NOVEMBER 19 TO 24, 2025
Nature Singulière Nature Singulière (A Singular Nature)
A committed biennial
At a time when our world is uncertain about its own future, politically, economically, and environmentally, it has never been more vital to champion the commitment of the men and women who, through their talent and craftsmanship, help to cultivate the art of beauty. This art of fine workmanship, and the will to transform raw materials of all kinds into precious, inestimable objects, have always embodied an enduring dimension of our humanity.
Founded in 2016 on the initiative of Their Royal Highnesses Guillaume and Stéphanie of Luxembourg, De Mains De Maîtres has established itself among the leading international exhibitions devoted to the defence and promotion of fine crafts. In less than a decade, it has become one of Europe’s unmissable events. Supported from the outset by the Luxembourg Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts and by Spuerkeess, the event unfolds in the very heart of Luxembourg City, which for one week becomes both a crossroads for art and a showcase for craftsmanship that draws its vitality and modernity from the transmission of skill and the perpetual pursuit of innovation.
From the arts of fire to textile sculpture, metalwork, cabinetmaking, haute couture, printing, engraving and more, the Biennial brings together an extraordinary constellation of talents. Every two years, they converge on the Grand Duchy to present an ephemeral and unprecedented collection of exceptional, one-of-a-kind works, all shaped by master hands. Extending beyond its main hub at 19 Liberté, a programme of "Hors les murs" exhibitions invites visitors to explore museums, cultural institutions and galleries that, through their own programming, host a selection of works by the same artisans and creators.
Following Portugal, the Czech Republic takes pride of place as guest of honour for this fifth edition, a tribute to the strong ties uniting our two countries, and an invitation to renewed curiosity. What better journey than a voyage across Europe in discovery of the traditions, techniques and innovations that, beyond our borders, continue to seek to make the world more beautiful? And what greater commitment than, once again through De Mains De Maîtres, shining a light on the men and women who devote their lives to that ultimate quest, the pursuit of the perfect work.
“The mission of art is not to copy nature, but to express it”
Honoré de Balzac
Nature Singulière
In this age of climate change and the disruptions for which our humanity is largely responsible, nature has never been more at the centre of our attention. To live with it, and to regain full awareness of our belonging to the living world, invites us to observe, in new and different ways, the other kingdoms that share our planet, particularly that of the vegetal, so vital to life on Earth.
Rather than exploiting or impoverishing nature, we must celebrate it, nurture it, and use its riches wisely, always with the care of preserving them for those who come after us. Artisans, alongside farmers, are among those who have best upheld these codes of conduct towards the living world, at least until the mid-20th century and the advent of consumerism in so-called “civilised” nations.
It is urgent that we reclaim the values of living well together, of cultivating beauty without degrading this nature, at once unique and so precious. Instead of imitating it, why not, as the greatest artists have done since antiquity, sublimate it through our ingenuity? It is this Nature Singulière that we have chosen as the theme of the fifth edition of De Mains De Maîtres, held from 19 to 24 November 2025, a profoundly relevant subject, one we hope will inspire all our artisans, whether ceramicists, glassmakers, wood or stone sculptors, weavers, cabinetmakers… exceptional creators, all alchemists of beautiful materials.
May this fifth edition, prepared under the best auspices with our guest of honour, the Czech Republic, serve as a source of inspiration and artistic transcendence for all artisans and creators, and for our ever-growing public, a moment of wonder and discovery, illuminated by a flourishing of exceptional works.
Jean-Marc Dimanche General Curator of the Biennial
EXHIBITION ‘ DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES ’, 2021 ©HENGEN Flavie
Jean-Marc Dimanche
The Biennial in figures
2 500 m2 OF EXHIBITION SPACE
At 19 Liberté, the former Arbed Palace — a landmark of Luxembourg City.
