Seventh Annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award Winner
Suhan Wang, a graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design program in Taiwan, received the seventh annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewelry Design. The 18 finalists and winner were announced at the GIA Alumni Collective’s “Night at the Museum” event held during the AGTA GemFair in Tucson. Wang’s winning design, a necklace featuring platinum coils adorned with emerald, ruby, diamond, and tsavorite, stood out to the judges for its sense of movement and skill of execution (see above).
Created in partnership with the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation in 2018, the award recognizes outstanding talent in design among GIA students worldwide. Larry French, chief officer for North American strategies at the foundation, said, “On behalf of the Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation and Rosa Maria Buccellati, we want to congratulate Ms. Suhan Wang, plus all the other designers whose work has honored this competition. We also want to send our appreciation to the talented GIA design instructors whose skill and efforts helped the students on their journey to celebrate the art of jewelry design in the highest way, an art that meant so much to Gianmaria Buccellati.”
As part of the award, Wang will travel to Italy and meet with a representative from the foundation.
The 2024 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. Visit www.gia.edu/buccellati-foundation-award-jewelry-design for more information.
