Stichting Luster

Stichting Luster is a Dutch foundation (stichting) whose stated purpose is to stimulate projects in the field of cultural entrepreneurship within the free applied arts and visual arts, with a particular emphasis on contemporary author jewellery (auteurssieraad), and to bring this field to the attention of a broad public. The foundation operates from the Netherlands and maintains a web presence at sites.google.com/site/stichtingluster. Its work is framed around the idea that the author jewellery piece occupies a special place within the visual arts: unlike a pearl necklace or a fashion jewel, an author's jewel raises questions, aiming to be less foolish than showy gems, more headstrong than fashion jewellery and bolder than the jeweller's bijoux, while serving as a pleasure for the mind and a feast for the eye. This formulation is quoted from Marjan Unger's dissertation 'Sieraad in context, een multidisciplinair kader voor de beschouwing van het sieraad' (1946-2018), cited by Liesbeth den Besten. Stichting Luster states that it works according to the guidelines set out in the Governance Code Cultuur 2019. As a small cultural foundation rather than a commercial manufacturer or retailer, its brand identity is tied to advocacy, project stimulation and audience development for author jewellery and related visual art rather than to a product line of its own.

Stichting Luster is a Dutch foundation dedicated to stimulating projects in cultural entrepreneurship within the free applied arts and visual arts, with an accent on contemporary author jewellery (auteurssieraad), and to bringing that field to a broad public. The foundation's own description places it within the Dutch and international discourse around author jewellery, a discipline that has long held a special position within the visual arts. Its framing of the field draws on Marjan Unger's dissertation 'Sieraad in context, een multidisciplinair kader voor de beschouwing van het sieraad' (1946-2018), as cited by Liesbeth den Besten, which contrasts the author's jewel with a pearl necklace or a fashion jewel: the author's jewel raises questions, seeks to be less foolish than showy gems, more headstrong than fashion jewellery and bolder than the jeweller's bijoux, and should be a pleasure for the mind and a feast for the eye. Stichting Luster states that it works according to the guidelines set out in the Governance Code Cultuur 2019, the Dutch cultural governance code. The available evidence does not record a founding date, founders, board members, specific projects, or a physical address; the foundation's public presence is its Google Sites page. Its identity is therefore that of a small, mission-driven cultural foundation and advocacy platform rather than a commercial jewellery brand with its own collections.

A cultural foundation promoting cultural entrepreneurship in contemporary author jewellery and visual art, operating under the Governance Code Cultuur 2019.

1. 1Stichting Lustersites.google.com
2. 2Stichting Lusterwikidata.org