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Monday, March 26, 2012

Johnson Matthey NY (JMNY) announced the winners of their 2012 Sustainable Design Awards

Charlie Herner               Susan Suh               Jason Dow               Edit Simon    
Sustainable Design Awards 2012
Johnson Matthey NY (JMNY) announced the winners of their 2012 Sustainable Design Awards at a cocktail party held in one of New York's most exclusive venues, Kittichai. This year, the party showcased the talents of four emerging designers in two categories, Platinum Love and Palladium Expression, who had wowed the judges with their innovative designs, and subsequently manufactured them in platinum and palladium. We are proud to announce that the winning four designers are:
In the Platinum Love category:
 
  • Charlie Herner of Green Lake Jewelry Works, Seattle, WA
 Cognac 
  78th & Cognac is a stunning masculine band inspired by architecture, featuring bead set diamonds, and textural contrasts created by stippling and sandblasting techniques.
  
  • Susan Suh of Susan Suh LLC, New York, NY
Wings 
  Petal Wings With Pavé, inspired by butterfly wings and stems of flowers, are remarkably light and elegant earrings, around 6 dwt each, with the sparkle of pave diamonds.
  
In the Palladium Expression category:
 
  • Jason Dow Jason Dow Jewelry, Honolulu, HI
 Cuff 
  Mandala Cuff is a substantial yet light, wearable piece, featuring ancient eastern motif, made possible by innovative use of casting, laser welding and back-set diamond setting.
  
  • Edit Simon of Edit Simon Jewelry, Vancouver, BC
 Cognac 
  Petals is a multi-faceted piece which enhances the depth, shine and color of a stunning center stone, palladium being used to show the metal’s ability to create texture.
  

Images of the winning pieces and more information can be viewed at www.jmny.com, where you can also soon see images of the event, or register yourself and receive the first news of next year’s competition.





 


















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