See the Winners of Jewelers of America's 2024 Design Competition

Jewelers of America has announced the winners of its CASE Awards design competition! For over 30 years, Jewelers of America's design competition has celebrated the custom design craftsmanship of JA members nationwide.

The 8 pieces below were selected by a panel of design experts as the first place winners in their categories for showcasing the most creativity, artistry, style and excellence in design.

Retail Winners 

Up to $2,000 German Kabirski Designed by German Kabirski Lake Worth, FL $670 Cracked-in-half sphere earrings featuring green amethyst in 925 sterling silver with 18K gold plating.	$2,001-$5,000 Underwoods Fine Jewelers Designed by Underwood Design Team Fayetteville, AR $4,950 18K yellow gold hand forged ring featuring a 8.17ct square checkerboard amethyst center stone that is bezel set in a compass orientation with 6 channel set diamonds on shank that are all ideally cut (0.54 ctw)
$5,001-$10,000 Hey Babe LA Designed by Renata Cambauva and Lapidary Artist Brian Cook Novato, CA $6,500 14K yellow gold Petite Elo Modular Convertible necklace featuring a 38.25 ct removable amethyst and a round bezel set natural rubellite on the mesh cradle (0.25 ctw)	$10,001-$50,000 Heard Gallery Designed by Susan Oliver Heard San Antonio, TX $18,600 18K rose gold ring with Ethiopian opal (16.8 ct) emeralds (.25 ctw), sapphires (0.20 ctw), rubies (.025 ctw), black diamonds (.10 ctw) and white diamonds (.25 ctw)

Supplier Winners

Up to $2,000 Gabriel & Co. Designed by Dominick Gabriel New York, NY $1,800 14K white and yellow gold diamond cut and cluster diamond stud earrings (0.23 ctw).	$2,001-$5,000 Martha Seely Design Designed by Martha Seely Carlisle, MA $4,310 Falling Stars long earrings in 18K yellow gold with diamonds (.242 ctw), multi-color sapphires (3.11 ctw), London blue topaz, Swiss blue topaz, and pink tourmaline
$5,001-$10,000 | Best in Show Olga Shatrova LLC Designed by Olga Shatrova Irvine, CA $5,800 14K white gold earrings with natural tourmalines (60.29 ct), 58 natural diamonds F/vs1 (0.945 ct;) 20 natural pink sapphires (0.63 ct); 8 natural pink sapphires (1.670 ct)	$10,001-$50,000  Vanessa Fernández Studio Designed by Vanessa Fernández Miami, FL $30,000 Hand-crafted one-of-a-kind 18K yellow gold ring featuring an elongated cushion cut Vietnamese lavender spinel (3.04 carat) The setting is a hand carved 18k yellow gold casting with no prongs.

The 2024 CASE Awards are sponsored by Synchrony. The CASE Awards is open only to employees of JA member companies.

View the official Press Release from Jewelers of America here. 

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