Question to the editor: 5 international jewelry competitions

Question from our reader:

“You have quite a lot of materials about sewing workshops, international competitions, but everything is about clothes. Maybe you have something in store about international jewelry competitions? It would be very interesting to find out more deeply"

We studied international jewelry competitions and selected the five most interesting ones in which young jewelry designers can participate.

Saul Bell Design Award

A competition based in Albuquerque (USA) and established in honor of local jeweler Soul Bell. The Saul Bell Design Award is aimed more at young jewelry designers - the competition even has separate categories for jewelers under 18 and under 22. The Saul Bell Design Award, unlike some other international competitions, does not skip a single year; applications for it are accepted in the summer and fall, and the results are announced in the spring.

Contestants must pay fees that increase depending on when they submit their entries: $75 by August 31st, $100 by September 30th, $125 by October 27th. Designers who take part in junior categories are exempt from fees. Saul Bell Design Award winners receive cash prizes - $3,000 for Grand Prize, $2,000 for first place and $1,000 for second place. Most likely, this is what membership fees go towards.

In the competition, in addition to two junior categories (designers under 18 and designers under 22), there are the following categories: “gold/platinum”, “silver”, “enamel”, “alternative materials”, “metal clay”, “dishes”.

J-1 competition: winners and some works of nominees

The review uses photographs from the press show of the nominees' works at the Ilgiz F. gallery, including the winning works in the nominations and works specially noted by the jury. In addition, the competition included a non-jewelry nomination - the best teacher of jewelry, in which Svetlana Osipova @sveta_osipovas from TSU (Tolyatti State University) won.

Best Jewelry Sketch

Submitted: 164. Shortlisted: 11. Winner: Rustam Yunisov

Rustam Yunisov, sketch “Mask”

Best Jewelry

Submitted: 60. Shortlisted: 8. Winner: Vladimir Markin @ markinjewelry

Vladimir Markin, brooch “Polka Dots”

Best Jeweler

Submitted: 34. Shortlisted: 3. Winner: Felix Tsirefman @felix_tsirefman

Felix Tsirefman, “Metamorphica” pendant

Young jeweler

Submitted: 53. Shortlist: 6. Winner: Andrey Nazarov, “Silk” ring

Marusya Vdovichenko, brooch “100% I” (left); Andrey Nazarov, “Silk” ring (right)

Some more works from the nominees from the press screening

Vladimir Maksimov, triptych “Song of the North”

Margarita Zimina, brooch “Dandelion” (left), Alfiz Sabirov, “Boy with a sword” (right)

Elena Esaulova, MementoMosquito collection

Sergey Novikov, brooch-boutonniere

Mark Baldin, dragonfly (among the works especially noted by the jury)

Anna Fomina, sketch of a necklace (received the Inessa Kovaleva prize)

Provided us with comments on the competition

Irina Rybakova

@_irinarybakova

Art critic, jewelry historian

Curator of the J-1 competition

How to choose the right jewelry competition and get the most out of it: interview with Irina Slesareva (bonus: list of major Russian and foreign jewelry competitions)

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Jewelery Design Awards

Jewelery Design Awards is held as part of Dubai International Jewelery Week. Both professionals and novice designers can take part in it. Applications are accepted until September 15, and the final of the competition is held in early December in Dubai, during the already mentioned jewelry week.

Participants in the competition do not have to pay fees, but there are no cash prizes in the competition. The main reward is the opportunity to display and sell your product in one of the jewelry stores and at the International Jewelry Week in Dubai. For beginners, internships and training programs are provided.

Competition categories: “Culturally Inspired Jewelry Design”, “Freestyle”, “Gemstone of the Year” (several stones are selected in advance, one of which must be used in your competition project), “Technique of the Year”, “CAD Design”, “ Art object". At the same time, novice designers and experienced professionals compete separately.

13.04.2020

Invites you to participate. Acceptance of works - until April 20, 2021.

The international competition of designer jewelry stone-cutting art has been held since 2013 on the Typical Jeweler Internet platform. Jewelers and stone cutters from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Estonia took part in the competitions of previous years. Participants were from almost all major cities of Russia, as well as Yerevan, Tashkent, Tallinn, Minsk, Ashgabat, Nur-Sultan.

The work was performed at the Anna Nova Jewelry House

Goals: 1) stimulating the development of modern jewelry and stone-cutting art; 2) organization of interaction between artists, craftsmen, designers, experts from different countries and regions of the Russian Federation.

