Regulations

The Singapore Jewellery Design Awards have a number of categories to ensure fair competition between artisans with different experience levels and backgrounds.

Please take a moment to review the categories and regulations.

Jewellery Without Limits

Providing maximum flexibility for designers of any age and background, including active jewellery professionals.

Eligibility:
Open to all

Manufacturing:
Submissions may be concepts or finished pieces that have been produced

Maximum Submissions:
Three per participant

ELIGIBILITY
The ‘Jewellery Without Limits’ Category of the SJDA is open to jewellers, jewellery designers and persons involved in or studying the design and manufacture of precious jewellery or relevant creative discipline such as textile design, graphic design, fashion design, etc.

TARGET RETAIL SELLING PRICE
Jewellery pieces submitted in this category should be sold for no more than USD$12,000
Your selection of materials should reflect this cap and general target price.

MATERIALS

There is no limitation to the jewellery type but it should be a wearable item.

Pendants, necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, anklets, brooches or any other creative thinking is encouraged.

Designs selected for manufacturing will be crafted in 18K gold by the sponsor.

Entrants are encouraged to incorporate various materials into their designs, including diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, and jade. However, the use of lab-grown or synthetic gemstones is strictly prohibited.

Ergonomic factors must be prioritised to ensure comfort and wearability.

Designs may use Cabochon or Faceted Gemstones of standard cuts that are easily commercially available.

Alternatively, if you have your own gemstones, natural materials, or specialised techniques such as Plique-à-jour enamel, and you intend to manufacture the design yourself, you are welcome to incorporate them into your submission.

*Please note that as the manufacturing sponsors, we will not be remanufacturing the selected piece if it has already been produced by the designer. For jewellery pieces already produced, Silver with plating may be accepted.

CRITERIA

In this category entrants are encouraged to take into consideration:

Manufacturing Practicality

Judges will evaluate:

Practicality, wearability, and aesthetics of each design, focusing on its manufacturability based on the submitted specifications.

As mentioned, ergonomic factors, specifically weight and size, must be considered.

Designs (not produced), should ideally include clear representations from multiple angles, with precise measurements.

Our manufacturing sponsors may adjust the size of the chosen design in accordance with the stated budget.

*If entrants with a fully produced piece are selected for the final round, they will be required to submit the physical design.

Documentation

Participants must provide a clear explanation of their final design, including the inspirations, concepts, and rationale behind material choices or substitutes. Keep in mind that the manufacturing sponsors will determine the best materials if the design is selected for production. The documentation should assist judges in evaluating the submission and must be limited to 200 words.

Commercial viability
Designs in this category are expected to embody exceptional design quality and finesse, showcasing unique, one-of-a-kind bespoke creations that have not been produced or seen in the market. Designs should avoid resembling fast fashion jewellery, distinctive styles and/or iconic elements from renowned fashion and luxury brands and not infringe upon any existing copyrights or trademarks.

Fresh Facets

Nurturing design students and new entrants to the jewellery industry with less than 5 years of professional experience.

Eligibility:
Open Students and New Entrants

Manufacturing:
Submissions should be concepts in multiple views with a view to manufacture.

Maximum Submissions:
Three per participant

ELIGIBILITY

The ‘Fresh Facets’ Category of the SJDA is open to students, amateurs and new entrants to the jewellery industry. ‘New entrants’ is defined as individuals who have not been involved in commercial (for profit) activity for a period of longer than 5 years.

TARGET RETAIL SELLING PRICE

Jewellery pieces submitted in this category should be sold for no more than USD$2500
Your selection of materials should reflect this cap and general target price.

MATERIALS

There is no limitation to the jewellery type but it should be a wearable item. Pendants, necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets or any other creative thinking is encouraged.

Entrants should only incorporate natural diamond/s into their designs.
Designs selected for manufacturing will be crafted in 18K gold by the sponsor.
Ergonomic factors must be prioritised to ensure comfort and wearability.

