Are You Ready for the Ultimate Bench Challenge?
A favorite feature of The SMART Jewelry Show returns — with a twist! Designed in partnership with MJSA, this year’s Bench Pressure Challenge will feature two separate challenges. The first involves a “mystery box” of materials — including one unusual item —sent to either a single person or a two-person team (CAD designer and jeweler) who must then design a piece using the materials and bring it to the show. The designers and jewelers will then explain to the audience how and why they used the materials and techniques in the way that they did. The second challenge will involve resizing, setting and finishing a piece using materials given out at the beginning of the three-hour contest.
When the challenges are not running, the jewelers’ stations will be used by bench jewelers throughout the show days to demonstrate various skills.
Stay tuned for a future Call for Participants announcement to be posted on this page! Questions about the Bench Pressure Challenge? Please email us at [email protected].
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