Winners 2004

RICHES OF AFRICA 2004 THEME: "Fire"

OVERALL WINNER
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	AD?LE PRETORIUS Terence Hargreaves - Magma Metal Recoveries Gold headpiece encircling the back of the head, with tendrils of fire reaching for the sun. Shooting stars, which burn through the atmosphere in a ball of fire, and comets which leave a blazing trail behind them.
SECOND OVERALL WINNER
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	ALET-MARIE VAN ZYL Alet-Marie Van Zyl - Dala Designs cc Gold face mask representative of the gripping power of fire. The Art Nouveau inspired flame-like tongues wrap around the face, and then blaze outwards past the head.  The sounds and shapes of blazing tongues of fire. Fire grips the still primitive souls of individuals and silences them under its power, humbled into appreciation of this ancient element.
THIRD OVERALL WINNER
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	LUNGILE MASEKO Nina Newman - Newman Designs Manufactured from cherry wood beads and yellow gold teardrops, this headpiece resembles an African hairstyle, in which the braids cascade from the head.  The flowing beads and teardrops resemble the shapes of molten wax from a burning candle.
WINNERS
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	STUART BENADE Stuart Benade, Tasliem Omardien - Prins & Prins This yellow, white and rose gold neck tie is a fashion statement about the sensual, tactile feeling of a scarf or necktie. Tiny plates of gold are linked together and remain free to move, recreating the light sensuality of silk, in combination with the lustre and status of gold.  The desire to make metal as fluid as fabric, combining rose, white, and yellow gold to communicate fire as a metaphor for passion.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	V?RONIQUE BLIGNAUT Jeanne Barnes - Barnes Jewellers Gold bangle taking the form of a fire-breathing dragon which spirals around the arm of the wearer.  The Chinese fire dragon. It is a mythical beast which is powerful, yet graceful at the same time.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	SANE ZUNGU Terence Hargreaves - Magma Metal Recoveries Yellow gold earpiece resembling flames of fire that rise in an upward motion from the ear.  The use of fire as a barrier of protection against harmful and negative speech.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	SIPHOKAZI NTULI Rodney Chandler - Lorraine Efune (Pty) Ltd Gold and ebony shoulder shawl which rests elegantly on the shoulders, with the golden flames flowing and draping down the body outline, imbuing it with the passion and sensuality of fire.  The image of a fire place, with fierce flames rising from the black coals.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	ILZE OBERHOLZER Winfried Schultz - Jewel Africa A two tone yellow and rose gold bangle depicting yellow flames, interspersed with rose gold wires.  The warmth and atmosphere of being around a camp fire. The rose gold represents the sparks that fly when more wood is added to the fire.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	MANGALISO BUZANI Francarlo's Team - Francarlo Designer Goldsmith Yellow gold chest piece constructed from plates of gold that embrace the neck and chest. Its irregular oval shape and varied texture depicts a portion of the sky with its constellations of fiery stars. A starry night, with numerous stars burning in the heavens, creating their own natural patterns.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	MAIKE VALCARCEL Maike Valcarcel Yellow and rose gold neckpiece which wraps around the neck in a spiral formation. It is constructed predominantly from sections of yellow gold with rose gold patterns fused over it. The structure of wooden logs glowing in a fire is reflected in this piece. The production process, too, was inspired by the element of fire. No solder was used to aid the bonding of the gold. Fire alone is used to create the necessary bonding and gives the piece its unique, irregular finish.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	NATANYA VAN NIEKERK Noel Duncan - Global Gold Yellow gold backpiece which wraps around the curve of the neckline and unfurls in a flame of gold, flowing over the back.  Fire catches everything unawares. A golden flame caressing the flesh of the unsuspecting wearer as it wraps itself around the body.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	TANYA VAN DER MERWE Dave Newman - Newman Design Yellow gold headpiece which creates the effect of molten gold pouring over the head. A passage from the Christian Bible. The piece symbolises the anointing of the Holy Spirit. This sensation of being immersed in such bright light can only be depicted with the richness of gold.