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Statement
Juan Harnie (b. 1993) is a jewellery designer, maker, and collector based in Hasselt, Belgium. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Jewellery Design from the MAD-faculty in Hasselt. His work is driven by the belief that jewellery can function as a carrier of emotion, memory and narrative rather than as a purely decorative object. Harnie’s current practice is rooted in his own personal memories, which he translates into intimate, wearable pieces. Through these objects, he explores themes such as vulnerability and emotional attachment. Material choice plays a central role in his work; he is particularly drawn to materials that are not traditionally associated with jewellery, using them to create tension and add conceptual depth. Alongside his personal practice, Harnie is the founder of J is for jewellery, an online platform dedicated to contemporary jewellery. Through this initiative, he participates in both national and international exhibitions. J is for jewellery focuses on making contemporary jewellery more accessible and on presenting a broad spectrum of works, ranging from affordable pieces to larger designs. Education -2014-2016: PXL/MAD-faculty, Hasselt (BE) Master of Fine Arts: Object & Jewellery -2015-2016: Syntra, Tongeren (BE) Goldsmithing and jewellery design -2011-2015: PXL/MAD-faculty, Hasselt (BE) Bachelor of Fine Arts: Object & Jewellery -2007-2011: Sint-Lukas Art School, Brussels (BE) Architectural & Interior Arts Internship -2015: Gallery Beyond, Antwerp (BE) Honorable mention -Honorable mention Triple Parade 2016. As a speaker - Alumni Talks - PXL MAD School of arts, Hasselt (BE), 2026. - Jewellery Talks - Beyond Borders. Antwerp Jewellery Week 2022 (BE). - AJF in conversation: Collecting - the next generation.Munich Jewellery Week 2022 (DE). Exhibitions & Fairs 2026 - Tincal Lab Challenge 2025: Jewelry and celebration. Legnica Silver festival 2026 (PL). 24/03-28/05/2026. - Friedrich Becker Preis exhibition. 9/5-18/10/2026 Französische Allee 12, 63450 Hanau, Germany. - Fashion museum Hasselt. Memory, cooperation & connectedness. 01/07-10/07/2026 Gasthuisstraat 11 3500 Hasselt, Belgium. - Fragility by Alliages. Destination Bijou, Cagne-sur-Mer (FR). 04/06-07/06/2026 - Pop-up exhibition by J is for jewellery, Hasselt (BE). - Jillian Moore & J is for jewellery, Munich Jewellery Week (DE). - Recover, Munich Jewellery Week (DE). - Fragility by Alliages, Munich Jewellery Week (DE). - All In - The Wearhouse, Munich Jewellery Week (DE). 
2025
- Full House - The Wearhouse, Amsterdam (NL). - Tincal Lab Challenge 2025: Jewelry and celebration, Porto (PT). - Synergy, Presence/Absence, Tincal Lab, Porto (PT). - At This Point, Obsessed Antwerp (BE). - I's a glow thing by Les Brucelles. Obsessed Antwerp (BE). - J is for jewellery @ Contemporania Barcelona (ES). - Turning Point, Gdańsk Jewellery Week (PL). - Tincal Lab Challenge 2024: Jewelry and freedom, Lerverk galleri, Gothenburg (SE). - J is for jewellery @ Kunstennacht (Artnight), Hasselt (BE). - BKV-Prize 2025 für Junges Kunsthandwerk, Munich (DE). - The Body Project edition 3. Munich Jewellery Week (DE). - TRI-FOLD by J is for jewellery & Jillian Moore. Munich Jewellery Week (DE). - Chaos & control by Precious Collective. Munich Jewellery Week (DE). - Shining despair by Alliages. Munich Jewellery Week (DE). Lalabeyou, Madrid (ES). Contemporania, Barcelona (ES). - Lost in migration by Elena Karpilova (virtual exhibition), Munich Jewellery Week (DE). 2024 - J is for jewellery @ Handgema(r)kt, C-mine, Genk (BE). - Tincal Lab Challenge 2024: Jewelry and freedom, Porto (PT). - Kunstvormen (Art formes), MAD Gallery PXL-MAD, Hasselt (BE). - (UN) Avowable secrets by Alliages @ Lalabeyou, Madrid(ES). - Goosebumps, Plattform Schmuckkunst, Graz (AT). - Ellement Textile, Pentagoon Academie, Tongeren (BE). - 30 Years Object & Jewellery, PXL Hasselt (BE). - Kunstennacht (Art night) by J is for jewellery, Hasselt (BE). - The Space Between by Precious Collective @ Destination Bijou Cagne-sur-Mer (FR). - (UN) Avowable secrets by Alliages @ Destination Bijou Cagne-sur-Mer (FR). - Pont & Plas @ De Markten, Brussels Jewellery Week (BE) - Particle(s), Brussels Jewellery Week (BE). - Talente, Masters of the future 2024, Munich (DE). - (UN) Avowable secrets by Alliages, Munich (DE). - Jillian Moore & J is for Jewellery, Munich (DE). - The Space Between by Precious Collective, Munich (DE). 