David Bielander
(Switzerland / Germany, 1968)
Winner Françoise van den Bosch Award 2012
Munich-based jewellery artist David Bielander defies categorization. His work, playful yet sophisticated, explores the tension between the mundane and the precious. Often misleading, everyday objects become whimsical creations, while precious materials are made to look worthless. Inspired by surrealism and visual puns, he transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, and vice versa. Bielander studied under Otto Künzli at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich from 1995 to 2001. In addition to the Françoise van den Bosch Award (2012), he has won several other awards, including the Herbert Hofman Preis (2010) and the Mari Funaki Award (2016).
The jury of the 2012 Françoise van den Bosch Award:
Marcel van Kan
Lisa Walker
Jantje Fleischhut
Eveline Holsappe
Frank Tjepkema
Read the jury report here.
The exhibition Demiurg on the occassion of winning the Françoise van den Bosch Award took place at Museum Arnhem (formerly Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem) in 2013.
Article “David Bielander, Man of Ideas” by Liesbeth den Besten
Jing He designed the trophy for David Bielander
Award Ceremony at Museum Arnhem
Portait of David Bielander, photo by Simon Bielander
Exhibition “Demiurg” at Museum Arnhem, 2013
Iris Eichenberg 1995
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Marion Herbst 1994
Little Cake
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Paul Derrez 1985
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Richard Elenbaas 2013
Lost Story
Paul de Nooijer 1990
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Pierre Degen 1984
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Iris Bodemer 1999
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Helen Britton 2002
Garden of Infinity
Marc Monzó 2009
Sun
Berend Bodenkamp 1975
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Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974
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Unknown artist 1965 - 68
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Marc Monzó 2003
Flat Brooch
Zaina Benhamou 2025
Going for Gold
Masao Takahashi 2005
Samurai Sword
Xavier Ines Monclús 2004
The Whale’s Playground
Marion Delarue 2017
Parrot Devotees
Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Maria van Kesteren 1982
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Sophie Hanagarth 2008
Bretzel
Norman Weber 1999
Minimal nr.2
Françoise van den Bosch 1974/77
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Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1969/70
Life Cycle
Marc Monzó 2004
Plastic Sticks
Thomas Gentille 21st Century
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Ruudt Peters 1990
Lamego
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Life cycle
Sally Marsland 2000/2001
Almost Black
Françoise van den Bosch 1972
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Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Lipstick
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Two-part object
Gijs Bakker 1987
Jonas Nr 1
Lucien den Arend ca. 1970
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David Bielander 2008
Corn Cob
Otto Künzli 1992
When Mickey Mouse was Born
Liesbet Bussche 2009
Urban Jewellery
Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Karl Fritsch 2000
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Florian Weichsberger 2019
Decontext
Helen Britton 2001
Silver Structure with 2 Dishes
Roos van Soest 2008
Bravo
Unknown artist ca. 1970
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Ted Noten 1998
Chew Your Own
Jiro Kamata 2005
Sunny Ring
Eline Willemarck 2015
Trophy
Susanne Klemm 1996
Man-Woman
Marc Monzó 2006-2010
Black Star
Jing He 2014
Potential Pins No.7
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Quiet Globe of Air
Noon Passama 2009
Big Fat Trophy
Sarah Regensburger 2017
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Onno Boekhoudt 1996
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Eleonora Radke 2021
Schmatzen
B.O.E.-group 1974
B.O.E.-box
Lin Cheung 2007/2019
Jewellery Library
Julia Obermaier 2024
KOH-I-NOOR and Friends – Hardtmuth
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 1
Marc Monzó 2013
Wall
Manon van Kouswijk 1996
An Angel at my Table
Nel Linssen 1992
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Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Françoise van den Bosch 1967/68
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Marion Herbst 1971
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Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 3
Mikiko Minewaki 2003
PLAchain
Kimmo Heikkilä 2004
Measure Ring
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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VES 1984
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Gemma Draper 2005
Is almost the right shape
François Morellet 1972
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Réka Fekete 2018
Sydney Parks
Marc Monzó 2016
Moon
Ted Noten 2004
Coffee Cup
Conversation Piece 2016
Gold Rush
