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The winners of the 2022 Couture Design Awards




Every year the Couture in Las Vegas stops with bated breath: who is the winners of the Couture Design Awards? The award ceremony, which this year was decided by a jury composed of Nikos Koulis, Juliet de La Rouchefoucauld, Tanika Winsdom, Diana Schade and Stellene Volandes, is one of the highlights of the event in the capital of Nevada. All the pieces participating in the design competition are exhibited days in advance and everyone wonders who, in the end, will be awarded.

The winners, at the end, are announced during the celebration of the Couture Design Awards on Saturday night. In addition to those indicated by the jury, the community of retailers votes for the three finalists of the Peoples’ Choice Award via SMS. Among the winners, this year there are also two Italian jewelers: Gismondi 1754 and Mariani 1878: both with roots that sink into history, in short.

Best in Diamonds above $ 20,000: Gismondi 1754
Gismondi 1754 was awarded the prize, collected by Massimo Gismondi, creative director and CEO, for his necklace, Raggio di Sole, a unique piece inspired by the early morning sun. The Italian Maison was also a finalist for the People’s Choice Award. Gismondi had already won the Couture Award in 2019 for his necklace from the Essenza Collection from which the earring was also born. The Raggio di Sole series required over 600 hours of work for six months. It is composed of 27.83 carats of pear-cut white diamonds and 16.04 carats of fancy yellow diamonds.The jewel, together with the bracelet and earrings, were completed shortly before Couture. The ring will complete the collection. Raggio di Sole was inspired, in 2020 during the lockdown, one early morning in a chalet in Valtournenche (Alps, Italy) in front of a coffee while the sun rose behind the mountain top. The necklace is his interpretation of the first rays that create a crown behind the mountain as it began to light up the sky.

La collana Raggio di Sole di Gismondi 1754
La collana Raggio di Sole di Gismondi 1754

Best in Diamonds Under $ 20K: Mariani 1878
Mariani has a history that starts from the founder, Camillo Mariani, silversmith and jeweler who from objects for worship has turned into a jeweler known for his innovative ability, as well as for the elegance of his proposals. At the Couture Design Awards he wore a necklace dotted with delicate pear and round cut diamonds. Mariani is also a subscriber to the Las Vegas prize: he has already won in 2017 and last year: a very popular replay.

La collana di Mariani vincitrice del Best in Diamonds under 20.000 dollari
La collana di Mariani vincitrice del Best in Diamonds under 20.000 dollari

Best in gold: Illeana Makri
The Greek designer has chosen an elaborate simplicity, for a bracelet with geometries reminiscent of the ancient friezes of temples, but without easy symbolism. The gold bracelet is closed by a small diamond.

Il bracciale vincitore di Ileana Makri
Il bracciale Cascade di Ileana Makri

Best in bridal: Kavant & Sharart
Husband and wife are the soul of Kavant & Sharart: ideal for winning the Best in Bridal award. The winning jewels, in white gold and diamonds, recall both Art Deco and oriental culture.The two have already won the Couture in the Best in Debuting category in 2016.

I gioielli di Kavant & Sharart
I gioielli di Kavant & Sharart

Best in pearls: Mateo
Matthew Harris, designer of Mateo, was born in Jamaica, raised in Texas, but is based in New York. His jewels can only be original. He started working creating men’s jewelry, but at Couture he proposed elegant feminine earrings.

Orecchini Best in Pearls di Mateo
Orecchini Best in Pearls di Mateo

Best in silver: Vincent Peach
Vincent Peach works in Nashville, the home of country music. But he is inspired by the pleasures that life offers and travel, often with jewelry made of different materials, such as leather, diamonds, pearls and, of course, silver.

Vincent Peach, categoria Best in Silver
Vincent Peach, categoria Best in Silver

Best in Innovative + People’s Choice Award: Silvia Furmanovich
Brazil is a hotbed of sophisticated and precious creativity. One of these is the Sao Paolo designer Silvia Furmanovich, who comes from a family of Italian goldsmiths: her great-grandfather worked for the Vatican. Silvia Furmanovich’s ability to use different materials has made her famous. As for the yellow gold, ruby ​​and bamboo earrings that won the Couture Design Award.

