Launched in 1984, the AGTA Spectrum Awards™ honours, recognizes and promotes designers whose work utilizes natural coloured gemstones and cultured pearls in finished fine jewellery design.
The most recent edition saw Andrew Costen of Costen Catbalue in Vancouver land the title of Best Use of Platinum and Colour for his platinum ‘Symphony of Colour’ bracelet, which featured a green tourmaline, yellow zircon, an indicolite tourmaline, and a rubellite tourmaline accented with diamonds.
Llyn L. Strelau of Calgary won second place for his ‘Paddle Your Own Canoe’ reversible cufflinks in the Men’s Wear category. The cufflinks were set in yellow and white gold and featured carved black onyx and rock crystal, accented with black and white South Sea keshi pearls and diamonds.
Ralph Wobito of Wobito Gems in Stouffville, Ont., won in the Cutting Edge Awards category for his perfume bottle that featured topaz and diaspore.
Author: Canadian Jeweller Magazine Staff
Canadian Jeweller Magazine Staff is the shared byline for reporting filed by the magazine's editorial desk. Founded in 1879, Canadian Jeweller is the longest running jewellery business publication in Canada, covering market reporting, retail strategy, watches, diamonds, coloured gemstones and the commerce of the Canadian jewellery trade. Work published under this byline is edited and verified by the Canadian Jeweller editorial team in Toronto.
