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"Diamond Necklaces ,

4 For the frst time in recent ~

years, the winning Diamonds-
international Awards jewellery
showed a trend.away from
rings. Bracelets, necklaces and.
brooches vied almost equally
with tings, long, (he most
popular type of jewellery.
. This was the important news
as the 1974 Diamonds-
International Awards - were
presented here tonight to 30
designers from 11 countries. |
The D-IA ceremonies were the.
kickoff event of Aurea 74, the bi-
annual exhibition of jewellery
art in Florence. i
There were six necklaces, six
bracelets and five brooches, -
along with Seven rings, among
the 27 winning women’s pieces.
There were alsa three-men's .
-winners, in this second year of
men's jewellery eligibility. :

Another notable influence
was the growing popularity of
semi-precious stones and other
materials used in combination
with diamonds and gold. Black
onyx was the favourite ap-
pearing in six pieces, and three
pieces contained ivory, making
for a unique white ‘soft and
hard” contrast with diamonds.

Diamonds -- of all sizes- were
juxtaposed wilh other. unex!
pected materials such as -
carbed agate, mother-of-pearl,
wodd (ebony: and boxwdod};
,abalone and even a Stone Age
flint artifact! . :

The winning designs were,
painstakingly chosen by judges
from those .submitted by a
record 1,329. entrants from 32
countries. . The United Kingdom
led: all’ winners with ‘six, ©
follawed by’ five each - from

Japanand Switzerland, three
each from Germany and Italy, -
two :from Sweden and the
United... States, . and -single

cwinners. "from Australia,
France,. Hong’. Kong and
Holland, -It was the first Dutch
winner in ‘the competilion's 21
ar history.’ In 1973 Canada
won two awards, one for a ring
by Theresa Lander, Vancouver,
he-other. a bangle bracelet by
Niky. . Slefariesca,” Montreal.
Unfortunately although over 30
Canadian designs were. sub-
mitted. for:-this years com- |
petition no awards were made. -

The. Diamonds-International
“Awards” have been: held an-

~“nually for the past 21 years: to

"+ promote excelience in dimond

jewellery design. The - in-

onyx

and author of a newly-published

book’’en the ‘history* of. British ~~

jewellery; Jean Dinh Van,’
noted. Parisian-Vietnamese
jewellery designer; Prudence

-Glynn, Fashion editor of the,
‘London Times* and Michael
Thomas, former. president ‘of *

Cartier, New York, °

After the presentations and.
public exhibitions in Florence,
the 1974 ~ - Diamonds-
International Award Collection
will be shown in Hong Kong and
Tokyo... However on. Lucky

Friday, September 13, the 1974 -

Collection was given a private
North American preview during!
a multi-faceted DIAMOND
GALA, honouring the Awards
and the 50th anniversary of the

“Zale Corporation. Proceexs of

the event held in Dallas, U.S.A.
benefited two local charities;
TACA and the Girls’ Club -of
Dallas. : . 0
ARMFULS OF: DIAMONDS
Of the six winning bracelets,
three, are wide cuffs with
“eonversation-piece” .. combos -
of diamonds and unusual
materials. One consists. of
cylinders of boxwooé inlaid with
turquoise sections and. girdled
with -136 baguette : diamonds.

Another is an | unusual com-

bination © of - iyory,.. mother-af-
pearl, abalone-and grey. pear]
chips: sel “mosaie-style . on
stacked strips ‘of. silver, and
studded with 53 - ‘small

‘diamonds,

. ‘Twoof the other bracelets are
snake-like circlets, which wind
diamonds around {he arm. . Gne
is an “S" figure“of lapis and
green chrysoprase rimmed with
38. sparkling white’ diamonds
tataling 10,77 carats. Another is
an upper-arm curve of polished

white gold wilh 68 tapered cul”

diamonds. _—

The other bracelet is a rippie
of alternating: tubes of black
and textured white geld,
highlighted: ‘by bands "of
diamond pave. ‘

. DELICATE DIAMOND

', NECKLACES

The six winning necklaces’.

showed a change from . the
heavy, collartype. pieces in
evidence a few. years ago.
Three of them are narrow
contoured gold wires ‘with. the
diamond. interest “up front.”
A winner from the . United
Kingdom. features &n- art
nouveau face carved of ivory,

Bracelets Vie

delicate ‘‘web" of fine white
gold. wires - studded . with
diamond “dew drops" from a
white gold choker.

Two of the winning necklaces
are tubular in design, one of
gand-blasted rock crystal
striped with enamel and. set
with tiny diamonds, the other of
hinged polished-gold cylinders,
each diamonded at both ends.
The other winnlng necklace is a
symmetrical arrangement of
black onyx dises, each centered
with a diamond, set off with
diamond-tipped perpendicular
bars of yellow gold. ;

PINNED WITH DIAMONDS
. Brooches, or pins, are making

a comeback, as: evidenced by .

the five Award-winners. Three
of them-use diamonds to focus
attention on coloured stones.

The first winner. ever from

~ Holland is aserene oval of black

onyx, ‘partially. exlipsed by a

wrealh of diamond pave on one™

side and gold on the other. The
Australian’ entry is a. tran-
slucent disc’ of honey-coloured
carved agate, with a swirl of

“white and canary coloured

diamonds. . (This can also be
‘worn, on its awn neck wire, a8 a
necklace). * a
Pethaps the: most striking
‘piece in the Awards collection is

an ivory ‘ellipse, with an in- -

dentation of diamond-rimmed
mother-of-pearl which forms
the background for a carved
opal face suspended. from’ a
triangular-shaped
shaped diamond.
-The other two

crafted of yellow. gold and
diamonds, one. in a freeform
- shape; the.other featuring 4

triangular: |

brooches are.

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diamond pave seagu! perched
atop. diamond-capped gold. §
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Three women's watches were
cited for Awards. Two ar
bracelet watches, one”.with

onyx, white gold and diamonds
that ‘snakes” around the wrist,
The olher, in sharp contrast, Is.
a squared bangle of ‘ebony, with
an ivory slab over the top-and a
watch face concealed With a
‘door’ of pave diamonds.

The third isa uniquely ‘ver:
-gatile onyx and diamond watch- .
pendant which does triple.duly
as a desk watch, a pocket ~

wateh, or hung and wortron ils -
own coordinated white «gold ~-
chain eg
DIAMOND DIVERSITY FOR
MEN: ; ae

‘For. the seond year
“diamonds for men were eligible
for the Diamonds-International
Awards competition, .... The
judges. chose -three diverse
pieces in this .calegory.
Perhaps the mast striking isa
watch with exposed works sel

- off-centre next to a slab of black
onyx, all’ framed: with.: pave
diamonds. Sleekly placed.on a
black deerskin band, the waich
could just. as atiraclively be
worn by a woman: ty00"

A pair of bullet-shaped lapis
lazuli, gold and diamond cuff
links, and a bold while gold ring

‘asymmetrically. payed; with |
diamonds, were the other lwo
men's winners.) Gr.

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ears: “arrow., flight’ .is-~ triking : contrast-to.. ‘the
“arrowhead’, a genuine Stone Age ‘flint - artifact,
found inthe Sahara: Desert.’ For-excellence in
creative, jewellery design, the unusual, piece was :
ted-for +1974 Diamond nternational?Award.:

ternational: board ‘of * judges,
who met earlier this year in
_ New York City. to make. their
choices, included; . Na
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