Alishan Halebian and Paul Klecka were named finalists in the 10th Annual International Pearl Design Competition sponsored by the Cultured Pearl Association of America. Halebian's Polka Dot cuff won the President's Trophy. The cuff is made of water buffalo horn with 18k gold, bezel set Read More
AJDC members are finalists in Cultured Pearl Association Design Competition.
The Cultured Pearl Association of America has announced the US finalists for their 10th Annual International Pearl Design Competition. AJDC members Alishan Halebian and Paul Klecka, and Timo Krapf, the son of AJDC member Barbara Heinrich are three of the finalists. For more information, Read More
Zoltan David will be keynote speaker at the Portland Jewelry Symposium
AJDC member Zoltan David is the recipient of more than thirty national and international design awards as well as a patent on metal ornamentation. He has prominent works on permanent display at both the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington DC and the Gemological Institute Read More
David Freda and Linda MacNeil featured at SNAG exhibit
AJDC President Linda MacNeil and AJDC member David Freda were among the featured artists in the exhibit 'Mastery in Jewelry and Metals' at the 48th Annual SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) Conference in Chicago, IL May 25-29, 2019. 'Mastery in Jewelry and Metals' was curated Read More
Adam Neeley and Alishan Halebian win design awards
Adam Neeley received Second Place in the Gold and Platinum category for the 2019 Saul Bell Awards. Adam's pendant Cosmos Star Hen features a Madeira Citrine cut by award-winning lapidary Mark Gronlund. The unique concave facets of this gemstone create a spiraling effect and project a Read More
AJDC Members win 2019 MJSA Vision Awards and a new generation of jewelry designers emerges.
The Annual MJSA Vision Award winners were announced on May 31, 2019. Mark Schneider, Mark Schneider Design, Long Beach, CA won 1st Place in Design Excellence This platinum and 18k yellow gold men’s band features a 0.70ct tsavorite garnet, 1.01ctw black diamonds, and 0.69cts canary Read More
Get to know AJDC President Linda MacNeil
Linda MacNeil is an artist – jeweler, who makes one of a kind works, concentrating mostly on neckpieces and brooches since 1976. A compelling profile of MacNeil appeared in Ornament Magazine in 2018. Ornament Magazine Cover Vol. 40.3 Read More
AJDC elects Linda MacNeil New President
At its semi-annual members meeting in Tucson, AZ on February 9, 2019, AJDC announced new Executive Board members. Linda MacNeil was elected President of AJDC, succeeding Barbara Heinrich. Pascal LaCroix will continue to serve as Vice President and Adam Neeley was selected as Treasurer, Read More
AJDC Presents Benne Award to Alan Revere
The American Jewelry Design Council, which recognizes and promotes the appreciation of original jewelry design as art, bestowed its rarely given Benne Award for Lifetime Achievement on designer, metalsmith, teacher, and author Alan Revere on February 8, during the Tucson gem shows. The Read More
Alan Revere to receive AJDC Benne Award
The American Jewelry Design Council will present its highest award, the Benne Award, to Alan Revere during the Tucson Gem Fair on February 8, 2019 Named for the Italian renaissance goldsmith and sculptor, Benvenuto Cellini, the lifetime achievement award honors an individual who has Read More
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