Centurion Emerging Designer Awards issue call for entries

by eyetee | July 9, 2013 4:54 pm

Two jewellery designers may get the break of a lifetime.

The Centurion show is now accepting entries for its sixth annual emerging design competition. The winners will receive a showcase and exhibit space at the Centurion Scottsdale show in Arizona, which will be held Feb. 1 to 5, 2014.

“The Centurion Emerging Design Competition is an excellent opportunity for up-and-coming and international designers to break into the U.S. luxury fine jewellery market by getting their line in front of the most premiere audience of carefully selected prestige jewellers,” said Centurion president Howard Hauben.

“For retail jewellers, the Centurion Emerging Design winners offer an opportunity to discover new talent to set your store apart.”

Sponsored once again by Stuller, Inc., the contest is open to any jewellery designer—regardless of experience, formal training, or background in jewellery design—who has never exhibited in a U.S. fine jewellery trade show.

Entrants must show lines or one-of-a-kind designs that are suitable for a luxury jewellery store environment and be capable of both exhibiting at a trade show and fulfilling any wholesale orders received during the event.

“We are honoured to have the opportunity to sponsor the Emerging Designer Competition,” says Stuller executive director of marketing and public relations, Ashley Brown.

“The discovery of untapped talent is essential to the jewellery industry. And their work offers a fresh perspective on luxury design that’s both exciting and inspired.”

The deadline to enter is Sept. 30. Entrants must submit up to three images of finished jewellery; no renderings or CAD drawings will be accepted. Images must be .jpg format, and each image must include a detailed description of the piece (i.e. what it is, metals, gemstones, etc).

For more information and the entry form, visit:

http://www.h2consult.com/Centurion_2014_Emerging_Designers_Form.pdf[1].

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  1. http://www.h2consult.com/Centurion_2014_Emerging_Designers_Form.pdf: http://www.jewellerybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/www.h2consult.com_Centurion_2014_Emerging_Designers_Form.pdf

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