Talented local designers get to show what they are made of

The winning designs in this year's 10th Hong Kong Jewellery and Design Competition will be on show throughout the HKTDC International Jewellery Show.

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and other leading industry bodies, the competition was an opportunity for budding Hong Kong designers to create a product that was marketable and ready to wear, and to display the fruits of their labour to an international audience.

The theme of the competition was 'Design Fusion', with two categories: the Open Group and the Student Group.

The three Best of Show awards from the Open Group went to Transforming, designed by Wong Yin, Vitality, designed by Cheung Wing-man, and The day and After, by Kwan Chok-kai.

'We once again presented this competition in order to enhance the creativity and design quality of the Hong Kong jewellery industry and to promote Hong Kong jewellery products among international buyers,' said Raymond Yip, assistant executive director of the HKTDC. 'The winning pieces were of high quality and demonstrated the creativity of the winners.'

Cheung's Vitality ring design was sponsored by New Concept Jewelry and was based on a simple concept. 'Hong Kong is a place full of opportunities, and it is mainly because of all the hard work done by Hong Kong citizens,' she said. 'To express this idea in a piece of jewellery, I used the Hong Kong trademark buildings as one of the core themes. To extend my idea, I added flowers and leaves to symbolise the opportunities that are growing in Hong Kong'.