István SCHUSZTER

, 1953, Budapest – 2021, Budapest

Noémi Ferenczy Award-winning gold- and silversmith

He was a self-taught gold- and silversmith, as well as a designer and constructor of jewellery, lighting fixtures, metal sculptures, signboards and fine mechanical components. His work has been exhibited in numerous international jewellery exhibitions in London, Hannover, Kyoto and Munich. He has been a regular participant and multiple award winner of the national Biennials of Goldsmith Art. He has had several solo exhibitions. He won the MMA Scholarship for Artists in 2014. His custom-designed lamps are on display in public buildings (Paks Nuclear Power Plant, Magyar Hitelbank, MKB Bank), and his metal jewellery is included in the collections of the Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) and the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto.

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