Prize winners

CIMA Grand Prize
「RING〜to the future〜」	TSUKASA	One million yen prize
Diamond Prize
「Telling dawn neckless」	Aki Hirata	five hundred thousand yen prize
Special Prize
「Odette」	Akiko Ode	three hundred thousand yen prize
「landscape」	Yukari Saito	three hundred thousand yen prize
「Pure Crudeness」	Yoshiro Iwasaki	three hundred thousand yen prize
Bridal Jewelry Honorable Mention
「Diamond Candy」	Rika Hanazaki	one hundred thousand yen prize
「Diamond Ring ~Stars and the Gods~」	TSUKASA	one hundred thousand yen prize
「Hold」	Tomomi Tanaka	one hundred thousand yen prize

TWorld Jewelry Design AWARD 2011 was hold with the belief of “Let Your Talent Shine Through”. Through the contest, we wanted to create the future that people cherishes the ties and bonds.

We have got 482 submissions across the globe from people who have various occupations, such as, professional jewelry designers, architects, art students, web designers, office workers, teachers and housewives during the entry period from June 1st to August 31st.
We set up three categories of bridal jewelry, diamond jewelry and bridal tiara for the entry. Each category got diverse designs, exhibiting mysterious, novel or cutting-edged ideas.

Ryohei Miyata, the president of Tokyo University of the Arts, Senju Hiroshi, the president of Kyoto University of Art and Design, Sejima Kazuyo, a well-known architect and Mizuno Rinri the president of Hiko Mizuno Jewelry College were assigned as final judges.

The total number of designs submitted to WJD AWARD ・・・482

By categories Bridal Jewelry Design ・・・ 175
Diamond Jewelry Design ・・・ 169
Bridal Tiara Design ・・・138

By themes Jewelry that creates a fusion of Japanese culture and culture of Ancient Greece ・・・206
Jewelry that creates a fusion of Japanese culture and those of the European Royal Courts of the Middle Ages ・・・101
Jewelry that creates a fusion of Japanese and New York cultures ・・・58
Jewelry that uses techniques that take advantage of material characteristics in an innovative way ・・・117

Thank you for your participation.
We are soon going to announce the winners on the website.