HRD Antwerp Says Deadline Reached for Submitting Awards Designs

(IDEX Online News) – HRD Antwerp has announced that the deadline has been reached today (May 15) for submitting finished jewelry pieces by the 31 designers whose designs were selected to go through to the finals. The overall winner and four finalists will be selected in July.

The diamonds used in the designs are sponsored by Antwerp diamantaires and international diamond companies.

The theme for the 2013 awards is Trompe-l’oeil, with designers invited to explore the themes of deception and illusion to produce diamond jewelry items that look at the boundary between image and reality.

The HRD Awards is held every two years by HRD Antwerp as a showcase for talented jewelry designers from across the world with the aim of promoting creativity in contemporary diamond jewelry. They also serve to introduce young designers to the international diamond jewelry industry.

In the final stage, five winning items will be selected by an international jury. The designer of the first prize will receive a $10,000 prize, while the four finalists will each receive $2,500. For the first time in the history of the awards, the public is being invited to take part by voting for what they consider to be the best design.

The HRD Awards 2013 collection will be displayed and promoted worldwide during this year and next, with exhibitions at international jewelry fairs, events and jewelry galleries.

Starting this week, IDEX Online will feature four of the selected designs every week.

Luna Lunera, a pendant created by Cecilia Galan of Spain. Sponsor: Drybooms Diamonds.

Equilibrium, a ball and bar created by Soung Baeck from the US. Sponsor: Drybooms Jewels.

Meet My Shadow, a ring made by Evi Bakker of The Netherlands. Sponsor: Ideal Diamonds.

JAR, made by Ronaldo Buensalida of the UAE. Sponsor: Dimexon Antwerp.