Jameel Mohammed Wins Tiffany Jewelry Design Award 

Tiffany & Co. and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) have honored Jameel Mohammed with the inaugural Jewelry Design Award. 

The accolade, which recognizes outstanding American jewelry designers committed to driving inclusivity within the industry, comes with a $50,000 prize and a one-year paid fellowship in Tiffany’s design department, the company said last week. Mohammed received the honor at a cocktail reception at Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York. 

Mohammed was one of 10 participants chosen to take part in a four-month program that ran from October to January. The candidates were tasked with designing a final presentation that paid homage to Tiffany’s heritage and inventiveness.  

During the project, the participants had monthly mentoring sessions with Tiffany’s design team, received tours of the flagship store and the company’s jewelry design and innovation workshop, and received in-depth lectures on topics such as visual merchandising, jewelry trends, brand identity, sustainability, and gemstones. 

Other program participants included Angie Marei, David Perry, Ian Delucca, Hi Vu, Maggi Simpkins, Malyia McNaughton, Marvin Linares, Pamela Zamore and Symoné Currie. Meanwhile, the selection committee comprised members of the industry as well as celebrities associated with fashion and luxury, including Sotheby’s vice chairman of jewelry Frank Everett, actress Gabrielle Union, supermodel Joan Smalls and Tiffany’s chief artistic officer for jewelry, Nathalie Verdeille. 

Image: The program participants including winner Jameel Mohammed (second from right). (Joe Schildhorn/BFA/Tiffany & Co.)