During the Amberif fair there were given the awards in the National Competition for Goldsmiths and Jewelles Amber Handicraft organized in two age categories and with three subjects.
The Amber Handicraft competition is organized by the Goldsmiths and Jewellers Trade Committee of the Pomeranian Chamber of Handicrafts for Small and Medium Enterprises in cooperation with the Gdansk International Fair Co. Its aim is to present practical abilities of professional goldsmiths and the people who only begin to familiarize themselves with the arcana of goldsmithery, as well as their promotion. Traditionally the competition is held in two age categories: the juniors and the seniors. This year its participants were given 3 subjects: “A gift for my mother” (juniors) and “Man’s jewellery in the retro style” and “Treasures from the Baltic Sea” (seniors).
The Committee composed of: Grzegorz Dzwilewski – a Senior of the Artistic Handicraft Guild, Zbigniew Strzelczyk – a president of the Polish Chamber of Amber, Mariusz Gliwinski – a chairman of the International Amber Association, Karol Kowalski – the chairman of the Trade Commission of Goldsmiths and Jewellers and Marek Mikicki and Waldemar Wronski – the members of the Trade Commission of Goldsmiths and Jewellers. After deliberations on 5th March 2008 the Committee gave the following awards:
JUNIOR CATEGORY
“A gift for my mother”
1 st prize – Marek Polgert for the necklace “Two Hearts”
2 nd prize – Olaf Chalaj-Batory for the work “Amber Egg”
3 rd prize – Piotr Lewicki for the necklace “Amber Mirror”
Distinctions:
Maciej Schneider from S&A Bursztynowa Bizuteria
Wojciech Nazarewicz from S&A Bursztynowa Bizuteria
SENIOR CATEGORY
„Man’s jewellery in the retro style”
1 st prize – Pawel Was for a pair of cufflinks
2 nd prize – Jacek Ostrowski for the watch “In Man’s Style”
3 rd prize – Maciej Lobocki for the work “Scarab Beetle”
“Treasures from the Baltic Sea”
1 st prize – Remigiusz Kokosinski for the work “Flatfish”
2 nd prize – Leszek Jerzy Sobiech for the object “Baltic Treasures”
3 rd prize – Adam Sznapka for the hanging label “Princessa Baltica”
Distinction:
Jacek Pawel Pawicki 2008-03-21 | 
