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1st Place Professional
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Design Title:
Champagne Falling Water Engagement Ring
Entry #:
1138
Category:
Rings
Description:
The design for this gorgeous engagement ring is inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. A designer cut champagne diamond is set in rose gold, straddling a platinum and mokume gane shank. Champagne diamonds and princess cut white diamonds accent the sides of the ring.
Profile:
Lisa Krikawa is the designer and founder of Krikawa Jewelry Designs. With passion and determination she has built a company dedicated to creating one of a kind masterpieces for a clientele all over the world. Her dedicated staff includes a knowledgeable and resourceful gemologist, friendly and detail oriented customer service staff, and master modelers and goldsmiths. One at a time, she designs and co-creates unique wedding and engagement rings for her clients. By combining old-world craftsmanship with cutting edge technology and award winning designs, Krikawa is able to create custom jewelry of the highest quality. With Krikawa, you can experience the Art of Your Imagination.
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2nd Place Professional
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Design Title:
Pebbles Ring
Entry #:
1055
Category:
Rings
Description:
This is one of my River Pebbles rings- created using our wave border bands in 14k white gold, and using 18k yellow gold for the bezels and pebbles. For the center stone I chose a beautifully cut brazillian green tourmaline, which I accented with small high quality white diamonds. The ring has a gentle movement in its lines and has a bold yet delicate look when worn.
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3rd Place Professional
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Design Title:
uberRing
Entry #:
1093
Category:
Rings
Description:
A diamond wedding band is a timeless classic and never out of style. However, sometimes we want to dress these timeless classics up a bit and my solution to this is the uber ring series. I selected specific light colored gem stones for the architectural square rings that are worn over the diamond wedding band. The diamonds make the plain colored stone sparkle and the colored stone enhances the classic beauty of the band. Women like to have the option of dressing up their diamond band rather than replacing it with a bigger ring for special occasions. One woman even said laughing, that you could hide your wedding band and make this the perfect "divorce ring."
Profile:
Austrian jeweler Elena Kriegner decided that she wanted to be a “jewelry maker” when she was 6 years old and started to make her first creations.
She passed the entry exam of a prestigious European Jewelry Design School by the age of 14 and started 4 years of training in the craftsmanship of “Goldsmithing.” She graduated as “Goldsmith,” and then added two more years of training and received her degree as “Master Jewelry Maker.”
With her distinct style and her love for technical challenges and versatile ways of changing and moving pieces, Elena knew that she wouldn’t fit into any of the traditional jewelry businesses. She started her own workshop in the Austrian village where she grew up, and created one-of-a-kind signature pieces for private clientele. To perfect her skills, she traveled to South Africa and worked
with a gemstone cutter, to Greece where she taught classes in jewelry design—and many trips to New York to integrate her style with fashion.
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4th Place Professional
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Design Title:
Turquoise and Ceramic Necklace Set
Entry #:
1083
Category:
Necklace
Description:
24 inch Necklace with 2 inch Turquoise Pendant, Turquoise flats and Barrels, Ceramic Squares, Silver Barrel Highlights with a Silver Toggle Clasp. Matching set of Silver French Hook Earrings.
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5th Place Professional
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Design Title:
Winter Bride
Entry #:
1143
Category:
Necklace
Description:
The base is handmade viking knit in sterling silver. The flowers are my own lampwork beads. Fresh water pearls, seed beads and czech crystals add the finishing touches.
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Special Mention Professional
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Design Title:
Vintage 'Blinking' Dolls Eye Sterling Silver Ring
Entry #:
1082
Category:
Rings
Description:
My handmade ring features a vintage 'blinking' dolls eye set in resin in a sterling silver ring with brass rivets. The ring is adjustable and is made from sterling silver. The silver is textured and oxidised to bring out the pattern in the metal.
When the Eye is held vertical it is 'Awake' and when it is horizontal it is 'Asleep'. I guess these are circa 1940s - and they are very unique. So, when you wear your 'Eye' as a ring, your hand movement will make the Eye blink....
The Eye is set in blue sparkly coloured resin with fine silver 'tears' - which are polished tiny fine silver beads handmade by the Thai Karen Hills Tribe (purchased Fair Trade).
One-of-a-Kind and very unique!
Profile:
Vicky T. Hunt is the creative, redheaded, marine cephalopod-lover behind her website 'Ginga Squid'.
I seek to combine naturally occurring organic and Fair Trade materials with fine silver and semi-precious stones to form something completely unique. I also have fun sourcing rare and unique stones to make my jewellery designs one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art.
