GIA Emerging Designer of the Year (For Students)
GIA Emerging Designer of the Year is exclusively for jewellery design students in India who are pursuing a diploma, degree, or certificate in jewellery design in 2026. Applicants need to submit a design sketch or CAD to compete with the top jewellery design students from across India.
✨ Design Theme 2026 :
Theme-Based Jewellery of the Year — “Wings & Feathers”
Theme Description :
This theme invites students to interpret the wing and feather as a living design language. Students should draw from mythological power - angelic, divine, and mystical - and translate that visual vocabulary into wearable fine jewellery. Students must consider how a feather is engineered: the central rachis, delicate barbs branching off it, and the layering of vane upon vane to create lightness and lift. The CAD design should feel as though it could take flight.

This image is provided for reference and inspiration only. Please do not copy the design.
📋 Rules & Regulations
- Click here to read the Official Rules to be complied with for participating in the IJ Design Awards 2026 .
- Kindly read through carefully before proceeding.