By Erika Winters
The American Gem Trade Association has announced the winners of the 2014 Spectrum and Cutting Edge Awards, which honor jewelry designers and lapidary artists working in natural colored gemstones and cultured pearls. And this year's event marks the 30th anniversary of the Spectrum Awards, which were launched in 1984.
The annual competition is judged by a panel of industry experts that changes each year. This year's judges included retailer Jennifer McCurry from Marissa Collections, fashion and beauty editor Jennie Ma from The Knot, jewelry designer Barbara Heinrich from Barbara Heinrich Studio, lapidary artist John Hatleberg, and manufacturer Jose Hess. Judging took place last weekend in New York, NY.
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