15 000 VISITORS Expected
Nearly 110 ARTISTS
Luxembourgish and Czech combined
67
LUXEMBOURGISH MASTER ARTISANS AND CREATORS 25
CRAFTS AND SAVOIR-FAIRE REPRESENTED
Czech Republic GUEST OF HONOUR 40 CREATORS
3
WORKSHOPS
Glass engraving, hand-painted Christmas ornaments, and embroidery.
1 "Hors les murs" circuit
Allowing visitors to extend their experience through
9
EMBLEMATIC VENUES ACROSS LUXEMBOURG CITY
Over 200
RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL WORKS AND OBJECTS
Mudam; Villa Vauban; City Museum; MNAHA; Embassy of the Czech Republic; Cercle Cité; Galerie Liberté; Camões Portuguese Cultural Centre; Luxembourg House.
The 2025 jury
HRH GRAND-DUCHESS STÉPHANIE OF LUXEMBOURG
HONORARY PRESIDENT, THE DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES LUXEMBOURG ASSOCIATION
MR. FUCHS Markus PRESIDENT, THE LEIR FOUNDATION
— SPONSOR OF DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES LUXEMBOURG
MR. CAMBRAI-BELL Paul VICE-PRESIDENT, THE LEIR FOUNDATION
— SPONSOR OF DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES LUXEMBOURG
MR. KUHN Roland PRESIDENT, THE DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES LUXEMBOURG ASSOCIATION
MR. DIMANCHE Jean-Marc
GENERAL CURATOR, THE DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES LUXEMBOURG
MS. TOBES Diane
NATIONAL DIRECTOR KULTUR | LX
ARTS COUNCIL LUXEMBOURG
MS. CUM Vanessa CULTURAL COORDINATOR, THE CITY OF LUXEMBOURG
EXHIBITION ‘ DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES ’, 2023 ©HENGEN Flavie
The Biennial Prizes The Leir Foundation Jury Prize The RTL Prize
At the close of the Biennial, two prizes are awarded to recognise excellence, skill and craftsmanship among the Luxembourgish artisans exhibiting at the event. The first, the Leir Foundation Jury Prize, is selected by the members of the Committee, while the second, the RTL Public Prize, is awarded by public vote. Through the Leir Foundation Jury Prize, the charitable foundation reaffirms its support for De Mains De Maîtres Luxembourg, which, by celebrating Luxembourgish craftsmanship, perfectly embodies the spirit and savoir-faire that inspired Henry J. and Erna D. Leir during their lifetime.
2021 LAUREATES
2023 LAUREATES
Focus 9 artists to discover Fully embodying the theme Nature Singulière
Monique Wolter,
luxembourgish glass artist Monique Wolter has, since 2014, explored the expressive potential of that most paradoxical of materials — glass, at once hard and fragile. Trained alongside international glass artists, she mastered the fundamentals of flatglass thermoforming and gradually, through self-teaching, combined them to develop her own artistic language. This approach allows her to create both functional pieces — vases and bowls — and sculptural works in pâte de verre, a refined technique that delicately transposes vegetal structures.
A loyal participant in De Mains De Maîtres, Monique Wolter returns in 2025 with a radically different proposal. Her poetic installation, Verfolia, is inspired by the vulnerability of living beings and, more specifically, by the cradle of birds. It consists of around one hundred opaque glass leaves, cast from real willow leaves, then sanded, frosted and refired. These delicate elements come together to form a suspended nest, on the threshold between the natural and the artificial. The light filtering through the leaves creates a gentle, shifting atmosphere where every reflection becomes a trace of transformation. Here, glass becomes memory — nature transposed into a resolutely contemporary language. This fusion between artisanal precision and the unpredictability of life fully embodies the theme Nature Singulière
VERFOLIA ©WOLTER Monique
Nadine Zangarini,
a Luxembourgish sculptor trained in Strasbourg and Freiburg im Breisgau, Nadine Zangarini is recognised for her refined and sensitive work. A specialist in direct carving, she creates subtle interactions between light and shadow through various types of wood — and occasionally stone — exploring organic forms that evoke the vitality and fluidity of nature. In constant dialogue with her material, she lets knots, veins and irregularities guide the emerging shape. Her approach reveals the hidden beauty and poetic imperfection of wood.
