Stunning Platinum Designs at Baselworld

Baselworld 2011 was the scene for the latest Platinum Design Awards competition held by Platinum Guild International. 36 stunning examples of platinum designs were displayed at the 27 participating manufacturer’s booths, and were judged by over 30 international journalists visiting the show.

There were three platinum categories to enter: Men's jewellery, Bridal jewellery and Jewellery Trends. Each journalist voted for the piece, that in their opinion, was the best in each category. The votes were counted and the winners were announced at a cocktail party held on Saturday evening and presented with their awards by Ruth Donaldson, UK manager of PGI.

The winning pieces were: -

Men's Jewellery:

1st place to "Free" by Philippe Tournaire

2nd place to "Scorpion" by Paolo Piovan


3rd place to "The Emotional Compass" by TTF




Bridal Jewellery:

1st place to "Unique" by Picchiotti


2nd place to "Vendetta" by Gebrueder Schaffrath



3rd place to "Prime of Life" by Hans D Krieger




Jewellery Trends:

1st place to "Animalier" by Roberto Coin



2nd place to Jochen Pohl



3rd place to "Manchette" by Isabelle Langlois