HRD Antwerp, one of the world’s leading diamond grading labs and global service provider to the diamond and jewellery industry, announces the launch of the 16th edition of the HRD Awards.
A LA CARTE | A Culinary Journey
HRD Antwerp is launching its biennial international diamond jewellery design competition with the change for a jewelllery designer to win not only a prestigious international award, but to stake his/her place on the global jewellery map.
The HRD Awards is widely recognized as the world’s leading design contest in creative and innovative diamond jewellery, and the theme given to the 16th edition of this competition “Al la Carte | A culinary journey” encourages designers to produce sparkling and copious jewellery, seasoned with diamonds. The laureates of the competition are guaranteed a worldwide audience for their designs.
The winning collection will be exhibited and promoted during 2015 and 2016 in Belgium and abroad, with an opening exhibition to take place on May 1 until October 31 2015 in the Belgian Pavilion at the World Expo in Milan, Italy.
The competition is open to designers from all over the world. Entries must be original designs, the interpretation of the theme is critical and the jewellery item must at least contain 1 ct of diamonds. The entries will be judged by an international jury looking for the best “unique” piece of jewellery with the winner receiving a cash prize of 10.000 us dollar, the four finalists 2.500 us dollar each.
All applicants must upload their entries on the dedicated website www.hrdawards.com before October 31, 2014. Contestants can submit as many different designs as they want. The actual diamond jewellery pieces have to be submitted before March 15, 2015. For further information please check www.hrdawards.com or contact jennie.baeten@hrdantwerp.be or Debbie.verbruggen@hrdantwerp.be
Key dates to remember
31.10.2014 Online deadline registration and submission of designs
13.11.2014 Professional Jury selects laureates
15.11.2014 Laureates made public
15.12.2014 Diamond sponsor meeting
06.03.2015 Submission of finished jewels
26.03.2015 International Expert Jury selects 4 finalists and winning jewel.
01.05.2015 – 31.10.2015 Exhibition- World Expo Milan, Italy.