LONDON, March 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Passionate about nurturing young jewellery design talent

Bec Astley Clarke, Founder and Managing Director of AstleyClarke.com is passionate about discovering the finest jewellery designers from the world's most influential and exciting creative talent. In particular she believes that it is of the utmost importance to carefully seek out and nurture young jewellery designers; graduates who display outstanding technical ability and a unique eye for contemporary jewellery design and who can easily become lost while trying to compete against the bigger and more established names in the industry. With this in mind online jewellery retailer AstleyClarke.com have pioneered a jewellery mentoring program that provides graduates with hands on design and commercial experience with the opportunity to showcase their jewellery online to an international audience.

Astley Clarke's Gold Award 2010 at IJL's Bright Young Gems Competition http://www.astleyclarke.com/Content/Curators-Notes/Astley-Clarke-Mentoring

Bec Astley Clarke, will host Astley Clarke's Gold Award as part of International Jewellery London's Bright Young Gem competition. Bec will lead the judging panel to find the most promising collection from a new jewellery designer to work with AstleyClarke.com to develop their first commercial range. The IJL judging panel also features experts from Daily Telegraph, How To Spend It, Glamour, and Tatler.

The winner will be given the opportunity to work with Astley Clarkes's experienced design team, headed by Creative Director Lorna Watson, to develop an exclusive range which will be sold online at AstleyClarke.com. Not only will they be supported in the design process but will also receive guidance in other areas such as pricing, PR, marketing, photography and branding.

If you think you are the next talent in jewellery design then please email Buying@AstleyClarke.com with BYG in the subject line explaining why you should win Astley Clarke's Gold Award. Applications for the 2010 Gold Award will be selected by 1st May 2010, however Astley Clarke regularly support talented designers and entries received after that date are encouraged and will be considered for the next award in August.

Previous winners of the Astley Clarke Gold Award

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Daisy Knights http://www.astleyclarke.com/Store/Designer+Jewellery/Daisy+Knights

This wonderfully talented 23 year old eco-minded designer finds her inspiration in the sea, each piece is handcrafted using beautifully finished sterling silver.

I fell in love with Daisy's large silver shell cuff http://www.astleyclarke.com/Store/product-is-P20121 Her pieces are so wearable and relaxed, they have that fantastic bohemian feel to them; I knew instantly she was going to be the winner. Bec Astley Clarke

Kity Hefang Sun http://www.astleyclarke.com/Store/Designer+Jewellery/Kity+Hefang+Sun

Fresh from Central Saint Martin's, Kity's innovative jewellery designs instantly stood out.

It was her origami inspired star headpiece that caught my eye, brimming with imagination and originality. After working with our team her debut Astley Clarke collection quickly sold out. The hero piece, our Superstar ring http://www.astleyclarke.com/Store/product-is-P11956 was recently spotted on a host of stylish celebrities including Cheryl Cole. Bec Astley Clarke

For further information please contact: Lucy Paton, PR Manager at Lucy@AstleyClarke.com or +44(0)8456806848

SOURCE: Astley Clarke

CONTACT: For further information please contact: Lucy Paton, PR Manager atLucy@AstleyClarke.com or +44(0)8456806848