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1st Place Amateur
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Design Title:
Silver tear Drops
Entry #:
1042
Category:
Bracelets
Description:
Brushed Sterling Silver Open Tear Drop. Sginature Sterling Silver Toggle Clasp.
Profile:
The brynn hudson approach to silver and total belief about jewelry is that it should be timeless. In addition, it should not only be a compliment to one’s look, but should also be worn as a statement or an outward expression of who you are. It is my goal that anyone wearing one of my silver designs will feel bold, yet elegant, and simply beautiful.
The thought process behind each brynn hudson design is to create a beautifully crafted, eye-catching piece. By juxtaposing curvilinear movement with contrasting industrial and organic silver elements, an Art Nouveau sensibility is translated into all handcrafted pieces. Channeling an ‘artist/architect’ aesthetic, the collection of brynn hudson bracelets, necklaces and earrings focuses on simple construction and bold statements.
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2nd Place Amateur
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Design Title:
Party
Entry #:
1133
Category:
Pendants
Description:
heirloom pieces, jewelry you are proud to pass on to your loved ones.
This pendant is like having two pieces of jewelry because it can be
worn the front way showing off the beautiful Malachite cabochons stone
or the back way showing off the lovely intricate piercing detail that
has been hand cut.
Profile:
My name is Idolly Schwendener, living and working in beautiful British
Columbia, Vancouver. With a background in Fine Arts and a degree in
Industrial Design I have always been immersed in the world of
creativity. I have always admired jewelry and only recently become
involved in jewelry design and silversmithing but only started making
jewelry this September taking one class in silversmithing. What
fascinates me about jewelry is that the raw materials can be refined
by human hands then combined in artful designs they become beautiful,
even memorable jewels. These pieces may travel through the ages as
cherished family heirlooms. Working with my hands and designing
jewelry gives me great pleasure I can see myself working in this field
happily for the rest of my life.
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3rd Place Amateur
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Design Title:
Fushicho
Entry #:
1101
Category:
Pendants
Description:
We express the delicacy of Japanese motif in our original jewelry by zircon oxide such as advanced material and agate. Our unique jewelry combines neo classics of Japanese traditional motif and modern material such as ceramics. Simply, warmly and nostalgic design is concept of our jewelry.
Profile:
I have been working machine tool industry and manufacturing for 16 years and have processed precise ceramics and optical parts by different type of machines.
My jewelry has influenced on functional beauty of industrial component and very delicate processing element.
I wish you would feel beauty of transience in Japanese from my jewelry.
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4th Place Amateur
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Design Title:
Infinito
Entry #:
1160
Category:
Rings
Description:
Silver and stone
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5th Place Amateur
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Design Title:
Cherry Cocktail
Entry #:
1111
Category:
Rings
Description:
This formal cocktail ring diplays a beautiful Chatham created ruby. With the help of a rolling mill and a torch this elegant ring is designed in sterling silver.
Profile:
I attended the American School of Jewelry's certified bench program in June of this year with little torch experience. I am from a small town and hope to conintue my jewelry career and become a well respected jeweler in my home town.
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Special Mention Amateur
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Design Title:
The Sunset
Entry #:
1099
Category:
Hair Ornaments
Description:
This is an hair ornament, where the black cloth is suppose to be tied as hair band,. and the main piece will be worn behind the right ear,. the piece is made of copper with rhodium plate ,. the dangling drops are the colored glass stones,. My inspiration for the piece was "The Sunset" at the sea shore in the evening has fascinated me to modulate a very passionate jewelery piece like this,. This hair ornament will look beautiful on a bride,.
Profile:
Name- Meghna Bag
Country- India
Designation-Jewellery Designer
Educational Attainments-
Done Diploma in Jewellery Designing and Manufacturing from SNDT College(India) this is two & half year course, Diploma,.Passed in 2007
Achievements-1.Designed the Winning piece of ‘SOLITAIRE DESIGN AWARDS 2007’ in Global Couture category for ‘B.N JEWELLERS’.
2. Winner of the ‘BEST DESIGNED COLLECTION’ at ‘INSPIRATIONS 2007’ S.N.D.T Jasani Department of Jewellery Designing and Manufacturing during final year Project.
3. Designed the nominated piece of ‘SOLITAIRE DESIGN AWARDS 2008’ in Formal jewellery category for ‘B.N JEWELLERS’.
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