Dr. Cavalieri said:

Report by CIBJO Press Office

“As businesspeople we behave ethically through the

quality of our management of people and processes, as

well as the way in which we impact upon society,” he

stated. “And because we have the ability to make a differ-

ence to those around us – both negatively and positively –

outside stakeholders take an interest in our activity. They

may be consumers, but they also may be unions, the gov-

ernment, NGOs, the financial sector, community leaders,

opinion makers and the mass media.”

When we talk about Corporate Social Responsibility it

is essential to qualify exactly to whom are responsible, Dr.

Cavalieri said. He defined three main groups: “One, our

business community, which includes all the executives and

employees along the entire length of the chain of distribu-

tion, or as they say, from the mine through to the jewel-

lery retailer; two, our consumers, who buy jewellery for its

beauty, heritage and its ability to express human emotion,

and who rely upon us to protect its value and reputation;

and, three, our stakeholders, who include the millions of

individuals living in the countries and regions around the

world in which are active, and for whom we represent a re-

source for sustainable economic and social development.”

The jewellery industry needs to be aware of its extraor-

dinary status and develop tools and systems of dealing

with whatever social challenges and ethical problems that

may arise, Dr. Cavalieri stated, noting that the Kimberley

Process Certification Scheme is one these and is designed

to protect the chain of distribution.

Gaetano Cavalieri

“ONE, to defend the industry from the various challenges that could threaten our reputation and integrity; TWO, function as a positive influence, serving as a means for sustainable economic and

social development in the communities and countries in which we are active; and, THREE, to be fully transparent in the way we operate our businesses and about what we sell.”

Treated and synthetic diamonds: can you identify them yourself?

Introduction

The value of a diamond is determined mainly by four

important characteristics, the so-called four Cs: Colour,

Clarity, Carat and Cut. For many centuries, people have

tried to improve the (apparent) characteristics of their

stones. In most cases, this is completely legitimate and

generally accepted. In fact, the best example of this type

of enhancement is the cut: a good cut grade is by defini-

tion theresult of human craftsmanship.

A number of different enhancement techniques are

accepted, but must be mentioned explicitly when a stone

is offered for sale. The reason for this is the price dif-

ference between natural and treated diamonds. If two

stones have exactly the same properties, but one of them

is treated, the natural stone has a much larger value.

Historically, treatment techniques were primitive, and ex-

perienced jewelers or diamantaires were able to tell the

difference by carefully examining the stones. In the last

decades, however, enhancement technology has become

more and more sophisticated, and in many cases only a

Report by J. Van Royen, HRD Antwerp

well-equipped grading laboratory can make the distinc-

tion between natural and treated stones.

An additional complication is the appearance on the

market of synthetic (i.e. man made) diamonds. Again, in

general it is impossible to identify these stones, after pol-

ishing, without the use of sophisticated equipment.

Yet, in some cases an experienced professional can

still identify treated, synthetic or at least.suspect. stones,

without the use of extremely expensive or complicated

equipment. In a series of short contributions we will illus-

trate some cases in which this is possible.

Coatings

Coatings are the oldest examples of diamond treat-

ments. They have been mentioned already many centuries

ago. The purpose of a coating is to change the (apparent)

colour of a diamond. Fancy colours can be obtained by ap-

plying a coloured substance, e.g. paint, on the surface of

the stone. Even the use of nail polish has been mentioned.

In recent years some high tech coatings have reached the

market, based on materials such as silicon dioxide (SiO2)

or calcium fluoride (CaF2). In general these coatings can

be identified by an experienced professional, equipped

with a microscope, or even a loupe. Coatings are never

perfect, and it is often possible to observe zones where

the coating is missing or damaged.

It should be mentioned that the example shown here

is a badly damaged coating. Therefore it is easily recog-

nized visually. Freshly applied coatings can be much more

difficult to identify. It is advisable to clean diamonds with

a mixture of pumice and sapphire powder. In this way, if

there is a coating, it will be scratched, and therefore more

easily visible.

In the next contributions, different diamond treat-

ments will be presented that can be identified without

extremely expensive or complicated equipment.

