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JA Unveils CASE Award Winners
May 1, 2019 10:18 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Jewelers of America (JA) has announced the winners of its 29th
annual CASE Awards for jewelry design, recognizing retail members whose pieces
feature creativity, artistry, style and excellence.
A panel of judges chose the honorees from a group of 54
applicants, evaluating entries’ overall design, marketability, practicality
and wearability of the design, and manufacturing quality.
“The CASE Awards shine a spotlight on the custom designs of
the talented jewelers in Jewelers of America member stores across the country,”
JA CEO David Bonaparte said Tuesday.
Winners receive a customized CASE Award trophy, and national
and local media coverage.
The winners were as follows:
Jewelry up to $2,000
C3 Designs
South Milwaukee, WI
Designed by Chris Jensen
Sterling silver and 14-karat yellow-gold earrings with rough
selenite crystal and rough black tourmaline crystal, accented with bezel-set
rainbow topaz cabochon, topaz, London blue Topaz and diamonds.
Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000
Ricardo Basta Fine Jewelry
Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Ricardo Basta
A 14-karat yellow-gold ring featuring a 7.05-carat heat-treated
blue zircon with round brilliant-cut diamonds.
Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000
Lee Ayers Jewelers
Stevens Point, WI
Designed by Thomas Dailing
A Nova white-gold pendant holding an 18.97-carat concave faceted
citrine, accented with 33 round diamonds.
Jewelry $10,001 and over
Ricardo Basta Fine Jewelry
Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Ricardo Basta
A pair of 18-karat yellow-gold earrings with two trillion-cut
pink tourmalines, two round faceted aquamarines, 372 round brilliant-cut,
fancy-intense-yellow diamonds, six round faceted pink sapphires and six round
faceted aquamarines.
Image: The winning design in the $10,001 and over category, by Ricardo Basta. (Jewelers of America)
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