Paul Derrez
(The Netherlands, 1950)
Winner Françoise van den Bosch Award 1980
Paul Derrez is a Dutch jeweller, curator, collector, and influential advocate for contemporary jewellery. Trained at the Design Academy Eindhoven, HKU Utrecht, and the Vakschool Schoonhoven, he established himself as a jeweller in Amsterdam in the mid-1970s and founded Galerie Ra in 1976, which became one of the world’s leading galleries for contemporary jewellery. His own work is characterised by bold, geometric forms, often combining silver and coloured Plexiglas, and by a belief that jewellery should provoke thought rather than simply decorate. Throughout his career, Derrez has explored themes of identity, sexuality, social engagement, and personal freedom, creating jewellery that reflects both the beauty and the tensions of contemporary life. Alongside his artistic practice, he has played a pivotal role in promoting contemporary jewellery internationally as a curator, teacher, collector, and writer.
The award ceremony took place at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, on 18th December 1980.
The jury of the 1980 Françoise van den Bosch Award:
Bernardine de Neeve
Emmy van Leersum
Liesbeth Crommelin
Jerven Ober (chair)
Manfred Bischoff 1991
Mann mit zwei Fragen
Tomomi Arata 1997
Treasures from under the Sea
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Françoise van den Bosch
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Annelies Planteijdt 1987
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Noon Passama 2017
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Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Life cycle
Iris Eichenberg 1995
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Benedikt Fischer 2023
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Françoise van den Bosch 1967/68
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Peggy Bannenberg 1992
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Marijke de Goey 1986
Triangle
Gijs Bakker 1967
Circle bracelet
Hil Andringa
Square tile with one curled angle
Bernhard Schobinger 1984
Vogelkette
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Xinyao Ding 2023
Sprouting
Xavier Ines Monclús 2004
The Whale’s Playground
Gijs Bakker 1967
Pinkring
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Ted Noten 1998
Chew Your Own
Marc Monzó 2004
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Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 3
Réka Fekete 2018
Sydney Parks
Tarja Tuupanen 2003
Black Granite Necklace
Suzanne Esser 1973
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Susanne Klemm 1996
Inflammable
Ted Noten 2004
Coffee Cup
Andrea Wagner 1997
Ring with stone and ingrown jewelry
Jan van der Vaart 1972
Zig-zag vase
Erik Kuiper 2008
Ranah
Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Corrina Goutos 2024
Ehmi
Esther Knobel 1987
Train
Helen Britton 2002
Garden of Infinity
Julia Obermaier 2024
KOH-I-NOOR and Friends – Hardtmuth
Ted Noten 1995
Cinderella’s Ring
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Helena van der Kraan 1990
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Marc Monzó 2003
Flat Brooch
David Roux Fouillet 2012
Princess of 22
Sally Marsland 2000/2001
Almost Black
Dominique Pelletey 1990
Ode au noir et blanc
Frans van Nieuwenborg and Martijn Wegman 1982
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Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1969/70
Life Cycle
Marc Monzó 2016
Moon
Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Berend Peter Hogen Esch 1974
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Marion Herbst 1986
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David Bielander 2008
Corn Cob
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
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Marion Delarue 2017
Parrot Devotees
Adriaan van Strien 1971
Ball-bearing Bracelet
Zaina Benhamou 2025
Going for Gold
Unknown artist 1965 - 68
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Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Boris de Beijer 2011
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Frans de Wit 1975
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
Two-piece bracelet
Karl Fritsch 2000
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Nel Linssen 1992
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Marion Herbst 1994
Little Cake
Warwick Freeman 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001
5 brooches
Tarja Tuupanen 2000
Smokey Quartz Necklace
Kimmo Heikkilä 2004
Measure Ring
Charlotte van der Waals 1974
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Eleonora Radke 2021
Schmatzen
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Norman Weber 1999
Minimal nr.2
Lucien den Arend ca. 1970
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Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Trap
Onno Boekhoudt 1996
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Gemma Draper 2005
Is almost the right shape
Jing He 2014
Potential Pin
Veronika Fabian 2020
Biglink
Marc Monzó 2009
Sun
Marc Monzó 2004
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Richard Elenbaas 2013
Distinction
Blanca Sanchez 2005
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Florian Weichsberger 2019
Decontext