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For 19 years, gem testing laboratory (under PI

“Lietuvos Prabavimo rūmai”) has been testing

diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and other

gemstones that are in the market of Lithuania. Next year,

the laboratory will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.

While talking about the topicality of the laboratory, it

is necessary to note that in age of globalization, activity of

the laboratory, qualifications of experts-gemologists, and

conclusions are inseparably linked to the world’s jewelry

industries. We are a part of the same wide chain, which

goes directly from the mines to the retail of jewelry piece.

At this position, both objectives and methods appear.

Gemstones travel all over the world: they are dug up in

one place, polished in another, later they are modified,

and finally, the stone is mounted in jewelry. This action

can be performed in prestigious jewelry companies or pri-

vate jeweler's workshop, and even places that have noth-

ing in common with jewelry business.

Our laboratory, which is a very small part of this huge

industry, has set the same objectives, and by implementing

them according to its competence, contributes to the re-

quirements, which are raised for all laboratories in this field.

In recent years, our highest aspiration is not only to

carry out the functions, which are determined by the

laws of Lithuania, but also to seek for universal education

and transparency of society, which is involved in the jew-

Our business is special. It is related to people’s emotions and stable value of gems

Report by Violeta Kisielienė G.G. (GIA)The head of gem testing laboratory

elry market. Geologists-experts of the laboratory prepare

seminars about gemstones; consult everyone, who is in-

terested in general and interested in entities and individu-

als. Information is provided on the internet, by phone, and

also we are getting more and more orders by mail. („Baltic

Jewellery News“ note: Consultation is confidential, cost

depends on the size of the stone.

The Gem testing laboratory guarantees that the stone

examined is indeed a real diamond, and contains a full

and detailed quality description, focusing on the 4 Cs:

Carat (weight), Color, Clarity and Cut. The Gem Testing

Laboratory is the only one in the Baltic states possessing

CIBJO-registered masterstouns collection for color, which

ensures the quality of services performed.)

We give some statistics: in 2012, the laboratory issued

quality certificated for almost 26 thousands of jewelry

items and 140 281 of gemstones. If we compared with

the previous year, the growth was about 20 percent.

Compared with the old members of the European

Union, our jewelry market is still not as resplendent and

has very narrow choice. It is not surprising. It is only sur-

prising that often we contend with extremely negligent

attitude towards so called liability for our country’s market

and customers.

Gemstones on the counters do not even have a name!

Or the name is primitively inaccurate or deliberately more

attractive. The market is full of colored corundum; syn-

thetic and natural rubies filled with lead glass and pre-

sented to the buyer as a natural raw ruby. Another ex-

ample: colorless quartz stones are colored in green paints

and presented as jadeite, blue ones – as lapis lazuli. In the

Gem testing laboratory, each day experts see a lot of such

perplexing examples.

Since we are optimists, we would like to believe that

Lithuanian jewelry community, which is gradually evolving,

will find the inner strength and will shift its socially irrespon-

sible participants by implementing educational activities.

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Mr. Amber and his second Amber Museum – the most beautiful amber boutique in the world

Mr. Soren Fehrn is a person, who has won

a worldwide fame for amber. Thanks

to him the amber jewelry is experienc-

ing its golden age in Asian markets. Mr. Fehrn is the only

one who has set up two Amber Museums: “Copenhagen

Amber Museum” in Denmark and “Bernsteinladen Amber

Museum” in Taipei, Taiwan. The Museum in Denmark

founded in 1994, and the in Taipei founded 2012. Mr.

Soren Fehrn kindly agreed to tell us his story. Mrs. Vilia

Fehrn and Mr. Helmut Spangenberg also shared their im-

pressions about the activity of Mr. Fehrn.

You are known worldwide as Mr. Amber – leg-

end of amber business. Tell us more about yourself.

Mr. Soren Fehrn: Most of the people in amber busi-

ness know me as I have been in this business for 50 years

by 1 May 2013.To the majority of the biggest producers I

was their most important buyer when they started their

business. Some of them forgot this.

My father had a wholesale business of articles for jew-

elry shops such as cutlery, candlesticks, silver plates, and

when golden articles started to be sold in the shops, he

also had these products. As the office was in my parents’

flat, I was close to business from my early life. Invoices

were written by hand and added mentally. I remember

when we got the first calculator. It could only add or de-

duct. Then the first electronic writing machine (IBM) came

out.

