Gijs Bakker
(The Netherlands, 1942)
Winner Françoise van den Bosch Award 1988
Gijs Bakker is a Dutch designer whose work has had a profound influence on both contemporary jewellery and industrial design. Educated at the (now known as) Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and Konstfack University in Stockholm, he has designed jewellery, furniture, household products, interiors, and public spaces for leading international companies. In the 1960s, he collaborated closely with his wife, Emmy van Leersum, creating groundbreaking jewellery that challenged conventional notions of adornment. Throughout his career, Bakker has continued to innovate through the use of new materials and production techniques, often blurring the boundaries between jewellery, design, and everyday objects. He is also widely known as the co-founder of Droog Design and the initiator of Chi ha paura…?, both of which have played a significant role in shaping contemporary design and jewellery discourse worldwide.
The award ceremony took place at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, on 25 February 1988.
The jury of the 1988 Françoise van den Boach Award:
Benno Premsela
Maria Blaisse
Jerven Ober (chair)
Annelies Planteijdt designed the trophy for Gijs Bakker
Marc Monzó 2004
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974/75
N.T.
Masao Takahashi 2005
Samurai Sword
Marion Herbst 1986
N.T.
Dominique Pelletey 1990
Ode au noir et blanc
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Life cycle
Esther Knobel 1987
Train
Françoise van den Bosch 1967/68
N.T.
Maria van Kesteren 1970
N.T.
Tomomi Arata 1997
Treasures from under the Sea
Françoise van den Bosch 1969
N.T.
Marc Monzó 2004
N.T.
Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Lipstick
Lin Cheung 2007/2019
Jewellery Library
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
N.T.
Jing He 2014
Potential Pin
Kimmo Heikkilä 2001
6 x Brooch
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
N.T.
Ted Noten 1998
Chew Your Own
Unknown artist 1970 - 72
N.T.
Veronika Fabian 2020
Biglink
Xinyao Ding 2023
Sprouting
Zbigniew Kosc 1990
N.T.
Ruudt Peters 1972
Necklace
Françoise van den Bosch 1969
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
N.T.
Sally Marsland 1999
Composite (white, two cups)
Onno Boekhoudt 1996
N.T.
Frans van Nieuwenborg and Martijn Wegman 1982
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
N.T.
Sophie Hanagarth 2008
Bretzel
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Annelies Planteijdt 1987
N.T.
Corrina Goutos 2024
Lit Clip
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore, letters
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben 1975
N.T.
Eleonora Radke 2021
Schmatzen
Richard Elenbaas 2013
Distinction
Liesbet Bussche 2009
Urban Jewellery
Ted Noten 1995
Cinderella’s Ring
Françoise van den Bosch 1976
Cushion brooch
Yuka Oyama 2003
Schmuck Quicky
Jan van der Vaart 1972
Zig-zag vase
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Gijs Bakker 1987
Jonas Nr 1
Françoise van den Bosch 1971
N.T.
Mikiko Minewaki 2003
PLAchain
Eline Willemarck 2015
Trophy
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
N.T.
Blanca Sanchez 2005
N.T.
Berend Bodenkamp 1975
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
N.T.
Lucien den Arend ca. 1970
N.T.
Marion Herbst 1971
N.T.
Marc Monzó 2003
Flat Brooch
Hil Andringa
Square tile with one curled angle
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Prima Gemmula
Adriaan van Strien 1971
Ball-bearing Bracelet
Maria van Kesteren 1982
N.T.
Blanca Sanchez 2005
N.T.
Pierre Degen 1984
N.T.
Helen Britton 2002
Garden of Infinity
Marion Delarue 2017
Parrot Devotees
Roos van Soest 2008
Bravo
VES 1984
N.T.
Karl Fritsch 2000
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch
N.T.
Ruudt Peters 1990
Lamego
François Morellet 1972
N.T.
Julia Obermaier 2024
J/D/M_110_U+
Gemma Draper 2005
Is almost the right shape
Marion Herbst 1994
Little Cake
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
N.T.
Peggy Bannenberg 1992
N.T.
Marc Monzó 2016
Moon
Sarah Regensburger 2017
N.T.
Boris de Beijer 2011
N.T.
Frans de Wit 1975
N.T.
Rudi de Gruijl 2023
N.T.
