{"id":289,"date":"2011-03-09T23:31:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T04:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyjewel.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2011\/03\/09\/russian-designer-captures-champion-of-the-champions-ijde-award\/"},"modified":"2011-03-09T23:31:44","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T04:31:44","slug":"russian-designer-captures-champion-of-the-champions-ijde-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2011\/03\/09\/russian-designer-captures-champion-of-the-champions-ijde-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Designer Captures “Champion of the Champions” IJDE Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian designer Ilgiz Fazulzyanov was named winner of the biennial International Jewellery Design Excellence (IJDE) Award’s<\/a> “Champion of the Champions” at a gala reception held 4 March. Mr Fazulzyanov won for his “Bullfinches” design.<\/p>\n

This year’s IJDE received more than 100 entries from 21 countries and regions. All designers who have won an officially announced jewellery design competition over the past two years were eligible for the award. The judging panel, made up of internationally respected industry experts, weighed innovativeness, craftsmanship, aesthetics, wearability and function in making their decision. The competition pieces are on display throughout the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show,<\/a> at the Hall 1C entrance.<\/span><\/td>\n


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I. Champion of the Champions<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Ilgiz Fazulzyanov (Russia)<\/span>
Title: Bullfinches<\/span>
Description: The design brings the beauty of nature to jewellery. Bullfinches can be found year-round in Russia, and the design pictures them in snow<\/span>

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II. Innovation and Uniqueness in Design Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Kristen Malan (South Africa)<\/span>
Title: Molecular Truth<\/span>
Description: Representing life at a molecular level, the bangle symbolises the point at which the world must begin to renew and sustain the planet for future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n


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III. Aesthetic Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Shuk Mei Chu (Hong Kong)<\/span>
Title: Up and Down<\/span>
Description: Motifs of sunrise and sunset bring this design to brilliant life. <\/span><\/p>\n


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IV. Craftsmanship<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Eva Shiu (Hong Kong)<\/span>
Title: Sensational Orientalism<\/span>
Description: Paper is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. Traditional Chinese folk-paper cutting expresses simple elegance. The design mixes modern design techniques and the classic folding style.<\/span><\/p>\n


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V. Distinction Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Wen Chan (Hong Kong)<\/span>
Title: Hanging Moon<\/span>
Description: The designer uses baroque pearls to create a sense of clouds floating at varying angles.<\/span><\/p>\n


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VI. Distinction Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Wen Chan (Hong Kong)<\/span>
Title: Melting Snowball <\/span>
Description: A melting snowball is the design’s inspiration. The Tahiti black pearl mounted in black gold symbolises the fading of a dark age and the promise of a bright future. <\/span>

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VII. Distinction Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Regina Da Mei Cheng (Chinese mainland)<\/span>
Title: Fortune of Eternity <\/span>
Description: The design, featuring a bat with a golden coin in its mouth, represents wealth and luck in Chinese. <\/span><\/p>\n

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VIII. Distinction Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Anne Hu (Chinese mainland)<\/span>
Title: Listen to the Voice of Liang Zhu<\/span>
Description: The design responds to the classic Chinese love story “Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai,” with an imaginatively fashioned earring dressed with 18k gold and diamonds.<\/span>

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IX. Merit Award<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Designer: Queeta Rawat (India)<\/span>
Title: Rain Dance<\/span>
Description: The timeless beauty of a white peacock dancing in the rain inspired the designer. The golden South Sea pearl in the centre of the diamond feather enhances the design’s fragility.<\/span><\/p>\n


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X. Merit Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Seyed Mohammad Mortazavi (Iran)<\/span>
Title: Twin Paisley<\/span>
Description: The design creatively adapts the Persian Paisley, an ancient icon. <\/span><\/p>\n


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XI. Merit Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Lok Chung Angela, Ng (Hong Kong)<\/span>
Title: Dancer<\/span>
Description: Desire and passion find glittering life in this exquisite creation.<\/span><\/p>\n


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XII. Merit Award<\/span><\/b>

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Designer: Emily Snadden (Australia)<\/span>
Title: Precious Limb Bangle<\/span>
Description: The design depicts the natural folds, creases and wrinkles typically found in the Australian salmon gum.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Hong Kong Jewellry Show and Design Awards: http:\/\/www.hktdc.com\/hkjewelleryshow <\/span>

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About HKTDC<\/span><\/b>
A statutory body established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers. With more than 40 global offices, including 11 on the Chinese mainland and three in the US, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The HKTDC also organises trade fairs and business missions to connect companies with opportunities in Hong Kong and on the mainland, while providing information via trade publications, research reports and online. For more, please visit www.hktdc.com.<\/span>

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Follow the HKTDC on Twitter @HKTDC <\/span><\/p>\n

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