Silvia Furmanovich, Best in Innovative + Peoples Choice: orecchini in seta e oro 18 carati con diamanti, tanzanite e rubellite
Silvia Furmanovich, Best in Innovative + Peoples Choice: orecchini in seta e oro 18 carati con diamanti, tanzanite e rubellite

Best in Haute Couture: Elsa Jin
Chinese designer Elsa Jin amazed everyone with a brooch that comes straight from the Cannes red carpet in the shape of wings. It is a surprising sculpture for its shape and made even more precious by the emerald set in the center.

Spilla con smeraldo di Elsa Jin
Spilla con smeraldo di Elsa Jin

Best in Colored Gems Above $ 20K: Emily P. Wheeler
The American designer previewed her new collection, inspired by her newborn daughter, Bernadette. A necklace with many emerald-cut aquamarines, which form a modern and luxurious choker.

La collana di Emily P. Wheeler premiata nella categoria Best in Colored Gems Above $20K
La collana di Emily P. Wheeler premiata nella categoria Best in Colored Gems Above $20K

Best in Colored Gems Under $ 20K: Sutra Jewels
The Texas-based Maison with roots in India is famous for its ability to juxtapose gems in mesmerizing mosaics. At Couture she wore earrings with white diamonds and pink sapphires.

Orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri di Sutra
Orecchini con diamanti e zaffiri di Sutra

Best in platinum: Retrouvai
The Los Angeles-based Maison led by Kristy Stone uses proven techniques to make modern jewelry. The result is a simple, contemporary necklace of sober elegance.

Retrouvai, collana Best in Platinum
Retrouvai, collana Best in Platinum

Best in Men’s: Barbara Heinrich Studio
Barbara Heinrich, who works in Rochester, New York, started out as an artist and later launched into jewelry. Her necklace with her locket, actually, a woman would gladly wear too.

Best in men's, Barbara Heinrich
Best in men’s, Barbara Heinrich

Best in Debuting: Marie Lichtenberg
Marie designed her first barrel pendant in India, a country that fascinated her as much for the richness of its colors as for its spiritual life and centuries-old tradition of jewelry. This journey transformed her, giving birth to the idea that she would become the Maison Marie Lichtenberg.

Pendente a barilotto in oro rosa, diamanti, smalto, zaffiri, tsavorite di Marie Lichtenberg
Pendente a barilotto in oro rosa, diamanti, smalto, zaffiri, tsavorite di Marie Lichtenberg







Las Vegas Couture Winners and Finalists




There are 42 winners (if we count first, also the second and third place finalists) of the 2021 edition of the Couture Design Awards in Las Vegas. In short, a considerable number of participants received recognition. Many Americans, a trio of Italians. Opening the event was the director of Couture and EVP, Emerald, Gannon Brousseau.
In addition to the announcement of the winners and finalists in the 14 design categories, Couture also presented Larry Pelzel, Vice President of Neiman Marcus, with this year’s Cindy Edelstein Award. The annual award is given to a true leader in the industry who is dedicated to the success of designers and brands.

Il Wynn Resort, dove si svolge la premiazione dei Couture Design  Awards
Il Wynn Resort, dove si svolge la premiazione dei Couture Design Awards

Winners and finalists from the 12 main categories are selected by a panel of judges, while participating media and retailers vote for Editors’ Choice and People’s Choice. This year’s judges were Robb Report’s Kareem Rasheed, fashion correspondent Lynn Yaeger, designer Silvia Furmanovich, June Simmons Jewelers ‘Liebe Gamble and Reinhold Jewelers’ Yael Reinhold Lipnik.

