2025 Couture Design Awards Celebrates The Best In Fine Jewelry Design

The 2025 Couture Design Awards was held Saturday at the Wynn Las Vegas, once again serving as the premiere event of The Couture Show, a jewelry and watch trade fair that features jewelry designers, brands and artists that was held June 4 – 8.

This awards program is the one-time jewelry designers from around the world along with their teams and their families get together to celebrate the best in design and artistry. Win or lose the atmosphere in the Wynn Las Vegas Encore theater is celebratory and supportive. The awards also carry a certain level of prestige as it is the most important jewelry design awards program in North America and one of the most important in the world.

Designers, artists and brands selected to the invitation-only jewelry and watch trade fair can enter the competition.

The finalists and winners in 12 categories are selected by a panel of judges representing the breadth of professionals in the jewelry and watch industry. In addition, there’s a “Best in Editors’ Choice” decided by attending media, and a “Best in People’s Choice” selected by Couture’s retail partners (retailers also attend by invitation).

Jeff Feero, managing partner of the Alex Sepkus jewelry manufacturing company, was presented with the Cindy Edelstein Award, for his ability to discover and nurture talent.

Jan Mohr, Couture’s longtime retailer liaison, who is retiring after this year’s event, was surprised with a new award, Hidden Gem, intended to honor an individual in the retail space who consistently showcases kindness, respect and dignity to everyone around them, and has a sense of style, grace and aplomb, even under pressure.

“With all the craziness in the world it’s nice to be back as a community to remember how strong we are together and how much joy we bring to the world,” Gannon Brousseau, director of Couture, said when opening the awards presentation. “After all the hard work each of you has diligently committed to making this event, and this community, so special, it’s great to finally take a moment to celebrate your success.”

The complete list of winners and finalists of the 2025 Couture Design Awards is as follows:

Best in Below 10k Retail

First: Three Stories

Second: By Pariah

Third: White Space

Best in Bridal

First: Mason and Books

Second: Sevan Bicakci

Third: Rosario Navia

Best in Colored Gemstones Below $40K

First: Harwell Godfrey

Second: Lisa Nik

Third: Fullord

Best in Colored Gemstones Above 40K

First: Vanessa Fernandez

Second: Gyan Jaipur

Third: SOPHIA D

Best in Pearls

First: Francesca Villa

Second: Mattia Cielo

Third: SHIHARA

Editor’s Choice

First: Robinson Pelham

Second: r kheni

Third: Carolina Neves

Best in Diamonds Below 40K

First: Bibi van der Velden

Second: AMPM

Third: Recarlo

Best in Diamonds Above 40K

First: Busatti 1947

Second: Walters Faith

Third: Mariani

Best in Gold

First: Lunar Rain

Second: Alice Herald

Third: Castro Smith

Best in Innovative

First: Yutai

Second: House of Glik by Moritz Glik

Thurd: Bijules

Best in Haute Couture

First: Chantecler Capri

Second: Kavant & Sharart

Third: MOKSH

Best in Platinum

First: r kheni

Second: PlatAfrica

Third: Roberto Demeglio

Best in Debuting

First: Zahn-Z

Second: Circa 1700

Third: By Pariah

People’s Choice

First: Sevan Bicakci

Second: PlatAfrica

Third: Shinola

This year’s panel of judges for The Couture Design Awards were Kat Stokes of Korman Jewelers, designer Selim Mouzannar, Liza Urla from Gemologue, Jennifer Farrington of Mitchell Stores and Rachael Burrow Rummel of Veranda magazine.