Frequently asked questions

What’s in it for us? Why should we participate? 

• Fame / prizes  in gold

Any monetary benefits?   

• gold prizes 

Will it cost us in any way? 

• nothing except postal charges 

We cannot draw/sketch 

• we need the sketch else how can it be evaluated. However the judging process will stress more on  the design element than on drawing skills

How can you help us to overcome this handicap?   

• we can think about it... not sure if we want to commit anything to them upfront 

Can we enter a photograph of manufactured piece designed by us?   

• No... it needs to be an original design that was not manufactured earlier. 

Can we get our design manufactured in silver and enter it?   

• why would they want to do that... it is an additional cost they would incur. Also, who would pay for the silver? So it’s best that they send in a sketch. However if they want to still send us the design in silver it would be at their own risk.

How can we be sure that we will get a fair deal?   

• World Gold Council is a neutral body and the judging process will be absolutely fair (masking the names/ photos on every entry form while the judging process is on). 

Will all the designs belong to World Gold Council?   

• Yes... it belongs to the stakeholders of this contest. 

Can we later manufacture any of the designs submitted by us?   

• No... its becomes property of World Gold Council. These designs (winning pieces or not) would be manufactured/ marketed by the Design Contest jewellery partners like D’Damas as a part of their commercial collection. In case the design is not manufactured by us for 2 years, then the participant can choose to manufacture it on their own.

The World Gold Council seems to be getting a lot of designs for free with no benefit to the designer?  

• These are the terms and conditions of the contest, as it is with any other contest.  For e.g. in a Slogan contest, all slogans sent to the organizing body/ company become a property of that company irrespective of the fact that the slogan wins any prizes. Also, pls note that World Gold Council (& the Design Contest stakeholders) is spending a lot to stimulate the market in regards to better designing standards and it is only fair that subsequent to the opportunity given to the participants via this Design Contest, that their entries become a property of World Gold Council (& its stakeholders) 

Can photo copies/ xerox copies of designs be sent ?

• No. It should be original hand drawn sketches drawn by the individual himself and not xerox copies of designs already circulating in the market. 

Should there be a set of three compulsorily, because I am an expert in necklaces and not so good in other things ?

• It should be a set of three, otherwise the judges may reject your entry, even though your necklace design is good.

It is costly for us to send it by courier, can we give it to our President of the Association ?

• You could hand over all the sketches/application form to the President of your Association subsequent to which Retail Jeweller or Art of Jewellery (our logistics partner) would collect and send it to us. Alternately, you could send it via normal mail to the Post Box addresses mentioned in the entry form.

Most of us are good in making the designs, not so good in drawing, we have it in our mind, but unable to put it on paper. Will you give us some consideration ?

• The judges will take a reasonably fair judgement, given the designs are coming from diverse communities (designers/ students, housewives as well as Karigars).

Should I colour the designs ?

• If you would like to put colored stones or beads, you may colour to give the manufacturer of the design an idea.