Winners have been named in the 2012 AGTA Spectrum Awards™ competition hosted by the American Gem Trade Association. This year marks the 28th anniversary of the competition.
The competition was judged October 22-23 in New York, NY. Judges for the 2012 competition were Master Goldsmith Klaus Burgel, Sylvain Chervin of Carvin French, Cindy Edelstein of the Jewelers Resource Bureau, Patricia Faber of Aaron Faber Gallery, and Clay Zava of Zava Master Cuts.
The annual AGTA Spectrum Awards™ Media Day was held October 24 and featured all of the jewelry and gemstone submissions. Attendees included top fashion/accessory editors from the trade and consumer press, stylists, and bloggers.
SPECTRUM AWARDS
BEST OF CATEGORY Winners:
Best of Show:
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| Todd Reed, Todd Reed, Inc. - Palladium and 22K yellow gold locket |
Best Use of Color - 1st place:
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| Deirdre Featherstone, Featherstone Design - Platinum earrings |
Best Use of Platinum and Color - 1st place:
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| Michael Endlich, Pave Fine Jewelry - Platinum ring |
Best Use of Palladium & Color - 1st place:
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| Dennis de Jonghe - Dennis de Jonghe - Palladium pendant |
Best Use of Pearls - 1st place:
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| Anil Maloo, Baggins, Inc. - 18K white gold and black rhodium plated earrings |
Fashion Forward - 1st place:
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| Belle Brooke Barer, Belle Brooke Designs, Inc.- Oxidized sterling necklace |
Category Winners:
Bridal Wear - 1st place:
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Maria Canale, Richard Krementz Gemstones - Platinum "Lace" ring|
Business/Day Wear - 1st place: Belle Brooke Barer, Belle Brooke Designs, Inc. - Oxidized sterling necklace
Classical - 1st place:
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| James Currens, J.W. Currens, Inc. - Platinum ring |
Evening Wear- 1st place:
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| Ion Ionescu, Ionescu Design, Inc. - Palladium and black rhodium ring |
Men’s Wear - 1st Place:
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| Mark Schneider, Mark Schneider Design - Platinum engraved ring |
This year’s AGTA Spectrum Awards™ will be presented during the 2012 AGTA GemFair™ Tucson to be held January 31 – February 5 at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona.