I have been trading for life. When I was 14 my pas-

sion was bicycle racing, and therefore I learned everything

about bicycle-construction, and I constructed, bought

and sold bicycles.

I have been interested in electronics all my life, and

have made printed circuits for power amplifiers, which I

sold together with all the parts enabling people to build

an amplifier. It was natural that my choice of direction was

electronics. Therefore in 1962 I started to study to be an

electronic engineer. In the end of 1962 I was tired of it. I

was on the wrong path. This was too boring. I decided to

join Copenhagen Business School. The classes should start

in August 1963.

I was looking for a job and there were plenty, as at

that time the business was booming. I could not really

decide, so one day I asked my father, whether I could try

to go and sell his merchandise in Copenhagen, as his com-

pany (mother&father) did not have clients there. I got 2

cases with samples, including some amber.

At that time I had only a scooter, Bella Zundapp. This was constructed and it had 1 baggage rack on each side, so I had 1 case on each side. I STILL REMEMBER MY

WORST DAY AS A SALESMAN. I was showing

all my samples to one jeweler. ALL I GOT WAS HIS ORDER FOR

Mr. Fehrn – a legend in amber business

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Mr. Amber and his big Amber weight 8.8 kg

1 CHARM 12DKK – 1,60 EUR. By visiting the jewelry shops, I noticed that amber was

becoming more and more popular. At that time it domi-

nated in 3 companies. Henningsen in Thisted, Klarskov

Andersen in same town, he was the supplier of my father,

and Godtbergsen in Copenhagen. I started to look for

producers in other countries and got contact to DDR (East

Germany). I got the agency from VEB “Ostsee-Scmuck”

in 1963. In 1964 I got the agency from Poland, which

I visited first time that year. At that time there were 2

exporters, namely “Coopexim-Cepelia” and “Prodimex”.

“Coopexim-Cepelia” represented the only big factory

“Wytwornia Wyrobow Bursztynowych”, “Spojna”, which

represented all the small companies, and “Art Region”. At

that time “Coopexim-Cepelia” could export with different

exchange rates. It meant that if the price of the supplier

did not match the client’s idea, the exchange rate could be

changed, so that the deal could be done.

During my first visit to Poland I got to know Grzegorz

Kurowski, who is still my best friend today. He was the

technical chief in the Polish Amber factory. In 1967 he es-

tablished his own company and started to produce mainly

amber cabochons, necklaces and pendants. This co-oper-

ation lasted until I sold “House of Amber” 2007.

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produced for us.

In 1971 I started to sell the assortment from Kaliningrad

Amber Factory.

In 1971 and onwards our export expanded and we

were selling worldwide. I had 2 sale-trips a year visiting the

customers. Both trips were round the world. One of them

included Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and many of

the Islands in the South Pacific, the other one started in

Middle East. Both trips included: Hong Kong, Korea, Japan,

Singapore, Hawaii, America, Caribbean and London. At

that time I had more than 200 travel days a year.

In 1975 the space was again too small, so we bought

As the political relation between Germany and Poland

at that time was bad, I took care of the export to Germany

through Denmark. In 1964 I also started to produce am-

ber in Denmark. I had a small workshop which I estab-

lished in the basement of my house. In 1965we opened

the first workshop outside, but still only 1 worker, as we

only made amber pendants. In 1967 I bought a new house

which had space for both office and workshop, so we had

everything there. In 1967 we had the first salesman, in

1969 the next, in 1970 one more until I had 3 salesmen

in Denmark and1 in Norway and Sweden. I took care of

Germany myself. The business with Germany was very im-

portant to us, as the merchandise I bought in Poland was

with 60 days credit, and I sold with 14 days. This gave us

cash flow for our expansion. In 1966 when I had finished

business school, I started to export to America and went

there in 1966. In 1967 we started to export to Japan, but

I did not visit Japan until 1971. It was fantastic that the

Japanese were just as crazy as the Chinese are today.

