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Students of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) and the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) swept a number of prizes in the 12th Hong Kong Jewellery Design Competition including championship, second runner-up and 3 merit awards of the Student Group.
The theme of this year’s competition was the spring time. The championship of the Student Group was won by YIU Hoi-lun, student of the Higher Diploma in Jewellery Design and Technology course, IVE (Lee Wai Lee), with his work titled “Dancer”. Inspired by the jellyfish, his work was a pair of earrings made of black silver and white diamond. After close observation of movements of the jellyfish, Hoi-lun associated them with the delicate movements of a dancer on his mind and came up with a pair of earrings emulating the looks of a jellyfish. The upper part of the earrings could be turned around like a translucent umbrella with the lower part of the earrings, set with diamond, resembling the tentacles of the jellyfish. The work earned him commendation of the judges for its graphical style. Hoi-lun said the minimal but elegant design could be worn by ladies of all ages to match with their evening gowns. He was especially delighted with the prize and thanked the judges for their recognition of his abilities.
LAU Man-ting, graduate of the Higher Diploma in Creative Jewellery Design, HKDI, won the second runner-up of the Student Group with her work named “Flowing”, which was also a pair of earrings. Man-ting said water was the source of everything and she especially chose blue glass and silver and twisted them together to fashion a pair of earrings to re-create the feeling and movement of the crystalline translucence of water. Man-ting has already entered the jewellery design industry. She treasured the opportunity to take part in the competition and said the prize was great encouragement to her.
Another 3 IVE and HKDI students were conferred the merit awards, namely TSAI Choi-koi, TSUI Chi-kit and LEUNG Lok-lam. All the winning works will be on display in the Hong Kong International Jewellery Fair held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 4 to 8 March (Friday to next Tuesday) to showcase the excellence of local designers.
The Hong Kong Design Jewellery Design Competition is co-organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and a number of trade associations. This year the Open and Student Groups of the competition received over 300 entries. With a view to enhancing the standard of the local jewellery design profession, championing new creative concepts and promoting Hong Kong jewellery design to international buyers, the competition sets its judging criteria on creativity, aesthetics and craftsmanship, marketability, wearability and relevance to the theme for the selection of winners.
The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) is a member of VTC Group. The 9 IVE campuses are located across the territory. Together they provide vocational education for post-secondary 7 and 5 students as well as people in employment. IVE courses leading to the award of higher diploma, diploma or foundation diploma cover various academic disciplines including Applied Science; Business Administration; Child Education and Community Services; Information Technology; Engineering; and Hotel, Service and Tourism Studies.
The Hong Kong Design Institute(HKDI) is a member of VTC Group. HKDI was established in 2007 with the mission to be a leading provider of design education and lifelong learning. It brings together the strengths of design departments of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) to encourage synergy and interdisciplinary thinking in its broad range of design programmes. HKDI maintains a strong network with industry and provides its students with essential practical experience enriched with cultural sensitivities and sustainability. The brand new campus in Tiu Keng Leng opened in 2010 provides a creative, inspiring and vibrant learning environment for students.
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YIU Hoi-lun, IVE student, won the championship of the Student Group of the Hong Kong Jewellery Design Competition with his pair of earrings named “Dancer”, which was made of black silver and white diamond. |
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IVE and HKDI students won a number of awards in the 12th Hong Kong Jewellery Design Competition, including champion of the Student Group, YIU Hoi-lun, (first on left, front row) and second runner-up of the Student Group, LAU Man-ting (first on right, front row). |
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