THE INTERNATIONAL OPAL JEWELLERY DESIGN AWARDS ASSOCIATION IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION FOUNDED IN 2000 TO PROMOTE FREEFORM AND OR UNDULATING OPAL. IT IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE OPAL INDUSTRY AND THE LIGHTNING RIDGE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
Our Charter
- Promote opal at a national and international level
- Promote methods of opal cutting that conserve opal and add value to the opal industry
- Increase market demand for freeform and or undulating opal
- Encourage jewellery designers to use freeform and or undulating opal in individual pieces of jewellery
Our Committee
President: Kavitha Barron
Vice President: Maxine O’Brien
Secretary: Julie Privett
Treasurer: Sara Smith
Ordinary members: Michelle Pymble, Franka Friedrichs-Borkovic, Lauren Blechinger