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Armenian Designer Secures Second Couture Prize
Jun 4, 2018 10:14 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Designer Mike Saatji of Mike Joseph Jewellery won the
Couture prize for high-end diamond jewelry on Sunday in Las Vegas — his second award in the competition to date.
The Armenian-born jeweler received the Best in
Diamonds Above $20,000 accolade at the Couture Design Awards. A total of 15
awards were presented at the ceremony, which took place during the Couture luxury jewelry design exhibition at the JCK Las Vegas fair.
Saatji (pictured) received his first Couture honor in 2015 in the Gold Jewelry Below $20,000
category.
Meanwhile, Paul Schneider — the owner of Twist in Portland, Oregon — received the Cindy Edelstein Award, named for the jewelry consultant and author
who died in 2016. Several Couture designers, as well as Schneider’s daughter
Sasha, presented the prize in a video.
The rest of the winners are:
The People’s Choice:
Julez Bryant
The Editor’s Choice:
Fernando Jorge
Best in Debuting:
Vram
Best in Men’s:
Shamballa Jewels
Best in Haute Couture:
Nikos Koulis
Best in Diamonds Above $20,000:
Mike Joseph
Best in Diamonds Below $20,000:
Studio Reves
Best in Gold:
Carolina Bucci
Best in Colored Gemstones Above $20,000:
Amrapali Jewels
Best in Colored Gemstones Below $20,000:
Ark
Best in Silver:
Heather B. Moore
Best in Bridal:
Eva Fehren
Best in Platinum:
Kuwayama
Best in Innovative:
Stephen Webster
Best in Pearls:
Autore
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Tags:
Amrapali Jewels, Ark, Autore, Carolina Bucci, Cindy Edelstein Award, Couture, Couture Design Awards, Eva Fehren, Fernando Jorge, Heather B. Moore, JCK Las Vegas, Julez Bryant, Kuwayama, Mike Joseph Jewellery, Mike Saatji, Nikos Koulis, Paul Schneider, Rapaport News, Shamballa Jewels, Stephen Webster, Studio Reves, Twist, Vram
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