In 1971 we had too little space again, so we bought

premises close to my house. There we established our first

workshop of silver/gold-articles with amber. At that time

we had only 4 silver/goldsmiths and only finishing cast-

ings, which some other companies specialized in casting

a new place once more. This time it was big. It consisted

of 2 buildings. One of 440 m2 and one – 256 m2 with 128

m2 basement. Here we stayed until 2000.

In the meantime we also started to include Taiwan as

by coincident I was looking for a supplier for more ef-

ficient machines and went there, because we had a big

order for rosaries to Bahrain. I bought the machinery, but

under the negotiations, the supplier asked, what I should

produce. I said – amber beads. He asked what amber it is. I

explained what it was and he said: "Send me a few kilos".

I did and this started the amber boom in Taiwan.

I still remember that when I met my client this year in September and asked when our cooperation started, his wife answered that it was the year when they bought their first

Mercedes, in 1989. Maybe this is why I AM KNOWN CALLED MR. AMBER IN ASIA.

In 1999 we moved again. There were several reasons.

The first thing that happened was the unification of east

and west-Germany. My biggest supplier DDR, which de-

livered 40% of my products, suddenly stopped supplying

1990. We then had to increase our own production, but

now we had to buy material in cash, add the labor-charge

and sell on credit, in comparison with what it was before,

when we had credit on the finished products.

The next wave came when the communist system

stopped in Poland. Here suddenly I got a lot of competi-

tors instead of having a stable supplier. The polish sup-

pliers were learning very fast and though our quality at

that time was better, we had problems because of the

different price. Poland experiences the same today with

Lithuanian competitors.

What to do then? I started to make my first retail

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Beauty of Amber (Mr. Amber's collection)

shop. At that time we had a lot of Korean, Japanese and

American tourists in Denmark. So I started to buy fin-

ished goods for my shop, and do only little wholesale. We

opened in June 1994.

In 1988 I met my Chinese (Taiwanese) wife. She

bought amber from me. Until 1992 it was business rela-

tion only, but in 1992 things changed. We started to date

and today we have been married for 23 years.

Mrs. Vilia Fehrn: Mr. Fehrn opened up Chinese

market and supported many Taiwanese companies who

started manufacturing in China. China became one of

the most important amber production centers and to-

day, China is the most important market for amber. Mr.

Fehrn is the one who made amber international. When

he sold amber products to Duty Free shops worldwide,

he supplied amber products to the whole world as well

.Ravfehrn Aps. known as "House of Amber" today – Mr.

Fehrn's former company is the creator of many amber

markets throughout the world. Many important amber

markets could follow this company.

Mr. Soren Fehrn: My wife opened The Danish Amber

house in Taiwan in 1995. In 1996 we opened the next

shop in Denmark, the next in 1997, one more in 2000 and

the last in 2003. Our own workshop was only produc-

ing special items for the shops, and most of the products

were bought. This was the reason we moved from our big

house to a smaller one in 1999.

We had the wish to try our concept outside Denmark,

and wanted to buy the company owned by the Witzky

family. The business of the family started in Kaliningrad

and Gdansk in 1884, so this is the oldest existing amber

company in the world.

In 2003 Mrs. Peters, who was the owner, and knew

my wish to take over the company, asked whether I still

wanted to buy it and I said yes. So since 2004 we ran 2

shops in Germany. This was also the year my wife and I

started to go to China. We wanted to open retail shops

there and registered Danish Amber House in China.

In 2006 I felt that I did not want to work anymore and

made a decision to sell my Danish company “House of

Amber”. I split the Danish and German shops and on 31

May 2007 I sold the Danish company and went on “retire-

ment”, only running 2 German shops. In 2010 I moved

from Denmark to Munich, where I now live. In winter

when it is too cold in Munich, we live in Marbella, Spain.

The summertime is spent in Denmark, where we meet

family and friends. We still visit the fairs and are happy

that we are not participating in the game anymore but are

only happy attendants.

Mrs. Vilia Fehrn: He is the most honest and right-

ful person I have ever known and he has NO enemy in

business. Both his suppliers and buyers like to do busi-

ness with him and many of them became his lifelong

close friends. People pay their respect by calling him "Mr.

