Third Annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award Winner
Yi-Hsuan Chiang, a graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design program in Taiwan, received the third annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design during the Tucson shows. More than 200 students competed this year, and Chiang was one of 18 finalists from seven GIA campuses. Her winning design, of a necklace depicting a butterfly that has fallen into a spider’s web, featured amethyst, diamond, moonstone, conch pearls, coral, black opal, and baroque pearl (see above).
Chiang will travel to Italy to meet Rosa Maria Bresciani Buccellati, president of the foundation, and visit its collection.
Larry French of the foundation said, “The designs that were selected as the 18 finalists and exhibited in Tucson beautifully illustrate the passion and dedication of those who created them. It is in honor of Gianmaria Buccellati’s name that we will welcome, as our guest, Ms. Chiang to Italy.”
The 2020 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design competition is underway and open to students in GIA’s Jewelry Design courses who meet the eligibility requirements. For more information, visit gia.edu/buccellati-foundation-award-jewelry-design.
