The jewelry design opponents is dedicated to empowering the next period of designers from the worldwide places the place De Beers recovers diamonds—Botswana, Canada, Namibia, and South Africa.
The award began in 1995, as part of the De Beers Group Designer Initiative, aimed towards creating experience and cultivating world-class jewelry design and manufacturing experience contained in the youth of the company’s host worldwide places.
The opponents runs every two years and is open to jewelry designers from ages 18 to 35 who’re of their final 12 months of a jewelry design program, have already graduated, or who’ve associated experience in jewelry design.
Each entrant wanted to submit designs for an entire jewelry assortment that included a hoop, necklace, earrings, bangles, and bracelets.
This 12 months’s theme was “Luxurious Redefined,” with entrants invited to design revolutionary, real, and inclusive variations of luxurious, whereas celebrating selection, talked about De Beers Group.
Of the 104 entries, 22 finalists had been chosen to represent their nation, and 12 winners had been chosen with first, second, and third place awards given to designers from each of the 4 worldwide places.
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A rendering of the “Sego Sa Metsi” ring by Botswanian award winner Legakwana Leo Makgekgenene
Legakwana Leo Makgekgenene took the first place for Botswana.
The second-place finalist was Tsholo Cater Mogobye, and the third-place finalist was Tshegofatso Sheba Kenalemang.
The rendering of a pair of earrings designed by Alisha Ansems, the Canadian winner
For Canada, Alisha Ansems was the first-place winner.
Elinor Nelson-Hachey took second place, and Samantha Yeung took third place.
Namibian winner Juliana Fransisko’s cuff rendering
The first-place winner for Namibia was Juliana Fransisko.
The second-place finalist was Padja Kaitungwa, and Luka Ndivayele was the third-place finalist.
The rendering of a pendant by Otlotleng Moshupa, the winner for South Africa
Otlotleng Moshupa was the first-place winner for South Africa.
The finalists had been Eve Julia Schneeberger in second place, and Lisa Henn in third place.
The winners had been evaluated and chosen by a world panel of judges representing each of the worldwide places and led by Céline Assimon, the CEO of De Beers Jewellers.
“The Shining Delicate Awards current a platform to focus on youthful experience and open doorways contained in the diamond sector and worldwide markets,” talked about Assimon.
“This 12 months’s theme, ‘Luxurious Redefined,’ impressed a variety of creative interpretations with designers exploring sustainability, pure elements, and cultural heritage as sources of inspiration, reflecting how luxurious is fashioned and outlined by explicit particular person lived experience. It was an honor to be part of this 12 months’s opponents, and congratulations to our winners and all candidates for his or her distinctive submissions.”
The prizes for the “Shining Delicate” Awards align with the aims of the De Beers Group Designer Initiative, talked about the company, as they’re designed to advance each winner’s occupation by extra creating their experience and equipping them with the necessary devices for achievement to permit them to assemble sustainable careers inside the jewelry enterprise and contribute to their communities.
Prizes for the 2024 awards included enterprise assist, a structured experience enchancment program, and tuition assist.
“By creating accessible alternate options contained in the diamond sector, we’re actively investing in native experience, with a selected cope with supporting youth in our host worldwide places to revenue the diamond enterprise,” talked about Moses Madondo, CEO of De Beers Group Managed Operations.
“By the ‘Shining Delicate’ Awards, we provide a platform that not solely nurtures and develops rising designers however as well as highlights the value of experience change, entrepreneurship, and creativity alongside the diamond price chain. We’re actually impressed by the extent of experience and innovation showcased by this 12 months’s finalists.”