The beginning of a creative community

Assamblage - The National Association of Contemporary Jewelry Authors and Designers was launched in May 2015. It is the result of an ongoing 5 year project which aims to support, develop and structure the surfacing field of contemporary jewelry. The association was founded by David Sandu, Ioana Andrei and Valentina Buzamurga.

2010 - Founding of Assamblage, Contemporary Jewelry School

Contemporary jewelry began to take shape in Romania at the beginning of the year 2000, as a result of the work done by designer David Sandu. Assamblage, School of Contemporary Jewelry emerged in 2010 as a very useful and realistic instrument in connection with the needs of Romanian design. In a short time it becomes a more and more substantial and complex mechanism that keeps evolving. Consequently, this mechanism generated a very tight-knit creative community, which began to express itself and contribute to the development of the field. With the help of Assamblage, contemporary jewelry becomes a viable option for study and career.

2015 - Founding of Assamblage, National Association of Contemporary Jewelry Authors and Designers

Assamblage is currently Romania’s main and most active platform dedicated to author jewelry, upholding, in the cultural context of the past few years, it’s contribution to the exponential growth of activity in the field of jewelry design. An important recognition in that regard was the nomination of Assamblage at the 2017 AFCN Awards, in the “Cultural Entrepreneurship” category, as well as being selected for the Civil Society Gala official competition in 2018 and 2019.

Exhibition Projects

In a span of 5 years, between 2015 and 2020, Assamblage has rooted it’s presence in over 30 projects and fairs, both national and international: London Fashion Week, Romanian Design Week, Milano Jewelry Week, Joya Barcelona, BOZAR Bruxelles, Designblok – Prague Design and Fashion Week and Athens Jewelry Week, with the involvement of over 100 Romanian and international contemporary jewelry designers from all over the world. In 2020, the first edition of our most substantial cultural project is starting to take shape, an event dedicated to the 10 year anniversary since Assamblage was founded - ROMANIAN JEWELRY WEEK.