JURY

The jury of experts, called upon for technical votes on the projects presented by the students of the AFEDAP jewellery school, four figures linked together by their subject knowledge and their experience in the sector.

Aline Kokinopoulos

Craftswoman, creator of jewellery and artistic objects.
Adherent of the Art Workshops of France and Gioiellodentro (Italy).

Plastic art study in multidisciplinary workshops with jewellery as option.
Trainer during 4 years in the Greta Marseille Sud as head of the jewellery section – CAP – Jewellery and jewels art.

Exhibits regularly at Maison et Objet in Paris, Inhorgenta in Munich and other Exhibitions in Italy.

Antoine Puygrenier

Jeweller, open-worker and chain maker.

Winner of the Young Creative Craftsworker’s Award in 2013 and currently President of SAS BAYOGEM since 2016, he has worked in many jewellery workshops throughout his career.

Franck Massé

Plastic sculptor, Co-director of AFEDAP.

Born in 1964 in the Hauts de Seine, graduated from Applied Arts Academy Olivier de Serres in 1988, Metal section, under the direction of Serge Mouille (designer).
He has been working for 30 years on object, scenography and jewellery.

In response to French conservatism in the teaching of the Arts, he engaged himself in the transmission of knowledge by founding the Association for the Formation and Development of Visual Arts. (AFEDAP) in Paris in 1993 with Jean-Jacques Victor, of which he develops the Jewellery section. This structure allows him to develop a philosophy of open and creative education in counter-currant of traditional learning, working with French and foreign professionals.

Matteo Gemo

Founder and Director of G-silver.

After more than ten years experience in marketing and production workshops in Italy, he decided to set up in the heart of Europe in Marseilles, a creative city in full evolution, to offer an innovative service to professionals.

He made the choice to dynamically launch in the rapidly expanding on-line sales, taking a clear lead over the other actors of its sector.