Amber". He always shares his knowledge and precious ex-

perience generously and provides his ideas, opinions and

give advises free to anybody who appreciates. I can not be

more proud of being Mrs. Fehrn!

Helmut Spangenberg: Our families started to know

each other in 1965 and I got engaged in Amber business

in 1971. During these nearly 45 years we developed trust-

ful and fair business relation on one hand and a deep per-

sonal friendship on each other.

From the beginning, when I was a manager in our

company “Westfalica Bernstein-Schmuck”, we started as

customer of Soren’s company “ RavFehrn” and were best

partners till we closed Westfalica in 2007.In 1992 I bought

“Ostsee-Schmuck” company with two partners and con-

tinued trading with “RavFehrn” / “House of Amber”.

During this long time we always kept contact and met

several times a year in his company, in our factory or at

different fairs in Germany, Lithuania and Poland and had

a lot of fun.

SOREN FEHRN is a man, who was fair and honest in every situation

of our partnership. For me it is great honor and great pleasure to be one of his companions

and I like to confirm his story concerning our time together. I SAY CONGRATULATIONS

AND ALL THE BEST FOR YOU, DEAR SOREN!

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Mr. Amber's collection : A piece or Art (Amber + Buffalo horn set in gold)

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A Swedish jewelry store robbery that led to a

shootout between police and four suspects

ended with one suspect being shot in the head

Friday, police said.

The incident happened in the eastern town of

Sodertalje, about an hour south of Stockholm, the

Swedish news agency TT reported.

Police received a report of an armed robbery at a jew-

elry store and when they arrived at the scene, police en-

gaged in a shootout with the four suspects.

"We were first told that three of them had gone into

the store while a fourth stayed in the vehicle," said Sven-

Erik Olsson, spokesman at Stockholm County police head-

quarters. "Shots were exchanged between police and the

perpetrators."

"We know that one of the robbers has been shot,"

Albin Naverberg of the Sodertalje police told the

Aftonbladet newspaper.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital, but the ex-

tent of his injuries was unclear.

No one else was injured in the incident and the other

three suspects fled the scene, police said.

Source of information: http://www.upi.com

Armed robbers grabbed diamonds worth ap-

proximately 38 million EUR as it was about

to be loaded into the cargo hold of a plane

at the Brussels Airport Monday night. The theft oc-

curred just before 10 p.m. Monday and involved a

Helvetic Airways Fokker 11, which was about to op-

erate a Swiss International Air Lines flight to Zurich.

Helvetic was performing the flight for Swiss under

a wet-lease arrangement. The flight was due to leave

Brussels at 20:05, but was subsequently cancelled. The

incident occurred after the aircraft’s passenger doors had

been closed. On board were 29 passengers and four crew

members, none of whom was injured. All the passengers

received on-the-spot care and assistance, and were re-

booked to their desired destinations.

“Helvetic Airways and SWISS will now be taking every

possible action, in cooperation with the authorities and

specialists in the field, to ensure that the incident is fully and

thoroughly investigated,” the airline said in a statement.

The robbery was “evidently aimed at valuables (dia-

monds amongst others) which had been due to be loaded

into the aircraft’s cargo hold,” according to a statement

released by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

“We find it hard to understand how a robbery such as

yesterday’s heist could take place,” said Caroline De Wolf,

spokesperson for the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

“We are currently awaiting the results of the investigation

but we do fear the damage for Antwerp, the world’s lead-

ing trade centre, is significant.”

“We choose to transport goods via airplane, precisely

because of the safe and controlled nature of this means of

transportation. We do hope additional security measures

can be put in place in order to safeguard a fluent and safe

transport of diamonds.”

De Wolf says the Antwerp diamond community is

shocked by the “brutal heist” which included both rough

and polished stones. Antwerp is the world’s prime dia-

mond trading hub; eight in 10 of all rough and half of all

polished diamonds are traded in Antwerp.

De Wolf says to date, Antwerp has been the most highly

secured diamond centre in the entire, global industry, guar-

anteeing a safe business environment and safe transport of

the vast stream of valuable goods to and from Antwerp.