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	NONTANDO MOLEFE Andreas Salver - Andreas Salver Jewellery Workshop Yellow gold shoulder piece, constructed from highly polished fine mesh. It has caught fire, and appears to be burning and melting over the shoulder of the wearer. Untamed nature, encountered everyday in the element of fire.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	LYNNAE LYONS Duncan Ford - African Diamond This hair pin, made from both rose and yellow gold, has a highly polished finish, with two tapered round pins holding the swirls in place. The swirls are constructed from seven sections super-imposed on each other. The way a fire mesmerizes and captures you. It draws you into the core of its immense beauty and power. The swirls replicate the patterns of the flames that are seen when looking into fire.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	NOELINE KRUGER Jacolien Snyman - Michael Angove Yellow and rose gold neckpiece appearing to be 'on fire'. It evokes strong emotions, all fired up and exploding with energy. The colour of rose and yellow gold brings out the excitement and warmth of fire. The elements of emotion in natural fire - runaway fires, heat waves, field fires, volcanoes and explosions. Fire has the power of enthusiasm.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	SIYABONGA HLONGWA Cari-Mari Wilsenach Yellow gold bangle which depicts the figure of a traditional Zulu warrior, holding a torch of fire. The use of fire in Africa since the ancient days of our ancestors, as a symbol of strength and courage.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	NADINE KRITZER Brett Bouwer Gold flame bustier curving around the breasts of a woman, enveloping them in fire. The wings of the Phoenix - the fire bird which rose from the ashes. In today's modern society, women are still restricted in a male dominated world. They need to break free from these restraints and 'rise from the ashes', like the Phoenix.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	KAREN LATEGAN Sanet de Lange - Sanet de Lange Jewellers Gold fan made up of pierced triangular shapes, resembling smouldering charcoal and flames. The pierced pattern is inspired by mosaic and the coloured glass windows of cathedrals. It represents the heat of the flame, and the coolness of the flame - the paradox of life.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	SIPHOKAZI NTULI Andreas Salver - Andreas Salver Jewellery Workshop Gold shawl which is shaped and curved to follow the contours of the back, with cascades of flames individually cut out and threaded together. The playful, sensual, elegance of fire. Flames can burn within us, giving us the passion to reach our dreams.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	NIKKI PIJPER Dieter Rowe-Setz - D & H Setz Master Platinum, Gold and Silversmiths Gold armpiece which has sparks radiating outwards from the centre, with flaming tongues which reach out over the top of the hand. A fiery Catherine Wheel. Positioned on the arm, it symbolises our reaching out for 'fire' in our lives.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	DANNALI WILSON Vassiliki Konstandakellis A backpiece made of yellow gold, with the words 'disco inferno' with red patent leather straps and a contemporary gold buckle to hold it in place. Words that are synonymous with fire, and then to literally use the words themselves as the design. The result is a fun, funky piece of fashion jewellery.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	LEIGH CLARK Dieter Rowe-Setz - D & H Setz Master Platinum, Gold and Silversmiths This headpiece, designed in yellow gold, resembles a fire with flames radiating from the head. Thin gold tendrils radiate outwards, representing the sparks that fly from the fire.  The way in which the sparks pop, crackle and fly from the flames expressing the playful and unpredictable nature of fire.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	BONGINKOSI KHUMALO Andreas Salver - Andreas Salver Jewellery Workshop Gold armpiece reflecting the random patterns of fire. Drawn from nature and the element of fire. As one gazes into the fire, one becomes aware of the random patterns of the flames.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	EMILE STRAUSS PITOUT Winfried Schultz - Jewel Africa This tri-colour bangle consists of three oval-shaped gold plates in yellow, white and rose gold. They are domed slightly and linked together in the same way as a Russian wedding band.  The colours of heat, friction, movement and balance in nature. The rose, white and yellow gold represent three intensities of colour found within a flame.
	Designer Manufacturer Description Inspiration	: : : :	SARAH PRESTON  Browns the Diamond Store Brooch made up of radiating formations of rose, yellow and white gold flames, with boiling domes in the centre. It can also be used as a hatpin or in the hair. The circle of flames from the 'ring of fire' - a cluster of volcanic islands which are formed in a circle, with molten lava from the centre of the earth in the middle.