For De Mains De Maîtres 2025, Zangarini has chosen to work with maple wood sourced from her mother’s garden — a symbol of protection in Celtic tradition. The piece, with its curves and hollow interior, captures the essence of life itself: fragility, transformation, and rebirth. The delicate opening at the top becomes a metaphor for an uncertain yet harmonious future. By incorporating arches and open movements, the artist pursues an inner quest for light and connection with the living. Her work, born of patient listening to the tree, is a true celebration of gesture — and perfectly reflects the theme Nature Singulière
Charlotte Payet,
born in 1993, German-Luxembourgish artist Charlotte Payet trained at the Fine Arts School of Kiel (Germany) and at the Bezalel Academy of Jerusalem. Her artistic trajectory has gained remarkable momentum in recent years. Payet develops sculptural works that combine traditional weaving techniques with ecological reflection on plastic waste and mass consumption.
For Nature Singulière, she presents a monumental installation composed of coloured, recycled PET bottles woven into three-dimensional structures supported by steel columns. Inspired by the iconic Coca-Cola bottle — itself modelled on the curves of 1930s Hollywood star Mae West — Payet questions standardised beauty, consumer culture and sustainability. By transforming ephemeral objects into timeless sculptures, she restores symbolic and aesthetic value to a material commonly dismissed as waste. Her approach, informed by fieldwork in Israel and Luxembourg, aims to remove plastic from the consumption cycle and reintegrate it into an artistic narrative. In this work, the lightness of weaving meets the strength of metal, and the fragility of nature confronts the mark of humankind.
ZANGARINI Nadine ©LHENN
PAYET Charlotte ©MELT STUDIO
KOÏ-CARRÉ, ©PHILIPPS Marie-France
Marie-France Philipps,
luxembourgish ceramic artist and Sorbonne graduate in Fine Arts, Marie-France Philipps has developed a unique artistic universe centred on the motif of the koi carp — known for swimming against the current.
For Nature Singulière, she presents Koï-Carré, an installation composed of 42 porcelain koi, each hand-moulded and hand-painted, arranged in a square wall constellation. Every fish — unique in shape, curve, pattern and hue — embodies the individuality of living beings. Organised geometrically within a two-metre square, the koi seem to converge toward the centre, inviting contemplation. Far from the innate disorder of a shoal, this ordered composition highlights the beauty of each element within a harmonious whole. The porcelain, chosen for its delicacy and translucency, lends the piece an ornamental, almost meditative quality. Symbolising strength and perseverance, the koi becomes a messenger of sublimated nature, where every detail matters — a celebration of diversity in unity.
Yanis Miltgen,
recipient of the Comité Colbert – Les (deux) mains du luxe Prize, 24-year-old Yanis Miltgen is a rising figure in the world of fine crafts. A graduate of the Atelier Chardon Savard in Paris, he has already been recognised internationally. His first collection, Histoire d’une vie (2023), won both the Hand & Lock Prize in London and the Les de(ux) mains Prize from the Comité Colbert.
For Nature Singulière, Miltgen presents Technica Natura, a monumental textile sculpture — a fusion of idealised nature and obsolete technology. Driven by an utopian vision in which flora and fauna coexist with the remnants of our digital age, he assembles old components — motherboards, cables, earphones — and breathes new life into them through traditional embroidery techniques such as Lunéville crochet and needlework. The result is a hybrid, eternal and pacified nature. Featuring embroidered cords, stems and robotic birds, the work denounces consumer society and questions our relationship to technological waste. Both poetic and critical, Miltgen’s approach merges excellence in craftsmanship with bold experimentation. Technica Natura becomes a textile manifesto for a reconciled future — between progress and the resilience of life.
