Presentation

The Tahitian Pearl Trophy competition is the initiative of Perles de Tahiti GIE, the official promotion body of French Polynesia's pearling industry.
This international contest is synonymous of international artistics rivalries. We will present the fourth edition for 2005-2006. The year 2005 will be dedicated to all the national contest, so that the international final would take place in 2006 in one of Europe most exciting town : Venice – Italy (after Paris –Europe for the first Edition, New York City-USA for the second and Hong Kong for the the third one).

The third edition

12 first prizes winners among 35 international winners, 190 national trophies and more than 570 finalists hundreds of participants competing in 26 different contries.
These are the figures of the event, which attracted the huge attention of the jewellery industry and media worldwide. The judges from all the international heats were selected for their talents in understanding and interpreting women and men's fashion and life style, clients' behaviour towards the jewellery arts and pieces.

The world as a stage

The Tahitian Pearl Trophy is not just a competition, but also a mean to reach the international market through all the different events where participates "Perle de Tahiti GIE".
New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Bale, Vicenza, Las Vegas, ... these are some of the prestigious places from which "Perles de Tahiti GIE" had exhibited a selection of jewellery from a variety of participating countries.
Besides being shown at various exibitions, the participating jewellers will receive the attention of the international trade and consumer press. Press releases and photographs from each national heat will be distributed to the press and shown at various different trade events, but the "jewel in the crown" will be the publication of a beautiful hard backed book in limited edition.
The book will be edited and published by perles de tahiti GIE and distributed all around the world.