CRITERIA

In this category entrants are encouraged to take into consideration:

Manufacturing Practicality

Judges will evaluate:

Practicality, wearability, and aesthetics of each design, focusing on its manufacturability based on the submitted specifications.
As mentioned, ergonomic factors, specifically weight and size, must be considered.
Designs (not produced), should ideally include clear representations from multiple angles, with precise measurements.
Our manufacturing sponsors may adjust the size of the chosen design in accordance with the stated budget.

Documentation

Commercial viability

This category allows for a lower budget and will need to show innovative reproducible design at affordable price ranges.

Exquisite AI

Exploring the future of design using generative AI tools to find inspiration.

Eligibility:
Open to anyone using AI technologies

Special considerations:
Submissions must include detailed information about models, prompts, trainings sets, technologies or processes used.

Maximum Submissions:
Three per participant

ELIGIBILITY
The ‘Exquisite AI’ category of the SJDA is open to any designer that has experimented with new technologies of generative AI to inspire or create jewellery designs. While it is not expected that these designs will be manufactured, they should be feasible to realise without significant design changes if they were to be manufactured.

TARGET RETAIL SELLING PRICE
Jewellery pieces submitted in this category should be sold for no more than USD$12,000
Your selection of materials should reflect this cap and general target price.

GENERATIVE TOOLS
Images submitted in this category can be completely or partially produced by AI. Examples of complete AI creation include prompting of Stable Diffusion, MidJourney or other diffusion models. Partial production examples include the use of existing images or elements, supplemented with generative fills or tools in programs such as Photoshop, Firefly, etc.

MATERIALS
The ‘Artificially Exquisite’ category has no restrictions on materials or manufacturing as it requires the submission of a single photograph or design created, with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence tools, by the designer.

THEME
The competition theme must be evident in the submission and should be explained.

NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS
The nature of generative AI involved many variations. You should select your best concept/generation for submission. No more than three submissions will be allowed from any one participant.

CRITERIA
In this category, entrants are encouraged to take into consideration:

Conceptual innovation,
Designers are encouraged to explore and push the limits of traditional jewellery concepts and materials. While designs should be rooted in reality, this judging criterial will reward more creative thinking.

Effective use of AI technology,
Judges will consider the integration of AI technology into the jewellery design process. Designers who use specific AI algorithms, machine learning techniques, customized models or creatively integrate AI tools and human design stages to enhance the design process will be recognised in this criterion.

Overall Aesthetic Appeal,
Judges will evaluate the visual impact and aesthetic appeal of the AI-generated jewellery design submissions. Considering factors such as composition, color harmony, balance, and overall visual attractiveness.

DOCUMENTATION

Participants must provide a detailed explanation of the AI tools, techniques or algorithms used in their design process. This can include information on the prompts used, models selected, any training information, process steps or any other relevant technical details. The details will help judges evaluate the submission but will not be shared publicly. Limit the documentation to less than 200 words.

ORIGINALITY

Designs should be original and not infringe upon any existing copyrights or trademarks. It is understood that some models may not provide detailed information about the origins of training data used to produce them, but participants should not explicitly train on copyrighted materials. Participants should also avoid using pre-existing AI-generated designs to ensure uniqueness.

MANUFACTURING PRACTICICALITY

Judges will evaluate:

Practicality, wearability, and aesthetics of each design, focusing on its manufacturability based on the submitted specifications.

As mentioned, ergonomic factors, specifically weight and size, will be considered.

Designs should ideally include clear representations from multiple angles.

Our manufacturing sponsors may adjust the size of the chosen design in accordance with the stated budge

General Terms & ConDITIONS

APPLICATION

Each entry should be submitted electronically together with a duly completed application form.

The application form must include information for all required fields, including a description of the sizes, material(s) and technique(s) used and a brief description summarising the design style compelling storyline in a maximum of 200 words.

All entry forms must be completed in English. Design descriptions will NOT form a part of the judging criteria and will be used solely for the purposes of providing supporting information about the design and its designer to the public.

