GC&DC announces winner of NAJ sponsored award

18 May 2021

Image: Diversity + Inclusion = Equality Design, by Richard Gamester

Last night, in a live stream celebration, the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council revealed the winners of the coveted GC&DC Awards. 

Included in the 32 categories, covering every aspect of the jewellery and silversmithing trades, was the new Diversity & Inclusion Award, sponsored by the National Association of Jewellers and the British Allied Trades Federation.

There were two Gold winners – the NAJ Award was given to Richard Gamester; the second Gold entrant was Kassandra Lauren Gordon. Both winning designs were simple and wearable, designed thoughtfully and, crucially, were completely manufacturable. 

Image: Gender Neutral Gold Lightbulb Pendant, by Kassandra Lauren Gordon

The brief for the 2D Design Diversity & Inclusion Award invited entrants to examine the subject in the widest possible way, relating their design to any section in the competition (jewellery, silverware, small work, engraving etc). The emphasis could be precious or non-precious, with materials chosen to best suit the proposal and maximise design impact and aesthetic values.

Richard’s winning piece – ‘Diversity + Inclusion = Equality Design’ – was praised by the judges for its symbolism and how he had interpreted the brief, and it was clear to them that a lot of work had gone into honing the designs.

The judges felt that Kassandra Lauren Gordon’s winning ‘Gender Neutral Gold Lightbulb Pendant’ was an incredibly fashion-conscious piece, one that would be adaptable to so many different styles.

 

Source: The National Association of Jewellers