{"id":103,"date":"2009-06-26T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T22:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyjewel.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2009\/06\/26\/rio-tinto-diamonds-launches-champagne-diamond-design-competition\/"},"modified":"2009-06-26T17:54:21","modified_gmt":"2009-06-26T22:54:21","slug":"rio-tinto-diamonds-launches-champagne-diamond-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2009\/06\/26\/rio-tinto-diamonds-launches-champagne-diamond-design-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto Diamonds Launches Champagne Diamond Design Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_dYOW3_y9xoY\/SkQqSSyXJdI\/AAAAAAAAB4o\/GwjYblxKQtU\/s1600-h\/cognac-champ-dia-round-lot.jpg\"><img style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;width: 100px;height: 100px\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyjewel.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/6345d_cognac-champ-dia-round-lot.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><span><\/p>\n<h2>Rio Tinto Diamonds Launches Champagne Diamond Design Competition<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>Rio Tinto Diamonds has launched an exciting new jewelry design contest aimed at demonstrating the beauty of champagne diamonds from which Rio Tinto\u2019s Argyle Diamond Mine is a leading supplier.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>The Champagne Diamond Design Competition aims to attract talented new jewelry designers who will be inspired to showcase the full color range of champagne diamonds in new and innovative designs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>Rio Tinto has been marketing champagne diamonds from its Argyle mine since the early 1990\u2019s with the US, the world\u2019s largest consumer market for champagne diamond jewelry.   In 2008 Rio Tinto launched a new series of champagne diamond promotional materials focussing on educating retailers, generating consumer interest and developing new distribution channels. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>According to Jean-Marc Lieberherr, General manager for the sales and marketing of all diamonds from Rio Tinto\u2019s mines, \u201cThe design contest is a natural extension of our market development for champagne diamonds in the US.  The argyle mine has fuelled the growth of champagne diamond jewelry around the globe and we are now looking to the next generation of new design talent to inspire retailers and consumers alike.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>The competition comprises four categories with the overall winner receiving the title of \u201cChampagne Visionary\u201d.  The four winning designs will form part of a nation-wide gravelling exhibition hosted at leading jewelry retail locations, in time for the holiday season.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>As Rebecca Foerster, Manager of the US representative office for Rio Tinto\u2019s Diamonds Sales and Marketing, explains, \u201cThe timing is perfect for a design contest because it provides inspiration and new ideas to invigorate our industry. The market is hungry for creativity and the combination of flawless craftsmanship and consumer appeal will set the winners apart.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span><span>The design contest closes on July 1, 2009 with judging by a panel of fashion and jewelry experts in New York City on July 14, 2009.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Story via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diamondne.ws\/2009\/05\/05\/rio-tinto-diamonds-launches-champagne-diamond-design-competition\/\">Diamond News <\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyjewel.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/ad13f_4698837677539896356-6019467664056309528?l=dailyjewel.blogspot.com\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Tinto Diamonds Launches Champagne Diamond Design Competition Rio Tinto Diamonds has launched an exciting new jewelry design contest aimed at demonstrating the beauty of champagne diamonds from which Rio Tinto\u2019s Argyle Diamond Mine is a leading supplier. The Champagne Diamond Design Competition aims to attract talented new jewelry designers who will be inspired to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}