SUBMISSION OF DESIGNS

All designs must be submitted electronically via the Singapore Jewellery Design Award’s web-based submission page. Submissions may include scans of physical drawings or computer aided design renderings.

All designs must include:

Jewellery Without Limits
- Illustration(s) or rendering(s) of design
- Photograph(s) of finished jewellery pieces (if the item has been produced)
Fresh Facets
- Illustration(s) or rendering(s) of design
- Technical drawing of design consisting of at least a top and one side view in 1:1 Scale
Exquisite AI
- AI generated or AI-assisted computer images of a single jewellery concept

For Scans of Physical Drawings

Dimensions A4 size (297mmx210mm)
Minimum scan resolution: 200dpi
File Type: File Type PNG / PDF / JPG
File Size no more than 5MB

For Computerised Designs

Dimensions: Minimum 1080 pixels on largest side
File Type: PNG / PDF / JPG
File Size: no more than 5MB
*Computerised design finalists of the Fresh Facets category will be asked to submit a 3D Model in STL Format

For AI generated designs

Dimensions: 512 pixels on smallest
File Type: PNG / JPG / MP4
File Size: no more than 5MB

Individual submissions are limited to 5 uploads per submission.
If you are submitting more than one design, please submit each one individually as a separate application. Individual entries consisting of DIFFERENT designs will be automatically disqualified.

To preserve the integrity of the judging process, no identifying features of name, logo, or trademark on any entry is allowed. After judging has been completed, all designs will be properly credited in any public display.

JUDGING

Final judging will take place in April 2025

Entries for SJDA will be evaluated anonymously, impartially and ethically against the criteria described in each category as well as using the judges own subjective impressions of aesthetic appeal and uniqueness.

The decision of the panel of Judges will be final and is not subject to dispute or appeal.

COSTS OF PARTICIPATION

SJDA DOES NOT charge a participation fee.

Winners will be invited to participate in awards activities and press events in Singapore, as well as to optionally manufacture their winning designs or exhibit their winning collections.

Neither SJDA nor any of its organizer, supporting partners or sponsors shall bear any cost associated with individual’s participation in these activities including but not limited to:

Any form of travel expense, air or otherwise
Any form of lodging expense in Singapore or while in transit
Commercial insurance on jewellery being transported, stored or exhibited at SIJE or to the sponsoring manufacturer.

CHANGES TO DESIGNS OR ENTRY DETAILS

Once submitted, no application may be modified until the final selection process.

Finalists will be contacted before the announcement of the winning pieces to review their application details.

After the winning designs have been selected by the final judging panel, no changes to application details will be accepted for any reason.

COMPETITION RESTRICTIONS

Submissions should be original work and should NOT have won prizes or placed as finalists in other local or international competitions.

Should submitted designs be found to be copies or imitations of existing works, they will be disqualified. Participants must affirm that their designs are entirely their original creations, conceived by them, and do not incorporate, replicate, or be derived from another designer’s work or any previously published material.

Submissions are not required to be created solely for the purpose of this competition; hence participants may submit their existing commercial designs for consideration, provided the designs meet the category and competition criteria.

There are limits on the number of submissions per individual and category, the same design may only be submitted for ONE category.

Participants may choose to submit different designs for a single category or any combination of multiple categories.

Employees of the sponsoring companies may not enter the competition.

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

Designers participating in the competition on behalf of a company should be aware that recognition will be granted exclusively to the individual designer, as the award is specifically intended to honour individual achievements. The company that the designer represents will not receive direct recognition in the form of an award. However, SJDA may acknowledge the company by listing its name alongside the designer’s name, where appropriate, to credit the company’s involvement in the designer’s work.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PHOTOGRAPHY AND PUBLICITY

Submissions to the Singapore Jewellery Design Awards do not impact ownership of the designer’s or company’s original intellectual property.

SJDA shall arrange websites, emails, printed materials and official displays of submissions and winning pieces.

By submitting a design to the SJDA, any and all rights to the display of these designs, depictions, photography, prototypes or models in the use and context of the SJDA is waived in entirety and perpetuity.

