Entries are to be photos of jewelry you have designed and made. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT September 30, 2020.
•Limited to one entry of three pieces per designer.
•One photo per piece and one piece per photo (in rare exceptions, a second photo of a piece may be allowed to show a special functionality, to be decided on a case-by-case basis.)
•Submissions must be photos of actual pieces that have been made, not renderings of designs that have not been produced.
•Photos will be accepted by email to centuriondesigncompetitions@gmail.com copied to hh@centurionjewelry.com (for files over 20 mb only, please use Hightail, WeTransfer or DropBox). Be sure each image name includes your full name and name of the piece and that it corresponds to the descriptions you have provided above.
Criteria for voting:
Our judging panel votes based on a balance between creativity, originality, function, production quality, craftsmanship/skill, and their belief the product will sell in high-end stores. Due to the high-end audience of the Centurion show, only entries appropriate for luxury stores will be considered. Typical entries range from US $500-$25,000+.
Three winners will receive:
•Complimentary space with Showcase @ Centurion Arizona 2021
•All scheduled meals and social functions for two (2) people.
•Inclusion in select pre-show promotion & post-show publicity.
Winners must be prepared to:
•Bring a range of work, including custom pieces as well as production or limited-production pieces customers could order at the show and in the future.
•Bring the appropriate press information to maximize their opportunity at the show, and afterwards.
•Pay for their own travel and accommodations, as well as the logistics of getting their pieces to the show (insurance, etc.)
Rules and Regulations:
•The deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. EDT September 30, 2020. Entries that arrive after this deadline may not be accepted.
•Entrants must NOT have exhibited in a U.S. fine jewelry trade show before. Prior entrants to the Centurion Emerging Designer Competition are eligible to enter again as long as they still meet the requirements of not having exhibited in a U.S. fine jewelry trade show since their previous entry. (Prior winners of this competition may not enter again; if you wish to exhibit at the Show as a regular exhibitor, please contact the Centurion office for information.)
•Designers should submit up to three (3) images, composed of unique works, and production, or limited production pieces.
•Only one photo per piece may be submitted, that adequately shows the design, quality of workmanship, and integrity of the piece. Each submission should illustrate a recognizable and consistent style of the designer’s own.
•All photos must be sent digitally.
•All entries must be high-resolution photos (300 dpi).
•Designs submitted should be recent, preferably not submitted in past competitions
•Entrants must be individual designers or design partnerships showing their own work. Submissions for a manufacturer or employer will NOT be accepted.
•Winners must be capable of supplying their line if it is ordered at the show.
•Winners must agree to allow Centurion to use their entries for publicity and promotion.
Centurion reserves the right to use photographs submitted in this competition for promotional use, without payment to the entrant for such use.
Questions? Please email centuriondesigncompetitions@gmail.com or call Hedda Schupak, competition manager, at (610) 393-1955.