Amberif Design Award 2025: Three nominations for our graduates

Natascha Frechen | Threads of Time | Brooch | Textile, amber, 18kt gold | 2025 | © Natascha Frechen

The Amberif Design Award (ADA) is an internationally recognised competition that has been promoting innovative approaches to the artistic use of Baltic amber for 28 years. Organised annually under a new thematic focus, the competition is aimed at artists worldwide and focuses on the conceptual strength and expressiveness of the submitted works. An international jury of experts, consisting of renowned jewellery artists, historians and curators, evaluates the entries, which are exhibited and awarded prizes at the AMBERIF trade fair.

We are particularly pleased that three of our graduates have been nominated for the Amberif Design Award this year and their works are going to be exhibited: Natascha Frechen, Julia Obermaier and Stephie Morawetz. Their nomination emphasises the artistic quality and international relevance of the education at our university.

You can find more information about the AMBERIF Design Award here.

You can find more information about our selected graduates here: Natascha Frechen, Stephie Morawetz, Julia Obermaier

Stephie Morawetz | Rock Band - Amber Edition | Elastic focus rubber band | Amber, natural rubber | 2025 | © Stephie Morawetz

Julia Obermaier | Now it's up to you | Brooch | Butterscotch amber, 14kt gold | 2025 | © Arthur Blank