Source of information: http://www.aircargoworld.com

Police: Suspect in jewelry store robbery shot in headJan. 4, 2013

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Diamond heist at Brussels Airport February 19, 2013

Major Trade Fairs in March 2013 – August 2013

Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair Date: 26 February – 2 March, 2013Venue: Bangkok, [email protected]

Asia Fashion Jewellery & Accessories FairDate: 4–7 March, 2013Venue: HKCEC, Hong Kong [email protected]

Hong Kong International Jewellery ShowDate: 5–9 March, 2013Venue: HKCEC, Hong Kongwww.hktdc.com/fair/[email protected]

X Anniversary International Baltic Jewellery Show “Amber Trip”Date: 13–16 March, 2013Venue: Vilnius, [email protected]

International Jewelry & Watch Show Abu Dhabi (JWS) Date: 14–18 March, 2013Venue: Abu Dhabi, United Arab [email protected]

Amberif, International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gem-stonesDate: 20–23, March, 2013Venue: Exhibition Center Gdansk, Gdansk, [email protected]

Istanbul Jewelry Show MarchDate: 21–24 March, 2013Venue: CNR Expo Center, Istanbul, [email protected] www.istanbuljewelryshow.com/eng

Aru-Almaty, 11 International Jewellery FairDate: 28–31 March, 2013 Venue: Almaty, Kazakhstanwww.kazexpo.kz/[email protected]

Mideast Watch & Jewellery Show 2013Date: 02–06 April, 2013Venue: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates www.mideastjewellery.com/[email protected]

Bijoutiful 2013Date: 05–08 April, 2013Venue: Nimes, [email protected]

Jewelry Fair KoreaDate: 18–21 April, 2013Venue: Seoul, [email protected]

OroarezzoDate: 13–16 AprilVenue: Arezzo, Italywww.oroarezzo.it/engEmail: [email protected]

11th International Gold & Jewelry Exhibition 2013Date: 16–22 April, 2013Vene: Mishref, [email protected]

BASELWORLD 2013Date: 25 April – 2 May 2013Venue: Basel, [email protected]

Chibidue – 2013Date: 10–13 May, 2013 Venue: Milano, [email protected]

Jewellery Expo UkraineDate: 16–19 May, 2013Venue: Kiev, [email protected]

Vicenzaoro SpringDate: 18–22 May, 2013Venue: Vicenza, Italyhttp://www.vicenzafiera.it/[email protected]

IJK – International Jewellery Kobe 2013Date: May 22–24, 2013Venue: Tokyo, Japanwww.ijk-fair.jp/[email protected]

New Russian StyleDate: 29 May–02 June 2013Venue: Moscow, [email protected]

G.L.D.A. Las Vegas Gem & Jewelry ShowDate: 27–30 May 2013Venue: Las Vegas, [email protected]

CK Las VegasDate: 31 May–03 June 2013Venue: Las Vegas, [email protected]

UBINALE 2013Date: 13–15 June, 2013Venue: Krakow, [email protected]

Asia Fashion Jewellery & Accessories FairDate: 20–23 Jun, 2013Venue: HKCEC, Hong [email protected]

Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair - JUNEDate: 2–23 June, 2013Venue: HKCEC, Hong [email protected]

Jovella 2013Date: 02–03 July, 2013 Venue: Tel Aviv, [email protected]

Malaysia International Jewellery Fair 2013Date: 12–15 July, 2013Venue: Kuala Lumpur,, [email protected]

India International Jewellery ShowDate: 8–12 August 2013Venue: Mumbai, [email protected]

Norwegian Gold & UrDate: 22–25 August, 2013Venue: Lillestrøm Exhibition's, Nor-way [email protected]

Japan Jewellery Fair (JJF)Date: 27–29 August 2013Venue: Tokyo, [email protected]

AMBERMARTDate: 29–31 August, 2013Venue: Gdansk, [email protected]

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Malgorzata Dopierala, technical Manager of the International Fair Trade of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones Amberif and Ambermart, International Amber Fair, Gdansk, Poland

Mariusz Gliwinski, company “Ambermoda”, Poland

Andzey Wira, company “Wira”, Poland

Bartolomej Hamerlak, company “Rodent”, Poland

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Robert Bienko, company ”Robis”, Poland