TECHNICA NATURA, MILTGEN Yanis ©MELT STUDIO
AMONG THE CREATORS EXHIBITING AT VILLA VAUBAN, 4 ARTISTS:
Louise Aimard,
a hand embroidery artist since 2015, trained in Paris, Louise Aimard established her workshop in 2024 at the 1535° Creative Hub in Differdange. A specialist in Lunéville crochet — a technique that creates beaded embroidery rather than knitted fabric — she pursues a distinctly contemporary practice.Working with reclaimed materials and forgotten silks, she creates contrasts — matte and glossy, opaque and transparent — while questioning the gesture itself. Integrating sequins, paillettes and pearls into traditional handwork, she explores a sculptural, tactile language that extends beyond the textile frame. Her pieces invite manipulation and touch, echoing the poetry of bark and the sensory memory of nature.
For Nature Singulière, Aimard plays with dissonant harmonies and offbeat lines that challenge perception. Her embroidery becomes a tactile and poetic script in which nature is not imitated but reinvented.
Romy Boentges-Trauffler,
for over twenty years, Luxembourgish textile artist Romy Boentges-Trauffler has developed a hybrid practice combining photography, embroidery, dyeing, weaving and collage. A graduate of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Arlon, she explores the physicality of materials and their potential for metamorphosis.
For Nature Singulière, she draws inspiration from a withered cornfield — a banal yet haunting image of climate disruption. From this vision arises a textile work filled with emotional ambivalence. Using her own photographs as a starting point, she constructs fictional ears of corn — not as trompe-l’œil but as sensitive reinterpretations of reality. Hand and machine embroidery, diverse threads, layering, pleating and dyeing bring to life supple, vibrant textures that verge on sculpture. Tyvek, silk, paper and organza become carriers of a visual and tactile narrative that asks: can beauty still be found in a world in crisis? Is it wrong that this beauty fascinates us? Boentges-Trauffler’s work gives body to these questions, offering a poetic, open-ended response.
AIMARD Louise
©MELT STUDIO
BOENTGESTRAUFFLER Romy
©MELT STUDIO
PLEIMLING-PUTZ Pascale ©MELT STUDIO
Pascale Pleimling-Putz,
born in 1959, Luxembourgish textile and fibre artist Pascale Pleimling-Putz explores the expressive potential of soft materials. A graduate in Embroidery and Design from the United Kingdom and a member of the collectives Filum66 (L) and Ten19 Fibre Artists (GB), she develops a sculptural practice rooted in matter, time, and memory.
For Nature Singulière, she presents two sculptures made using the ancestral coiling technique — a spiral weaving process typical of traditional basketry. Using linen ropes of varying thicknesses, she patiently weaves organic forms by hand. Neither purely abstract nor figurative, these shapes evoke shells, seeds or corals, inviting contemplation. Inspired by the slow rhythms of nature, she creates solid forms from supple materials — imaginary landscapes where viewers may project their own narratives. The use of linen, a natural and sustainable fibre, strengthens this link to the living world. In an accelerating society, her meditative practice becomes an act of resistance — a return to essentials: to earth, to hand, to form.
RE-NAISSANCE, ©RESENDE Sandra
Sandra Resende,
originally from Mozambique and now based in Luxembourg, Sandra Resende is a textile artist whose work explores memory and belonging, interweaving material, gesture and narrative. Trained in philosophy and theatre, she reveals the narrative power of thread through techniques such as tapestry weaving, knotting, crochet and embroidery.
For Nature Singulière, she presents works made from recycled natural fibres, incorporating discarded textiles, found objects and botanical elements. Each piece reflects on our relationship with life, its cycles and its resilience. In RE-naissance, a wall tapestry made from fabric remnants, forgotten threads are tied and woven back into voice. In Kokemusu, an old wooden sieve becomes the frame for a moss landscape, a metaphor for slowness and adaptation. Through these pieces, Resende composes textile narratives where every fragment carries a story and every gesture preserves memory — a hymn to the beauty of what endures, transforms and is reborn.