Tasks:

exchange of creative experience and skills of specialists in the field of jewelry and stone-cutting art;
popularization of current trends in jewelry design;
support for talented authors and discovery of new names;

4) the formation of a sustainable interest in jewelry and stone cutting among students of colleges, schools, and university students. Procedure for the competition Stage 1 - acceptance of works until April 20, 2021 Stage 2 - determination of the list of finalists through open Internet voting in the “Typical Jeweler” community on VKontakte: from April 20 to April 30, 2021 Stage 3 - jury voting / determination of winners among the finalists in the nominations April 30, 2021

Competition nominations

gold products
silverware
products made from non-precious materials
interior composition
sculptural plastic of small forms made of metal (no more than h-150mm)
video presentation of jewelry
3D modeling

manual in wax

sketches

decorations

souvenirs and tableware group

stone products

precious mineral carving

polylithic rock mosaic

student work

beginners' work

hot enamel, all jewelry techniques

engraving

art objects

Representatives of the Organizing Committee will clarify the nominations.

Competitors

Professional craftsmen, artist-designers and students of specialized educational institutions and departments are invited to participate in the Competition. Works must correspond to the nominations of the Competition. Each participant can submit only one work in the chosen nomination. Participants can take part both with finished products and with sketches of original works.

Evaluation criteria

1) creative approach and vivid embodiment of the artistic image; 2) skill and high technical level of work execution; 3) new design solutions using modern technologies; 4) original design.

Criteria for evaluating 3D models

The model and all its components must be completed by the competitor. The use of purchased models and borrowing from free libraries is not allowed.

The model must be presented in .3dm or .stl format (almost all 3d modeling programs easily export to stl).

The model must be a completely closed object (or consist of several closed objects), without inverted normals. The file should not contain dots, “garbage” and objects that are not related to the competition model.

3D demonstration (model rendering). The composition as a whole is evaluated, with the background of the scene playing an important role. Files must be submitted in .jpg format (number no more than 5). Resolution no lower than 300 dpi (dots per inch).

Render - should highlight all the best aspects of the model.

The model must take into account the technology of the further production cycle. (There should be no places in the product that cannot be processed).

Works in the “3D modeling” category will be evaluated by a jury of 3D modeling specialists.

Criteria for evaluating sketches

Technique of execution: graphic presentation (graphite and colored pencils, ink, pastel, tempera, watercolor, gouache, computer graphics). Possible execution techniques: - watercolor wash with elements of glaze and graphics; — mixed media (watercolor and gouache wash with graphic elaboration); — Using computer programs Degree of elaboration: in color and graphics, demonstrating the characteristics of color tone, play of precious and ornamental stones, texture and texture of metal. If it is necessary to display individual details on a sheet of paper in graphics or color on a larger scale and in expanded form (if it is an ornamental decorative strip). The degree of elaboration of the image should be sufficient to understand the basic design of the object with all the necessary views. Work evaluation and awards

The results of the competition are determined in accordance with the Regulations of the Competition. The list of finalists is determined by open Internet voting in the “Typical Jeweler” community on VKontakte. The Competition jury determines the winners from the finalists in each category. The list of winners will be posted on the Typical Jeweler website, as well as on the social networks Facebook, VKontakte, Instagram, Yandex Zen, and on the Typical Jeweler community page VKontakte. Participants who take prizes are awarded diplomas and prizes. Awards to the winners will be sent by transport companies. Photos of the participants' works and the results of the competition will be posted on the website of the company organizing the Competition (www.typicaljeweler.com), on the social network accounts of Instagram, VKontakte, Facebook, Yandex Zen, and on the social networks of the Competition partners.

Protection of personal information

The fact of participation in the Competition implies that its participants agree that their personal data (names, surnames, email addresses, contact numbers, etc.) provided to the Competition Organizer can be used solely for the purpose of conducting the Competition. The organizer reserves the right to publish images of works submitted to the competition for advertising purposes. In addition, the Organizer reserves the right to publish the names, surnames and photographs of participants, as well as other materials about them.

Jury of the Competition

The evaluation of competition works is carried out by a competent jury, formed by the Competition Organizer from specialists in the field of jewelry design, stone-cutting art, and museum affairs. Additionally, the Audience Choice Award will be awarded.

Financing

Preparation and holding of the Competition is carried out in accordance with the cost estimate with the involvement of sponsorship funds.

Procedure for submitting applications for the Competition

Applications are submitted via E-mail with the note: For the “Battle of Jewelers” Competition or through messengers on the social network accounts of “Typical Jeweler”. The following documents are submitted to the Organizing Committee of the Competition: - application with photographs of competition works in electronic form; — descriptions of competitive works. Requirements for the description of works: title of the work, name of the nomination, short essay by the author about the idea of the work (optional). Jewelry materials and overall dimensions of all products are in mm. Students must indicate the city, university, college, department, and year of creation of their work. Sketches are accepted in scan format indicating jewelry materials. Image scale 1:1 Factory-made (serial works; works of jewelry houses) are not allowed to participate in the competition (products or sketches). Participation of jewelry studios with up to 5 employees is permitted. Photo requirements: image size at least 1000 x 1000 pixels.