Aneta Banasziuk, company “Aneta Banasziuk ATHRA”, Poland

Zbigniew Kwiatkowski GJEPC coordinator for Poland and Ukraine and Giedrius Guntorius, the Manager of International

Baltic Jewellery Show “Amber Trip", Vilnius, Lithuania

The team of “Sypniewski” company, Poland

Wanda Gontarska, the Manager of the “Gold Silver Time" trade fair, Warsaw, Poland

Bilal Achmadov, company ”Arpas”,

Turkey

Virginijus Sarkus – 5 March Company “Amberimages”, Lithuania

Helmut Spangenberg 10th March Company “Ostsee-Schmuck GmbH”, Germany

Aleksandras Afanasjevas – 19 March Amber Jewellery Company “Amber Seaside”, Lithuania

Alicja Kosciuk – 20 March Company “PHU Leksus s. c.“, Poland

Rasit Hosgor – 22 March Company “Arpas”, Turkey

Bartolomej Hamerlak – 25 March Company “Rodent”, Poland

Slavomir Wasilewski – 28 March Company “Amber Kewa”, Poland

Stanislav Michnovic – 30 March Company “Saniston Baltic”, Lithuania

Svajunas Udrys – 30 March Jeweller, Lithuania

Elvyras Cikanavicius – 30 March Company “Sidabrine kameja”, Lithuania

Dainius Milius – 2 April Company “D.MILIAUS UKI”, Lithuania

Giedrius Guntorius – 12 April Organizer of the International Baltic Jewellery Show “Amber Trip”, Lithuania

Cengiz Ozdeniz – 16 April Company “Ital Gold”, Turkey

Rokas Budrikis – 24 April Amber Jeweller, Lithuania

Arunas Kleismantas – 25 April Company “Du safyrai”, Lithuania

Nina Uspenskaya – 12 May Jeweller, Kaliningrad, Russia

Marius Duda – 14 May Jeweller, Lithuania

Lina Butkute – 18 May Company “Miutto”, Lithuania

Congratulate on your Birthday!

Nikolay Salna – 21 May Company “Raynik”, Latvia

Angele Juodzeviciene – 24 May Editor-in-Chief of “Baltis Jewellery News” magazine, Lithuania

Aydin Colakoglu 7 June Company “Alexandra Gold”, Turkey

Egidijus Dunauskas – 13 June Company “Pajurio krantas”, Lithuania

Grzegorz Komuniewski – 10 June Company “P.W.KOM Grzegorz Komuniewski”, Poland

Edvardas Zumbrickas – 24 June Company “E. Zumbricko IĮ”, Lithuania

Algirdas Milius – 1 July Jeweller , Lithuania

Galina Kovaleva – 7 July President of the Fund “Form”, Russia

Soren Fehrn – 11 July Mr. Amber, “House of Amber”, Denmark

Antonio Altarriba – 20 July Arts Council, Finland

Cemal Bulunmaz – 24 July Company “Bulunmaz”, Turkey

Edenas Mankauskas Company “Aukseda”, Lithuania

Lev Romanenko – 9 August Jeweler, Kalinigrad, Russia

Roman Lapuchin – 11 August Company “Aukso Centras”, Lithuania

Knut Rudloff – 15 August Company “Nordschmuck GmbH”, Germany

Maryte Dominaite – Gureviciene – 17 August Artist, art curator, Lithuania

Jonas Damzenas – 24 August Company “Damjon Amber”, Lithuania

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XI International Baltic Jewellery Show

“AMBER TRIP”12–15 March, 2014

APPLICATION FORM – CONTRACT

Company name

Address

Tel.

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Company code

Contact person

Product index (please, choose): amber jewellery, silver jewellery, gold jewellery, gemstones, semi – preciousstones, equipment, others

(Street, city, country, post code)

Fax

E-mail

VAT code

Stand N°

Name of service Price withoutVAT 1m² (EUR)

Unit Sum without VAT (EUR)

Desirable area in the show with a standardstand’s equipment (minimum 6 (six) sq.m.)

Obligatory record in the show’s catalogue

Registration fee

Sub exponent

(Position, name, last name, signature)

87,00

85,00

87,00

102,00

Sum:VAT 21%

Total sum:

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