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Feathers in my Cap WORLD GOLD COUNCIL DESIGN COMPETITION

For 8 long years, I did not participate in
any design competition due to some
professional restraints. Then in 2000, I
AWARDS, TRIVIA & CITATIONS joined this WGC Design contest just to know if I
still have that “feel” to put on paper my artistic
sense. I placed 3rd and gained in the process the
recognition of being the only non-Arab to have
won in this particular design contest, considering
my limited knowledge of the main
theme of the competition, the Arabic-
Filipino Finalists - Diamond International Awards inspired design.
Mr.& Miss Magazine, May 22, 1990 Issue

hree Filipino designers made it as finalists to the Diamonds Interna-
tional Awards 1990. The three designers - Ramon N. Pabilon, Janina
Michelle Dizon, and Rainier Anthony D. Arandia - are now among the
27 finalists whose works are being exhibited
worldwide.
Every two years, the Diamonds International Photography Competition 2015
Awards are presented to honor the most origi- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
nal and trendsetting designs in fine diamond
jewellery. The world’s largest and most presti- • THIRD PLACER – The Stonesetters
gious jewellery design competition, the 27 1990 • Theme: Overseas Filipinos at Work
winners were culled from 2,109 entries from
35 countries, breaking previous entry records. DTC Jewelry Design Competition 2007
Entries from Southeast Asia alone increased by Dubai, UAE
32% from 1988 - 373 designers from Hongkong, • FINALIST – Bridal Ring Category
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, • FINALIST – Creative Category
Taiwan, Thailand and China took part in this
year’s competition. The Philippines submitted World Gold Council Competition 2000
31 designs entries, out of which 3 made it to the Dubai, UAE
final judging in London last June last year. • 3rd PRIZE WINNER - Manufacturer’s Category

Diamonds Today Competition 1991
TRIVIA
have been blessed to be among the very Manila, Philippines
first 3 Filipinos to ever make it in the Dia- CERTIFICATE FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE • WINNER - Chic Category
mond International Awards 1990. Although This award was presented to me, in • WINNER - Creative Category
none of us won during the final round, the honor acknowledgement of the contribution • WINNER - Formal Category (1)
of just being in the finals is a memorable experi- of our civic group regarding community • WINNER - Formal Category (2)
ence to last a lifetime. service. “BISIG”, which means “Arms” in English,
Years later, while already inactive in the competi- is a non-profit group composed of young Diamond International Awards 1990
tion circuit and working in Saudi Arabia, I learned professionals and students from our London, UK
that a handful of Filipinos finally won the elusive community willing to help unselfishly in • WINNER in Asian Region
award. It felt good knowing that my batch paved bringing solutions to our main problems. • FINALIST-London, UK
the way for them.
Diamonds Today Competition 1989
Manila, Philippines
• WINNER - Ear Sparkler Category
All my three (3) entries at the 1991 Diamonds • WINNER - Elite Category
Today Philippines Design Competition won in its • BEST of the BEST WINNER
respective category. First time for any designer at
that time to achieve such feat winning 3 awards Awards won under assumed names. My designs were actually among the winners in their respective cat-
out of 4 categories in one competition. since no designer was allowed to have egories. However, the actual pieces were not delivered on time, hence, I
more than 1 entry in each category. was relegated into being a finalist in each category, due to technicality.

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