The Scottish Gemmological Association

GemSet Jewellery Competition 2010

The Annual Jewellery Competition

Each year, the Scottish Gemmological Association offers a jewellery competition specifically intended to promote the use of gem materials in the work of the students in the jewellery departments of the Scottish Art Schools and Further Education Colleges.

The aim of the competition is to design and manufacture an item of wearable gem-set jewellery. 

Criteria for Judging

Entries are judged by a panel of jewellery professionals, who use the following criteria in equal measure:

	aesthetic design and originality;
	quality of construction and finish;
	professional application of stone setting techniques.

Students are asked to bear in mind that the piece should emphasize the attributes of the gemstone(s).

The 2010 Competition

The 2010 competition was judged on the 29th of March at North Glasgow College and it is with great pleasure that the SGA announce the following results:

First Prize -                 Filipa Oliveira - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, University of Dundee

Second Prize -             Fiona Barr - North Glasgow College

Third Prize -                Miya Hayes - Edinburgh College of Art

Highly Commended -    Justyna Klapacz - North Glasgow College

                                           Martine Mattys - North Glasgow College

                                  Rebecca Vigers - Edinburgh College of Art

The prizes were presented to the winners at the SGA Annual Conference in Perth on Sunday the 2nd of May.

The winning entries can be viewed by following this link