  The winner of the Gulbenkian Prize becomes the holder for a year of the Prize bowl which was commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation from the craftsman Vladimir Böhm in 2002.
The bowl form was chosen as representing the act of giving or offering. It is made of solid fine silver, weighing around 2.5 kilos. The outside of the bowl is covered with white vitreous enamel which, in places, has been mixed with silica to create contrasting textures. The inside of the bowl has been stoned down, brushed and treated with acid to create mat, white surface. The bottom has been scarred to relieve the whiteness of the surface and provide a visual focus.
Vladimir works in precious metals including gold and silver, to which he applies glass enamel in iridescent colours. The enamel transforms the unusual vessels, creating individual and unique objects. He has won a number of prizes for metalwork, enamelling and pewterware from Guilds, professional organizations and the media. His work has been exhibited at Sotheby’s, the Crafts Council, Bluecoat Display Centre, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, as well as internationally. It is in the collection of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 401 Collection and Aberdeen Art Gallery. Vladimir lives and works in London.
| Education |
| 1998 – 2001 |
MA SJAC, Sir John Cass School of Design, Metropolitan University, London. |
| 1994 – 1998 |
BA Hons English and German, Metropolitan University, London. |
| 1996 – 1998 |
HND SJAC, Sir John Cass School of Design, Metropolitan University, London. |
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| Prizes (selection) |
| 2002 |
Evening Standard Award for the Best Domestic Product at Chelsea Crafts Fair 2002 |
| 1999 |
Commended by the Craft Council of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths |
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The Worshipful Company of Pewterers’ Annual Competition, 3rd Prize |
| 1998 |
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, 2nd Prize for Enamelling |
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| Exhibitions (selection) |
| 2004 |
Bowled Over, Studio Fusion, London UK |
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Made in Britain, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London UK |
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Fire-Works, The Museum of Oxfordshire, Woodstock UK |
| 2003 |
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield, UK
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GIRAEFE Exhibition, Morez, France |
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On the Edge, 9 th International Enamel Exhibition, CCG Portland, Oregon, US |
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Focus, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London, UK |
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Sotheby’s Contemporary Decorative Arts Exhibition 2003, Sotheby’s, London, UK |
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Vessel, Romney Marsh Gallery, Lydd, Kent, UK |
| 2002 |
36 th International Enamelling Art Exhibition, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
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Contemporary Glass on Metal, The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, UK |
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Process, SCOLA, Sutton, UK |
| 1999 |
Goldsmiths’ Crafts Council Exhibition, London, UK |
| 1998 |
Passing Out , Sheffield, UK |
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