We are delighted to announce the winning products of the AVUK X Deafmetal jewellery design competition are now available to purchase!

The winning jewellery designs for cochlear implants and hearing aids were chosen by proud cochlear implant user, and star of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Tasha Ghouri, AVUK CEO, Anita Grover, also a cochlear implant user, and CEO of Deafmetal, Jenni Ahtiainen, who wears hearing aids.

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Gargi won the competition with her cochlear implant coil ‘hat’ and matching earring design that features a ‘Junkyard Dog Flower’ theme, reflecting her personal journey and cultural background, while celebrating beauty and individuality through cochlear implants.

Gargi wearing her jewellery

Sanne won the competition with a hearing aid earring design that features a delicate silver flower on the behind the ear (BTE) tube, with lightweight silver chains that connect it to the ear and hearing aid - a beautiful eye-catcher, and symbol of growth.

Sanne wearing her jewellery

Gargi’s earring design is made for hearing aids and cochlear implants. Whilst Sanne’s design is made for BTE hearing aids.

Sanne only wears one BTE hearing aid, and so hers also inspired a separate asymmetrical earring design that can be worn by anyone - on an unaided ear, or, with its cuff connected to a hearing aid or cochlear implant using the Deafmetal Holster.

The winners each won their own designs as jewellery pieces, to proudly wear and cherish, as well as a €100 voucher to spend on Deafmetal’s website.

Aishwarya and AVUK graduate Alice were highly commended for their creativity in their designs. Aishwarya’s entry featured a design that was inspired by Art Deco and the Chrysler Building. Whilst Alice designed bejewelled jewellery for cochlear implants to make wearers feel more confident. Everyone who entered the competition received a voucher to spend on the Deafmetal website.

The winning jewellery designs are now available to purchase on the Deafmetal website, and 20% of the sales proceeds from these designs will go to Auditory Verbal UK (AVUK) to support more deaf babies and children across the UK.

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