Judging
 Model Photographer: Jack Deutsch Product Photographer: Robert Weldon |
The Spectrum Awards is considered the finest jewelry and gemstone competition in the world. The judging panel changes each year and consists of experts from different disciplines within the jewelry industry. Entries are judged on a solid criterion which includes overall beauty and wearability, innovative design, effective use of materials, quality of gemstones, quality of workmanship, broad-base consumer appeal and potential to generate positive publicity for natural colored gemstones. Each piece is examined by hand with an eye for craftsmanship and quality of the materials used. Judging will occur during the month of October.
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Introducing our 2012 AGTA Spectrum Awards™ Judges
The American Gem Trade Association is pleased to announce its panel of judges for the 2012 AGTA Spectrum Awards™. Each year AGTA assembles an expert panel to judge the Spectrum Awards jewelry design and gemstone competition. The collection will be previewed at our Editor’s Event on Monday, October 24th and awards will be presented at the AGTA Gem Fair™ Tucson on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
| Klaus Burgel, Adjunct Faculty, NYU | |
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Born near the southern border of Germany, Burgel received his MFA from the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, Germany. He currently lives in New York City and teaches at the New York State University (NYU). Prior teaching positions include: Maine College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, UMass, Dartmouth, California College of Arts, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; and Parsons School of Design. Equally at home working in the intimate scale of jewelry as he is with large sculptural installations, Klaus usually begins the process with a series of drawings that he considers to be related, but independent. He has had one person exhibitions and participated in group shows across the U.S. |
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| Sylvain Chervin, Vice President, Carvin French | |
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Sylvain has been in the jewelry industry for 34 years. He trained and worked as a lapidary in Paris for six years and New York City for ten years. While in New York City, Sylvain also learned the fundamentals of jewelry making and has participated in several jewelry design programs. He has a formal education in gemology, and is well-versed in diamond grading and jewelry appraisal. For the past 15 years he has learned and worked all aspects of running a high-end manufacturing shop. He currently is the Vice President of Carvin French. |
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| Cindy Edelstein, Founder and President, Jeweler's Resource Bureau | |
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Cindy Edelstein is the founder and president of the Jeweler's Resource Bureau, a niche consulting company specializing in the designer sector. She consults to the Nielsen Jewelry Group for the emerging designer pavilions in their Couture and JA NY Shows and owns globalDESIGN, the international showcase of exceptional jewelers. She has written articles about the jewelry design business for many industry publications and consumer magazines. Cindy has received high honors from the American Jewelry Design Council, the Contemporary Design Group, and the Women’s Jewelry Association. She has presented dozens of workshops and is deeply involved in Internet communications for the jewelry business. |
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| Patricia Faber, Co-Owner, Aaron Faber Gallery | |
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Patricia Kiley Faber is co-owner of Aaron Faber Gallery in New York, founded in 1974 to present the work of contemporary studio jewelry artists, a mission that the gallery continues today. Ms. Faber is a graduate gemologist (GIA), a member of the Women’s Jewelry Association, Fashion Group International, Jewelers of America, the Society of North American Goldsmiths and President of the American Society of Jewelry Historians. Ms. Faber and the gallery have been profiled in numerous publications, including Departures, American Craft and Metalsmith, as well as numerous trade publications, most recently in JCK, National Jeweler and the Rapaport Diamond Report. She is an expert in the field of studio jewelry, and a frequent lecturer on the subject. |
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| Clay Zava, Owner, Zava Master Cuts | |
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Clay Zava, of Zava Master Cuts, is an internationally recognized gem cutter. With over twenty-five years of experience, he has worked with a wide variety of gem materials, designing cuts for many Spectrum Award winners and top jewelry designers in the industry. Starting as a rock hounding hobby with his grandmother, he has developed into one of the best classic cutters in the industry. |
