Designers win MIJF Jewellery Design 2012

KUALA LUMPUR – Held for the second year in conjunction with MIJF 2012, the competition attracted over 200 entries.

MIJF Jewellery Design Award 2012 winners (L-R) Tang Yuk Ying from Hong Kong (Ring category) and Gan Soek Lan (Necklace & Earrings category) and Freedom Chong Jian Fei (Bangle category) both from Malaysia.

 

The MIJF Jewellery Design Awards 2012 came to an exciting end with the winners and finalists of the regional competition receiving their prizes at an awards presentation ceremony witnessed by their families, friends and visitors at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) recently.

For Gan Soek Lan, 25, from Port Dickson, it was a triple award joy when she was announced the overall winner of “Most Outstanding Award’ for her earrings design which received the most number of votes cast by visitors to the Malaysia International Jewellery Fair (MIJF) 2012 which concluded recently.

Gan was the  winners of two design awards for the Necklace and Earrings categories which was announced in June. Her necklace design entitled “Crystallisation of Love” was inspired by a courting pair of fluttering butterflies whilst her earrings design entitled “Rainbow after Rain” shows a set of earrings resembling the colourful rainbow after the rain, with multi-colour of sapphires, aquamarines, white diamonds, peacock Tahitian pearl and 18k white gold.

Another Malaysian designer Freedom Chong Jian Fei, 23, from Selangor was the winner in the Bangle category while Hong Kong designer Tang Yuk Ying, 23 took home the design award in the Ring category.

“I really did not expect this but I feel very happy my effort and hard work has been recognised,” Gan said of her outstanding achievement after receiving the prizes.

A jewellery design diploma graduate of Chin Jewellery Art Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Gan said she will work first to gain the necessary experience and exposure before saving enough money to start her own jewellery business one day.

GIA Bangkok operations manager Pairach Nalinthrangkurn (left) presenting a certificate, trophy and scholarship to "MIJF Most Outstanding Award 2012" winner Gan Soek Lan (centre) for her earrings piece worn by the model on the right.
Winners and finalists of MIJF Jewellery Design Awards 2012 with their trophies and certificates pose for group photo.
The award winning necklace entitled “Crystallisation of Love” by Gan Soek Lan was inspired by a courting pair of fluttering butterflies.
The earrings set entitled “Rainbow after Rain” by Gan Soek Lan won the Most Outstanding Award.
The award winning ring piece by Tang Yuk Ying from Hong Kong.
The award winning bangle piece by Freedom Chong Jian Fei from Malaysia.

Evon Young, PR and communication director of Elite Expo, the event and contest organiser said: “The MIJF Jewellery Design Awards is our first step to further promote the capability of Malaysian jewellery market and specialty of Malaysian-style jewellery design to the world stage.”

Held successfully for the second year running in conjunction with MIJF 2012, the regional competition attracted over 200 entries from students of arts and designs school in Asia including from Thailand, India, South Korea, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

The four winning designs were assessed by several major industry players in global jewellery market and awarded based on criteria such as originality, creativity, marketability and compliance of the design to the given theme of “Natural of Earth”.

All the four winning entries were manufactured into masterpieces by Amee Philips Jewellery and showcased during the four-day fair. During the ceremony event, the winners who had put in a lot of work into their creations were excited when they watched the models walked the runway in their amazing creations.

For the award prizes, the winners each received cash RM3,000, certificate and trophy. The “Most Outstanding Award” winner received a scholarship to study at Gemmological Institute of America (GIA) inBangkok,Thailand. All the finalists received a certificate each.

 

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Thomas Tan joined CJMY in 2011. At the second annual conference in Johor Bahru, he received the 'Best Article 2011' Award. To date, he has published over 1,000 articles on community events and various topics.