Love stories move and inspire us. Art objects can symbolize the special moments we shared with our dear ones. Applied arts, crafts and design can silently express our emotions and precious memories in the most eloquent way. Things we wore, the decoration of the places we lived, or the gifts we were given, can embody our emotions, desires, hopes or personal milestones. In many cultures, a unique piece of jewelry seals a lovers’ commitment and oath of loyalty.
❤ SHORT MOVIES ABOUT LOVE & OBJECTS invited artists and designers to direct and produce short videos of untold stories about love and their favorite objects.
The artists' videos form an amalgam of the multiple facets of love: they talk about happiness and fragility, passion and adversity, infatuation and disappointment, separation and return, death and existence, spirituality and union, and prove jewelry's storytelling power. The videos lead us to a better understanding of the makers' work, and contribute to the artists' creative profile.
Part of the videos presented at Galerie Handwerk on 6 March 2026 were shown in October 2025 at the Grassimesse / GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig. All videos by the participating artists will be available online on this website from 6 March 2026.
• Watch the trailer: SMCK On Reel Screening & Award 2026 in Munich •
Atri Galván
Chien Yu Liu
Eva Fernandez
Daniella Saraya
Adriana Radulescu
Francesca Cecamore
Rosana Lukauskaitė
Roberto & Victoria
Rimma Matevosyan
Nitzan Mileguir
Noa Yankovitch
Sajeda Mokary
Ashgan Waked
Rana Kaabiya
Sophie Molins
Orina Parente
Aaron Pexa
Jewelry Poems
Christoph Ziegler
Q Hisashi Shibata
Loukia Richards
Ji Young Kim
The live video screening takes place during Munich's SCHMUCK jewelry week 2026, on 6 March at Galerie Handwerk.
Friday 6 March 2026, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Max-Joseph-Strasse 4
Entrance Ottostrasse
80333 Munich
Find it >>> here.
Sixteen videos are nominated for the SMCK On Reel Video Award 2026, which consists of the Jury Award and the Audience Award.
You can vote for your favorite video on this website or on instagram on 6 March 2026, from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm (CET).
The award winners participate in a four-day intensive residency program in Athens, Greece, featuring a customized program on art, craft, and jewelry. The winners will be announced on 7 March 2026 on this website and on SMCK instagram account.
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