2023 - The Space Between, Magan Gallery, London (UK). - J is for Jewellery at Handgemarkt. Genk (BE) - Missing Memories by Alliages. Contemporania, Barcelone (ES). Lalabeyou, Madrid (ES) - Hairy Style, Pont & Plas, Ghent (BE). - DNA, Espace Solidor, Cagne-Sur-Mere (FR). - Kunstennacht (Art night) J is for Jewellery, Hasselt (BE). - Battle Of The Pins (Polyphonous), Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, (DE). - Missing Memories by Alliages, Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, (DE). - J is for Jewellery (Polyphonous), Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, (DE). - Missing Memories by Alliages, Lille (FR). - Battle Of The Pins @ Alliages, Lille (FR). 2022 - Battle of the pins by Precious Collective at Alliages, Lille (FR). - METALLOphone: Memory of the place, Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius (LT) - Dream Machine, NYCJW 2022. Industry City, New york (US). - J is for Jewellery at Handgemarkt. Genk (BE). - Until Death do us part, Alliages Lille (FR). Brussels Jewellery Week (BE). Munich Jewellery Week (DE). Lalabeyou, Madrid (ES). - Linked Connection @ Culture Lab LIC, New York (US). 2021 -Internal Expression by Splopdesign. Curated by Lauren Kalman. -Wolibo & Co group exhibition @ gallery Pont & Plas. Ghent, (BE). -Painful Hope by Alliages @ Lalabeyou. Madrid, (ES). -Linked Connection @ New York City Jewelry Week. -Precious Collective Online Jewellery Week. -Design september 2021, ART and craft. BE WELCOME. Pont & Plas gallery invited by Isabelle Azais. Brussels (BE) -Precious things in times of uncertainty, Alliages, Lille (FR) -Precious things in times of uncertainty, virtual exhibition at Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne (AU). -Persona, virtual exhibition by The Holy Art gallery, 03/2021 London (UK) -Painful Hope @ Alliages, Lille (FR) 2020 -Broken Beauty virtual exhibition by Alliages @ Lalabeyou, Madrid (ES) -Broken Beauty @ Alliages, Lille (FR) 2019 -MAD about INHORGENTA, Munich (DE) 2018 -Not Only Decoration @ Alliages, Lille (FR) -Not Only Decoration @ Cbijoux's Gallery, Monthey (CH) -MAD about INHORGENTA, Munich (DE) 2017 -Smaak Makers, Modemuseum (Fashion Museum) Hasselt (BE) -Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology Park (CN) -Smitten Collective expo, Gitschotellei 82, Antwerp (BE) -Exhibition In Print: Repair and renewal: Making things whole again, Metalsmith Magazine vol 37 N°4 -Selection Exhibition In print repair and renewal, Contemporary Craft, Pitsburg (US) -Alliages Permanent Collection 2017, Lille (FR) -Alliages: Empreintes 2017, Lalabeyou, Madrid (ES) -Your eyes burn like wildfire, Regina Mundi monastary, Genk (BE) 2016 -Triple Parade Central Exhibition: Shengxi Museum of Fine Arts, Tianjin (CN) Gauguin Gallery, Beijing, Wangjing SOHO (CN) -12th Jewelry Award Expo: DiamondLand, Antwerp (BE) Tour & Taxis, Brussels (BE) Diamond Museum, Bruges (BE) -Alliages Permanent Collection 2016, Lille (FR) -Unlikely Beauty, Duo expo, Galerie Beyond, Antwerp (BE) -Joya Barcelona (ES): Alliages Permanent Selection Alliages Legacy Award -Handmade in Belgium, CC Hasselt (BE) -Myths - Test drive, Munich Jewellery Week (DE) 2015 -MADexhibitionists, Sieraad 2015, Amsterdam (NL) -Medical Pavilion, Sieraad 2015, Amsterdam (NL) -Marzee Graduate Show 2015, Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) -Time Related, Beyond Fashion, Antwerp (BE) -EXIT Extended, Graduation show, Multiple, Hasselt (BE) -EXIT, Graduation show, Hasselt (BE) -MADexhibitionists, Munich Jewellery Week (DE) 2014 -Meet your MADch, PXL, Hasselt (BE) 2013 -Eco-Jewel Fair, Houthalen (BE) -Randgeval, Merlijn, Wezembeek-Oppem (BE) -MAD-Multiple, Multiple, Hasselt (BE) -MAD-Valentine, Galleriet, Genk (BE) 
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