Countries that applied to participate

Estonia

Georgia

Armenia

Israel

Austria

Finland

Italy

Denmark

Czech

Belarus

Ukraine

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

Lithuania

Australia

Canada

USA

Mexico

England

Nigeria

Ghana

India

South Africa

Brazil

Lebanon

Cuba

Trinidad and Tobago

Official partners of the competition:

Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin. Institute of New Materials and Technologies of the Ural Federal University named after. B.N. Yeltsin, represented by the director of the institute, Doctor of Technical Sciences Sheshukova O.Yu.

Jewelry St. Petersburg

Gemological Center of Moscow State University, Moscow

The competition is supported by:

Directorate of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for the Ural Federal District

Information Partners:

Magazine "Russian Jeweler"

Jewelry school of hot enamel Art Metallofon, St. Petersburg

3DCast company, Moscow

Jury members

Karakurkchi Roman is the founder of the GRS Training Center and an instructor of a number of courses on engraving and stone setting. Larisa Zolotova is a research fellow at the Laboratory for the Scientific Restoration of Precious and Archaeological Metals of the State Hermitage. Elena Denisova - artist - enamel maker, art historian, expert in the field of jewelry design, associate professor of the department of "Technologies of artistic processing of materials" of the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, member of the International Union of Teachers - Artists, holder of the Order of Mikhail Perkhin of the Karl Memorial Fund Faberge, member of the section of jewelry and stone-cutting art of the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the “Union of Artists of Russia” Tatyana Mikhailova – candidate of art history, associate professor of the department of “Art History and Museum Studies” of the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, chief specialist-expert of the Department of the Ministry of Culture Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District, member of the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the Union of Artists of Russia Galina Trubitsina - From 2009 to 2021. - leading artist of the jewelry house “Maksim Demidov”, diploma winner and laureate of the international jewelry art competitions “Junwex” in recent years. Since 2003 - director of his own bureau "3D Jeweler". Belyakova Tatyana - leading artist and designer (3D modeling) at LLC Jewelers of the Urals. Natalya Rukhlenko is the leading artist of the jewelry house “CHAMOVSKIKH.” Tatyana Baboshina is a researcher, curator of modern and jewelry art in the department of Western European applied art of the State Hermitage. Olga Kuleikina - editor-in-chief of the portal about the life of the jewelry industry "Jewelirum" Dmitry Medvedev - director and founder of the j-Design.pro school Professional 3D fashion designer. Vasily Solokhnenko - head of the department of "Machines and Foundry Technologies" named after. P.N. Aksenov, Moscow Polytechnic University. Olga Beregovaya - member of the International Association of Designers, Associate Professor of the Department of Decorative and Applied Arts at the Ural State University of Architecture Larisa Levitskaya - publisher of the Platinum magazine Olga Tyulpakova - editor-in-chief of the JEWEL&TRAVEL magazine, expert in the field of artistic stone processing TSKHDPI, Natalya Shumilina - marketer, expert for the promotion of jewelry brands, ex-marketing director of Bronnitsky Jeweler Stanislav Petrov – jeweler-artist, gemologist, technologist, creator and teacher of “StanislavPetrov High Jewelry School” USA, New York Alexey Filatov – head of 3D modeling at 3DCast Akiko Shinzato - jewelry designer, Japan. Kate Snap is the founder of the youth jewelry brand “Kate Snap” Sharov Vyacheslav is the author of the Youtube channel BonnFactory Gina Rose Of Steel is a legendary domestic metal diva. Vocalist of the groups ROSE OF STEEL, STIGMATIC CHORUS and Margarita Pushkina's project MARGENTA, vocal teacher.

Chairman of the jury

Dmitry Tataurov – creator of the Internet platform “Typical Jeweler”

Members of the Competition Committee

Elena Denisova – artist – enamel artist Mikhail Atarshchikov – jeweler

Organizing Committee of the Competition: “Typical Jeweler” Phone E-mail Website: typicaljeweler.com

Jewelers' Choice Awards

JCA is another American competition that is no longer designed to help young talented artists, but to support jewelers who already have their own business, albeit a small one. The winners are chosen by jewelry retailers who vote for their favorite pieces on a special private website.

