AMERICAN JEWELRY DESIGN COUNCIL ANNOUNCES WINNER OF 2007 NEW TALENT CONTEST

(San Francisco-March 5, 2007-- The American Jewelry Design Council, the non-profit educational corporation that recognizes and promotes the understanding of original jewelry designs as art, is proud to announce the winner of the 2007 Grand Prize of its annual New Talent Contest. The Council selects its winner based on the originality, craftsmanship, innovation, marketability and cohesiveness of design. The 2007 winner is Nicole Landaw who designs and creates jewelry under the company name Nicole Landaw Jewelry.

The Council also recognized three finalists: So Young Park (Rochester, NY), Petra Class (San Francisco, CA) and Ken Leung (New York, NY). As Grand Prize winner, Nicole Landaw will receive an all-expense-paid booth to exhibit her collections in the New Designer Gallery at the July 2007 JA New York Summer Show which is held at the Javitz Center. During the JA Show, the AJDC will honor Nicole at an award ceremony and present the designer and goldsmith with a trophy made by AJDC-member Michael Good. Nicole will also receive professional support from members of the AJDC on making the step to larger markets.

Nicole Landaw received a BA from Dartmouth College, a MFA in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art and trained at the prestigious Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Pforzheim, Germany. Since founding her company Nicole Landaw Jewelry in 2004, Nicole’s designs have been featured on television and film, most notably on “The Pink Panther,” HBO’s “Sex and the City” and the crime drama “Without a Trace.” Nicole receives frequent editorial exposure in women’s magazines for her innovative, trend-inspiring designs as well as her celebrity following. In 2004, Nicole was similarly recognized with the Design Vision Award for Accessories from Gen Art. Nicole Landaw resides and maintains her studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The American Jewelry Design Council is a group of over thirty nationally prominent designers who have banded together in order to increase the artistic appreciation of original fine jewelry. Members of the American Jewelry Design Council are dedicated to elevating the caliber of jewelry design through educational activities and to challenging professional jewelry designers worldwide to actualize their creative potential.

The Council's current membership includes esteemed designers Alan Revere (President of the Council), Henry Dunay, Whitney Boin, Sarah Graham, Robert Lee Morris and the late Steven Kretchmer. In coordination with the Jewelers of America, the AJDC’s New Talent contest has been a major annual success, each year exposing a single outstanding designer to national and international jewelry buyers.

For additional information, contact: American Jewelry Design Council, www.adjc.org Alan Revere, President, alanrevere@aol.com, (415) 391-4179.