The overall winner of this year’s competition, themed Kinetic Architecture, was Lané Vorster, who received an international jewellery-oriented travel prize worth R40 000 for her bold neck piece 'Reflections in Solid Motion'.

Adéle Eksteen was the runner up for her dynamic wrist piece 'Bangle Gate' and received R15 000 to further her design career. Gavin Siti was awarded third prize for his architectural 'Flower Ring' and received R10 000.

Futuristic designs

Stephane Barbeau won R10 000 in the Beyond Jewellery category for his futuristic, reptilian arm piece titled 'Body Sculpture'.

This category encourages designers to pursue adventure, flamboyance and excitement while challenging traditional notions of jewellery.

The R10 000 Technical Excellence prize was awarded to designer and manufacturer, Emile Erasmus and Martin Ammann of OROAFRICA. Emile's outsized cuff named 'Revovlo' is a daring statement accessory that departs from the conventional petite size of fashion jewellery.

AuDITIONS, in consultation with the winners, allocates prize money towards the cost of tuition or tools and material expenses.

Most wanted

The night was a hot ticket with scores of Johannesburg’s celebrities stepping out in chic party attire including Cindy Nell, Tumisho Masha, Quentin Chong, Gareth Tjasink, Phat Joe, Emanuel Castis, Carl Beukes and Claudia Henkel.

Currently in its seventh edition, AuDITIONS provides a platform for excellence and confidence in South African gold-jewellery design. The competition is hosted bi-annually across the globe in South Africa, China, India, Brazil and the Middle East.

In all of these territories, AuDITIONS seeks to push design trends forward and to keep gold jewellery relevant and exciting. The competition is a major global marketing initiative of AngloGold Ashanti, one of the world’s leading gold companies.

The finalists were teamed with expert local manufacturers to turn their designs into glittering reality.