Registration for the competition lasts until September, and the results are announced at the end of the year. The prizes are purely PR-related, with winners getting the opportunity to display their products at the JCA show, which takes place in the spring in Las Vegas, as well as a number of other promotions associated with the competition.

Categories: “jewelry with diamonds”, “jewelry with artificially grown stones”, “jewelry with tanzanite”, “jewelry with pearls”, “platinum jewelry”, “gold jewelry”, “silver jewelry”, “jewelry made of base metals”.

Irina Rybakova about the J-1 competition

The first vivid impression: 80, if not 90% of all applications were sent by participants at the last moment. Therefore, at first there was a long wait to see whether there was interest in the competition or not, and then I simply didn’t remember myself for several days.

Which was surprising. Despite the fact that all the information was posted on the site and I was available for any questions, for some reason there was still a lot of strange talk about the conditions of participation, some rumors about “applications for 100 thousand rubles” and so on. I was also surprised that many of those who were interested and asked questions ultimately did not dare to submit an application. This is probably my main conclusion from the event - next time I will need to pay much more attention to communication and more understandable presentation of information.

At the same time, the personal approach to each participant became not only easy and pleasant, but also difficult for me. It was not easy to keep everything in my head, not to forget to answer, not to hurt the feelings of the artists. But it was communication with creative people, brilliant masters that turned out to be the most pleasant - a real pleasure!

I am impressed by all the works, and of course, my opinion as an expert in jewelry art is the jury to some extent when selecting the works. But still, I was not part of the jury that made the decisions. And here I can say that I watched with particular pleasure how heatedly the jury members argued as they gathered in the Ilgiz gallery to view the works. There were debates about each application; not only the actual work was considered, but also photo and video materials from abroad. Even for the shortlist, the selection was extremely tough, and everyone who was included in the list of nominees is, in my opinion, real heroes. It seems to me that after the heated “struggle for nominees”, choosing the final winners was even a little easier.

From difficult moments. In the process of work, we had to remove several nominations from the competition (including sculpture, weapons, and already at the nomination stage - stone-cutting art). This probably causes particularly unpleasant conversations; there are those who are upset. But the reasons for the withdrawal were compelling. The main thing is the insufficient number of applications. It is wrong to “choose the best” when there is no competition. In addition, some authors still have works at home that are much brighter than those included in the applications.

The topic of preparing descriptions for the application unexpectedly turned out to be quite difficult for mutual understanding. We warned the authors in advance that the competition required a succinct description of the idea for the work. We all know the phrase “my jewelry speaks for itself,” but in this case it was important for us that the author conveyed his understanding to the final viewer, the jury evaluated everything in its entirety - the idea, its implementation, presentation and skill, consistency with the person’s plasticity - the one who will wear it.

There were comments addressed to me and the competition that they were expecting incredible breakthrough news and new names. Here I want to say with complete confidence, as a person who is deeply immersed in the process. We have a sufficient number of young jewelers noted and included in the shortlist. And there are new names, and they received a lot of attention from the jury and experts at the press screening and at the opening. There were a lot of enthusiastic reviews specifically about the new names in the finals.

Winners of the CASE Awards 2021

Jewelers of America (JA) has announced the winners of the 31st annual CASE Awards. This is a jewelry competition for JA member brands that demonstrate creativity, artistry, style and design excellence.

This year there was a record number of applications. About 200 applicants competed for awards in one or more categories.

“The Jewelers of America CASE Awards design competition showcases the excellence and talent of JA members across the country,” said JA spokeswoman Amanda Gizzi. “This year was incredibly difficult to judge as each category included so many talented jewelry designers. The judges had to carefully consider the criteria and the smallest details had to be taken into account to determine the winners.”

The winners were selected by a jury who assessed each entry on its overall design, marketability, originality and workmanship. The panel of design experts included Terry Chandler of DCA, Deirdre Featherstone of Featherstone Design, Amanda Gizzi of Jewelers of America, Bracken Branstrator of National Jeweler, J.B. Jones of NYC Jewelry Week, GIA Certified Gemologist Adrienne Sanogo of Black in Jewelry Coalition and Iveta N. Stephanopoulos of GIA. The winners were distributed as follows.

Engagement Rings Under $5,000: Ben Bridge Jeweler, designed by Angela Hope, Seattle.

Ben Bridge Jeweler Sunrise Engagement Ring in 14K Palladium Recycled White Gold with 0.42ct Diamonds, $2,399 (no center stone)

Engagement Rings Starting at $5,001: Omi Privé, designer Nivit Nagpal, West Covina, California.

Omi Privé engagement ring in platinum with blue moonstone, Paraiba tourmaline, Paraiba tourmaline and diamonds, $34,000

Engagement Rings Under $5,000: Gabriel & Co., New York, NY.