Best in Innovative
• 1st place: Studio Renn
• 2nd place: Capolavoro Jewellery
• 3rd place: Persée

Anello di Studio Renn
Anello di Studio Renn

Best in Diamonds Below $ 20K
• 1st place: Ondyn
• 2nd place: 64Facets
• 3rd place: Harika
Orecchini di Ondyn
Orecchini di Ondyn

Best in Diamonds Above $ 20K
• 1st place: Sutra
• 2nd place: Bayco
• 3rd place: Oscar Heyman
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di Sutra
Bracciale in oro bianco e diamanti di Sutra

Best in Pearls
• 1st place: Assael
• 2nd place: Rosa Van Parys
• 3rd place: Moksh
Orecchini di perle di Assael
Orecchini di perle di Assael

Best in Haute Couture
• 1st place: Lotus Arts de Vivre
• 2nd place: Yeprem
• 3rd place: Elsa Jin
Collier di Lotus Arts de Vivre
Collier di Lotus Arts de Vivre

Best in Men’s
• 1st place: ArtyA
• 2nd place: Fope
• 3rd place: Jorge Adeler
Bracciale-orologio per uomo di ArtyA
Bracciale-orologio per uomo di ArtyA

Best in Silver
• 1st place: Tane Mexico 1942
• 2nd place: Sheryl Lowe
• 3rd place: Onirikka
Bracciale in argento di Tane Mexico 1942
Bracciale in argento di Tane Mexico 1942

Best in Bridal
• 1st place: Retrouvai
• 2nd place: Busatti
• 3rd place: Campbellian
Anello in oro e diamante di Retrouvai
Anello in oro e diamante di Retrouvai

Best in Colored Gemstones Below $ 20K
• 1st place: Harwell Godfrey
• 2nd place: Meredith Young
• 3rd place: Venyx
Pendente di Harwell Godfrey
Pendente di Harwell Godfrey

Best in Colored Gemstones Above $ 20K
• 1st place: Vram
• 2nd place: Fernando Jorge
• 3rd place: Graziela
Anello di Vram
Anello di Vram

Best in Gold
• 1st place: Mariani
• 2nd place: Buddha Mama
• 3rd place: Shimansky
Orecchini di Mariani
Orecchini di Mariani

Best in Debuting
• 1st place: Elsa Jin
• 2nd place: Rosa Van Parys
• 3rd place: Almasika
Spilla di Elsa Jin
Spilla di Elsa Jin

Editors’ Choice
• 1st place: Bayco
• Finalist: Gismondi1754
• Finalist: Vendorafa
Anello con diamante di Bayco
Anello con diamante di Bayco

People’s Choice
• 1st place: Assael
• Finalist: Gismondi1754
• Finalist: Vendorafa






Here are the winners of the Couture Design Awards 2019

The appointment is eagerly awaited, but also with concern from many designers. Those that are present at the Couture Show in Las Vegas. But in the end, even this year the Couture Design Awards were announced after an evening of supense ♦

The awards were distributed, as always, without prejudice and surprises were not lacking. Here is the list of winners:

Best in Bridal
Winner: Jade Trau
First Runner Up: TAP by Todd Pownell
Second Runner Up: Polly Wales

Anello di Jade Trau
Anello di Jade Trau

Best in Colored Gemstones Above $20,000
Winner: Adam Foster
First Runner Up: Antonini
Second Runner Up: VRAM

Orecchini di Adam Foster
Orecchini di Adam Foster

Best in Colored Gemstones Below $20,000
Winner: Noor Fares
First Runner Up: Stephen Webster
Second Runner Up: Alice Cicolini

Pendente con ametista di Noor Fares
Pendente con ametista di Noor Fares

Best in Diamonds Above $20,000
Winner: Kataoka jewelry and objets d’art
First Runner Up: Gem Platinum
Second Runner Up: Hearts On Fire

Kataoka ha vinto il Best in Diamonds nella categoria oltre i 20.000 dollari con questo anello ai 2019 Couture Design Award
Kataoka ha vinto il Best in Diamonds nella categoria oltre i 20.000 dollari con questo anello ai 2019 Couture Design Award

Best in Diamonds Below $20,000
Winner: Baentelli
First Runner Up: Swati Dhanak
Second Runner Up: ANDY LIF Jewelry

Orecchini con diamanti di Baenteli
Orecchini con diamanti di Baenteli

Best in Gold
Winner: Nikos Koulis
First Runner Up: Bibi van der Velden
Second Runner Up: Isabella Fa