Kimmo Heikkilä 2004
Measure Ring
Réka Fekete 2018
Sydney Parks
Thomas Gentille 21st Century
N.T.
Florian Weichsberger 2019
Decontext
Warwick Freeman 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001
5 brooches
Noon Passama 2017
from the series 0123456789
Marc Monzó 2006-2010
Black Star
Françoise van den Bosch 1976
N.T.
Chun Chang 2026
Gideon
Paul de Nooijer 1990
N.T.
Iris Eichenberg 1995
N.T.
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Archive of Adorning Entities
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Flos Bipetalus
Jing He 2014
Potential Pins No.7
Unknown artist ca. 1970
N.T.
Hil Andringa ca. 1970
N.T.
Noon Passama 2013
Portrait #6
Erik Kuiper 2008
Ranah
Marc Monzó 2013
Wall
Suzanne Esser 1973
N.T.
Zaina Benhamou 2025
Going for Gold
Manon van Kouswijk 1996
An Angel at my Table
Lin Cheung 2016
Together
Tarja Tuupanen 2003
Black Granite Necklace
Helena van der Kraan 1990
N.T.
Jiro Kamata 2005
Sunny Ring
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
N.T.
Ineke Heerkens 2021
Beading Breath
Marc Monzó 2009
Sun
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
Two-piece bracelet
Lisa Walker 2010
Newtown Necklace
Andreea Raluca Cojocaru 2021
Made in Belgium by a Romanian
Xavier Ines Monclús 2004
The Whale’s Playground
Marijke de Goey 1986
Triangle
Benedikt Fischer 2023
N.T.
Bernhard Schobinger 1984
Vogelkette
David Roux Fouillet 2012
Princess of 22
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1971
N.T.
Manfred Bischoff 1991
Mann mit zwei Fragen
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Conversation Piece 2016
Gold Rush
Paul Derrez 1985
N.T.
Unknown artist 1965 - 68
N.T.
Tarja Tuupanen 2000
Smokey Quartz Necklace
Jing He 2013
Trophy for David
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1969/70
Life Cycle
Karl Fritsch 2006
N.T.
Gijs Bakker 1967
Circle bracelet
Françoise van den Bosch
Two hallmarks in original box
Charlotte van der Waals 1974
N.T.
Marc Monzó 2004
Plastic Sticks
Noon Passama 2009
Big Fat Trophy
Corrina Goutos 2024
Ehmi
Susanne Klemm 1996
Inflammable
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
N.T.
Nel Linssen 1992
N.T.
Noon Passama 2011
Extra Button
Otto Künzli 1992
When Mickey Mouse was Born
Julia Obermaier 2024
KOH-I-NOOR and Friends – Hardtmuth
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974
N.T.
Susanne Klemm 1996
Man-Woman
Marit van Heumen 2015
Neck Piece
Françoise van den Bosch 1972
N.T.
Chun Chang 2025
Everything is born at the End of the Flow
Norman Weber 1999
Minimal nr.2
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1967/77
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1974/77
N.T.
Helen Britton 2001
Silver Structure with 2 Dishes
Lin Cheung 2018
Delayed Reactions – Slightly Sad
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Quiet Globe of Air
Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Trap
Iris Bodemer 1999
N.T.
Yutaka Minegishi 2005
Ants’ Queen
Robert Smit 2002 - 2003
Bottle in Landscape
Sally Marsland 2000/2001
Almost Black
Richard Elenbaas 2013
Lost Story
Françoise van den Bosch
N.T.
Richard Elenbaas 2012
Elenbaas coin
Barend van Herpe 1990
N.T.
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Two-part object
Berend Peter Hogen Esch 1974
N.T.
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 1
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
N.T.
Andrea Wagner 1997
Ring with stone and ingrown jewelry
Onno Boekhoudt 1990
N.T.
Emmy van Leersum 1969
N.T.
Sally Marsland 2001-2002
Flat Colour
Ted Noten 2004
Coffee Cup
Françoise van den Bosch 1976 / 1993
N.T.
B.O.E.-group 1974
B.O.E.-box
Marcel Wanders 1992
N.T.
David Bielander 2008
Corn Cob
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 3
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
N.T.
Marit van Heumen 2015
Ladder
Gijs Bakker 1967
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