Lexington, Mass.--Paragon Lake, a mass-customization company that provides retailers and consumers a way to design one-of-a-kind jewelry online, has announced 12 winners in its Inspired Design Contest.
According to Paragon Lake, the goal of the contest was to attract top jewelry designers who will inspire the jewelry design community, retailers and consumers with original earring, ring and pendant designs along with the story of their inspiration.
The judging criteria included quality, creativity, manufacturability and the inspirational story behind each unique design.
The contest attracted nearly 200 well-crafted designs from all over the world, Paragon Lake said.
"The response was terrific. The contest was a great opportunity to reward brilliant designers for their jewelry-making skills and contribution to our jewelry design community," Paragon Lake Founder Matt Lauzon said in a media release. "The enthusiasm will be contagious as our retail partners offer new and existing designs to our customers through the Virtual Display Case."
Judges for the contest included Jennifer Heebner of JCK magazine, Greg Stopka of JewelSmiths, award-winning designer Jose Hess and Tony Rodrigues of Paragon Lake.
The first-place winner was Jeet Palavwala for his engagement ring design, inspired by a lotus flower.
The second-place winner was Dan Christie for his pendant design, inspired by Brain Warp, a mind-challenge game.
The third-place winner was Randy Dixon for his ring design, inspired by Greek/Roman architecture.
Honorable mentions included Michael Devlin, Randy Dixon, Dave Dorian, Martha Gomez, Claudio Gussini, Lee Krombholz, Elena Nazarova, David Nytch and Rosendo Rosas.
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