Singapore Jewellery Design Award

Jewellery Design Award 2010

Winner Category A		White Gold Diamond & Pearl Earring
		The two different elements offer a softer and feminine look.Tony Chan
		Elegant and Gentle design with charming personality Tony Tan
Silvia Tjahyadi Singapore		Interesting idea ; yet it is too busy for my likingKim Goh
School: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Inspiration : Lace pattern & texture lace being a significant part in history & culture, the design is a testimony that it can be turned into a contemporary design by twisting the lacelike gold piece and bending it to form a circular shape that symbolizes circle of life.
My Voice “It is great honour for me to be selected for the Singapore Jewellery Design Award 2010. i was surprised and excited when the result of the Award was announced. The Award has confirmed my hard work and also helped me to build my confidence. I am sure that I will make jewellery designing my profession. I thank God as he told me to keep up along the way of studying design and I thank my boy friend , if it is not for him, I will not be able to submit the draft for this award, I will never have a chance to win this award. I would also like to thank my school as it provides its students with information about competitions. This helps us to gain experience and a chance to see how other people are doing in the world in this discipline. I will keep it up and continue to do more great work and aim to become a successful designer in this discipline. Last but not least, a Big Thank You to the convention and the judges again.”

Winner Category A		White Gold Diamond Pearl & Black Sapphire Earring/Pendant
		This innovative design can be interchangeable for any occasion. It’s a very creative idea. Tony Chan
		Brilliant skill with the usage of pearl to enhance the typical colour of black and white. Tony Tan
Lam Hoi Kiu Hong Kong		Very commercial & creative. Black & White idea is always wearable and adding pearl can increase its appeal among certain class of market.Kim Goh
School: Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee)
Inspiration: From water, a dew drop that is the elixir of life.
My Voice “Winning the award has been a great encouragement in my education as a jewelry designer. Thus I would like to take this opportunity to thank Singapore Jewellers Association for organizing the Singapore Jewellery Design Award Competition. This competition has given me the opportunity in understanding the market appeal and production feasibility in jewellery industry. I would also like to thank my lecturers at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts: Desmond Chin, Michael Koh and Irfan Kasmadi for their support and guidance. I hope I can improve to be a better jewelry designer in the future. ”

Winner Category B		White Yellow & Rose Gold Diamond Ring
		By using different colors of gold, it brightens up the ring and makes it look more fusion.Tony Chan
		Three colour combination on the ring brings out the beauty, liveness and simplicity of the design. Tony Tan
Tan Sok Lim, Serin Singapore		Looks more like a craft material. Need to improve.Kim Goh
School: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Inspiration: A jigsaw puzzle that is interactive with multicolored gold “boxes”.
My Voice “I would like to thank my lecturer and everybody who had given me opinions on my design and thank the Association for giving me an opportunity to receive this honor and showcase my design. This is a chance for me to start my jewelry journey in my future. Thank you.”

Winner Category B		White Yellow & Rose Gold Diamond Ring
		From a customer point of view, it is practical as it offers two usages for the price of one.Tony Chan
		1 Design 2 usage. Very practical and well hidden pendant hook. Tony Tan
Pauline Lim Pau Ling Singapore		Can be more creative.Kim Goh
School: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Inspiration: The circular half represents the past and the clean straight lines represent the future, where the ‘pointed’ corner gives a vision of an upward & forward, progressive future.
My Voice “I would like to thank my lecturer and everybody who had given me opinions on my design and thank the Association for giving me an opportunity to receive this honor and showcase my design. This is a chance for me to start my jewelry journey in my future. Thank you.”

Winner Category C		White & Yellow Gold Aquamarine Pendant
		It’s interesting by just using circles and curves to represent the movement of water and sea, yet a simple design.Tony Chan
		Design reflects nature and attentive to small details. Tony Tan
Silvia Tjahyadi Singapore		Direction is more like silver jewellery. By putting in a lot more thoughts, it can be made into a piece of fine jewellery.Kim Goh
School: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Inspiration : From a Koi fish pond. The white gold symbolizes water ripples – an Asian element of peace, beauty and tranquility. The yellow gold symbolizes a Koi in a sea of calm.
My Voice “Winning the award has been a great encouragement in my education as a jewelry designer. Thus I would like to take this opportunity to thank Singapore Jewellers Association for organizing the Singapore Jewellery Design Award Competition. This competition has given me the opportunity in understanding the market appeal and production feasibility in jewellery industry. I would also like to thank my lecturers at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts: Desmond Chin, Michael Koh and Irfan Kasmadi for their support and guidance. I hope I can improve to be a better jewelry designer in the future. ”

Winner Category C		White Gold Diamond Earring
		The design reminds me of the concept of life moving forward endlessly.Tony Chan
		Heavy metal design shows confidence Tony Tan
Rebecka Varvouzos Singapore		Nice idea. But visually heavy. Adding spacing in between the lines would make the design far better.Kim Goh
School: Raffles Design Institute
Inspiration : From the road less travelled an emotion we least expect it.
My Voice “It is with great honor that I humbly accept a prize at the 2010 Singapore Jewelry Design Award. many talented designers had taken part in the competition this year and to have moon chosen amongst the winners brings me great confidence as I will soon enter the professional industry and will be striving to make my mark. By having others appreciate my work gives me faith not only in my designs but also in myself in such a tough industry. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Singapore Jewellers Association for this recognition. Special thanks to my lecturers and mentors Sandra Tjia Fee and Juile Ross – Thank you for your invaluable advice and guidance throughout my course”