Marion Herbst
(The Netherlands, 1944)
1944 – 1995
Winner Françoise van den Bosch Award 1982
Marion Herbst was a Dutch jeweller, sculptor, and educator whose innovative work played a significant role in the development of contemporary jewellery in the Netherlands. Born in Germany and raised in the Netherlands, she studied at the Institute of Applied Arts Education in Amsterdam, where she shifted from sculpture to jewellery. From the late 1960s onward, Herbst gained recognition for her colourful and experimental jewellery, incorporating unconventional materials such as Plexiglass, aluminium, found objects, beads, and textiles. In 1974, she co-founded the Bond van Oproerige Edelsmeden (Union of Rebellious Goldsmiths), a collective that challenged traditional ideas of jewellery and craftsmanship. Alongside her artistic practice, she taught at several influential art schools and inspired generations of makers. Awarded the Françoise van den Bosch Award in 1982, Herbst is remembered for her playful, expressive visual language and her enduring influence on contemporary jewellery.
The award ceremony took place at Gemeentelijk Van Reekummuseum in Apeldoorn, on 24 April 1982.
The jury of the 1982 Françoise van den Bosch award:
Paul Derrez
Bernardine de Neeve
Liesbeth Crommelin (chair)
Maria van Kesteren designed the trophy for Marion Herbst.
Françoise van den Bosch
Two hallmarks in original box
Unknown artist 1965 - 68
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Lucien den Arend ca. 1970
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Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Maria van Kesteren 1982
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Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Trap
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Noon Passama 2009
Big Fat Trophy
Marion Herbst 1971
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Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Susanne Klemm 1996
Inflammable
Bernhard Schobinger 1984
Vogelkette
Robert Smit 2002 - 2003
Bottle in Landscape
Marc Monzó 2013
Wall
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Richard Elenbaas 2012
Elenbaas coin
Sally Marsland 2000/2001
Almost Black
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Quiet Globe of Air
Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Dominique Pelletey 1990
Ode au noir et blanc
Emmy van Leersum 1969
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Ruudt Peters 1972
Necklace
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Two-part object
Françoise van den Bosch
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Benedikt Fischer 2023
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Julia Obermaier 2024
J/D/M_110_U+
Barend van Herpe 1990
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Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Lisa Walker 2010
Newtown Necklace
Onno Boekhoudt 1990
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Ted Noten 1995
Cinderella’s Ring
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Eline Willemarck 2015
Trophy
Marit van Heumen 2015
Neck Piece
Yutaka Minegishi 2005
Ants’ Queen
Paul de Nooijer 1990
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Xavier Ines Monclús 2004
The Whale’s Playground
Helen Britton 2002
Garden of Infinity
Susanne Klemm 1996
Man-Woman
Frans van Nieuwenborg and Martijn Wegman 1982
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Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Rudi de Gruijl 2023
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Gijs Bakker 1967
Circle bracelet
Marc Monzó 2004
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Karl Fritsch 2006
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Helen Britton 2001
Silver Structure with 2 Dishes
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
Two-piece bracelet
Richard Elenbaas 2013
Distinction
Andreea Raluca Cojocaru 2021
Made in Belgium by a Romanian
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Otto Künzli 1992
When Mickey Mouse was Born
Sally Marsland 2001-2002
Flat Colour
Corrina Goutos 2024
Lit Clip
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Jing He 2014
Potential Pins No.7
Roos van Soest 2008
Bravo
Jing He 2014
Potential Pin
Marc Monzó 2006-2010
Black Star
Hil Andringa
Square tile with one curled angle
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1969/70
Life Cycle
Marion Delarue 2017
Parrot Devotees
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 3
Paul Derrez 1985
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Françoise van den Bosch
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Helena van der Kraan 1990
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Frans de Wit 1975
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Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Unknown artist 1970 - 72
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Conversation Piece 2016
Gold Rush
Onno Boekhoudt 1996
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Karl Fritsch 2000
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David Roux Fouillet 2012
Princess of 22
Marc Monzó 2004
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Marc Monzó 2016
Moon
Norman Weber 1999
