Press Releases — pearl design contest

New York, NY – June 30, 2020.The Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) kicks off its 11th Annual International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC) today, complete with another exciting collaboration with a prominent retailer to showcase (and sell!) winning designs.

New York, NY – Oct. 31, 2019. The Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) has announced the international winners of its 10th Annual International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC).

New York, NY – Oct. 31, 2019. The Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) has announced the U.S. winners of its 10th Annual International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC).

New York City. Oct. 17, 2019. The Cultured Pearl Association of America (CPAA) announces the finalists in the U.S. division of the 10th Annual International Pearl Design Competition (IPDC). Thirty-eight submissions were narrowed down to eighteen finalists after judges viewed images of all entries. The judges are Jean Francois Bibet, workshop and production director at Cartier; Nancy Schuring, owner of Devon Fine Jewelry (whose store will show and offer for sale the winning entries and the finalists of Schuring’s choice); Michelle Graff, editor in chief of NationalJeweler.com; and Hector Hassey, jewelry designer of his own same-name firm. Finalists in the U.S. division are...