The Couture Awards was an award for American Jewelry Design. Formerly known as the Andreasen Jewelry Design Award, the prize was founded in 2006 by the known jewelry designer and goldsmith Suz Andreasen. Andreasen created the prize to offer the first ever independently academic jury in her medium. The recipient of the gold medal receives cash prizes and a gold medal.
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