COUTURE Winners Stretch Boundaries of Jewelry Design

The winners of the COUTURE Design Awards, a competition held annually at COUTURE at the Wynn, Las Vegas, were announced on Aug. 25, representing some of the very best in original fine jewelry and luxury timepiece design.

The awards are one of the highlights of COUTURE, a singular U.S. event that brings together renowned heritage brands such as Bell & Ross and David Yurman, emerging design talent, top-tier retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, and award-winning media outlets from around the world to collaborate and conduct business.

A panel composed of retailers, editors and one fellow designer judge each piece on the merits of design, craftsmanship and salability. All retailers vote for the three finalists in the People’s Choice Award, and the winner is voted on by text at the COUTURE Design Awards, while attending editors select the finalists and winner in the Editors’ Choice Award.

This year’s judges were Kareem Rasheed of Robb Report, Fashion Correspondent Lynn Yaeger, designer Silvia Furmanovich, Liebe Gamble of June Simmons Jewelers and Yael Reinhold Lipnik of Reinhold Jewelers.

The winners are as follows:

DIAMONDS ABOVE $20K

First Place: Sutra

Second Place: Bayco

Third Place: Oscar Heyman

DIAMONDS BELOW $20K

First Place: Ondyn

Second Place: 64 Facets

Third Place: Harika

COLORED GEMSTONES ABOVE $20K

First Place: Vram

Second Place: Fernando Jorge 

“Flare Earrings” by Fernando Jorge featuring diamonds totaling 3.38 carats, emeralds and Paraíba tourmalines in 18-karat yellow gold.

Third Place: Graziela Gems

COLORED GEMSTONES BELOW $20K

First Place: Harwell Godfrey

Second Place: Meredith Young

Third Place: Venyx World 

PEARLS

First Place: Assael

Second Place: Rosa Van Parys Jewelry

Third Place: Moksh

BRIDAL

Second Place: Busatti

Third Place: Campbellian Collection BHI

MEN'S

First Place: Arty A

Second Place: Fope

Third Place: Jorge Adler

GOLD

First Place: Mariani

Second Place: Buddha Mama

Third Place: Shimansky

SILVER

Second Place: Sheryl Lowe

Third Place: Onirikka

HAUTE COUTURE

First Place: Lotus Arts de Vivre

Second Place: Yeprem

Third Place: Elsa Jin

INNOVATIVE

First Place: Studio Renn

Second Place: Capolavoro

Third Place: Persée

DEBUTING AT COUTURE

First Place: Elsa Jin

Third Place: Almasika

EDITOR'S CHOICE

First Place: Gismondi 1754

Third Place: Bayco

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

First Place: Assael

Second Place: Gismondi 1754 

Third Place: Vendorafa