"Xifu International Gold Wedding Jewellery Design Competition 2017" reveals Grand Prize winner

HONG KONG, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

The inaugural Xifu International Gold Wedding Jewellery Design Competition concluded successfully on 12 September 2017. The Grand Prize of a 1kg 999.9 pure gold bar and other prizes were awarded at a glittering ceremony in Shenzhen, China. Finalists signed business cooperation contracts with the competition's sponsor, creating limitless opportunities for further development.

Over its nine-month run, the competition drew international attention and made a significant impact in the global jewellery industry by revitalising the gold wedding jewellery segment. It harnessed global talent and created a platform to modernise and elevate the product segment.

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The "Xifu" Grand Prize was awarded to Wang Xiaomei from Beijing. Her plain gold design "XiuHeHuan" was a gold wedding jewellery set consisting of a headpiece and a pair of earrings that are connected to each other. "The design symbolises a family unit where two become one to make each other a better person," said Wang. The five judges all agreed that the piece was extremely innovative, original and creative, and awarded it the competition's highest honours.

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In the Plain Gold category, the first prize was awarded to Yi Ran. The young designer from Beijing created a set of four pieces named "Track". Yi explained, "The design is made of a unique structure with ento-ectad circle layers. The movable circles can form the Chinese word 'He' (oneness), symbolising perfection and women's hopes for a happy marriage."

Turkish designer Meltem Sahan received the second prize in the plain gold category for a two-piece design with the theme, "Tree of Life," in homage to women.

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Three third prizes were awarded to Chen Wenmei from Shenzhen, China; Krishma S Jain from India; and Jiang Hao from Shanghai, China. Chen's two-piece set with a hairpin and a ring named "SanShengTaoHua" was inspired by the Burr Puzzle. She said, "The Burr Puzzle's mortise and tenon are put together to form a secure joint, which also applies to the concepts of Yin and Yang, and oneness." Jain built her two-piece set of a headpiece and a bracelet on the "Wheel of Energy" concept, a tribute to the innate beauty of each human being. Young designer Jiang, meanwhile, centred her three-piece set "XiangShengXiangHe," on haploids, saying "not only do they represent wellness, the swirls of hexagons also allude to movement, like a newlywed couple dancing in the swirl of love."