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ABOUT THIS EVENT

The World Academy of Design brings to you the 1st edition of World Jewellery Design Awards 

‘The WADA Awards’.

Wada is a promise to the Designers of the Industry. In an effort to recognize and reward the designers and professionals for their talent and unwavering commitment to the industry. WADA is an effort that aims to unite the industry not just across borders but also through minds and the spirits. This platform will prove to be a lighthouse for the Jewellery Designers in the coming years. With a panel of judges, widely renown in the Jewellery Industry in different regions of the world, The WADA brings revolutionary minds to the table to reward the best designers with the recognition they deserve. 

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OUR JUDGES

Tamjid Abdullah

Deputy CEO, Jawhara Jewellery

UAE

Tarun Jain

Founder World Academy of Design

UAE - INDIA

Katerina Perez

Jewellery Blogger, INFLUENCER

France

Evan Caplan

Rare Gems Dealer, Sec. USA - ICA

Los Angeles

Costa Elhreich

High Jewellery Manufacturer

UAE

Paola De Luca

Creative Director & Forecaster
Creator of The Jewellery TrendBook

Italy

Ann Ong

Jewellery Designer

New York - Philippines

Mahima Verma

Co-Founder / CEO
World Academy of Design

Dubai - Sharjah

Oriol Collelldemont

GemVision Product Director

Spain

Marco Carniello

IEG Director - Global Exhibitions

Italy

JUDGES FOCUS

What We are Looking For

Our esteemed Judges will be focused to judge the designs on the basis of usability, manufacturing, ease of use, practicality, effective wearability, uniqueness of design, and presentation of the over all design. As per the theme rules of the awards, the primary Gemstone to be used is Natural Emerald, the shape and cut of the Primary stone should be in the limit of possible shape and size of a precious stone like emerald. Use of Diamonds, pearls, onyx or enamel is permitted as secondary elements of design.
All designers whose designs are shortlisted in top 10 of each category, will be requested to get their designs made in 3D CAD for the purpose of final Judgement.

Early bird entry fee for first 200 designs
only $8.5 / AED30 / INR700 per Design

Design Rules and Material to be used

click for Detailed rules of submission

TOP AWARDS

BRIDAL & FORMAL WEAR SEGMENTS

2 Grand awards for Designers

1 Male and 1 Female designer of the Grand category will be awarded the title of
"Master Designer of the World"

3 Milestone Awards for Jewellers

Jewellers can submit the picture of their ready jewellery article in the Wedding Category
Complete piece will be required to submit for the final decision

12 Premium Categories for Designers to win Trophy & Treasure Box

1 Grand Category for Jewellers and Designers to win the Grand Title

4 Premium Categories
for Designers
in the Bridal wear Jewellery

2 Premium Categories
for Designers
in the Groom wear Jewellery

3 Premium Categories
for Designers in the Formal wear
Men's Jewellery

2 Premium Categories
for Designers in the Formal wear
women's Jewellery

28 runner's up awards

Runner's up award will be facilitated to 4th and 5th position holders of each category

Design Formats for submission

  • 3D Design

    Jewellery Designers can submit an original design created and composed on 3D Design software like Matrixgold, Matrix9, Rhino, etc. Submission has to be the original 3DM File along with a fully rendered file in JPEG or PNG Format only.

  • 2D Design

    Jewellery Designers can submit a design sketch made by hand or 2d made by Digital software like Adobe, Coral, Procreate, etc. The design should be completely rendered with colors & scanned in JPEG or PNG format only.

  • Ready Jewellery Articles

    Jewellers and Manufacturers can also send a picture of the ready piece of Jewellery in Jewellers Category. The picture has to be a high-resolution file in JPEG or PNG Format only.

VIEW SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

SCHEDULE DETAILS

Program Schedule

Grand Finale in DUBAI

$8.5 / AED30.0 / INR700

Final award night ........To be Announced​

WINNER AWARDS

GRAND CATEGORY DESIGNERS AWARD

WADA Trophy Grand Title & Grand Treasure Box

3 Male & 3 Female 

Awardees 

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PRIME CATEGORY DESIGNERS AWARD

WADA Trophy, Prime Treasure Box & Certificate

33 Awards for Top 3
winners

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RUNNERS UP & PARTICIPANTS DESIGNERS AWARD

Consolation award & Certificate of Finalist to Top10

28 Runners up & 65 Finalist Designers

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GRAND CATEGORY JEWELLERS AWARD

WADA Trophy Grand Title & Certificate of Excellence

3 Grand Award Winners & 2 Runners up

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Opportunities available for Sponsorships

We request you to kindly apply below if you are interested to be a sponsor for this Grand event. Once we receive your request, we will share the complete details of sponsorship positions available at that time.

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  • World Academy Head Quarters

    #49-50, Block 8, Central Souq. SHARJAH. UAE

  • Line Phone

    +971561187005

  • Mobile Phone

    +971566564296, +971502942284

  • Email

    info@wadaawards.com admin@wadaawards.com

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This event is the first of its kind taking place in the United Arab Emirates.

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