The Jewellery and Gemstone Association of Africa

We are wrapping up our coverage from GemGenève with this final overview by Ashley, our graduate intern. A heartfelt thank‑you to our Headline Sponsor, “Moyo by Piat” and Maison Piat, for their outstanding showcase at our booth and for sponsoring some of the gemstones that will be incorporated into the winning designs.

We are excited to introduce more of our sponsors soon and to share our full timeline as we move into production.
Watch this space! There is much more to come.

In this clip from GemGenève, Adrianne Sanogo, GIA gemologist and Gemstone Appreciation Judge of our Design Dynamic, explores how the winning designs captured the theme of birdlife and feathers, translating them into jewels, metals, and expressive movement. Her insight reflects exactly why this year’s brief sparked such extraordinary creativity.

We are incredibly proud of our winners and cannot wait to continue developing the next stage of their pieces together.

is always an exciting time of year for us. In this clip -Stasia Parker, a judge in our Gouache competition category, explores the designs of our gouache winners. In joint second, we had Jana Lutzeler and Nada Basta. In first place, Cathy Lennox. parker

GemGenève was full of highlights, especially our continued partnership with Digital Jewelry Week. Their virtual experience spotlighted this year’s CAD winner Eduardo Moreno Nero Viera and his Purple Crested Turaco—a standout from the Africa Birdlife Collection.

Happy 10th Anniversary to - it was a pleasure to share this moment with you all at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève

It is always a pleasure to catch up with one of our patrons Dr Gaetano Cavalieri of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO). Dr Cavalieri has been a great supporter of the African industry and bringing us to the table.

*Bling* we loved it all at #🩷jewels

What an honour to welcome some of our judges in person at — , Hélène & Jeanne Karpov of .paris, and . We also loved reconnecting with Christine Pasquier of from our Media Team.

A full house and full hearts. To the rest of our Design Dynamic team — we missed you. We appreciate your constant dynamism.

More from GemGenève - We love this exhibition and meeting new industry colleagues and old friends alike