Octave Jewellery Wins seventeenth Annual Halstead Grant

The New York–based mostly Octave Jewellery was named the winner of the seventeenth annual Halstead Grant for rising designers, an annual award given to jewellery companies of their first 5 years.

Designer and proprietor Ope Omojola has been awarded a $7,500 money grant, $1,000 in jewellery provides, a visit to Prescott, Ariz., options in Halstead print publications, detailed suggestions from the grant’s judging committee, and a signature trophy.

“Ope is a uncommon inventive expertise,” mentioned grant founder and Halstead president Hilary Halstead Scott in a press release. “She masterfully combines lapidary stone reducing, scorching glass working, and metalsmithing abilities to create a daring, fashion-forward jewellery assortment. We have been thrilled to see such an revolutionary mixture of supplies and strategies.”

Born in Nigeria, Omojola lives and works in New York and first experimented with jewelry-making at a weeknight class on the 92nd Road Y. Her jewellery is impressed by the stability between geometric and natural varieties and options hand-cut stones with lamp-work glass and sterling silver particulars.

“I’m so honored to be this 12 months’s Halstead Grant recipient. The appliance course of was the fruits of months of rethinking what operating a enterprise meant to me,” mentioned Omojola in a press release. “It’s extremely validating to have defined my imaginative and prescient and see it supported in such a tangible means, and I’m so excited to proceed to maneuver in the direction of my objectives! Due to the Halstead crew for the assist and such splendidly detailed suggestions!”

The Halstead Grant was additionally given to finalists and semifinalists with $500 and $250 awards, respectively. The finalists are Caitlin Albritton Jewellery, Stellar Metallic Jewellery, and Illusion Jewellery. The semifinalists are Katelyn Elyse Jewellery, Jennifer Metesh Studios, Earthbound Silver, ninth Technology, Benjamin Ripley Jewellery, and Mae + Lang Jewels.

For extra details about the 2023 submission course of, go to halsteadbead.com.

VicenzaOro Declares January 2023 Present Dates

VicenzaOro January (VOJ) has introduced it would return to the Vicenza Conference Centre January 20–24. T. Gold, the worldwide exhibition of jewellery expertise and equipment, will run alongside the present, in addition to VO Classic, that includes classic watches and jewellery, open to the general public Jan. 20–23.

Classes together with high-end and gold jewellery, one of the best of Made in Italy, superior expertise, parts and semifinished merchandise, diamonds, treasured and coloured stones, in addition to companies, visible merchandising, and packaging, are all set to be represented on the 2023 VOJ present, with new entry Time, that includes modern watchmaking, becoming a member of the occasion’s choices.

Points of the present can be held in particular person and digitally, with a digital world networking occasion by means of the Jewelry Golden Cloud, the present’s on-line platform that additionally performs exhibitor-attendee matches. A program of talks and workshops will go to matters similar to traits, innovation, data, and coaching, with worldwide specialists and opinion leaders headlining the periods.

For 2023, the fourth version of the VO Classic occasion can be held at some point longer than its previous iterations, giving the general public the chance to buy distinctive items, negotiate with sellers, attend discussions on sector matters and traits, and extra.

For extra data and to register, go to vicenzaoro.com.

SRK Presents Photo voltaic Rooftop Panels to 1,000 Workers

Indian diamond crafting firm Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) introduced it has gifted 1,000 of its staff with photo voltaic rooftop panels, in honor of its “Pure Diwala Get Collectively” celebration.

“SRK is dedicated to cultivating a tradition that values the well being and well-being of our members of the family and the setting,” mentioned Jayanti Narola, entrepreneur for SRK Exports, in a press release. “As we have a good time Diwali this 12 months, we’re proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of our staff and to assist them lead more healthy and extra sustainable lives.”

SRK just lately introduced its intentions to attain net-zero emissions for 2 of its amenities by 2030.

For extra data, go to srk.one.

GemFind Introduces In-Retailer Video Name

Digital advertising and marketing company for the jewellery trade GemFind Digital Options introduced it has partnered with Oktium Know-how on its latest innovation: Video Name.

Described as an in-store private shopper, Video Name connects purchasers with a retail retailer’s gross sales affiliate to simulate the in-store buying expertise, linking to merchandise from the retailer’s web site with the power to buy immediately on-screen.

“It’s our nice honor to welcome Alex Fetanat and his GemFind crew as our new companion,” mentioned Pavel Skultety, advertising and marketing director for Oktium, in a press release. “Placing purchasers’ wants first and offering an interesting buyer expertise is what GemFind and Oktium have in frequent. With Oktium, GemFind’s devoted crew will improve the CX, cut back basket abandonment, and improve gross sales of jewellery. This partnership will change the best way these particular purchases are made.”

GemFind hosted a webinar on Oct. 19 coinciding with the launch of the brand new product. You will discover extra data on GemFind’s webinars right here.

IGI and GemFind Announce Strategic Partnership

The Worldwide Gemological Institute (IGI) final week introduced a strategic partnership with GemFind Digital Options to supply gemological-based instructional content material to retail jewelers for utilization on their web sites.

Delivered in short-format movies, textual content, and infographics, IGI’s content material will be integrated on desktop and cellular purposes of unbiased jewellery retailer web sites, and purchasers of GemFind can have their logos or different custom-made advertising and marketing featured on the IGI content material.

“With at the moment’s shoppers searching for extra data on the merchandise they buy, this partnership permits our retailers the power so as to add world-class instructional content material to assist their buyer wants,” mentioned GemFind founder and CEO Alex Fetanat in a press release. “Our retailer purchasers will simply achieve entry to IGI’s huge library of gemological instructional content material with a view to improve consumer-facing web-based purposes.”

For extra data, go to igi.org and gemfind.com.

High: Octave Jewellery, the 2022 Halstead Grant winner

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