JEWELLERY
List of artists by specialty
BÜLOW Stine GOLDSMITH
CIFANI Sandra JEWELRY DESIGNER
COLLÉ Romy MASTER GOLDSMITH
DAVID Catherine
JEWELRY DESIGNER
FEIEREISEN Laura & Martine
JEWELRY DESIGNER
FIS Nancy
JEWELER - GOLDSMITH
FONCK Léonie
JEWELRY DESIGNER
MARKIEWICZ Lidia CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGNER
MULLER Catherine GOLDSMITH
SCHMIT Christiane JEWELRY DESIGNER
SCHMITZ Claude JEWELRY DESIGNER
SOLAR Alejandra CONTEMPORARY
JEWELRY DESIGNER
WOOD
BRANDENBURGER Pitt WOOD SCULPTOR
MANARAKIS Manolis SCULPTOR IN VARIOUS MATERIALS
PERNAR Karolina WOOD SCULPTRESS
QUINTINO Nuno WOOD TURNER
STEIN Rick & Erik WOOD TURNERS AND MUSICIANS
THIEFELS Jean-Paul WOOD SCULPTOR
TURPING Laurent WOOD SCULPTOR
VAN DER VLUGT Wouter WOOD SCULPTOR
ZANGARINI Nadine WOOD SCULPTOR
CERAMICS
ALSINA Silvia CERAMIC SCULPTOR
BECKER Doris CERAMIC SCULPTOR
CHAPPRON Anaïs CERAMIC ARTIST
GOENKA Megha CERAMIC ARTIST
LUTEJIN Karin CERAMIC ARTIST
MODERT Christiane CERAMIC ARTIST
PHILIPPS Marie-France PORCELAIN ARTIST
SCHROEDER Lea CERAMIC DESIGNER
SPRINGER Rafael CERAMIC ARTIST
STALTARI Stefania CERAMIC ARTIST
STEINMETZER Marianne CERAMIC ARTIST
TIBOR Malou CERAMIC ARTIST
VAN DER WOUDE Ellen CERAMIC ARTIST
EXHIBITION, TEA SET OF MRS. TAUBROVÁ, HNÍZDILOVÁ Johana
VARIOUS
BACKES Maggy BOTANICAL DYE ARTIST
CALLIER Marie-Isabelle WAX PAINTER
CLAUDE Gérard SCULPTOR IN VARIOUS MATERIALS
DE DECKER Marie SCULPTOR
GROSBUSCH Danielle INTAGLIO ENGRAVER
HOFFMANN Florence BOOK SCULPTOR
KRUMHORN Tine ARTIST WORKING WITH MATTER AND IMAGE
MACKEL Laure PAPER-MÂCHÉ SCULPTOR
MRAZKOVA Iva & KIEFFER John PAINTER AND ARTISTIC BLACKSMITH
PAOLINI Yliana TEXTILE AND SOUND ARTIST
PAYET Charlotte SCULPTOR USING RECYCLED PLASTICS
ROMANINI Letizia STRAW MARQUETRY ARTIST
TOPA Olivia PAPER-MÂCHÉ SCULPTOR
WEIS OLIVIER
LEATHER CRAFTSMAN AND DESIGNER
STONE & GLASS
FLICK Tom STONE SCULPTOR
GRIMLER Anne-Marie STONE SCULPTOR
METZLER Michel SCULPTOR IN STONE AND METAL
JACOBS Camille GLASS ARTIST
JEITZ Anne-Claude GLASS ARTIST
SEIL Pascale GLASS SCULPTOR
WOLTER Monique GLASS ARTIST
TEXTILE
AIMARD Louise EMBROIDERY ARTIST
ATANASIU Stefania EMBROIDERY ARTIST
BAULER Anne & SCHUMANN Denise MASTER SEAMSTRESSES
BOENTGES-TRAUFFLER Romy
TEXTILE ARTIST
HERCKES Anne-Marie FASHION DESIGNER
KAHLICH Sandy MILLINER
MERTES Carine FELT MAKER AND DESIGNER
MEYER Sophie COSTUME DESIGNER
MILTGEN Yanis EMBROIDERY ARTIST AND DESIGNER
PLEIMLING-PUTZ Pascale TEXTILE AND BASKETRY ARTIST
RESENDE Sandra TEXTILE ARTIST
WEISGERBER Lily & PETERS Pit WEAVERS
The Czech Republic guest of honour
