The Prize Bowl
 The winner of The Art Fund Prize becomes the holder for one year of the Prize bowl which was commissioned from the craftsman Vladimir Böhm in 2002.
Vladimir describes the bowl as "representing the act of giving or offering." It is made of solid fine silver, weighing around 2.5 kilos. The outside of the bowl is covered with white vitreous enamel which, in places, has been mixed with silica to create contrasting textures.
The inside of the bowl has been stoned down, brushed and treated with acid to create mat, white surface. The bottom has been scarred to relieve the whiteness of the surface and provide a visual focus.
Vladimir works in precious metals including gold and silver, to which he applies glass enamel in iridescent colours. The enamel transforms the unusual vessels, creating individual and unique objects. He has won a number of prizes for metalwork, enamelling and pewterware from Guilds, professional organizations and the media.
His work has been exhibited at Sotheby's, the Crafts Council, Bluecoat Display Centre, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as well as internationally. It is in the collection of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 401 Collection and Aberdeen Art Gallery. Vladimir lives and works in London.
Training |
| 2001 |
MA Silversmithing Jewellery and Allied Crafts
(Metropolitan University) |
| 1998 |
BA Hons English and German
(Metropolitan University) |
| 1998 |
HND Jewellery and Silversmithing
(Metropolitan University) |
Awards |
| 2008 |
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Best New Merchandise 2008 |
| 2004 |
Best New Merchandise at Goldsmiths Fair 2004
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| 2002 |
Best Domestic Product at Chelsea Crafts Fair
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| 1999 |
Commended by the Goldsmiths’ Crafts Council
3rd Prize The Worshipful Company of Pewterers
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| 1998 |
2nd Prize for enamelling by the Goldsmiths Craft Council
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Exhibitions (selection) |
| 2011 |
Silverstruck, National Museum of Wales, Cardif, UK
Mindful of Silver, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, UK |
| 2010 |
Silver, Montan Gallery, Copenhagen, Danemark |
| 2009 |
Collect Collections, Lesley Craze Gallery, London, UK
Finnish Craft Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland |
| 2008 |
Everyday, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen, UK
Seven Smiths, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK |
| 2007 |
Finnish Craft Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
Finnish Arts and Crafts Centre, Kenkävero, Finland
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| 2006 |
Everyday, Flow Gallery, London, UK
Collect Collections, Lesley Craze Gallery, London, UK
Original Collection, Quest Gallery, Bath, UK
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| 2005 |
‘Modern Masters’ Internationale Handwerkmesse, Munich, Germany
‘In Print/ In Person’ Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, US
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| 2004 |
'Made in Britain’ CAA, London, UK
‘Bowled Over’ Studio Fusion, London, UK
‘Fireworks’ The Museum of Oxfordshire, Woodstock, UK
Bluecoat Display Centre
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| 2003 |
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK
‘GIRAEFFE’ Morez, France
‘On the Edge’ CCG Portland, Oregon, US
Sotheby’s Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibition, London
36th IEAE, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
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Publications |
| 2006 |
Enamelling, Ruth Ball, A & C Black Publishers LTD
Zagorodny dom
Evening Standard
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| 2005 |
The Craftsman
Glass On Metal
Evening Standard
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| 2004 |
Telegraph
The Mail on Sunday ‘Interiors’
Evening Standard ‘Flashes of Enamel’
Metro
House and Garden ‘Insider’
Makers’ News ‘Commissions Granted’
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| 2003 |
Crafts Magazine
Evening Standard ‘Burning with Passion’
Wood and Vale
Glass on Metal
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