2009 International Opal Jewellery Design Awards entry details
Entries for the 2009 International Opal Jewellery Design Awards are now open. In 2007 extraordinary benchmarks were created for innovative design using freeform and/or undulating opal.
To continue to inspire this excellence in design two exciting new categories have been introduced for the 2009 Awards which include:
• Haute Joaillerie Award – pieces that endow luxury and sophistication
• Fantasy Award – pieces that are funky. quirky, effervescent, bizarre and futuristic
To enter the Awards download the
 2009_international_opal_jewellery_design_awards_entry_form
Unique handcrafted opal jewellery
The International Opal Jewellery Design Awards (IOJDA) has become a
prestigious event that attracts jewellery designers from both Australia
and overseas.
Entered into the Awards are striking pieces of unique handcrafted jewellery using freeform and or undulating opal.
The Awards are biannual however they are held at the same time as the
annual Opal and Gem Festival in Lightning Ridge.
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Using Freeform and or Undulating Opal
Initially, the Awards were established to find innovative ways to
design pieces of jewellery that conserved opal and moved away from
traditional oval shaped pieces.
This very practical concern has inspired:
• stunning jewellery pieces using freeform and or undulating opal
• and an emerging carving movement.
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Articles
On a bi-monthly basis, IOJDAA will be posting up informative articles covering opal:
• jewellery designers
• jewellery techniques
• carving
• industry trends and local insights
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