Bright Young Gems _By Imogen Belfield
Last week I completed my first show at International Jewellery London, at Earls Court. It was the most amazing experience to exhibit my work there and to have my first experience at a Trade Show, normally only showing during London and Paris Fashion week’s. And to top it off, I was awarded the Bright Young Gems Award. I was hand selected by Hilary Alexander of The Daily Telegraph, Vivienne Becker of the Financial Times How to Spend It, Julia Yule of Glamour Magazine, Jessica Diamond from Wallpaper* Magazine, and Bec Clarke from Astley Clarke, to win the prestigious award.
As well as there being stands on show with rows of sparkling diamonds, and precious stones, there were the leading designers with their beautiful designs on show also, all within the Design Gallery section.
Hilary Alexander curated catwalk shows, with her trend report for Auntumn/Winter on the runway. One of the big trends was big and bold gold necklaces and rings. Designs were daringly extravagant, with gem stone embellishment, strands of chains, and multiple pendant fixtures and detailing. The Cubes of Gold Ring, Fool’s Wreath Necklace and Diamond Galactic pieces from my Equilibrium, Rockoco and Fool’s Gold collections were all used in the trend reports that were published daily in the International Jewellery London magazine, as well as in the daily seminars, as key designs that matched the trends perfectly.
