JAN MATTHESIUS

Technology is often the starting point of my designs. Combined with influences of my adventure travels around the world, on and in the earth…..

Jewellery Designer

Born: 23-07-1950

I LIKE TO
design objects and jewellery not to be comfortable functional but joyable
use tools where they are NOT made for,
seek for new materials  and mistreat them

EDUCATION
1965-1970 School for Fine Mechanics (LIS), Leiden, the Netherlands
1973-1976 Polytechnical College for Jewellery and Silversmithing (Vakschool), Schoonhoven, the Netherlands
1976 FGA diploma (fellow of the gemmological association of great britain)

EXPERIENCE
I work with:
* art Galleries
* jewellery designers
* assignments
* chi ha paura…?

SPECIAL
* since 1994 various exhibitions and Art Fairs in The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, U.S.A.
* 2009 enamel jewellery bought by Museum for Enamel
*2009 Made a chain of honour for the count of dikes
* Since 2007 jewellery in stock with Gallery Telluride, Colorado, USA
* since 2007 Joining the art group: Arte Eterna; art related to the mourning process and funerals
*2004- present time: Member of the BNO, (Association for Dutch Designers), NL
*1978- 2004: Member of the VES,(association for jewellery designers), NL
* 2000 made the chain of honor for the mayor Maasdriel in cooperation with Pauline Barendse
* since 2001 jewellery production for the foundation “chi ha paura…?”
*1983- present time: part-time teacher at the Polytechnical College, Schoonhoven, NL
*1980- present time: studio in Schoonhoven, NL
*1988-1989: part-time teacher at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL
*1978-1990: Member of the GSA (Association for Cooperation in Applied Arts), Hilversum, NL
*1977-1980 studio in Streefkerk, NL
*1976-1977 Free Lance designer, Schoonhoven, NL
*1972-1973 Glass Technology, Technial University, Delft, NL


EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
(A SELECTION)
2009 Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, international exhibition jewellery with enamel
2009 SIERAAD Art Fair, Amsterdam
2009 Galerie Lous Martin, Delft, exposition: "Delfts bleu"
2009 Art Fair "Meesterlijk", Eindhoven, Design and Craft
2009 Cuchara Art show, Colorado USA
2008 SIERAAD Art Fair, Amsterdam
2009 "Poetry", modern silver design. Water tower, Schoonhoven, NL "
2008 pAn Amsterdam, in cooperarion with STUDIO 925
2008 Studio 925 project "tafelhoeden"
2008 SBK Amstelveen, solo exhibition DUBBELOP
2008 "The silver night " Schoonhoven
2008 "25years Art rental " Voorburg
2008 Cuchara Art show, Colorado USA
2007 Museum Enamel Art, jewellery with enamel
2007 SIERAAD Amsterdam, international Art Fair
2007 pAn Amsterdam, in cooperation with STUDIO 925
2007 "Ken ´t dat ik U Kan?" Studio 925, Schoonhoven
2006 International Art Fair SIERAAD
2006 AURA Engeland
2006 "Showpiece", modern silver design. Water tower, Schoonhoven, NL "
2005  "25 + 5", Anniversary  Exhibiton; 25 years. Watertower, Schoonhoven, NL
2004  "Light & Silver", modern silver design. Watertower, Schoonhoven, NL
2003 "Ruik! Rotterdam" Schielandhuis, Rotterdam, NL
2002 Gallery Marialust, Apeldoorn, NL
2000 Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2000 Milano (SDB, Hidden)
1999 pAn Amsterdam, NL
1998 Gallery Neon Bruxelles, B
1995 "Kunstrai" Amsterdam, NL
1994 "Au clair de la Lune" Gallery de twee pauwen, The Haque, NL
1993 "Glass Jewellery" Landes gewerbe amt, Karlsruhe, Germany
1992 "Glass Jewellery" German house of Goldsmithing, Hanau, Germany
1990 Schmuck Europa '90, Frankfurt, Germany
1989 International Craft Triennial, Perth, Australia
1988 "Light" Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, NL
1987 Bienale du Byoux, Paris, F
1986 International Jewelry Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1985 Gallery Neon, Bruxeles, B
1983 Artfair "ART '83" Basel, Switserland
1982 VES Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
1981 Artfair "ART '81" Basel, Switserland
1980 Young Designers,  Munich,Germany
1978 Erasmus University, Rotterdam, NL  (solo)

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