INSTORE Design Awards 2022 – Grand Prize Winners

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1 year ago

May 19, 2022

INSTORE Staff

(ABOVE) Dagger earrings in 18K white gold with diamonds (1.40 TCW), $7,260; Fern Freeman Jewelry, (917) 217-1727, fernfreemanjewelry.com; La Flamme ring in platinum with a 4.10-carat fancy-cut pinkish red spinel and baguette-cut (3.01 TCW) and round-shape diamonds (0.68 TCW), $91,000; Pompos Jewelry, (213) 624-1441, pomposjewelry.com | Creative team: Alain Simic, photographer; Anastasiia Koval, model; Michelle DeMaio, photo assistant; Evyta Soendoro, makeup; Hide Suzuki, hair stylist

INSTORE Design Awards 2022 – Grand Prize Winners

Pompos Jewelry (Grand Prize Winner, 1st Place and Retailer’s Choice in Platinum Jewelry)

La Flamme ring in platinum with a 4.10-carat fancy-cut pinkish red spinel and baguette-cut (3.01 TCW) and round-shape diamonds (0.68 TCW), $91,000

Jill Newman:

This creative ring design combines strong geometric edges with softly rounded curves and a nice mix of different diamond cuts with a juicy red stone.

David Iler:

Interesting design. Sharp looking, but I can see it’s crafted to be comfortable and smooth. Good use of shapes and color. Hot and crispy.

Wendy Kunkle:

Artfully crafted. Interesting detail with the gold prongs.

(ABOVE) All jewelry on model from Fern Freeman Jewelry, (917) 217-1727, fernfreemanjewelry.com | Asymmetric Top Fringe earrings in 18K yellow gold with fancy-shape pink sapphires (10 TCW) and diamonds (1.37 TCW), $27,500; Chain choker necklace in 18K yellow gold with diamonds (2.37 TCW), $12,980; Bolo Slide necklace in 18K yellow gold with diamonds (0.43 TCW), $4,335; Zig Zag rings in 18K yellow gold with white enamel, $1,675 apiece; Zig Zag ring in 18K yellow gold with diamonds (1.46 TCW), $6,700; Ridge ring in 18K yellow gold with diamonds (0.47 TCW), $6,820 | Creative team: Alain Simic, photographer; Anastasiia Koval, model; Michelle DeMaio, photo assistant; Evyta Soendoro, makeup; Hide Suzuki, hair stylist

Fern Freeman Jewelry (Grand Prize Runner Up, 1st Place and Retailer’s Choice in Gold Over $5,000)

Asymmetric Top Fringe earrings in 18K yellow gold with fancy-shape pink sapphires (10 TCW) and diamonds (1.37 TCW), $27,500

David Brough:

This asymmetrical look featuring delightful pink sapphires is decidedly on-trend.

Sarah McGuire:

These are so playful and dramatic, and I really like the asymmetry.

Alexis Padis:

Simple yet complex, uniquely designed but classic, light yet carat-weight intensive, these earrings are whimsical and despite their asymmetry are perfectly balanced. If Marie Kondo were to ask, these earrings absolutely spark joy, and I would love to incorporate them into my personal collection.

Time for More “Me Time”? Time to Call Wilkerson

Rick White, owner of White’s & Co. Jewelry in Rogers, Ark., knew it was time to retire. Since the age of 18, jewelry had been his life. Now it was time to get that “me time” every retailer dreams about. So, he chose Wilkerson to manage his going-out-of-business sale. White says he’d done plenty of sales on his own, but this was different. “Wilkerson has been a very, very good experience. I’ve had the best salespeople in the history of jewelry,” he says. “I recommend Wilkerson because they are really the icon of the jewelry business and going-out-of-business sales. They’ve been doing it for decades. I just think they’re the best.”