Several members of the Contemporary Design Group have been named winners in the 2004 AGTA Spectrum Awards competition hosted by the American Gem Trade Association.

The competition was held October 31-November 2, 2003 in New York City. Entries in the AGTA Spectrum Awards are judged on the basis of overall beauty and wearability, innovative design, effective use of materials, quality of gemstones, quality of workmanship, broad-base consumer appeal and potential to generate positive publicity for natural colored gemstones. Spectrum Award categories included Evening, Business/Day, Casual, Bridal and Men's Wear.

PGI Platinum Honors were awarded for innovative jewelry designs incorporating a minimum of 75% of the designs metal(s) in either 90% or 95% platinum. The design could also incorporate gold accents. Entries meeting these requirements were automatically qualified for “Platinum Honors” judging by the Platinum Guild International USA.

The members of the Contemporary Design Group who were named winners are:

2004 Spectrum Awards:
Jack Demerjian, for J. Demere Designs of Livonia, Michigan
1st Place ? Business/Day Wear Division
3rd Place ? Evening Division

PGI Platinum Honors:
Alishan Halebian, for Alishan, of Irvine, California
Platinum Honors-Evening Division

Mirjam Butz-Brown, for Mirjam Butz & Brown Jewelers, of San Diego, California
Platinum Honors-Men's Division

Burdett Milkins, for BAM Designs, of Monroe, Michigan
Platinum Honors-Men's Division

This year's AGTA Spectrum Awards will be presented during the 2004 AGTA GemFair Tucson to be held February 4-9, 2004 at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona. Winning entries will be displayed during the show and AGTA Spectrum Awards recipients will be recognized at the “GemFair Oasis” AGTA Dinner Dance and Awards Gala, February 7, 2004.

For further information on the 2004 AGTA GemFair Tucson visit the AGTA website at www.agta.org.

The Contemporary Design Group is the Association of Professional Jewelry Designers. Representing nearly one hundred professional jewelry designers, the Contemporary Design Group has been a leader in the promotion of designers and designer jewelry since 1985. Our focus is to strengthen the ties with the retailer through consumer marketing and promotion. As the industry's foremost authority on designer jewelry, the Contemporary Design Group is working to be the consumer destination for designer jewelry information, education and promotion.


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Source: Contemporary Design Group Press Release
November 2003