The Best of KGI Worldwide Design Contest 2009
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Ann Marie Hodrick / Heart's Desire Jewelry
Oakland, CA
Ripples on the Floor of a Reflecting Pool - I am a designer who is awed and inspired by the world around me. One day while watching the sunlight ripple in fractured rings around the bottom of a pool, I thought of how much it reminded me of the way crystal sparkle. I translated that image into this necklace using sterling wire and chain to illustrate the jagged edges surrounding the rings of light and the crystals to illustrate the colors of the light in the water.
Erica Bapst / Adorn
Canandaigua, NY
Autumn Shore - Living in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York there is an abundance of natural beauty to pull from. My muse is Canandaigua Lake and its surrounding hills in autumn. This time of the year the shores are covered with the wonderful earthy tones of fall and act as a contrasting backdrop for the jewel toned blues and the dancing sparkle of the water.
I have taken this muse and have represented its essence in oxidized sterling silver, 14k gold-filled chain, Crystallized™ - Swarovski Elements in Golden Shadow and Crystal Vitrail Medium colors and Crystallized Pearls in Tahitian-look, Bright Gold and Deep Brown colors fading from one to the next.
Kirsten Gilbert
Phoenix, AZ
The Venus Bikini - My name is Kirsten Gilbert and I live in Phoenix, AZ. I make custom dancewear, swimwear and posing suits for body builders. My clients love the fact that they stand apart from all the other competitors because their suits are custom made for their body types.
All fabrics, embellishments and rhinestones are hand picked; then I design the sets. Each suit is smothered in the beautiful Crystallized™ - Swarovski Elements.
Monica Han
Potomac, MD
Jewels for all Seasons - With this collection, I wanted to showcase navette stones in settings, and to demonstrate the many design and color combinations Crystallized™ - Swarovski Elements offer. I fell in love with the navette stones in settings the first time I saw them. I literally bought all the ones carried by this vendor. I made flowers with navettes, bicones and roundel crystals. Then I made necklace and earrings in darker colors for more mature ladies. With pastel colors, I made bracelet and ring for younger ladies and the ones young at heart. The clasp for the necklace has an oval stone in Siam in the center and small crystals on the outside. The flip-over clasp for the bracelet also has crystals in light sapphire.
Rhonda Enright / Four Generation Jewelry
Atascadero, CA
Captain's Treasure - Crystallized™ - Swarovski Elements cause this necklace excite your mind while you imagine the ocean waters; the dance of color changes as it shifts to shore and back out to the sea. "Captain's Treasure" Necklace shines and shimmers just like the contents in an old sea chest would at the bottom of the sea while a starfish searches the contents for today's lunch.
Twana Scott / Nizitapi Designs
Tranquilo Epiphany - Diffident, am I to introduce myself. I will allow my Art to speak for me. I prefer not to intellectualize my emotions. I know what I feel when I am creating, my work is a reflection of this. Crystallized Swarovski Elements have been a way for me to express the light inside of the structure. "Tranquilo Epiphany" is an example of moments of utter joy and lightness felt deep within me. I will continue learning and expressing what I feel. It is my interpretation with the absence of words, criticisms, and judgments. My work is my way of sustaining my individuality through creativity.
"The further from ourselves we venture, the more imperfect we become". T. Scott
Raw in nature, Raw in beauty, Raw in design... Nizitapi
Andrew Thornton
Brooklyn, NY
Rites of Spring - The name, "Jonquil" refers to a type of daffodil that only blooms in spring. Rites of Spring utilizes both this cool, crisp color and its symbolism. Clasping in the front, this asymmetrical mix of Jonquil, Peridot, and a rich selection of greens was created in honor of the first buds and tender branches of season. Inspired by nature, I wanted to create a ballet of Crystalized™ - Swarovski Elements that would playfully dance around the wearer's neck, while paying homage to the season and its abundant fertility.
Ann Benson / Beads East
Manchester, CT
Papillon Brooch - The stones are surrounded in freestanding bezels of seed beads, then joined together and embellished with crystals. The entire piece is created with needle and thread, no settings were used.
Erica Bapst / Adorn
Canandaigua, NY
Seaside Garden Party - Breezy and bold, this sophisticated yet playful ring will command attention from all eyes in the room. To be worn for day at an elegant garden party or for any evening event you wish to add some sparkle to. The soft colored briolette pendants, bicones, graphic beads, and crystal pearls combine to create a uniquely textured, seamless feast for the eye. The ring shank is created in sterling silver.