Designer Club

Discover Designer Club at 57. IJS Istanbul Jewelry Show!

Designer Club is a joint project of Jewellery Exporters' Association and IJS Istanbul Jewelry Show. Designer Club takes place at the IJS Istanbul Jewelry Show, which is held twice a year. Designer Club is a special stand area for jewelry designers and craftmans to exhibit designs and jewelrys that they produce. Designers and craftmans have the chance to introduce their collections to the members of jewelry sector. Designer Club provides new job oppurtunities and enhance business network while increasing sectoral design awareness. Designer Club has become a well-known project around the world and includes designers from abroad.

IJS Istanbul Jewelry Show is very proud to be a part of Designer Club project!

Meet with the talented designers and unique designs at Designer Club, at 57. IJS Istanbul Jewelry Show which will be held on 16 - 19 April 2025!

15th Jewellery Design Competition

The Jewellery Design Competition has been successfully organized since 2009 by Jewellery Exporters’ Association. The competition aims to encourage creativity in jewelry design and create a platform for the development of striking, contemporary designs. Simultaneously, it assists in introducing young, successful, and creative designers to the industry. The competition not only fosters the creation of award-winning products and designs but also contributes to the development of high-value-added products, thus popularizing jewelry design. The awareness generated by the competition has led young designers to increasingly choose jewelry and accessory design as their working field.

The theme of the 15th Jewellery Design Competition is: “LEGENDS”. For centuries, extraordinary stories based on regional, local and historical heroes and events have been carried to the present day through different sources. The legends that make up Türkiye’s rich cultural heritage have been passed down through generations and have left deep traces in the memory of our people.

With the theme of Legends, Türkiye aims to go back to the roots of its legends and create designs inspired by the legends specific to these lands, reflecting the power and impact of these unforgettable stories.

The applications for 15th Jewellery Design Competition has started!

When are applications due?

Online Registration and Application Dates: October 7, 2024 - January 10, 2025

Jury Meeting & Determination of the Top Ten Finalists: January 15, 2025

Delivery of Produced Finalist Works: March 20, 2025

Final Jury Meeting: April 5, 2025

Award Ceremony: April 18, 2025

What are the application requirements?

a) The competition is open to all participants, including university students majoring in Fine Arts, Fine Arts and Design, Architecture, Architecture and Design, Art and Design faculties, as well as professionals or amateurs interested in design who have reached the age of 18.
b) All designs will be evaluated in a single category without distinction of participant identity and title.
c) A participant can enter the competition with a maximum of 6 different designs. However, they can only be a finalist with one design.
d) Designers who have participated in previous Jewellery Design Competitions and have been disqualified from the competition with those designs cannot participate.
e) Designs must not have participated in any other competition before, and they must be original and not exhibited anywhere else.
f) Designs may predominantly use precious metals and may include other desired materials.
g) Employees of IMMIB, even if they have resigned, as well as primary degree relatives of members of the jury, alternate members, competition rapporteurs, and officials, are not eligible to participate in the competition.
h) A participant who has received an award from any category of any design competition organized by collaboration organizations in the jewelry sector receiving design support within the scope of the decision on Export Supports No. 5973 by the Ministry of Trade cannot participate in the 14th International Jewellery Design Competition. The honorable mention awards received from other competitions do not cover this condition, and do not constitute an obstacle to participation in the 14th International Jewellery Design Competition.
i) For finalist works, except for technical mechanical requirements in the production stage, fidelity to the design will be maintained.
j) By participating in the competition, participants acknowledge that they have read and accepted the specifications.

What is the competition prize?

The designers of the top 5 works will be awarded a cash prize. Finalists will receive a participation plaque and certificate. Their designs will be exhibited at national and international fairs. The competition selection committee reserves the right to decide on the number of works to be selected at the jury meeting in case there are not enough designs in accordance with the competition criteria.

1st Prize: 150.000 TL

2nd Prize: 100.000 TL

3rd Prize: 50.000 TL

Top 10 Finalists Award: 5 Grams of Gold

How do i apply?

Applications can only be made online.

To apply for the competition, you must first register to the Designer Portal at designer.turkishjewellery.org and create a profile on the portal.

After registration, you will click on the “15th International Jewelry Design Competition” button you will see when you log in to the portal, upload 3 images of your design layout and click on the confirmation button that you have read and approved the terms of participation.

The sheet contents and sheet sizes you will upload to the system; It should be maximum 10 MB in size and in jpeg, png or jpg format.

After uploading, your application will be completed.

Upon your application, you will be given a specially generated contestant nickname by the system. You should not forget this nickname and write it down.

A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you by the Jewellery Exporters' Association shortly after your online application that your application has been approved.

Note: In the projects uploaded to the system, project file names, texts related to the project, the name of the candidate / candidates, identity / contact information, school name, course name, nickname and QR code etc. should not be included. Projects of candidates who do not comply with these issues will not be evaluated. All responsibility for the designs uploaded to the system belongs to the designer.

Click here to apply!