The winners of the annual CASE Awards are always dramatic pieces anyone would want to wear, but this year’s recipients also show off a wide array of materials, styles, and techniques, highlighting the talent and craftsmanship that are signatures of this award.
Awarded by the Jewelers of America, the CASE Awards serve as the JA’s national design competition and honor JA members for their creativity, artistry, style, and excellence in jewelry design, says Jewelers of America’s spokesperson Amanda Gizzi.
“The 2022 CASE Award winners had a fresh perspective mixed with artistry and attention to detail that made them stand out in the outstanding group of entries,” Gizzi says.
This is the CASE Awards’ 32nd annual design competition. The awards are open only to employees of JA member companies. The winners in each category are determined by a panel of design experts, who look at each entry for its overall design, marketability, originality, and quality of manufacture. Winners receive a CASE Award trophy.
First-place winners were selected out of more than 140 entries in four categories, each of which was further grouped into JA retail members and JA supplier members: jewelry up to $2,000; $2,001 to $5,000; $5,001 to $10,000; and $10,001 to $50,000 retail values. One retail and one supplier entry were also named Best in Show.
Judges included Jeffery Bolling, Jeffery B. Jewelers; Brecken Branstrator, National Jeweler; Deirdre Featherstone, Featherstone Design; Amanda Gizzi, Jewelers of America; Jennifer Heebner, JenniferHeebner.com; and Adrianne Sanogo, Black in Jewelry Coalition and GIA graduate gemologist.
2022 CASE Award Winners
Retailer: Jewelry up to $2,000
White & Ivory Fine Jewelry
Designed by Alina Kim
Leesburg, Va.
18k rose gold bezel ruby and diamond ring (0.55 ct. t.w.)
$1,750
Retailer: Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000
Avianti Jewelry Designs
Designed by Ani Babayan and Avedis Babayan
La Cañada, Calif.
Australian Boulder opal ring (6.05 cts.) with pavé set round diamonds (0.30 ct. t.w.) set in 14k rose gold
$3,678
Retailer: Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000
Schullin
Designed by Hans Schullin
Graz, Austria
White coral bead and red coral branch necklace with diamonds (0.83 ct. t.w.) set in 18k white gold
$6,100
Retailer: Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000
Lucketté at Sierra Jewelry Co.
Designed by Louisa Bir
Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Tapered diamond ring (7.80 cts. t.w.) set in platinum
$22,000
Retailer: Best in Show
Rogers Jewelry Co.
Designed by David Kirk
Elk Grove, Calif.
14k white and yellow gold Snake dagger pendant with black jade inlay handle, opal, amethyst, emerald, and ruby eyes
$4,900
Supplier: Jewelry up to $2,000
Martha Seely Design
Designed by Martha Seely
Carlisle, Mass.
14k yellow gold dangle earrings with London blue topaz (4.6 cts. t.w.), chrome diopside, and enamel
$1,995
Supplier: Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000
Martha Seely Design
Designed by Martha Seely
Carlisle, Mass.
Solstice 2 Earrings in 18k yellow gold with diamonds, spessartite, London blue topaz, citrine, amethyst, Swiss blue topaz, chrome diopside, tanzanite, pink tourmaline, and rhodolite garnet
$3,910
Supplier: Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000
K8 Jewelry
Designed by Kate Hubley
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Vive Collection shoulder duster earrings with 20 graduated freshwater pearls, Ceylon sapphires (1.20 cts. t.w.), and diamonds (0.26 ct. t.w.) set in 18k gold
$5,900
Supplier: Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000
Jack Ferrero Inc.
Designed by Arman Agekyan
Los Angeles
18k three tone yellow, white, and rose gold flower ring featuring a 9.44 ct. green moonstone with white diamonds, fancy yellow diamonds, green garnet, ruby, and multicolored sapphires
$27,000
Supplier: Best in Show
AG Gems
Designed by Raja Mehta
Los Angeles
18k rose and white gold ring featuring a 4.38 ct. untreated Burmese mulberry spinel, Ceylon pink sapphire baguettes (1.82 cts. t.w.), Ceylon round pink sapphires (0.73 ct. t.w.), round brilliant-cut diamonds (0.97 ct. t.w.), and princess-cut diamonds (0.62 ct. t.w.)
$30,000
Top: The winner of the Supplier: Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000 category, Jack Ferrero Inc.’s Arman Agekyan design featuring a 18k three-tone yellow, white, and rose gold flower ring with a 9.44 ct. green moonstone with white diamonds, fancy yellow diamonds, green garnet, ruby, and multicolored sapphires; $27,000 (Photos courtesy of Jewelers of America.)
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