Press Release – Inspired Jewellery
Wellington’s Inspired Jewellery Group could win gold of their own in the
prestigious 2013 New Zealand International Business Awards – the only
company in the capital to make the finals in their category.
Inspired Jewellery Group is short-listed in the Award’s Best Use of
Design in the International Business category, competing against 3i
Innovation Limited, BurgerFuel Worldwide Limited, Serato, Tru-Test Group
– all from Auckland.
The New Zealand International Business Awards are among the highest
accolades an export business can aspire to achieve with the overall
winner taking home $100,000. Celebrating the passion, vision and new
approaches that New Zealand businesses are taking to achieve global
success, the Awards are run by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE).
Ian Douglas, Inspired Jewellery Group’s co-founder says being
selected as a finalist is testament to the business’s design-led
approach and passion for innovation.
“At the core of our business is an unswerving belief that we have something unique and special to offer.
“Our business model is continually refined as we build relationships
with manufacturing and retail partners around the world. We are
passionate about reflecting nature, architecture, cityscapes and
landscapes in new ways, offering beautifully designed pieces that people
around the world desire.”
Inspired Jewellery Group is currently working with respected
companies in China, North America, India, the UK, and Australasia on
jewellery-collection design, prototype development and manufacturing.
Over the last three years, the Group has invested heavily into growing
its international brand recognition to establish royalty structures and
create a platform for rapid growth.
Its recent successes include a deal with Hiersun, China’s largest
privately owned jewellery company to design annual collections for its
300 ‘I Do’ stores. Inspired Jewellery Group is also in high level
discussions with major several international jewellery brands following
its co-invention of a revolutionary diamond setting that makes the
diamond appear to float above the finger. It is the first significant
jewellery design change in a century, and one that will revolutionise
the industry.
The 2013 New Zealand International Business Awards judging panel
comprises Graham Turley from ANZ, Phil O’Reilly from BusinessNZ,
professional company director John Loughlin, managing director of
Hunter’s Wines Jane Hunter, Janine Smith from AsureQuality, New
Zealand-based entrepreneur Tim Williams, KPMG executive chair Ross
Buckley, NZTE board member Julie Christie, and Convenor of Judges and
General Manager of Internal Partners at NZTE, Suzanne Stew.
Together they scrutinised more than 160 entries across 68 companies before settling on the 29 finalists.
The winners will be announced on September 26th in Auckland.
www.theinspiredcollection.com
Inspired Jewellery Group is a very different kind of jewellery
business. They have been designing and crafting jewellery in their
workshop for over 30 years and in that time they have learned that good
design should inspire, it should endure and it should create a positive
reaction. They aim to understand their clients, what their needs are,
and then come up with clever and creative solutions that exceed their
expectations.
They believe that people buy jewellery because they have an emotional
connection to it. They let their clients and surroundings inspire them
whether they are an individual or a international company, whether that
inspiration has come from Wellington, Beijing or New York City. Their
award winning designers and craftsmen create designs for clients all
over the world, individual pieces and collections that forge a whole new
design direction yet retain a practical, wearable aesthetic. Creating
jewellery art forms that can be worn everyday.
They’re obsessive about providing excellence in the creation of their
designs and service to all of their clients. They are different from
their industry in that they work in a very collaborative manner, all
their designs start from the heart, with hand drawn design, a pencil and
paper and a burning desire to be different. They then combine
traditional craftsmanship and cutting edge technology to execute those
designs. They aim to radically change peoples perceptions of what they
thought was possible in a diamond ring.
The New Zealand International Business Awards
are organised by NZTE, with the support of Strategic Partner ANZ. They
celebrate New Zealand business success in the world and recognise
professional excellence and innovative practice. They provide an
opportunity for New Zealand businesses to benchmark performance, build
capability and boost employee morale. For more information on the Awards
ceremony visit www.nzte.govt.nz/awards
Linoro Gioielli
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