Mumbai, 8th August, 2008: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) organized the annual ABN-AMRO Solitaire Design Awards during India International Jewelry show 2008 on August 8, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt hotel.

The ceremony was twofold-honoring, the craftsmanship, the designs & the beauty of the best in the gems & Jewelry industry, the Gems & Jewelry Export Promotion Council of India, also, honored the gems of India who have continually glowed in their chosen professions.

The icons who were awarded 'Solitaires of life' were Dev Anand, Suniel Shetty, Asha Parekh, Prahlad Kakkar, Ajit Wadekar and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.

The ABNAmro Solitaire Design Awards is held at IIJS every year.


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A unique theme has been chosen for this year's competition 'The Alluring Seasons- Summer, spring, Monsoon &Winter'. An additional category this year is for design of unconventional ornamentation such as spectacles, mobile phones, hair accessories, etc. There was also a design only category wherein participants were judged only on sketches.

This year over 52 companies presented an astounding array of nearly 109 entries for the competition. The judging took place in two phases & 5 distinguished judges from diverse backgrounds like Jewelry education, Jewelry design, art & fashion, picked 9 winning designs in all.

The IIGJ VISION-2008, the all-India Jewellery Design Competition is targeted towards the youth & aimed at discovering & encouraging fresh talent in Jewelry design.

The competition theme was "Fusion". Design entries in three categories- Casual or Day Wear, Evening or Party Wear & Bridal or Formal Wear.

SOLITAIRE DESIGN AWARDS 2008

Winner: Head Phones Daily Wear Winner: A'STAR Formal Wear: KRSNA

ABN AMRO DESIGNERS AWARDS

Casual Wear: Surbhi Gulati IIGJ-Delhi
Party Wear: Arunpreet Kaur Nagi IIGJ- New Delhi
Bridal Wear: Shweta Minawala Krsna


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