18 - Sunday, November 8, 1987 - North Shore News

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Bold, new designs

SIMPLY ELEGANT, this stunning 18 karat gold choker is part of the
16-piece Diamonds Today Award Collection on show at the downtown
Henry Birks and Sons store from November 10-23. Designers entering the
competition were challenged to create a piece of jewelry featuring one
diamond solitaire. This design by Mary Ann De Vries Buis of Catbalne
Gold and Silversmith Ltd. in Vancouver features a two carat diamond
held on layers of translucent green chrysophrase.

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Diamond designs
to be featured

A NEW look in Canadian diu-
mond jewelry design is emerging
and this new look can be secn at
Henry Birks & Sons Vancouver
store Nov. 10 to 23 when the Dia-
monds Today Award Collection is
on display there.

In this collection, Canada’s jew-
elry designers incorporate unusual
materials such as feather, ebony,
onyx and steel into their designs to
create a modern style that works
with contemporary fashion but is
classic enough to last through the
years.

The theme for this year’s annual
competition, the New Solitaire,
challenged the designer to create
an outstanding piece of jewelry
that is a showcase for one
beautiful diamond solitaire.

The 1987 competition invited
jewelry designers to create their
ultimate diamond design in the
category of women’s diamond
jewelry. Each entry was to contain
one solitaire diamond of one carat
or more set in analternate substance
either in addition to or in place of
a precious metal.

Over 170 entries were received, a
record number in the history of the
competition, and many of the
designs: submitted were brooches

reflecting the growing trend
towards jewelry. Three brooches
were selected as award-winners,

The shoulder-baring dresses so
popular titis year demand the
presence of an exquisite necklace,
and many women would be thrilled
to wear any one of the four
award-winning necklace designs
included in the collection.

The use of alternate materials,
including steel cable, translucent
chrysophrase, an apple green
semi-precious stone, and anodized
aluminum in these pieces reveals
new and exciting ways to showcase
the beauty of a carat diamond.

Each of the designs submitted to
the competition were judged on the
basis of quality in design, craft-
smanship and material, with a
focus on The New Solitaire theme.
The judges, each respected for
their expertise in either jewelry or
fashion, included Liz Dolan, man-
ager of the Diamond Information
Centre in the United States, and
technical advisor Mark Libman,
vice-president of Libman and
Company, one of Canada’s largest
diamond jewelry manufacturers.

The collection will tour retail
stores across Canada for one year.

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