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore, letters
Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Marit van Heumen 2015
Ladder
Kimmo Heikkilä 2001
6 x Brooch
Chun Chang 2026
Gideon
Gijs Bakker 1967
Circle bracelet
Frans van Nieuwenborg and Martijn Wegman 1982
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Veronika Fabian 2020
Biglink
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Prima Gemmula
Adriaan van Strien 1971
Ball-bearing Bracelet
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Jing He 2013
Trophy for David
Boris de Beijer 2011
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Bernhard Schobinger 1984
Vogelkette
Françoise van den Bosch 1976
Cushion brooch
Corrina Goutos 2024
Lit Clip
Charlotte van der Waals 1974
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Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Trap
Robert Smit 2002 - 2003
Bottle in Landscape
Yutaka Minegishi 2005
Ants’ Queen
Frans de Wit 1975
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Richard Elenbaas 2013
Distinction
Rudi de Gruijl 2023
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Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Hil Andringa
Square tile with one curled angle
Lin Cheung 2016
Together
Chun Chang 2025
Everything is born at the End of the Flow
Françoise van den Bosch 1976
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Emmy van Leersum 1969
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Noon Passama 2011
Extra Button
Tomomi Arata 1997
Treasures from under the Sea
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Zbigniew Kosc 1990
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Ted Noten 1995
Cinderella’s Ring
Benedikt Fischer 2023
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Marc Monzó 2004
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
Two-piece bracelet
Françoise van den Bosch
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Manfred Bischoff 1991
Mann mit zwei Fragen
Marit van Heumen 2015
Neck Piece
Helena van der Kraan 1990
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David Roux Fouillet 2012
Princess of 22
Erik Kuiper 2008
Ranah
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Richard Elenbaas 2012
Elenbaas coin
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Hil Andringa ca. 1970
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Françoise van den Bosch 1967/77
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Françoise van den Bosch
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Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore
Suzanne Esser 1973
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Marcel Wanders 1992
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Xinyao Ding 2023
Sprouting
Warwick Freeman 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001
5 brooches
Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Onno Boekhoudt 1990
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Susanne Klemm 1996
Inflammable
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Lisa Walker 2010
Newtown Necklace
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben 1975
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Annelies Planteijdt 1987
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Unknown artist 1970 - 72
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Karl Fritsch 2006
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Jan van der Vaart 1972
Zig-zag vase
Tarja Tuupanen 2000
Smokey Quartz Necklace
Jing He 2014
Potential Pin
Françoise van den Bosch 1976 / 1993
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Esther Knobel 1987
Train
Françoise van den Bosch
Two hallmarks in original box
Ineke Heerkens 2021
Beading Breath
Andrea Wagner 1997
Ring with stone and ingrown jewelry
Sally Marsland 1999
Composite (white, two cups)
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974/75
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Marion Herbst 1986
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Maria van Kesteren 1970
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Yuka Oyama 2003
Schmuck Quicky
Gijs Bakker 1967
Pinkring
Marc Monzó 2004
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Tarja Tuupanen 2003
Black Granite Necklace
Corrina Goutos 2024
Ehmi
Peggy Bannenberg 1992
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Marijke de Goey 1986
Triangle
Noon Passama 2017
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Ruudt Peters 1972
Necklace
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Andreea Raluca Cojocaru 2021
Made in Belgium by a Romanian
Dominique Pelletey 1990
Ode au noir et blanc
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Noon Passama 2013
Portrait #6
Barend van Herpe 1990
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Sally Marsland 2001-2002
Flat Colour
Lin Cheung 2018
Delayed Reactions – Slightly Sad
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Flos Bipetalus
Julia Obermaier 2024
J/D/M_110_U+
Berend Peter Hogen Esch 1974
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Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
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