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Joanna Fronczak-Jabbal, a CAD (computer-aided design) designer at Birmingham casting house and 3D printing company, Weston Beamor, has won the Gem-A Gold Award for the second consecutive year.
The award, from the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, was awarded to Fronczak-Jabbal at the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council Awards which took place at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London on March 4.
Fronczak-Jabbal, who is a graduate of the Jewellery School at Birmingham City University and has been working at Weston Beamor for 18 months, won the award for her ‘Opulence’ earrings, which were inspired by the Orchid flower.
She entered the drawing of her earrings, along with the actual earrings, which she made herself in silver and rubies using Weston Beamor’s 3D printing and casting facilities, to the competition.
Her prize includes a week-long course at Gem-A’s London Headquarters.
Fronczak-Jabbal said: “I am so excited to have won this prize for the second time. Last year I managed to gain a certificate in Diamond Grading and Identification, which I found fascinating and this year I am hoping to be able to go on to the next stage and undertake a Diamond Grading Diploma.”
Glen Day, business manager at Weston Beamor, said: “We are hugely proud of Jo’s achievement. We have long recognised her design talent but it is gratifying to have this acknowledged by such prestigious bodies as the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council and Gem-A.”
