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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.
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
Gemstone to be used
“Emerald”
Emerald should be used as the primary Gemstone.
Supported by Diamonds, Pearls or other semi-precious stones. Enamel, various Textures and surface finishes can also be used.
The theme for the Design
“Nature – Sunrise”
The beauty of Nature at the time of Sunrise
shall be the prime inspiration of the design.
Metal to be used
“Precious Metals”
Precious metals like yellow, gold, white gold, rose gold, green gold, or platinum can be used for making designs.
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
SCHEDULE DETAILS
Program Schedule
WINNER AWARDS
GRAND CATEGORY DESIGNERS AWARD
WADA Trophy Grand Title & Grand Treasure Box
3 Male & 3 Female
Awardees
PRIME CATEGORY DESIGNERS AWARD
WADA Trophy, Prime Treasure Box & Certificate
33 Awards for Top 3
winners
RUNNERS UP & PARTICIPANTS DESIGNERS AWARD
Consolation award & Certificate of Finalist to Top10
28 Runners up & 65 Finalist Designers
GRAND CATEGORY JEWELLERS AWARD
WADA Trophy Grand Title & Certificate of Excellence
3 Grand Award Winners & 2 Runners up
SUBMIT YOUR DESIGN
TO OPEN THE DOOR OF UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES
THE WORLD JEWELLERY DESIGN COMPETITION 2022-23
WADA AWARDS
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TOP 100
Announcement 16th February 2023
World Jewellery Design Competition 2022-23 DUBAI - TOP 100 DESIGNERS ANNOUNCED
The list below is for the shortlisted 100 Designers in alphabetical order with the names of Designers who have successfully passed phase one of the World Jewellery Design Competition and now will enter in Phase two. Further action to be taken will be informed by email.
| POSITION | DESIGNERS | COUNTRY | CATEGORY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Saadeldin | Male | United Arab Emirates | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Male Designers |
| 2 | Panayiotis Melekki | Male | United Arab Emirates | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Male Designers |
| 5 | Sirapat Ploypetch | Male | Thailand | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Male Designers |
| 3 | Suresh Madhavan | Male | United Arab Emirates | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Male Designers |
| 4 | Weichan Huang | Male | Taiwan | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Male Designers |
| 4 | Chu Yin Wu | Female | Taiwan | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Female Designers |
| 5 | Fahima Alfalasi | Female | United Arab Emirates | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Female Designers |
| 3 | Parinaz Hosseini | Female | United Arab Emirates | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Female Designers |
| 1 | Sadaf Sarvmand | Female | Iran | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Female Designers |
| 2 | Saint Shwe Yee Win | Female | Myanmar | WN1_Bridal_Necklace_Set_(Grand_Category) - Top Female Designers |
| 4 | Eva xu | Female | China | WT2_Wedding_Tiara |
| 5 | Pauline Bai | Female | Taiwan | WT2_Wedding_Tiara |
| 3 | Sirapat Ploypetch | Male | Thailand | WT2_Wedding_Tiara |
| 1 | Tsai-Ying Lin | Female | Taiwan | WT2_Wedding_Tiara |
| 2 | Yi Heng Lin | Female | Taiwan | WT2_Wedding_Tiara |
| 2 | Eugene YJ Chen | Male | Taiwan | WR3_Wedding_Ring |
| 4 | Hsiao-Ching Lee | Female | Taiwan | WR3_Wedding_Ring |
| 1 | Hsin-Yin Tsai | Female | Taiwan | WR3_Wedding_Ring |
| 3 | Shruti Dhaval Bhuva | Female | India | WR3_Wedding_Ring |
| 5 | Su Jin Lim | Female | New Zealand | WR3_Wedding_Ring |
| 2 | Haniyeh Mohsenizadeh | Female | Iran | WB4_Wedding_Bracelet |
| 5 | Hsiu-Ping Yang | Female | Taiwan | WB4_Wedding_Bracelet |
| 4 | Neha Mehta | Female | United Arab Emirates | WB4_Wedding_Bracelet |
| 3 | Rajiv Ranjan Pandey | Male | India | WB4_Wedding_Bracelet |
| 1 | Vijayshree Sovani | Female | India | WB4_Wedding_Bracelet |
| 2 | zahra rashidian | Female | Iran | WJ5_Wedding_Clutch |
| 1 | Zahraa Haji | Female | Bahrain | WJ5_Wedding_Clutch |
| 1 | Cemresu Erdogan | Female | Turkey | GA6_Wedding_Accessories_for_Men |
| 2 | Joy Wei Chow | Female | Taiwan | GA6_Wedding_Accessories_for_Men |
| 4 | Kathleen Wallace | Female | United States | GA6_Wedding_Accessories_for_Men |
| 3 | Shruti dhaval Bhuva | Female | India | GA6_Wedding_Accessories_for_Men |
| 5 | Vivek Tiwari | Male | India | GA6_Wedding_Accessories_for_Men |
| 5 | Arghavan Fard | Female | Iran | GR7_Wedding Ring for Men |
| 3 | Eva xu | Female | China | GR7_Wedding Ring for Men |
| 1 | Hsiao-Ching Lee | Female | Taiwan | GR7_Wedding Ring for Men |
| 2 | Hui Yu Chang | Female | Taiwan | GR7_Wedding Ring for Men |
| 4 | Wen-Huang Ma | Male | Taiwan | GR7_Wedding Ring for Men |
| 2 | Dina El Banna | Female | Egypt | FW8_Formal_Neck_Wear |
| 1 | Neha Mehta | Female | United Arab Emirates | FW8_Formal_Neck_Wear |
| 3 | Wei-wei Hsiao | Female | Taiwan | FW8_Formal_Neck_Wear |
| 4 | Weiwei Hsiao | Female | Taiwan | FW8_Formal_Neck_Wear |
| 2 | Neha Mehta | Female | United Arab Emirates | FW9_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 3 | Su Jin Lim | Female | New Zealand | FW9_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 1 | Tanusree Mondal Mukherjee | Female | India | FW9_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 1 | Aishwarya Kamakshidasan | Female | India | FM10_Men_Formal_Wear_Pendent |
| 3 | Mei chi Chiu | Female | Hong Kong | FM10_Men_Formal_Wear_Pendent |
| 4 | Meng-Hsuan Lin | Female | Taiwan | FM10_Men_Formal_Wear_Pendent |
| 2 | Yi Heng Lin | Female | Taiwan | FM10_Men_Formal_Wear_Pendent |
| 4 | Panayiotis Melekki | Male | Cyprus | FM11_Men_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 2 | Pauline Bai | Female | Taiwan | FM11_Men_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 1 | Sirapat Ploypetch | Male | Thailand | FM11_Men_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 3 | Su Jin Lim | Female | New Zealand | FM11_Men_Formal_Wear_Ring |
| 2 | Hsiao-Ching Lee | Female | Taiwan | FM12_Men_Formal_Wear_Accessory |
| 1 | Mei chi Chiu | Female | Hong Kong | FM12_Men_Formal_Wear_Accessory |
| 3 | Sirapat Ploypetch | Male | Thailand | FM12_Men_Formal_Wear_Accessory |
| 4 | Zahra Rashidian | Female | Iran | FM12_Men_Formal_Wear_Accessory |
| 1 | Sanskriti Jewels | India | ||
| 2 | Salem Al Shuaibi | UAE | ||
| 3 | Maha Al Sibai | UAE |
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