Warwick Freeman
(New Zealand, 1953)
Winner Françoise van den Bosch Award 2002
Warwick Freeman (Nelson, New Zealand) is one of the most influential figures in contemporary jewellery. Largely self-taught, he began making jewellery in the early 1970s and became a key member of the Auckland jewellery collective Fingers, helping to redefine New Zealand jewellery practice. Over five decades, Freeman has developed a distinctive visual language of symbols and signs, drawing on New Zealand’s landscape, geology, history, and cultural identity. His jewellery explores how objects can communicate meaning and express personal and collective narratives. Widely exhibited internationally, his work is held in major museum collections, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington.
The award ceremony took place at the Salle André Citroën in the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam, on 26 April 2003. Mrs Dr. Ellen Maurer-Zilioli, curator of the Pinakothek der Moderne in München delivered a speech on the jewellery collection of the Danner Stiftung.
Galerie RA, Amsterdam, organized the solo exhibition “Sentence” from 26 April through 31 May 2003
From 2 June through 3 October 2004 the exhibition “Given, the Jewellery of Warwick Freeman 1980 – 2003” was on show in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam.
The jury of the 2002 Françoise van den Bosch Award:
Ruudt Peters
Cornelie Holzach
Ingeborg de Roode
Claartje Keur
Rob Koudijs (chair)
Read the jury report here
Corrina Goutos 2024
Ehmi
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Andreea Raluca Cojocaru 2021
Made in Belgium by a Romanian
Veronika Fabian 2020
Biglink
Masao Takahashi 2005
Samurai Sword
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Lin Cheung 2007/2019
Jewellery Library
Nel Linssen 1992
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Ted Noten 1995
Cinderella’s Ring
Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Trap
Françoise van den Bosch 1967/77
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Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Archive of Adorning Entities
Susanne Klemm 1996
Inflammable
Iris Bodemer 1999
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Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Lisa Walker 2010
Newtown Necklace
Françoise van den Bosch 1976 / 1993
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Hil Andringa
Square tile with one curled angle
Paul Derrez 1985
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Corrina Goutos 2024
Lit Clip
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Prima Gemmula
Noon Passama 2011
Extra Button
Marion Herbst 1971
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Françoise van den Bosch
Two hallmarks in original box
Marc Monzó 2004
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Zaina Benhamou 2025
Going for Gold
Ruudt Peters 1972
Necklace
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Maria van Kesteren 1982
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Roos van Soest 2008
Bravo
Kimmo Heikkilä 2001
6 x Brooch
Esther Knobel 1987
Train
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 1
Yuka Oyama 2003
Schmuck Quicky
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore
Sally Marsland 1999
Composite (white, two cups)
Jiro Kamata 2005
Sunny Ring
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974/75
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Ineke Heerkens 2021
Beading Breath
Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Lipstick
Manfred Bischoff 1991
Mann mit zwei Fragen
Dominique Pelletey 1990
Ode au noir et blanc
Tarja Tuupanen 2003
Black Granite Necklace
Marion Herbst 1986
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Annelies Planteijdt 1987
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VES 1984
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Françoise van den Bosch
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Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Life cycle
Helen Britton 2002
Garden of Infinity
Erik Kuiper 2008
Ranah
Yutaka Minegishi 2005
Ants’ Queen
Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Marc Monzó 2004
Plastic Sticks
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Quiet Globe of Air
François Morellet 1972
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Otto Künzli 1992
When Mickey Mouse was Born
Richard Elenbaas 2013
Lost Story
Marc Monzó 2003
Flat Brooch
Sally Marsland 2000/2001
Almost Black
Iris Eichenberg 1995
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Unknown artist 1970 - 72
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Marc Monzó 2013
Wall
Tarja Tuupanen 2000
Smokey Quartz Necklace
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Paul de Nooijer 1990
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Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Marit van Heumen 2015
Neck Piece
Onno Boekhoudt 1996
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Marc Monzó 2004
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Emmy van Leersum 1969
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Charlotte van der Waals 1974
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Unknown artist 1965 - 68
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Noon Passama 2013
Portrait #6
Jing He 2014
Potential Pins No.7
Helen Britton 2001
Silver Structure with 2 Dishes
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
N.T.
