THE PROJECT
ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK
ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK is the largest international event organized in Romania dedicated to contemporary jewelry, organized by Assamblage National Jewelry Association since 2020. The format of event includes each year a large area of exhibitions, fairs, conferences, workshops, seminars and guided tours, with one main location as well as connex locations. The Romanian Jewelry Week awards are designated by an international jury board, as well as special awards each year by official partners.
The seven edition of Romanian Jewelry Week is set to take place between the 30 Sept - 4th of October 2026, with an additional special edition in Cluj-Napoca between 3-7 June 2026. Pre-registrations are now open here.
#ROJW
FORMAT OF EVENT
The format of event includes each year a large area of exhibitions, fairs, conferences, workshops, seminars and guided tours, with one main location as well as connex locations. The Romanian Jewelry Week awards are designated by an international jury board, as well as special awards each year by official partners.
Through Assamblage, Romanian Jewelry Week is integrated in the international map of jewelry weeks and jewelry events, with active partners such as New York Jewelry Week, Milano Jewelry Week, Budapest Jewelry Week, Legnica Silver Festival, Brussels Jewelry Week, Israel Contemporary Jewelry Biennale and many more.
THE MAIN JEWELRY exhibition OF #ROJW
CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FAIR
CONFERENCES, PANELES AND DEBATES DEDICATED TO THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY WORLDWIDE
CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGN AND TECHNIQUES WORKSHOPS
NETworking events and connex exhibitions
PARTICIPANTS
Who can apply?
JEWELRY DESIGNERS
Emerging and established designers alike, from Romania and worldwide, that activate in the field of contemporary jewelry.
INSTITUTIONS & PARTNER LOCATIONS
Schools, galleries, museums, jewelry weeks, event organisers and other related institutions worldwide. They will be hosted in dedicated spaces in the main location of ROJW. Partners and locations from related creative industries in Bucharest can apply for special events in the map of ROJW.
PUBLICATIONS
Publications in the field of jewelry books, catalogues and magazines can apply to be featured and sold in a dedicated space in the main location of ROJW
International jury and awards
Each year, the ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK awards are decided upon by an international jury board. In 2025, it was structured by - David Sandu (Curator and Founder of Romanian Jewelry Week), - Charon Kransen - (Charon Kransen Arts, New York), Justyna Teodorczyk (Director of The Gallery Of Art In Legnica, Poland), Byron Vafeiadis (Curator of Education and Collections at Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens), Andrea Eisenschink - Exhibition Manager of «Handwerk & Design» Munich, Germany, Claudia Lassner – Designer, Curator, and Co-Organisation for SCHMUCK münchen, Bryna Pomp - Director and Curator of MAD About Jewelry, Museum of Arts and Design, New York and Magdalena Vélez Salinas, President and Co-founder of Ad-Oc.
Special awards were also designated by Precious Room by Muriel Piaser, Assamblage Contemporary Jewelry School, Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry Chicago, OTOTO, Lost in Jewelry Magazine, MyDaybyDay Gallery and Revista Atelierul.
“Contemporary jewelry conveys very diverse messages, precious and alternative materials, challenges in overcoming the limit of classic jewelry. New meanings, unexpected combinations of materials converge to create surprising perspectives. Visitors will be challenged to repertoire the ideas and preoccupations of a creative community.”