Guest of honour of the 2025 De Mains De Maîtres Biennial, the Czech Republic presents an exhibition that resonates with its deep artisanal tradition while embracing the principles of contemporary art. Created from the resources of a traditional forge in Slavonice, this refined installation aligns with the theme Nature Singulière, highlighting materials such as glass, wood, ceramics, metal and textiles. The selection reveals the increasingly porous boundary between craftsmanship and contemporary art. Each work — the result of technical mastery and intimate material understanding — transcends gesture to become true artistic expression. In a world dominated by speed and overproduction, craftsmanship emerges as both an aesthetic and ethical stance: a bridge between tradition and modernity, between nature and culture, between hand and spirit.
EROSION PERTL Johan
WOVEN COLLECTION - ESTRABANOS Margareta
GLASS
A powerful symbol of Czech identity, glassmaking has been practised in the country since the 13th century. From cut crystal to blown and cast glass, Czech workshops and schools have forged a reputation for excellence. This demanding material requires dialogue, precision and humility from the artist.
DECHEM ( JANĎOUREK Jakub)
Since 2012, their studio has combined traditional design and experimentation, playing with gradients and the richness of form.
DIVÍN Josef
His raw, blown pieces, inspired by ancient forms, question the boundary between utility and artistic object.
HLUBUČEK Martin
Known for precision, minimalism and universal geometry, his cast and blown glass sculptures appear in many collections.
JANECKÝ Martin
Celebrated for his unique “inside bubble” technique, he exhibits worldwide pieces of extraordinary virtuosity.
KARPELIS BERDYCH Jakub
Founder of the Qubus studio, he combines glass and stone in conceptual and humorous creations that comment on contemporary society.
LHOTSKÝ Zdeněk
Founder of Studio Lhotský, he enriches glass sculpture with graphic and architectural elements. Inventor of the Vitrucell technique.
MONTSPORT Elis
A young artist who captures light and emotion through engraving, blending traditional methods with contemporary language.
MOSER
( LESSER Tomáš / PLECHÁČ Jan)
Founded in 1857, the Moser glassworks perpetuate exceptional craftsmanship. Under Jan Plecháč’s artistic direction and with Tomáš Lesser’s sculptural work, the house unites tradition and innovation.
PERTL Johan
Merges glass, stone and metal, exploring light and solar energy in his material work.
ŠVITORKOVÁ Lucie
Member of Studio Lhotský, she reinvents the legacy of Brychtová and Libenský through landscapeinspired objects and sculptures.
WOOD
Czech wood sculpture reflects profound artistry and spiritual resonance. In dialogue with glass, it becomes a living material capable of evoking forms no other medium could produce.
IMMROVÁ Monika
Sculptor Sculptor and graphic artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Her work focuses on reduction of form, volume and light. She has received numerous awards and presented major solo exhibitions.
KOBR Jiří
Sculptor and engraver working in wood, stone and concrete, often for public spaces. His works — including statues of Saint Teresa and Saint Adalbert — combine rigorous craftsmanship with spiritual depth.
