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The entrants
Designer: Sandy Whittaker-Sparks and Peggy Wajer
Item: Pendant
Name of piece: Callirhoe
Description of piece: Rare abalone pearl pendant enhanced with pink and white diamonds, finishing with a tourmaline suspended briolette drop.
Motivation: The challenge of creating a piece which not only complemented the beautiful hues of the pearl, but was sympathetic to the fluidity of the pearl and the environment from which it came.
Designer: Barrie Lander
Item: Pendant
Name of piece: Kimberley Fusion
Description of piece: One 18-carat white gold South Sea pearl pendant. This pendant features a Broome baroque pearl, 13 pink Argyle diamonds and 15 white diamonds, set around a brilliant cut stone.
Motivation: To create a piece which symbolically represents the outstanding aesthetic beauty of the Kimberley Region, capturing the shimmering pink hues of an outgoing tide on the sweeping bay of Cable Beach.
Designer: Peter Atkinson
Item: Ring
Name of piece: Venus
Description of piece: 13.9mm Australian South Sea Pearl tension set in 18-carat white gold with black rhodium finish and grain set 23.005-carat round brilliant cut diamonds on the top of the edges.
Motivation: To capture the organic sense of the pearl’s natural habitat, taking inspiration from the natural curves and free form of the ocean waves.
Designer: Tayron and Adriano Scagnetti
Item: Necklace
Name of piece: Dragon King – Ruler of the Sea
Description of piece: Broome pearl necklace featuring dragon-like clasp and body elements.
Motivation: Dragons have always fascinated me and since the Dragon King is associated with water, I thought
that pearls would be best used in this piece.
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