Engagement ring from Gabriel & Co. 14k white gold with diamonds, $2,265

Engagement rings from $5,001: Le Vian, designer Musa LeVian, Great Neck, New York.

Le Vian engagement ring in platinum and 18k yellow gold with sunshine yellow and vanilla diamonds, $42,400

Earrings under $5,000: Le Vian, designed by Aaron Hakimian, Great Neck, New York.

Le Vian 14k yellow gold earrings with natural pink and white freshwater pearls and carved prehnite, $4,999

Earrings from $5,001: Graziela Gems, designed by Graziela Kaufman, Highwood, IL.

Graziela Gems 18k blue gold rhodium and blue sapphire earrings, $7,800

Necklaces under $5,000: Lilly Street, designed by Lynn Gambino, Old Brookville, NY.

Lilly Street Mini Capulet necklace in 18k rose gold with natural Herkimer crystals and ruby, $2,320

Necklaces from $5,001: Brody Designs, designed by Mike Anderson, Stevens Point, WI.

Brody Designs carved 14k white gold necklace with 57k rough Colorado blue topaz, $16,000

Necklaces from $5,001: Schullin, designed by Hans Schullin, Graz, Austria.

Schullin 18k rose gold necklace with red Mediterranean coral branches, 227.96ct obsidian cabochons and 1.09ct diamonds, $22,500

Bracelets under $5,000: Schullin, designed by Hans Schullin, Graz, Austria.

Schullin green cuff in stingray leather and 18k ethical rose gold with 5.36ct green tourmaline and 0.05ct diamonds, $2,900

Bracelets from $5,001: Valani, designed by Hina Shah, New York, NY.

Valani 18k white gold bracelet with 14.90cts of brilliant-cut rubies and trillion-cut, marquise-cut, pear-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds, $345,000

Rings under $5,000: Steven Paul Designs, designed by Steven Kistner, Delafield, WI.

Steven Paul Designs Sterling Silver Prosthetic Eye Ring, $4,800

Rings from $5,001: Alexandra Mor, designed by Alexandra Mor, New York, NY.

Unique 18k yellow gold Alexandra Mor ring with Colombian emeralds and Muzo diamonds, $55,000

Pins / Brooches / Cufflinks (any price): The Gem Vault, designed by Sharon Curtiss-Gal, Flemington, NJ.

The Gem Vault cufflinks in 18k yellow gold with Oregon sunstones, pink spinels, tsavorites and diamonds, $13,000

Other (non-precious metal or stone jewelry, at any price): Samuel B. Collection, designed by Samuel Behnam and Neda Behnam, Great Neck, New York.

Samuel B. Collection Sterling Silver Ballpoint Pen with Black Spinel, $417

Source of information material and illustrations https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/ja-winners-2021-case-awards/

20.04.21

Goals, main provisions of the competition

The organizer and curator of the event is the Ministry of Culture of the Sverdlovsk Region.

Basic goals:

support for talented artists, discovery of new names;
study and development of innovative trends in stone-cutting, jewelry, lapidary arts;
familiarizing the public with masters, new works, interesting art solutions, advanced techniques in working with metals and stones;
identifying a circle of professionals to establish artistic requirements, standards for stone products and jewelry design.

In total, more than 170 stone carvers took part in the XXI competition, presenting almost 400 works in 6 categories:

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Designer jewelry.
An original piece of stone-cutting art.
Interior decoration.
Student work.
Student work.
Gem cutting.
The Grand Prix.

Ring "Ice and Fire"

Robin Wayne
, Chimayo, NM, USA

First Place, Gold/Platinum

“I feel that my style is simple and elegant at first glance, but will reveal subtle complexities. I prefer shapes with clean, flowing lines, but this sometimes makes it difficult to find originality. It's important to me to focus on every detail of the job, from the careful selection of accent stones, hidden hinges and clasps, to the unusual way the stone is installed. My goal as an artist is to continue to expand my knowledge and skills in the jewelry field, and the great thing is that there is still a lot of time for exploration."

Brooch "Lunar Eclipse"

Kirk Lang
Seattle, WA, USA

Second place, Silver/Silver Argentium

“The accessories I create directly reflect my interest in astronomy and space exploration. Shapes, textures, materials and color palettes in celestial environments are all elements reflected in my work. I choose certain materials, such as titanium, niobium and meteorite, as they are often used for space exploration or existence in space itself. I use softer and more malleable metals such as silver, gold and platinum in addition to the aforementioned hard materials. I strive to make unique pieces that are functional, durable and arouse curiosity.”