The Gem and Jewelery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) announced plans to hold a 2014 Contest and the 2014 Award for Jewelers and Craftsmen (The Artisan Jewelery Design Awards).
GJEPC invites to participate in the competition of famous and young beginners from all over the country who can take advantage of the unique opportunity and present their creations for show. Applications are accepted until August 15, 2014. The award will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Indian cinema, and the ambassador of the brand of the Indian jewelry industry, the famous Sonam Kapoor, will take part in the ceremony.
The design contest will be held in four nominations: "Monochrome Era", "Golden Era", "Color Era" and "Avant-garde Era". Within each category, the designers will be shown 4 videos, on the basis of which they will make sketches of works of jewelry art for the first round of tests. Works will be evaluated by a jury consisting of veterans of the jewelry industry, such as fashion jewelry historian Usha Balakrishnan, editor of VOGUE in India Priya Tanna and Ashiesh Shah.