PGI to showcase DIA winning jewellery in Shanghai

Winning designs of the Lonmin Design Innovation Award 2012, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, are to be showcased in a Retailer Roadshow in China orgainsed by Platinum Guild International and LFX. 

 

The Roadshow will run from September 25th to October 25th in Shanghai and will present the designs to buyers from the biggest platinum jewellery market in the world.The eight winners from the platinum design competition were selected from drawings of their design by a distinguished panel of industry judges in April and these have now been made up as finished pieces of jewellery. 

 

They were seen for the first time on a special Red Carpet Glamour feature stand at International Jewellery London (IJL) which took place from 2 – 5 September 2012 at Earls Court Two.Sponsored by Lonmin, one of the world’s largest producers of platinum, and supported by Johnson Matthey and IJL, the competition, is divided into two categories. "Emerging Designers” recognises designers with less than five years’ commercial experience, and "Established Designers” gives its attention to those who have been in the business for more than five years.