Awards

De Beers Diamond Design Award

Merridee’s first big break through as a designer jeweler came in 1983 when her self entered single piece won a prestigious De Beers Diamond Design Award. It was common at the time for merchants to provide sponsorship and enter multiple pieces, because they could afford to have the non-winning entries pulled apart and then re-worked with extra diamonds for sale or subsequent competition entries. Merridee went on to win the competition in 1987, 89, 91, 93 and 97, all without merchant sponsorship.

Competition Judging

Diamonds remained her jewelry stone of choice until 2005 when she was invited to judge the famous biannual Lightning Ridge Opal Festival's jewellery competition.

Industry Associations

Fellow of The Gold & Silversmiths Guild of Australia