Nikos Koulis, orecchini in oro e diamanti della collezione Feelings
Nikos Koulis, orecchini in oro e diamanti della collezione Feelings

Best in Haute Couture
Winner: Mike Joseph
First Runner Up: Selim Mouzannar
Second Runner Up: Giovanni Ferraris

Choker di Mike Joseph
Choker di Mike Joseph

Best in Innovative
Winner: Silvia Furmanovich
First Runner Up: Federica Rettore
Second Runner Up: Graziela

Pochette di SIlvia Furmanovich
Pochette di SIlvia Furmanovich

Best in Men’s
Winner: Jan Leslie
First Runner Up: Shamballa
Second Runner Up: Victor Mayer

Gemelli di Jan Leslie
Gemelli di Jan Leslie

Best in Pearls
Winner: Karen Suen
First Runner Up: Assael
Second Runner Up: Moksh

Orecchini di Karen Suen
Orecchini di
Karen Suen

Best in Platinum
Winner: Jorg Heinz
First Runner Up: Schaffrath
Second Runner Up: BQ Jewelry

Anelli in platino di Jorg Heinz
Anelli in platino di Jorg Heinz

Best in Silver
Winner: Syna
First Runner Up: Nancy Newberg
Second Runner Up: John Hardy

Orecchini in argento di Synia
Orecchini in argento di Synia

Best in Debuting at Couture
Winner: Ara Vartanian
First Runner Up: Ananya
Second Runner Up: Lotus Arts de Vivre

Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti di Ara Vartanian
Orecchini con smeraldi e diamanti di Ara Vartanian

Editor Choice
Vendorafa
(originally in the Best in Diamonds Below $20,000)

Bracciale di Vendorafa
Bracciale di Vendorafa

People’s Choice
Gismondi 1754
(originally entered in Haute Couture category)

Collana con diamanti e smeraldi di Gimondi 1754
Collana con diamanti e smeraldi di Gimondi 1754

Surprisingly, the Cindy Edelstein Award was awarded to industry veteran Michelle Orman, president of Last Word Communication, which manages public relations for Couture and JA New York shows, and a host of other jewelry projects.
As we anticipated on gioiellis.com, the 2019 edition of the awards also inaugurated the playful WTF Award? Assigned to the biggest failure in jewelry design. An honor that went to Stephen Webster.






Garavelli on the podium of the Couture Design Awards

Garavelli wins the Couture Design Awards with a gold jewel and diamonds ♦ ︎

Last year at the Couture Design Awards there was no Italian name either. This year is different. Among the winners, in fact, there is also Garavelli, a historic company in Valenza, which was first in the category of Diamonds under $ 20,000. Gaining points at Garavelli was his bracelet in gold and diamonds, certainly a jewel of great impact. Black color is the result of a process called nanoceramic, but it has nothing to do with ceramic productions: it is a finish, a color, that is gold.
Elisabetta and Stefano Molina, designer and gemmological soul of the brand that is going to be one hundred years (in 2020) can be legitimately satisfied. The process has already been used for one of Garavelli Aldo’s most successful collections (the full name of Maison), such as the Dragon Jewelry line, where aesthetics combines technology. In the case of the prize jewel, the jewel has a wavy volume, defined by squares that are delimited by thin lines made up of diamonds. Lavinia Andorno

Garavelli, bracciale in ceramica nera e diamanti
Garavelli, bracciale in oro e diamanti
Il bracciale vincitore ai Couture Design Awards
Il bracciale vincitore ai Couture Design Awards 20017

Anelli della collezione Abracadabra
Anelli della collezione Abracadabra
Anello in oro bianco con smeraldo
Anello in oro bianco con smeraldo
Anello con ametista e smeraldi
Anello con ametista e smeraldi
Anelli della collezione Crystal
Anelli della collezione Crystal
Garavelli, collier della collezione Drago, in oro rosa e ceramica
Garavelli, collier della collezione Drago, in oro rosa e ceramica
Anelli della collezione Dune di Garavelli
Anelli della collezione Dune di Garavelli