Three Batswana amongst De Beers Jewellery awards finalists

Shining light: Dambe
Shining light: Dambe

Three Batswana, Gaone Otsile, Tshepo Dithebele and Mbako Baraedi have been named amongst the nine finalists from three southern African countries in this year’s De Beers’ Shining Light Awards.

The awards recognise emerging jewellery designers in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa and provide them with a valuable platform to build their careers in the jewellery design industry.

The finalists, three from each country, were selected for their captivating jewellery designs from more than 130 entries. Entrants were required to create a jewellery collection that represented this year’s design brief theme of ‘Protecting Nature’s Beauty’, which was set by Forevermark, and which recognises De Beers Group’s and Forevermark’s commitment to conservation and sustainability.

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