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Introducing the 2017 JCK Design Challenge

December 22, 2016

We’re always on the lookout for designs that stun us with their beauty, serve a purpose, solve a problem, or make us wonder why no one thought of it before. That’s why we’ve partnered with jewelry industry authority JCK on the 2017 design challenge for JCK Tucson, a curated destination for emerging artists and makers of finished jewelry and loose gemstones. JCK Tucson will be hosted from February 1-4, 2017 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, AZ.

The 2017 challenge will take place on February 2. The design challenge judging panel will feature Sharon Hitchcock, Jewelry Buyer for UncommonGoods, Paula Lee, Accessories Editor for O, the Oprah Magazine, and Main Street Revolution by Overstock.com. The top 3 winners will be awarded a cash prize, and the winner will receive a vendor contract with UncommonGoods.

If you’re a maker of designs that sparkle, this challenge is for you!* JCK Tucson is accepting entries now through January 23, 2017. Please click here to submit your design.

We will see you in Tucson on February 2. Best of luck to all who enter!

*JCK asks that entries do not exceed $750 retail value. Thank you!

Jen is the PR Manager at UncommonGoods. She likes to think that her friends compare her to Liz Lemon because of her quirky sense of humor, rather than the first 30 Rock episode where Liz buys $150 worth of hot dogs to spite a man who cut her in line. Her favorite uncommon goods are anything made by Fernanda Sibilia or Emilie Shapiro. If you would like to get in touch with Jen and the PR team, please send a message to [email protected].

1 Comment

  • Reply Brittany Witt January 13, 2017 at 3:35 pm

    Ooh, this sounds exciting! Do the jewelers who submit have to be in Tuscon on Feb. 2? I’m in Florida and I wouldn’t be able to make the trip at that time.

    Thanks!

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