Press Release
Pencil Collection Bracelet by Costis Is Granted the A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Costis honored for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Pencil Collection Bracelet by Costis, designed for Pencil Bracelet by Costis, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Pencil Collection Bracelet
The design is a blend of Aesthetics, Originality, Creativity, Plasticity in a piece. Costis loves to enhance the sculptural element in any object, by taking the ordinary and elevating it into the realm of extraordinary. He is intrigued by the challenge of elevating a simple, everyday item into a piece of art. This bracelet brings out the beauty of a pencil, which as an object may seem humble, but is actually the mere medium of Costis's creativity: with his pencil he creates his drawings. The bracelet slides through the hand and rolls around the wrist so comfortably.
About Costis
Konstantinos Chamamtzis, known as Costis, is a visionary jewelry designer inspired by nature and the world surrounding us. His journey began at age 6 when he was captivated by a jewelry shop window in Athens. By 17, he apprenticed with a renowned jeweler and studied at the Benvenuto Cellini Institute in Italy. At 24, he opened his own design studio in Athens, gaining recognition for his unique, sculptural jewelry. His collections, such as "Pencil" and "Snail Shell," showcase his ability to elevate everyday objects into extraordinary art.
Award Record
Costis is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. All of the awards belong to the 2025 - 2026 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Jewelry Design Award
The A' Jewelry Design Award is an international jewelry design competition recognizing good jewelry designs by best jewelry designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Entries typically include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. Awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/176990
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/176990
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!176990
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/372944
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://costis.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Pencil Collection Bracelet
- Function
- Bracelet
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Sienna, Silver, Rosy Brown and Tan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Pencil Bracelet by Costis
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Costis
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #176990
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer, Lantzounis Dimitrios; Photographer, Frangos Ioannis
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Pencil Bracelet is a blend of Aesthetics, Originality, Creativity, Plasticity in a piece. Costis loves to enhance the sculptural element in any object, by taking the ordinary and elevating it into the realm of extraordinary. He is intrigued by the challenge of elevating a simple, everyday item into a piece of art. This bracelet brings out the beauty of a pencil, which as an object may seem trivial, but is actually the mere medium of his creativity: he uses his pencil to create his drawings.
- Inspiration
- Costis loves to observe the world we live in. These are the forms he re-creates through his jewelry, by enhancing the sculptural element in any object, by taking the ordinary and elevating it into the realm of extraordinary. He is intrigued by the challenge of elevating a simple, everyday item into a piece of art. This bracelet brings out the beauty of a pencil, which as an object may seem trivial, but it is actually the mere medium of his creativity: he uses his pencil to create his drawings.
- Research
- My research evolved around the attempt to study how a pencil can be rolled around the wrist. The objective was to render the bracelet comfortable when worn, to choose the right distance between the two meeting edges, and to recreate all distinguishing characteristics, as the writing tip and the end of the graphite.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was to obtain the correct volume of a rolled pencil, so that when worn, it could convey immediately to the actual object. Also, setting the graphite tip, in this case an especially cut ruby, also posed a challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- The idea strikes unexpectedly and is quickly sketched on paper. These rough sketches become detailed artistic drawings. Technical specifics are decided later in the workshop. Designs are then created in Rhino software, where Costis applies his modeling expertise for volume and proportion, the factors that can make or break a jewel. The process continues with resin prototyping, fusion, finishing, hand stone-setting, and rhodium plating.
- Operation and Interaction
- This bracelet offers its bearer the joy of wearing a piece that was inspired and transformed from an ordinary and humble object. It slides through the hand, and embraces it so gently, since the pencil rolls around the wrist very comfortably.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Athens in September 2012, and was completed in Valenza, Italy in May 2023, to be ready for the Launch of Costis Jewelry in Neiman Marcus, USA.
- Specifications
- Width 27mm x Length 175mm x Height 8mm. Diameter 60mm. Weight 64.30 grams 18K White Gold, pave' with 6.64 carats of excellent Diamonds and 0.74 carats Ruby, especially cut to fit the tip pf the pencil-shaped bracelet. At the back of the bracelet, another ruby is set, implying the end of the red graphite.
- Keywords
- pencil bracelet, fine jewelry, high jewelry, unique, ingenious luxury
