2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winners Announced

By Erika Winters

The Cultured Pearl Association announced the winners of the 2013-2014 International Pearl Design Contest celebrating innovative pearl jewelry designs from artists around the globe. This year’s competition featured entries from 15 countries judged by industry experts including Senior Editor Jennifer Heebner of JCK magazine, Fragments founder Janet Goldman, and Jean François Bibet of Cartier.

Winners included Mark Schneider’s “Wave” ring, which garnered the President’s Award–the competition’s top honor. “Lunar Eclipse” by Hsiao Ching Lee won the Orient Award, which honors designs that will likely spur new interest in cultured pearls. And the whimsical “Tahitian Paradise” by Vickie Smith won the Fashion Award, which was also awarded to Mark Schneider’s “Wave” ring. This award celebrates fresh and fun runway-worthy designs.

Check out the winners of the 2013-2014 International Pearl Design Contest.

 

President’s Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Mark Schneider

“Wave” by Mark Schneider (Long Beach, California) won the highest honor awarded to a design. “Wave” also won the Fashion Award.

 

Luster Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Stanislav Drokin

“Obi” by Stanislav Drokin (Ukraine) won the Luster Award for “most marketable” of all the entries in the competition. This design will have the most overall appeal for the retail marketplace.

 

Designer’s Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Darryl Alexander

“Midnight Comet” by Darryl Alexander (Gilbert Arizona) won the Designer’s Award for the entry that takes pearls to the far corners of the imagination and beyond.

 

Brilliance Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Philip Bouasse

“Big Wave” by Philip Bouasse (Montreal Canada) won the Brilliance Award for the entry that best illustrates the spectrum of pearl colors in the most beautiful way.

 

Orient Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Hsiao Ching Lee

“Lunar Eclipse” by Hsiao Ching Lee (Taipei City, Taiwan) won the Orient Award for the entry that would inspire a new found affinity in someone for cultured pearls.

 

Visionary Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Chi Huynh

“Lily Pearl” Chi Huynh (Galatea: Jewelry by Artist of San Dimas, California) won the Visionary Award for the entry that re-defines the iconic pearl strand and shifts the perception of cultured pearls for today’s buyer.

 

Fashion Award

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Vickie Smith

“Tahitian Paradise” by Vickie Smith (Cheshire, England) and “Wave” by Mark Schneider (top image above) both won the Fashion Award for fun, fresh, and modern designs.

 

 

Wedding Day Pearls

 

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Dilly Kirby

Two entries won the Wedding Day Pearls Award for entries that created a “fantasy wedding” theme with pearls: “Wedding Bouquet” by Dilly Kirby (Elizabeth Blair Fine Pearls of Harbor Springs, Michigan) and “Rough Diamonds” by Lee Wiser McIntosh (Katura Design of Atlanta, Georgia).

2013 International Pearl Design Contest Winner by Lee Wiser McIntosh

 

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