Gold Medals to World's
Finest in Gold Jewellry Design
 Thirty-four
designers were unveiled as winners at the Gold
Virtuosi 2002 Awards, the 'Oscars' of the gold jewellery design
world, at a spectacular gala event near Venice in Italy last night.
Sponsored by the world renowned Vicenza Jewellery Fair, the Gold Virtuosi
Awards were created by the World Gold Council to inspire unrestricted creativity
from gold designers, to honour excellence in craftsmanship and ultimately
to expand the horizons of gold jewellery worldwide. Gold Virtuosi 2002 was
the largest and most authoritative international gold competition ever held.
The 34 winners were chosen from a short-list of 100 finalists. The winning
designs were selected on the basis of their originality, and technical and
creative use of gold. The world's leading gold designers were among the
record 1,700 entrants from 52 countries who, between them, submitted nearly
5,100 designs.
 The
spectacular winning suites of jewellery are being showcased at the Vicenza
Jewellery Fair until 14th June and then are to be exhibited worldwide. They
will offer a sneak preview of what is likely to appear on jewellers' shelves
for years to come, as future design trends will almost certainly be hugely
influenced by the outcome of the competition.
Photography - Helena Bonham Carter models entrants from the
competition.
The biennial competition is open to jewellery designers, craftsmen, students
and individuals involved in the design or manufacture of precious gold jewellery.
The initial designs were submitted as drawings, and finalists actually created
their designs in gold. The 100 finalists have each secured sponsors to provide
the gold for their final submissions.
All entries were assessed by an elite panel of 14 judges including famous
fashion photographers, jewellery designers and top journalists from around
the world.
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