KUREČKA Tomáš
His work blends history, irony and romanticism. Drawing from detail, he composes environments where design, fashion and philosophy meet.
PODRACKÝ Tadeáš
Explores the boundaries between material experimentation, speculative design and storytelling. His wooden sculptures resemble fictional artefacts, merging intuitive craftsmanship, digital technology and symbolism.
Former photographer, she creates sculptural assemblages combining metal and natural elements. Her themes — memory, faith, heritage, femininity — lend her work both intimacy and universality.
15. ŠTĚTINOVÁ Tereza
11.
12.
CLAY
The Czech ceramic scene balances artisanal tradition and contemporary innovation, from raw clay to refined porcelain.
BENČATOVÁ Paula
He works retain traces of gesture, transforming chaos into harmony while capturing time, emotion and creative energy.
HNÍZDILOVÁ Johana
Student at UMPRUM, she combines ceramics, illustration and performance. Her colourful, ornamental pieces fuse utility and free expression.
KŘEHKÝ
( IŠTVÁNOVÁ Šárka / KRULIŠOVÁ
Nela / KUČEROVÁ Karolína)
Founded in 2010, the gallery produces “antiques of the future”. Ištvánová designs modular vases, Krulišová explores the border between design and art, and Kučerová develops a tactile and visual delicacy.
NĚMCOVÁ Blanka
Based in Levín, historic pottery region, she works with local clay, linking place, matter and final form.
NURVAN Arťom
Former graphic designer who combines ceramics, illustration and digital media in a world between symbolism and fantasy.
PEKAŘ Milan / A SLUKOVÁ Tereza
Pekař is renowned for refined glazes and works in international collections; Sluková, finalist of the BKV Prize, specialises in large-scale sculpture exploring dialogue between ceramics and textiles.
PELECHOVÁ Eva
Member of the AIC, she experiments with hybrid processes between ceramics and glass fusion. Her works are held in European and Asian collections.
POŠ Jan
Translates 3D simulations into tangible sculptures and installations, bridging the real and virtual worlds.
TOMÁŠEK Antonín
Visual artist and teacher, leading figure in porcelain sculpture and renewal of Czech porcelain industry.
VUTRU Markéta
Creates hybrid, totemic forms that blend geometric rigour and organic fluidity.
Czech metalwork oscillates between craft tradition and artistic freedom — from classical goldsmithing to author’s jewellery and conceptual experimentation blending design, art and performance.
BELDA
Founded in 1915, Belda is the oldest family jeweller in the Czech Republic. Its modernist design and flawless technique unite functionality and aesthetics. The family produces jewellery, trophies, and maintains replicas of the Czech crown jewels since 1966.
NAVRÁTIL Ondřej
Trained as a blacksmith, later studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. His “sculptural comics” mix mythology-inspired forms with narrative humour.
PROKIČ Janja
Serbian-born artist based in Prague. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts and UMPRUM, she designs jewellery as visual diaries, inspired by shamanism, dreams and nature. Her pieces are exhibited worldwide.
Bratislava-born sculptor (1982) whose minimalist metal forms engage with social issues. His monumental works privilege message over ornament.
RUSÍNOVÁ Anna
Works between contemporary jewellery and small sculpture, revisiting historical references through memory and emotion. Her creations blur boundaries between adornment, object and remembrance.
SELMECI Alex / KOCKA JUSKO Tomáš
Create installations and objects as “energetic archives”. Graduates of the Prague Academy, they question exhibition formats and explore perception through layered spatial structures.
VACEK Zdeněk
With twenty years’ experience, this master goldsmith now explores sculpture, blending metalwork, sound and video — erasing divisions between disciplines.
ROUBAL Tomáš
TEXTILE
This section showcases the power and complexity of textiles — a material of memory and identity, connecting landscape and daily life through visual experience.