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore, letters
Robert Smit 2002 - 2003
Bottle in Landscape
Chun Chang 2026
Gideon
Julia Obermaier 2024
J/D/M_110_U+
Marc Monzó 2006-2010
Black Star
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Two-part object
Noon Passama 2009
Big Fat Trophy
Tomomi Arata 1997
Treasures from under the Sea
Peggy Bannenberg 1992
N.T.
Chun Chang 2025
Everything is born at the End of the Flow
Jan van der Vaart 1972
Zig-zag vase
Benedikt Fischer 2023
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Réka Fekete 2018
Sydney Parks
Suzanne Esser 1973
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Ruudt Peters 1990
Lamego
Sarah Regensburger 2017
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Sophie Hanagarth 2008
Bretzel
Marion Herbst 1994
Little Cake
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 3
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974
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Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Onno Boekhoudt 1990
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Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Norman Weber 1999
Minimal nr.2
Boris de Beijer 2011
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Frans van Nieuwenborg and Martijn Wegman 1982
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Marcel Wanders 1992
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Françoise van den Bosch 1976
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Helena van der Kraan 1990
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Frans de Wit 1975
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Bernhard Schobinger 1984
Vogelkette
Marit van Heumen 2015
Ladder
Julia Obermaier 2024
KOH-I-NOOR and Friends – Hardtmuth
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Jing He 2014
Potential Pin
Richard Elenbaas 2013
Distinction
Marion Delarue 2017
Parrot Devotees
Manon van Kouswijk 1996
An Angel at my Table
Hil Andringa ca. 1970
N.T.
Xinyao Ding 2023
Sprouting
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Flos Bipetalus
Berend Peter Hogen Esch 1974
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Lin Cheung 2016
Together
Barend van Herpe 1990
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Andrea Wagner 1997
Ring with stone and ingrown jewelry
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
Two-piece bracelet
Eleonora Radke 2021
Schmatzen
Noon Passama 2017
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Gijs Bakker 1987
Jonas Nr 1
Gijs Bakker 1967
Pinkring
Karl Fritsch 2006
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Unknown artist ca. 1970
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Warwick Freeman 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001
5 brooches
Pierre Degen 1984
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Conversation Piece 2016
Gold Rush
Sally Marsland 2001-2002
Flat Colour
Françoise van den Bosch
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Marijke de Goey 1986
Triangle
Françoise van den Bosch 1967/68
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Gijs Bakker 1967
Circle bracelet
Lucien den Arend ca. 1970
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Ted Noten 2004
Coffee Cup
Eline Willemarck 2015
Trophy
David Bielander 2008
Corn Cob
Françoise van den Bosch 1972
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Zbigniew Kosc 1990
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Liesbet Bussche 2009
Urban Jewellery
Richard Elenbaas 2012
Elenbaas coin
Jing He 2013
Trophy for David
Marc Monzó 2009
Sun
Gemma Draper 2005
Is almost the right shape
B.O.E.-group 1974
B.O.E.-box
Adriaan van Strien 1971
Ball-bearing Bracelet
Françoise van den Bosch 1974/77
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Bruno Ninaber van Eyben 1975
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Françoise van den Bosch 1976
Cushion brooch
Lin Cheung 2018
Delayed Reactions – Slightly Sad
David Roux Fouillet 2012
Princess of 22
Rudi de Gruijl 2023
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Xavier Ines Monclús 2004
The Whale’s Playground
Ted Noten 1998
Chew Your Own
Berend Bodenkamp 1975
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Susanne Klemm 1996
Man-Woman
Florian Weichsberger 2019
Decontext
Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Mikiko Minewaki 2003
PLAchain
Kimmo Heikkilä 2004
Measure Ring
Maria van Kesteren 1970
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Marc Monzó 2016
Moon
Karl Fritsch 2000
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Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1969/70
Life Cycle
Thomas Gentille 21st Century
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