The VICKISARGE Award Winners
VICKISARGE “The Undisputed Queen of British Costume Jewellery” has handcrafted its luxury fashion jewellery in London since 1985. Supporting young artists is integral to the DNA of VICKISARGE and after decades of welcoming Central Saint Martins’s (CSM) graduates into the VICKISARGE team, the jewellery brand is thrilled to formalise their support with the VICKISARGE awards.
Featuring three categories, below is all the information on the awardees for 2025.
The VICKISARGE Fashion Jewellery Award
Image Credit: Saravich Sungtrakankul
The VICKISARGE Fashion Jewellery Award went to Saravich Sungtrakankul.
According to the artist’s statement with interpretive text by Clementia Tivona, BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism, and Curation:
“Saravich’s jewellery rethinks value through carefully crafted reinterpretations. Using tin cans, nail polish, and makeup, her collection preserves the iconic shimmer through championing materials that are often dismissed as insignificant.”
By embracing the faux pearl, Saravich challenges its negative connotations, shifting the focus from from rarity to process, labour, and intent. This material-led project offers an alternative to the traditional pearl, proposing that the precious can be redefined.
VICKISARGE’s comment on Saravich’s work is:
“Saravich’s work speaks to the core of what we do, create the precious from the unassuming.”
Follow Saravich Sungtrakankul’s work here.
The VICKISARGE Planet Postive Award
Image Credit: Amina Badylbayeva
The VICKISARGE Planet Positive Award was awarded to Amina Badylbayeva.
About her collection she states:
Drawing from childhood memories, this collection reimagines objects from my early years — such as a wired telephone, toys, buttons, and Persian carpets — into modern jewellery. Crafted using metal and upcycled acrylic, these materials carry a sense of history and transformation. Rather than mourning the past, these designs celebrate it, offering the wearer a portal to reconnect with intimate, cherished memories through playful forms. Each piece honours the lasting beauty of forgotten everyday objects and serves as a reminder to embrace the past, crossing boundaries of time and place.
VICKISARGE comment on Amina’s work:
“Amina’s work finds purpose for objects commonly left behind, infusing things such as telephone wires and scrap metal with a sense of warmth and nostalgia.”
Follow Amina Badylbayeva’s work here.
The VICKISARGE Showstopper Award
Image Credit: Aimee Barlow
The VICKISARGE Showstopper Award was awarded to Aimee Barlow.
About her collection it is stated with interpretative text by Tamara Greatrex, BA (Hons) Culture, Criticism and Curation:
Aimee’s collection unites her jewellery design practice with her love of, and training in, middle-distance running. Using a one metre brass road to represent the fixed lengths of her training sessions, Aimee works with a process-led outcome, defining the result of her work throughout the journey, rather than establishing a set goal. The production of the first chain she makes is timed, determining the speed at which the next pieces will be made so that the time taken on each subsequent chain is a decrease of the time it took to produce the first.
VICKISARGE’s comment on Aimee’s work:
Aimee’s work transforms a common base metal into bold and dynamic statement pieces that draw attention. Both modern and timeless, these show-stopping pieces can be worn or displayed with equal aplomb.
Follow Aimee Barlow’s work here.
Final Thoughts
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