Bracelet, black hard rubber, diamonds, white gold
André Ribeiro
Light loves to play
in the dark.
Necklaces, black hard rubber, diamonds, white gold
Biography
André Ribeiro, born 1953 in Bordeaux / France, has studied Jewellery-Design at the “Fachhochschule für Gestaltung” in Pforzheim (Germany) from 1976 till 1981 by Professor Reinhold Reiling.
Since 1982 free-lance designer, works and lives in Berlin.
1982–1985 As free-lance designer working for the jewellery industry in Pforzheim.
1989–1997 Lecturer at “Fachhochschule für Gestaltung” in Pforzheim.
1990–1999 Freelance designer for “Montblanc-International”.
Awards & distinctions
1981 INTERGOLD – Competition – Paris – (France). 1. Price and acknowledgment
1982 ASUAG – Watch design competition – Bienne (Switzerland) 3. Price
1998 “The Red Dot”, award for good design quality. NRW Design Center – Essen – (Germany
Works in public collections
1989 Cooper Hewitt Museum – New York – USA.
2003 Musée des Arts Décoratifs – Paris – France
2005 Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim – Germany
Necklaces, black hard rubber, diamonds, white gold
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