Frans van Nieuwenborg 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch 1976
Cushion brooch
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben 1975
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Marit van Heumen 2015
Neck Piece
Manami Aoki 2017
Hair of the Wood 1
Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore, letters
Marit van Heumen 2015
Ladder
Julia Obermaier 2024
J/D/M_110_U+
Ineke Heerkens 2021
Beading Breath
Onno Boekhoudt 1990
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Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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Virág Motesiczky 2019
Not So Sad Anymore
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Lisa Walker 2010
Newtown Necklace
Corrina Goutos 2024
Lit Clip
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Sally Marsland 1999
Composite (white, two cups)
Manon van Kouswijk 1996
An Angel at my Table
Marc Monzó 2013
Wall
Françoise van den Bosch 1974/77
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Pierre Degen 1984
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Eline Willemarck 2015
Trophy
Conversation Piece 2016
Gold Rush
Françoise van den Bosch
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Françoise van den Bosch 1969
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B.O.E.-group 1974
B.O.E.-box
Noon Passama 2013
Portrait #6
VES 1984
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Sophie Hanagarth 2008
Bretzel
Emmy van Leersum 1969
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Maria van Kesteren 1982
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Thomas Gentille 21st Century
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Otto Künzli 1992
When Mickey Mouse was Born
Françoise van den Bosch
Two hallmarks in original box
Barend van Herpe 1990
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Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Karl Fritsch 2006
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Susanne Klemm 1996
Man-Woman
Françoise van den Bosch 1973
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Marc Monzó 2006-2010
Black Star
Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974
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Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Françoise van den Bosch 1976
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Rudi de Gruijl 2023
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Liesbet Bussche 2009
Urban Jewellery
Richard Elenbaas 2012
Elenbaas coin
Françoise van den Bosch 1971
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Ruudt Peters 1990
Lamego
Iris Bodemer 1999
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Paul de Nooijer 1990
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Chun Chang 2025
Everything is born at the End of the Flow
Françoise van den Bosch 1972
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Françoise van den Bosch 1976 / 1993
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Lin Cheung 2007/2019
Jewellery Library
Marcel Wanders 1992
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Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Archive of Adorning Entities
Françoise van den Bosch 1974
Two-part object
Yutaka Minegishi 2005
Ants’ Queen
Paul Derrez 1985
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François Morellet 1972
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Marc Monzó 2004
Plastic Sticks
Jing He 2013
Trophy for David
Gijs Bakker 1987
Jonas Nr 1
Robert Smit 2002 - 2003
Bottle in Landscape
Mikiko Minewaki 2003
PLAchain
Unknown artist 1970 - 72
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Hil Andringa ca. 1970
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Françoise van den Bosch ca. 1974/75
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Jing He 2014
Potential Pins No.7
Noon Passama 2009
Big Fat Trophy
Ruudt Peters 1972
Necklace
Françoise van den Bosch 1967/77
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Richard Elenbaas 2013
Lost Story
Zbigniew Kosc 1990
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Marion Herbst 1971
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Yuka Oyama 2003
Schmuck Quicky
Unknown artist ca. 1970
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Sally Marsland 2001-2002
Flat Colour
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Flos Bipetalus
Kimmo Heikkilä 2001
6 x Brooch
Andreea Raluca Cojocaru 2021
Made in Belgium by a Romanian
Maureen Kortenbusch 2021
The Quiet Globe of Air
Lin Cheung 2018
Delayed Reactions – Slightly Sad
Terhi Tolvanen 2004
Prima Gemmula
Lauren Kalman 2015
Device for Filling a Void (4)
Noon Passama 2011
Extra Button
Lin Cheung 2016
Together
Jiro Kamata 2005
Sunny Ring
Maria van Kesteren 1970
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Françoise van den Bosch 1968
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Marijke de Goey 1986
Square
Sarah Regensburger 2017
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Berend Bodenkamp 1975
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Masao Takahashi 2005
Samurai Sword
Sophie Hanagarth 2013
Lipstick
Chun Chang 2026
Gideon
Françoise van den Bosch 1970
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Roos van Soest 2008
Bravo
Helen Britton 2001
Silver Structure with 2 Dishes