Couture Design Awards - An set of awards given out annually for excellence in jewelry design.
- Stephen Webster's Jules Verne necklace, previously referenced, won for Diamonds
- Atelier Zobel won for a Conch pearl ring, a rarely seen gem (right)
- Yossi Harari won in haute couture for some unusual work with a polished, but not cut, fire opal (bottom)
- Elena Votsi won the best new designer with a standing spiral worked in 18k gold. (left)



[ All pictured from Couture 2009 Winners]
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Huh. I'm lukewarm about much of this sort of stuff, but I really quite like the standing spiral...