PGI-USA Launches JCK 2012 Platinum Innovation Awards

(IDEX Online News) – Platinum Guild International (PGI-USA), in conjunction with JCK Las Vegas, has launched the third annual JCK 2012 Platinum Innovation Awards. The competition acknowledges innovation and skill in platinum design.

Awards will be given in the following categories:

·         Platinum Engagement Ring

·         Entry Platinum Engagement Ring (semi-mounts under $2500 retail)

·         Platinum Wedding Band

·         Platinum Men’s Jewelry

·         Entry Platinum Fashion Jewelry (under $3500 retail)

·         Platinum Red Carpet Jewelry

·         Platinum and Colored Gemstone Jewelry

The awards are open to exhibitors from JCK, as well as the LUXURY, Elite Enclave and AGTA Shows.

The deadline to submit design images is April 4 with final product submissions due April 19.

Awards will be granted twice in each category, based on one Editor’s Choice and one Buyer’s Choice Award.  One special Best in Show Award will be given as a culmination from all votes. Judging will begin on May 2 at an exclusive Editor Preview Event in New York City.

The winners will be announced on June 3 at the Platinum Innovation Award Press Conference and Winners’ Celebration Cocktail Party. The winners will receive a prize package valued at $50,000, which includes insertion in PGI’s integrated consumer and trade marketing campaigns, customized in-store signage package for up to 100 of the winner’s top retail customers and professional photography of the winning product (including the digital file for reproduction in the winner’s own advertising/online/media placements).

“We are delighted to have PGI’s Platinum Innovation Awards at JCK for the third year in a row,” said Yancy Weinrich, Industry vice president, JCK Events.  “PGI has done a fantastic job in executing a program that creates excitement on the show floor for both retailers and designers and promotes the beauty and advantages of working with platinum.”