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Here Are the Winners of the 2024 CASE Awards

Events & AwardsAug 27, 2024

Here Are the Winners of the 2024 CASE Awards

The annual jewelry design competition celebrates creativity, artistry, style, and excellence.

Earrings by Olga Shatrova
Designer Olga Shatrova’s tourmaline earrings stole the show, winning both the “Best in Show” and “Supplier Members: Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000 retail value” categories in Jewelers of America’s 2024 CASE Awards design competition.
New York—Jewelers of America (JA) has announced the winners of its 34th annual CASE Awards jewelry design competition.

The CASE awards recognize members of the organization who exhibit Creativity, Artistry, Style, and Excellence through the design of the pieces they’ve submitted.

The national competition awarded one JA supplier member and one JA retailer member in the following categories: Jewelry up to $2,000, $2,001 to $5,000, $5,001 to $10,000, and $10,001 to $50,000 (retail values), and one “Best in Show.”

This year’s panel of judges was made up of design experts from across the industry, including Brecken Branstrator of GemGuide; writer Tanya Dukes; Natalie Francisco of National Jeweler; Amanda Gizzi of Jewelers of America; Adrianne Sanogo of the Black in Jewelry Coalition; Amina Sorel of Amina Sorel Fine Jewelry; and Alysa Teichman of Ylang 23 and Wildlike.

From over 120 entries, they determined the winners on overall design, marketability, originality, and quality of manufacturer.

“Jewelers of America’s CASE Awards design competition showcases the innovative designs and exceptional talents of Jewelers of America members across the country,” said Gizzi, the director of PR and events for JA.

“We are proud to celebrate their remarkable achievements and the brilliance they bring to the world of fine jewelry.”

The eight winners will receive a customized CASE Award trophy, as well as national and local media coverage.

See the winners below.

Retailer, Jeweler up to $2,000

German Kabirski Earrings
German Kabirski in Lake Worth, Florida, designed by German Kabirski. A pair of earrings in sterling silver with 18-karat yellow gold plating shaped as cracked-in-half spheres with dangling green amethysts ($670)


Retailer, Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000

Underwoods Fine Jewelers Ring
Underwoods Fine Jewelers in Fayetteville, Arkansas, designed by the Underwood Design Team. A hand forged 18-karat yellow gold ring with a bezel-set 8.17-carat square checkerboard amethyst in a compass orientation. There are six ideally-cut, channel-set diamonds on the shank of the ring totaling 0.54 carats ($4,950).


Retailer, Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000

Hey Babe LA Necklace
Hey Babe LA in Novato, California, designed by Renata Cambauva with lapidary work by Brian Cook. The “Petite Elo” modular convertible necklace in 14-karat yellow gold features a removable 38.25-carat amethyst sitting in a mesh cradle with a round bezel-set rubellite totaling 0.25 carats ($6,500).


Retailer, Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000

Heard Gallery Ring
Heard Gallery in San Antonio, Texas, designed by Susan Oliver Heard. An 18-karat rose gold ring with 0.25 carats of emeralds, 0.20 carats of sapphires, 0.025 carats of rubies, 0.10 carats of black diamonds, and 0.25 carats of white diamonds that swirl around a 16.80-carat Ethiopian opal at the center of the piece ($18,600)


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Supplier, Jewelry up to $2,000

Gabriel and Co Earrings
Gabriel & Co. in New York, New York, designed by Dominick Gabriel. Stud earrings in 14-karat white and yellow gold with cluster diamonds totaling 0.23 carats ($1,800)


Supplier, Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000

Martha Seely Design
Martha Seely Design in Carlisle, Massachusetts, designed by Martha Seely. The “Falling Stars” long earrings with 0.24 carats of white diamonds, 3.11 carats of multicolored sapphires, London blue topaz, Swiss blue topaz, and pink tourmaline set in 18-karat yellow gold ($4,310)


Supplier, Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000

Olga Shatrova Earrings
Olga Shatrova LLC in Irvine, California, designed by Olga Shatrova. A pair of 14-karat white gold earrings featuring 60.29-carats of tourmalines with 58 diamonds totaling 0.95 carats and 28 pink sapphires, totaling more than 2 carats ($5,800)


Supplier, Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000

Vanessa Fernández Studio Ring
Vanessa Fernández Studio in Miami, Florida designed by Vanessa Fernández. A hand-crafted ring in 18-karat yellow gold that twists around an elongated cushion-cut 3.04-carat Vietnamese lavender spinel ($30,000)


Best in Show

Olga Shatrova Earrings
Olga Shatrova LLC in Irvine, California, designed by Olga Shatrova. A pair of 14-karat white gold earrings featuring 60.29-carats of tourmalines with 58 diamonds totaling 0.95 carats and 28 pink sapphires, totaling more than 2 carats ($5,800)


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