Polish Jewelry Designer Marcin Zaremski

Collection of Marcin Zaremski Bracelets

Jewelry has been accompanying renowned Polish jewelry designer Marcin Zaremski for as long as he can remember.  While looking for his own independent way in life and art, he found .... silver.

Silver Bracelet

Marcin studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw from 1969 to 1974 in the faculty of design. At the same time he was working at his parents art studio gaining valuable knowledge of skills needed to be a jeweler.  In 1974, after graduating from his studies he decided against becoming an interior designer and instead decided to become a jewelry designer, where his only obstacle was to cope with family tradition.  His parents, Jadwiga and Jerzy Zaremski, were the forerunners and the creators of Polish modern jewelry art.  Marcin wanted to create his own style and detach himself from his parents' successes and in turn created the Polish haute couture in the jewelry sector.

Gold Plated Silver Bracelet

Marcin Zaremski is genuinely interested in the wearers of contemporary jewelry, especially women. He strives to understand their willingness to be conspicuous, to manifest their personalities externally, to reveal their peculiar preferences and passions.  The role he has allotted his jewelry is quite clear: he wants his jewelry pieces to harmonize with, or stand in contrast to clothing; he wants them to transform in accordance with fashions and the current artistic research.  These two factors combined give his jewelry its voguish quality.  From the multitude of trends prevailing in art and fashion, Marcin chooses those that are the most in keeping with his personal predilections. 

  

  Gold Plated Silver and Silver Necklace

Gold Plated Silver Earrings

Marcin Zaremski has taken part in over 100 art exhibitions (collective and individual) in Poland and abroad.  From the beginning of the times of democracy (1989), he has been managing his workshop in which he creates his jewelry projects and designs.  Marcin has been running his author jewelry gallery-shop in Warsaw since 1992.

We've curated a great collection of Marcin Zaremski's work and will be getting more in time for the holidays, so come by our store on Court Street and let us tell you a little bit more about Marcin and show you his beautiful pieces.

 

Boleslawiec (more commonly known as Polish Ceramics)

Selection of Boleslawiec displayed outside our store in Shelter Island

In September of 2013, we took a trip to Poland to meet with some of our current vendors and also to scope out some new ones.  We were getting a great response about our selection of Polish ceramics known as Boleslawiec so we decided to take the four hour drive to the town where these beautiful ceramics are made.

This pottery is not only stunningly beautiful but also has a rich history behind it.  The region where Boleslawiec is made is located on the Polish/German Border and was not under Polish control until after World War II.  Before the war, the factories were run by Germans in a region named Brunslau.  After the war, the factories changed their managements and continued to manufacture the ceramics in the same styles as the Germans.  The region was renamed Boleslawiec. 

Example of a pattern of German origin

What makes the pottery so unique is that it is made from a certain type of clay that is only found in the Boleslawiec region.  This clay gives the pottery the unique characteristics that make it both durable, to withstand baking, and useful for serving.  The popularity of the pottery has greatly increased in recent years leading to an increase in the number of factories making pottery using the clay found in Boleslawiec.  

While we were visiting Boleslawiec, we got to go and see two of the beautiful factories in the town.  They were busy producing very beautiful patterns as well as the traditional and signature ones.  As we went looking through the factory stores, we noticed that these factories had included more unique lines of floral patterns.  These patterns are called UNIKAT patterns and generally belong to a certain artist.  These patterns also tend to be a bit more on the expensive side.  

The great thing about Boleslawiec is that it is oven safe, freezer safe, microwave safe, and dishwasher safe. This makes them easy to use and easy to clean.  We swear by them, our kitchen is full of them, and we have been collecting the Boleslawiec pottery for the last thirty years.   

We continue to have a great response to our Boleslawiec collection at all three of our stores!  Come by and chat with us about the ceramics and get excited as we are about to place another large order!