The annual awards ceremony for the finalists of the JEWELRY STAR Young Designers' Competition was held at the Moscow Museum of Time and Watches.
The competition, organized by the JEWELRY GARDEN magazine, is supported by the National Jewelry Brands of Russia Association and the Interregional Public Organization "Union of Russian Blacksmiths."
This year's competition was dedicated to the 185th anniversary of the composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and participants were required to create a modern interpretation of the images embodied in jewelry. The main criteria for evaluating the submitted pieces were the freshness of their ideas and the innovativeness of their technologies.
The finalists were welcomed by Yuri Zubarev, Head of the Assay Chamber, and Svetlana Karchevskaya, Curator of the Gokhran Competition Exhibition. They praised the high level of the JEWELRY STAR competitors.
This year’s winners are:
Anastasia Pozdnyakova
"Whisper of the Stars" Ring
Manufacturer: ProfYuvelir
Anastasia Gunbina
Ring Collection "Confrontation"
Manufacturer: YUVER Jewelry House
Alyona Smirnova
Brooch Series "Christmas Symphony"
Manufacturer: Kabarovskikh jewelry house
First place: Svetlana Kvashnina
"Secret Codes" Coin Pendant
Brand: Korso_Art_Jewellery
Grand Prix - Nikita Baranov
"Notes from an Unfinished Symphony" Project
Brand: NATASHA LIBELLE
The jury was headed by Maria Kruglova, President of the Interregional Public Organization "Union of Russian Blacksmiths" and a lecturer at A. Kosygin University.
All finalists' works received high praise and were recommended for the Gokhran competition.
The event was supported by the Museum of Time and Watches, the AllTime Center, gift sponsor Digidon, and the Institute of Design at A. Kosygin University.
Galina Semyonova, Editor in Chief of the Russian Bureau, Rough&Polished
