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PLATAFRICA 2008 CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARIES!PlatAfrica 2008 will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the theme of course had to be “Anniversaries”! The challenge ison with entries due in on 15 August!To keep the spirit of the competition fresh and dynamic, this year the format is quite different. In the professional category,selected designers from recent years have been invited to participate in the “best of the best design off”.• Chris van Rensburg • Cari-Mari Wilsenach • Aninka Harms • Daniel Jacobs • Eska Claire Kilbridge• Johan Louw • Ida Oliver • Vijay Shah • Andreas Salver • Yair Shimansky • Johan Strydom and Kritikumar Devjeewill be taking the professional category to new heights!Each professional will have five ounces (155 grams) of platinum to create bold designs for the catwalk! It’s extremely exciting and welook forward to seeing how each designer showcases the unique properties of the metal.In the student category contestants will have just one troy ounce (31.10 grams), of platinum to work with. Their craftsmanship andcreativity will be tested to maximise the ductile and malleable properties of the metal. With only the top 40 student entries eligible tofeature in the final brochure and exhibitions, the judges this year will be looking for both creative flair and technical proficiency!GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPANTS – WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CREATIVITY IN MAKING EVERY ANNIVERSARY PLATINUM!Exciting retail opportunity forstudent designsPlatAfrica tips!Veronica Anderson Jewellery recently opened her second store at theMichelangelo Towers Mall! The new store includes a display area dedicatedto showcasing student designs. It’s a great opportunity for thePlatAfrica student pieces to gain retail exposure!August 2008Lara Basslian and Veronica Andersonat the new store• Stick to the theme!Often very good designs are disqualified as theysimply do not fit the brief.WHO DARES WINSThis year’s theme – ANNIVERSARIES – is a broad one andAninka Harms, one of our professional PlatAfrica 2008should give almost endless possibilities.finalists exhibited at the combined Collectione and• Think retail!Tendence Autumn and Winter exhibitions hosted byPlatAfrica student entries should be geared towards the design andmanufacture of wearable pieces of jewellery. Think carefully about your Messe Frankfurt. Aninka was one of three exhibitorstarget market. Is he or she young or old? Visualise your piece on the selected by an independent panel of fivecustomer. Remember, jewellery is not only about women, men are theadjudicators to receive one of three prestigiousprefect platinum customers too.Hessen State Awards for innovative product• Size counts!and display.Make your piece in an appropriate size – if you’re designing earrings,beware of making them too heavy!Congratulations Aninka!

Anglo Platinum metal salesinto the local jewellery marketLooking back over the past six months, the spike in the metalprice which started in January caused some hysteria within thejewellery industry both locally and internationally. The huge priceincrease has affected the global market quite substantially however,surprisingly, local South Africa sales have remained resilient. ThePlatinum Metal Consignment Scheme had its best month since theinception of the scheme in May 2008.Platinum:Sales to date for platinum are 36,1 kg compared to a total of12.9 kg for the same period in 2007.This bodes well for the rest of the year as the price is softening a littleand manufacturers are starting to gear up for the upcoming touristseason in spring and summer time.COD customers remain the biggest part of the business reflecting thateven in these tough trading conditions, the physical attributes ofplatinum are still sought after as the metal of choice for discerningcustomers.Palladium:There has not been much hype outside China on the palladium metaljewellery and the sales have remained constant locally. To date wehave sold 22,1 kg compared with 22,4 kg in 2007.The main usage is as the alloy for white gold although there aresome manufacturers and retailers that are getting into the palladiumjewellery market.For additional information on the PGM metal purchases pleasecontact:Doreen Twigge – Johnson MattheyTel: 011 345-8724 or email: doreen.twigge@mattheyafrica.comLeft to right: Plataurex metal accounting officerLanga Dube, production assistant Fabian Mace, chiefexecutive Peter Lester and waxer Sarah Masombuka.PLATAUREX HAS MOVEDPlataurex recently move theirheadquarters to the new LimpopoJewellery Cluster located in the ZurelBros’ diamond cutting and polishingworks in Polokwane.New contact numbers are:Tel: 015 293-0421 or 0860 110 224Fax: 015 293-0680INDABA 2009 Be there, be seen…PlatAfrica 2008 will be on show at the Design Indaba Cape Town.Design Indaba Conference – Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 FebruaryDesign Indaba Expo – Friday 27 February to Sunday 1 MarchGet designing – only the best of the best will be on show!CHINA’S the place to beWith the Olympic Games just around the corner in August and theShenzhen International Jewellery Fair, the largest professional jewelleryevent in China on 13 – 17 September, China’s the place to be and beseen!Selected pieces from our PlatAfrica collections will be on display inChina August through to October 2008.PlatAfrica in KOREA…Platinum Guild International hosted adisplay of PlatAfrica pieces at theinternational JewelFair in Koreaearlier this year.Five of our piecesfeatured in thefashion show heldduring the opening function. 2007 winnerLinki van Zyl had both her 2007 and 2004neckpieces selected as well as designs by Aninka Harms, DanielJacobs and Darren Venter.In addition, the Platinum Pavilion showcasedaward winning professional Tanya Whiteand a number ofstudent designs fromthe 2007 collectionincluding studentwinner, Frieda-Marié Theron fromthe Cape Peninsula University of Technology,Mangaliso Buzani –Tshwane University of Technology, IngridGoosen – University of Stellenbosch andStacy Williamson from the University ofJohannesburg’s fantasy piece.The Korean market for jewellery, watches,and fashion accessories is valued at inexcess of US$5 billion.Stop Press:Djadi Platinum will be exhibiting in London at the Collections2009 Spring Jewellery Show! 18 – 20 January 2009Collections provides retail buyers the opportunity to stock up ondesign-led jewellery and watches from a carefully edited selection ofthe very best precious and non-precious designer-makers,manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and importers from both theUK and overseas.Select pieces from PlatAfrica 2008 together with Djadi Platinumand Veronica Anderson Jewellery will be exhibited at the show!The show will provide an excellent opportunity to talk platinum andto expose South African designs to the global market. At the sametime we will also gain valuable feedback from the retail industryabout what the market is looking for!It’s the perfect opportunity to make a name for yourselfinternationally – make sure your entry is one of the chosen pieces –get creative – get famous!Visit their website www.collections-london.comLOOK OUT FOR PLATAFRICA AT SUN CITY IN OCTOBERThe Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) areholding their third International Platinum Conference – Platinum inTransformation.A collection of PlatAfrica designs will be on show at the conference.