GUPTA VALENTOVÁ Petra
Conceptual and multimedia artist exploring identity, memory and traditional dyeing and printing techniques. Collaborating with workshops in the Czech Republic and India, she embraces collaborative design and reflects on ecological and cultural rights.
HNÁTEK Aleš
Combines tradition, craftsmanship and sustainability. His unique garments repurpose archival textiles into timeless, functional pieces promoting local, slow fashion.
KLESALOVÁ Miroslava
Explores landscape as cultural and memorial space. Works with textile, paper and geotextile using graphic and textile techniques to capture transformation and memory.
KUBÍČKOVÁ Zuzana
Renowned fashion designer blending artisanal expertise, feminine silhouettes and luxurious materials. Graduate of UMPRUM, she presents at Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week and dresses celebrities worldwide.
PONDĚLÍČEK Martin
Artist and PhD candidate at UMPRUM. Uses manual, mechanical and digital embroidery to explore time, myth and narrative layering. Has collaborated on Jitka Škopová’s project merging glass and textile.
ŠŤASTNÁ Kateřina
Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Her stylised figures evoke breath and intimacy, forming a personal language between sculpture and textile.
VELČOVSKÁ ( JIROUŠKOVÁ Veronika)
Designer and artist trained at Central Saint Martins, London. Former scenographer for luxury brands including Hermès; in 2023 founded Maison Vunka, devoted to brocades inspired by Czech folklore and natural motifs.
ZEJDOVÁ Šárka
Shoemaker combining leather and straw in innovative, biodegradable designs. Her experimental footwear brings traditional materials into haute couture while addressing ecological and cultural issues.
“Hors les murs ” Programme
EXHIBITION ‘ DE MAINS DE MAÎTRES ’, 2021 ©HENGEN Flavie
VILLA VAUBAN
AIMARD Louise ATANASIU Stefania
BOENTGES-TRAUFFLER Romy
KAHLICH Sandy
MERTES Carine
PUTZ Pascale
RESENDE Sandra
TEXTILE FOCUS CAPSULE
To celebrate this diversity, a special capsule exhibition will be presented at Villa Vauban (City of Luxembourg Art Museum) featuring seven textile artists as part of the "Hors les murs" programme — extending the main Biennial beyond 19 Liberté.
MUDAM
PAYET Charlotte SCULPTURES IN RECYCLED PLASTIC
of the
Winner
2024 Luxembourg Fine Craft Prize, Payet sculpts recycled plastics with innovation and commitment.
MNAHA
TURPING Laurent WOOD SCULPTURES
Turping’s humanoid wooden forms, both powerful and poetic, are presented at the National Museum of History and Art.
GALERIE LIBERTÉ
PHILIPPS Marie-France CERAMIC SCULPTURES
Philipps continues her poetic exploration of the koi motif in this dedicated solo exhibition.
CZECH EMBASSY
MRAZKOVA Iva KIEFFER John MOSER COMPANY
EXHIBITION: "FREEDOM AND CREATIVITY"
An ambitious installation combining painting and bronze sculpture, unveiled on the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution — a symbolic date for the Czech Republic. Also featuring works by the historic glassmaker Moser.
CAMOËS
JOÃO GOMES Maria EXHIBITION
Returning after her participation in 2023, the Portuguese artist presents a new series of works.
CITY MUSEUM
MILTGEN Yanis EMBROIDERY AND SCULPTURE
Winner of the 2024 Young Fine Craft Creation Prize (Ateliers d’Art de France), Miltgen represents the new generation of fine craft artists.
LUXEMBOURG HOUSE
SEIL Pascal GLASS SCULPTURES AND JEWELLERY
Seil presents poetic, sustainable creations made from reclaimed bottles, alongside a collection of earrings and necklaces.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
BIENNALE DES MÉTIERS D’ART 2025 19 LIBERTÉ
19 AVENUE DE LA LIBERTÉ, L-1931 LUXEMBOURG
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TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2025, 6:30 P.M. TO 10 P.M.
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