Minimal nr.2
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore
Adriaan van Strien 1971
Ball-bearing Bracelet
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Warwick Freeman 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001
5 brooches
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Prima Gemmula
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Ted Noten 2004
Coffee Cup
B.O.E.-group 1974
B.O.E.-box
Manfred Bischoff 1991
Mann mit zwei Fragen
Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben 1975
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Xinyao Ding 2023
Sprouting
Françoise van den Bosch 1976
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Marc Monzó 2009
Sun
Berend Peter Hogen Esch 1974
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Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 1
Noon Passama 2011
Extra Button
Tomomi Arata 1997
Treasures from under the Sea
Marc Monzó 2003
Flat Brooch
Marijke de Goey 1986
Triangle
Marion Herbst 1986
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Corrina Goutos 2024
Ehmi
Sally Marsland 1999
Composite (white, two cups)
Marc Monzó 2004
Plastic Sticks
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Flos Bipetalus
Suzanne Esser 1973
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Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Life cycle
Sophie Hanagarth 2008
Bretzel
Kimmo Heikkilä 2001
6 x Brooch
Maria van Kesteren 1970
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Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Berend Bodenkamp 1975
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Lin Cheung 2007/2019
Jewellery Library
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Marcel Wanders 1992
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Zbigniew Kosc 1990
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Yuka Oyama 2003
Schmuck Quicky
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974/75
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Ted Noten 1998
Chew Your Own
Jing He 2013
Trophy for David
Erik Kuiper 2008
Ranah
Françoise van den Bosch 1974/77
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Boris de Beijer 2011
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Zaina Benhamou 2025
Going for Gold
Noon Passama 2013
Portrait #6
Sarah Regensburger 2017
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Jiro Kamata 2005
Sunny Ring
Françoise van den Bosch 1976 / 1993
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VES 1984
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Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Lipstick
David Bielander 2008
Corn Cob
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Archive of Adorning Entities
Ineke Heerkens 2021
Beading Breath
Kimmo Heikkilä 2004
Measure Ring
Masao Takahashi 2005
Samurai Sword
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Pierre Degen 1984
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Réka Fekete 2018
Sydney Parks
Iris Bodemer 1999
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Lin Cheung 2016
Together
Jan van der Vaart 1972
Zig-zag vase
Eleonora Radke 2021
Schmatzen
Esther Knobel 1987
Train
Tarja Tuupanen 2003
Black Granite Necklace
Gijs Bakker 1987
Jonas Nr 1
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore, letters
François Morellet 1972
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Annelies Planteijdt 1987
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Marit van Heumen 2015
Ladder
Richard Elenbaas 2013
Lost Story
Charlotte van der Waals 1974
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Iris Eichenberg 1995
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Chun Chang 2026
Gideon
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Manon van Kouswijk 1996
An Angel at my Table
Ruudt Peters 1990
Lamego
Florian Weichsberger 2019
Decontext
Gemma Draper 2005
Is almost the right shape
Lin Cheung 2018
Delayed Reactions – Slightly Sad
Thomas Gentille 21st Century
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Mikiko Minewaki 2003
PLAchain
Noon Passama 2017
from the series 0123456789
Peggy Bannenberg 1992
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Tarja Tuupanen 2000
Smokey Quartz Necklace
Chun Chang 2025
Everything is born at the End of the Flow
Andrea Wagner 1997
Ring with stone and ingrown jewelry
Françoise van den Bosch 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Nel Linssen 1992
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Hil Andringa ca. 1970
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Françoise van den Bosch 1967/77
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Marion Herbst 1994
Little Cake
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Liesbet Bussche 2009
Urban Jewellery
Gijs Bakker 1967
Pinkring
Julia Obermaier 2024
KOH-I-NOOR and Friends – Hardtmuth
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974
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Veronika Fabian 2020
Biglink
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Françoise van den Bosch 1967/68
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Unknown artist ca. 1970
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Françoise van den Bosch 1976
Cushion brooch