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World-famous glass artist, Márta Edőcs will represent Hungary at the 2024 edition of the popular MAD About Jewelry pop-up exhibition and sale. Organized by the Museum of Arts and Design, the participants can meet and dive deep into the work of 50 talented jewelry designers and artists from all over the world at one of the most prominent contemporary pop-up exhibitions and shops in New York City.
Márta is one of the most well-known Hungarian glass artists and designers in the international market whose specialty lays in the creation of jewelry and decor panels using distinctive techniques. Her signature pieces are made of glass combined with traditional silversmithing – occasionally, her sole material is silver - although, she loves to play with other, exciting substances as well to feature the playfulness of shapes, surfaces and transparency in her masterpieces. The artist aims to express harmony in her work, often inspired by memories. „Floral” and „Floral Bubble” are among her successful and widely known jewelry line-ups.
About the Museum of Art and Design
Museum of Arts and Design, the only museum in America with a gallery dedicated permanently to modern and contemporary jewelry. The annual, 4-day long MAD About Jewelry pop-up exhibition and shop is in keeping with the Museum’s long-standing commitment to presenting jewelry as an art form. The exhibition has become known as the ultimate and most prominent pop-up shop for contemporary, artist-crafted jewelry, where collectors and jewelry enthusiasts have the rare opportunity to both meet and purchase pieces from some of the most innovative creators in the field.
MAD About Jewelry exhibition and sale opening hours
- May 5, Sunday 10am – 6pm
- May 6, Monday, 10am – 6pm
- May 7, Tuesday, 10am – 8pm
- May 8, Wednesday, 10 am - 6pm
Photo credit: HFDA (Hungarian Design Agency)
Meet the Artist
„My works are abstract imprints of thoughts, moods, memories or concerns.”
Márta Edőcs is a world-renowned Hungarian artist and designer who is living and working in Sopron, Hungary. She invented two labor-intensive and exceptional glass crafting techniques: One of her specialty domains is working with silver clay and applying traditional silversmithing, frequently in combination with glass for her jewelry pieces. Her other area of expertise called the CELLelement technique that she invokes while crafting her original decor objects. As a child, Marta cherished her dream to become a fashion designer but the glass exhibition that she visited in Germany changed the young adult’s life once and for all. From this moment on, she started to immerse herself into the marvelous world of glass working in Hungary. She commenced designing and crafting the necessary glass elements for her hand-crafted pieces shortly and dove deeper into this particular technique participating in specialized courses in abroad. Thanks to her unique techniques and work, Marta has become one of the most renowned and highly respected Hungarian Glass Artist in the world who is also recognized in the studio of the world’s most significant glass museum - the Corning Museum of Glass (New York State) -, where she regularly holds courses and teaches her techniques. Occasionally, she also accepts students in Sopron, Budapest as well as in Vienna (Austria).
Private Guided Tour
The Liszt Institute New York organizes a private guided tour at the MAD About Jewelry exhibition and sale free of charge for a limited number of participants on May 5, 2024 from 3pm. To register, please click on the link on the right side of this page!
Registration deadline: 1 May, 2024