5th SLOVENIAN JEWELRY WEEK 2026 /
5. SLOVENSKI TEDEN NAKITA 2026
26 March – 18 April 2026

Slovenian Jewelry Week (SIJW) is an internationally recognized central platform for the presentation of contemporary jewelry design in Slovenia. It operates as a platform for the expression of creativity, innovation, and expertise, acting as a bridge between the past, present, and future. SIJW celebrates art, hard work, and passion for design, presenting contemporary jewelry as a reflection of the thoughts, ideas, and personalities of creators. At the same time, it offers visitors the opportunity to experience the creative vision of designers.

SUBSTANCE / REIMAGINED

This year’s curated exhibition explores the meaning of substance—its essence, its transformations, and the moment in which reimagining begins. In a world shaped by digitization, artificial intelligence, and virtual environments, the exhibition invites designers to examine the shifting relationship between the material and the spiritual, the physical and the virtual, tradition and modern technologies. It also asks whether an artist’s return to essence, nature, emotion, and slowness can be seen as a subtle form of rebellion against imitation, replication, and the erosion of sensory and intuitive intelligence.

The main exhibition, SUBSTANCE / REIMAGINED, will take place from 26 March to 18 April 2026 at Center Rog in Ljubljana, a creative hub dedicated to craftsmanship, applied arts, and design.

Selected designers must deliver their works by 10 February 2026.

Selected Exhibitors

Alain Roggeman — Belgium
Aleksandra Atanasovski — Slovenia
Aleksandra Dedić — Serbia
Andreia Gabriela Popescu — Romania
Anna Paparella — Italy
Anže Mrak — Slovenia
Arijana Gadžijev — Slovenia
Ayla Tur — Germany / Spain
Chu-Hsien Huang — Taiwan
Cindy Zhaohan Li — China
Dalija Sega — Slovenia
Daye Kim — South Korea
Dodo Paruznik — Austria
Hanna Kivelä — Finland
Heather Blake — United Kingdom / Italy
Isil Ozcam — Turkey
Itamar Harari & Alessandro Boscolo — Italy
Jana Seliškar — Slovenia
Jeanne-Sophie Aas — France / Norway
Jung Ki Min — United States of America (USA)
Katarina Ekart — Slovenia
Katja Marolt — Slovenia
Konstanze Prechtl — Austria
Lee Minseo — South Korea
Lela van Dam — Belgium
Luca Virág Boncz — Hungary
Luis Acosta — Netherlands
Maja Licul — Slovenia
Mariana von Atzingen Gorga — Italy / Brazil
Michael Berger — Germany
Mojca Gazič — Slovenia
Nadezhda Elkina — Poland
Nataša Druškovič — Slovenia
Nataša Grandovec — Slovenia
Nataša Šarić — Serbia
Nico Delaide — Belgium
Nina Podobnikar — Slovenia
Noa Yankovitch — Israel
Olja Todosijević — United States of America (USA) / Serbia
Park Junghee — South Korea
Patrícia Harsány — Hungary
Qian-Qian Xing — Taiwan
Renzhi Guo — China
Rikke Lunnemann — Faroe Islands / Denmark
Robin Deriaz — Switzerland
Sara Mermal — Slovenia
Shane / Shi Yan — United Kingdom
Srečko Molk — Slovenia
Tanja Podbevšek — Slovenia
Teresa Milheiro — Portugal
Weixin Huang — United States of America (USA)
Yasmin Zehavi — Israel
Yuka Ishikawa — Japan
Yuxin Song — China / Canada
Ziqi Yuan — China

The selection was carried out by an international jury—Martina Lončar (Slovenia/Italy), Petra Bole (Slovenia), Tanja Pak (Slovenia), Olga Košica (Slovenia), Nichka Marobin (Italy), Giò Carbone (Italy), and Arata Fuchi (Japan)—and proved exceptionally demanding due to the high number of outstanding applications distinguished by innovation, technical excellence, and a wide diversity of artistic approaches.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their exceptional engagement, effort, and dedication in preparing their applications.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELECTED CANDIDATES:

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5th SLOVENIAN JEWELRY WEEK 2026

26 March – 18 April 2026