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EC One Unsigned Competition
EC One’s annual Unsigned Competition seeks the best UK jewellery design talent, is open until the end of September each year. The sought-after prize is to have the winner’s first collection sold in one of EC One’s award-winning London boutiques. EC One is one of the most awarded jewellery retail outlets in UK. Their buyers source and champion jewellery designers from across the globe. Since openeing in 1997, EC One has helped to propel new designers into the forefront of the industry, designers such as the quintessentially British Alex Monroe and Rock and Roll Stephen Webster.

Unsigned competition is open to designers who graduated within 2 years. So far it has helped launch the careers of previous winners Clarice Price Thomas (2011) and Maia Bonner (2010). Clarice Price Thomas said about EC One in reference to winning Unsigned 2011: “They have helped me get a lot further than I could have otherwise.”

To enter, the jewellery graduate must submit one image which represents the jeweller’s work and 100 words to explain it. All entries must be posted on EC One's facebook page. After the deadline 10 entries are shortlisted by the Unsigned panel and a vote is cast on facebook to nominate the winner.

Jos Skeates, EC One founder, says “There are lots of students who have great ideas and who don’t necessarily know how to take them to market…What we’re looking for is fresh designer talent that isn’t stocked elsewhere. We’ll promote them and help them onto the path in the next part of their journey.”

References:
EC One

External Links:
http://www.facebook.com/events/310852395670822/