Olorato Temogo design
Isai Aindongo CatherineCommended Rainey Markides design Catherine Rainey Markides designWinner - Highly A mother’s love can be so strong that it can literally sweep those closest to her off their feet. Leonardo da Vinci once said “The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art”. I believe the same with the touch of a mother’s love, it’s a seamless form of art, perfect like a masterpiece of engineering - only she can offer; only she can comprehend. - Isai Aindongo Crossworks supporting the Shining Light Diamond Jewellery Design Competition
Mined, Cut and Polished in Namibia Lesedi Aboneng design Namibia’s natural beauty is captured in the exquisite rough diamonds that are found to pursue a careerNu in the clothing,represent design an within its borders. Diamonds opportunity to share beautywho withalready the world or textile industry andthis to those through diamonds that areformined, cut and have careers in the industry continuing polished in Namibia. professional development.
The overall winner, who pocketed P50, The that comewho with designed every 000 promises is Banyana Mpete an 18ct Nu Diamond: white and yellow gold neckpiece set with 486 round brilliant and fancy diamonds with a total • a unique laser inscription on the girdle to weight of 36.64 carats sponsored by Blue Star guarantee its Namibian origin; Diamonds Pvt ltd. • a certificate of origin; The rest of theofwinners the 2012-2013 • a percentage sales isfor returned to competition who each won P5, 000 are: initiatives in Namibia. 1. David Atho Moatisi a 10cts Nu Diamonds capture designed the essence of the white gold neckpiece setNamibia, with 1,304 unique partnership between Deround Beers tapers and baguette cut diamonds and brilliant, the secondary industry creating new jobs and with working towards goals carats and aspirations a total weightthe of 47.58 of Vision 2030. by Eurostar Botswana (Pty) LTD sponsored
Tshegofatso Ragontse design with the local Crossworks is involved communities in all the countries in which it 2. Olorato Temogoinclude designed an 18ct College white works. Partnerships Georgian Jewellery & piece Metals Canada, gold neck set Program with 1,516 in black and the white Diamond Empowerment and the brilliant cut diamonds Fund with a total Samweight Nujoma Foundation in Namibia. of 30.06 carats sponsored by The Crossworks Diamond Fund has as its mandate Swana Diamonds to skills capacity in the secondary 3. increase Catherine Rainey Markides designed a diamond industry and to plated, benefitbelly the piece local 9ct white gold, rhodium communities in which the Group works. set with 864 round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of 30.27 carats It is only through these special partnerships that sponsored by Teemane Manufacturing Co we can ensure Crossworks and its Namibian (Pty) Ltd diamond polishing facility, Nu Diamond, can 4. Thusonyana Caiphas Othomile designed ensure a bright future and live up to diamonds. an 18ct white and yellow gold neckpiece set with 463 round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of 18.80 carats sponsored by Steinmetz Diamonds 5. Lesedi Aboneng designed an 18ct yellow and white gold neckpiece set with 345
Banyana Mpete receives herDe award Crossworks shares the Beers vision to show the world the wealth of design talent that exists in Southern Africa by creating design round brilliant cut diamonds with aatotal platform, which thesponsored creative artistry can weightthrough of 26.37 carats by Chow be showcased using nature’s mostCutting remarkable Tai Fook (Botswana) Diamond andWorks finest (Pty) creation: Ltd the diamond. The DTC Shining Light Rainey Awards Markides unites thisdesigned heritageanto 6. Catherine create angold internationally appealingset andwith unique 18ct and silver neckpiece collection of diamond jewellery. Crossworks 3,633 round brilliant cut diamonds with a partnered with Isai Aindongo to make his piece total weight of 44.20 carats sponsored by a reality through his own craft technique mixed Shrenuj Botswana (Pty) Ltd with master goldsmithing. 7. Tshegofatso Ragontse designed an African beaded skirt with gold outline set with 225 round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of 31.58 carats sponsored by Pluczenik
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