SJDA, its organizer, supporting partners and sponsors will retain the rights to reproduce any and all SJDA resources in the style and manner to be determined at their sole discretion, and without seeking approval of the applicant or winner, provided this remains within the scope of promoting the SJDA, its participants, winners or achievements.

SJDA, its organizer, supporting partners and sponsors will use reasonable endeavours to promote appropriate coverage of the winning pieces in the consumer and trade press internationally and by entering the competition you agree to this. However, the extent of the coverage remains under the editorial control of the local media.

For the sake of clarity, neither SJDA nor its supporting partners (save manufacturing sponsor) will use the intellectual property of the competition applicants for commercial sale in any form. The competitions Manufacturing Sponsor/s will not use the intellectual property of the competition applicants without prior written agreement between the parties outlining the limitations (duration, exclusivity in Singapore) and terms (licence fee payable in case of sale) of such use.

MANUFACTURING RIGHTS

Winners of the Fresh Facets categories will be invited to manufacture their winning designs for exhibition at the Singapore International Jewelry Expo.

Winners unable to organize their own manufacturing will be contacted by the competition manufacturing sponsor if willing to manufacture the jewellery.

Manufacturers (whether the winner or a supporting sponsor) will be able sell winning pieces at the jewellery show. Where a manufacturing sponsor offers to produce a design for the show, they shall have the full discretion to set the selling price of the piece and shall, upon sale of the design, compensate the designer for their intellectual property at a rate of not less than 10% of the sale price.

Should the sponsoring manufacturer recycle or re-purpose the jewellery piece or be unable to sell the piece for a period exceeding 1 year, no fee shall be payable to the award winner.

CANCELLATION OF THE COMPETITION

Singapore Jewellery Design Award reserves the right to cancel the competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control.

ACCEPTANCE OF RULES

Entrants must comply with all the above-mentioned rules and are deemed to have accepted and agreed to them when entering into the competition.

If you have any queries regarding the competition, please forward them to info@sjda.sg

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION

By registering and participating in the competition, you agree and consent to SJDA (including its related corporations/stakeholders), as well as its representatives and/or agents collecting, using, disclosing and sharing amongst themselves your personal data, and disclosing such Personal Data to their authorised service providers and relevant third parties relevant to this award competition. You acknowledge and agree that your personal data and submissions may be stored and processed by SJDA for the stated purposes.

INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE

Singapore Jewellery Design Award (SJDA) strictly adheres to international laws and regulations, including those related to financial transactions and sanctions imposed by Singapore, the European Union, the United Nations, and other international bodies. Consequently, we regret to inform potential participants that we are unable to issue cash prizes or conduct financial transactions with individuals or entities from countries currently subject to such financial sanctions. This includes, but is not limited to, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimean region of Ukraine and any other country facing similar restrictions under international or Singapore law. By participating in SJDA, you acknowledge and agree to this limitation. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in complying with these mandatory legal obligations.

Submissions to the public competition are rated by members of the general public via social media channels such as facebook, instagram or twitter. Winners will be determined by the number of qualifying votes cast for their designs.
There will be no cash prize for public voting awards.
Participants are free to share their submissions with friends and family via social media.
Competition organizers may advertise or promote the competition via whatever channels they see fit; said promotion may include the latest competition submissions, the top submissions or any other representative sample of submissions selected at the discretion of the organizers.
Only finalist and semi-finalist contestants will be included in the public voting activities
Where multiple images are uploaded, only ONE image’s votes will be counted (ie: contestants with multiple views or multiple items will not receive the sum of the votes for all the photos submitted)

DISQUALIFICATION

In order to be displayed on public voting platforms, designs must qualify for one of the SJDA categories.
In order to qualify as a public vote, votes must come from individuals with valid social media accounts; those individuals must not be paid for their votes. Participants who boost posts, or otherwise pay for votes or views may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the organizers. Such disqualifications shall not be subject to appeal, the Organizers will not entertain discussion or correspondence related to disqualification due to the use of suspected false accounts or paid promotion.

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