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Votsi completed a degree at the School of Fine Arts in [[Athens]] in painting, followed by a master's degree at the [[Royal College of Art]] in London in jewelry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fasel |first=Marion |date=5 August 2016 |title=Elena Votsi’s Story About Designing the Olympic Medal Is Gold |url=https://womenyoushouldknow.net/elena-votsis-story-about-designing-the-olympic-medal-is-gold/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119112102/https://womenyoushouldknow.net/elena-votsis-story-about-designing-the-olympic-medal-is-gold/ |archive-date=19 January 2022 |access-date=27 December 2019 |website=Women You Should Know |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Votsi completed a degree at the School of Fine Arts in [[Athens]] in painting, followed by a master's degree at the [[Royal College of Art]] in London in jewelry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fasel |first=Marion |date=5 August 2016 |title=Elena Votsi’s Story About Designing the Olympic Medal Is Gold |url=https://womenyoushouldknow.net/elena-votsis-story-about-designing-the-olympic-medal-is-gold/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119112102/https://womenyoushouldknow.net/elena-votsis-story-about-designing-the-olympic-medal-is-gold/ |archive-date=19 January 2022 |access-date=27 December 2019 |website=Women You Should Know |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2003 she won the competition to re-design the [[Summer Olympic Games]] medal for the [[International Olympic Committee]], the first time the medal had been changed since 1928. Votsi's design was adopted by the International Olympic Committee for all future Summer Olympic Games medals.<ref name=":0" /> |
In 2003 she won the competition to re-design the [[Summer Olympic Games]] medal for the [[International Olympic Committee]], the first time the medal had been changed since 1928. Votsi's design was adopted by the International Olympic Committee for all future Summer Olympic Games medals.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2016 |title=This Story Behind the Olympic Medal Design Is Pure Gold |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/this-story-behind-the-olympic-1492805117198390.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026053732/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/this-story-behind-the-olympic-1492805117198390.html |archive-date=26 October 2020 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Yahoo! Life |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Her handmade 18-karat gold ring with diamonds won the 2009 Couture Design Award in the category "Best in the New-to-Couture," a category for first-time exhibitors at the Las Vegas show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Couture Design Awards 2009 |url=http://www.couturedesignawards.com/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918042517/http://www.couturedesignawards.com/index.shtml |archive-date=18 September 2010 |website=Couture Design Awards}}</ref> |
Her handmade 18-karat gold ring with diamonds won the 2009 Couture Design Award in the category "Best in the New-to-Couture," a category for first-time exhibitors at the Las Vegas show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Couture Design Awards 2009 |url=http://www.couturedesignawards.com/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918042517/http://www.couturedesignawards.com/index.shtml |archive-date=18 September 2010 |website=Couture Design Awards}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:26, 22 October 2022
Elena Votsi (Greek: Έλενα Βότση; born 1964 on Hydra island) is a Greek jewelry designer.
Votsi completed a degree at the School of Fine Arts in Athens in painting, followed by a master's degree at the Royal College of Art in London in jewelry.[1]
In 2003 she won the competition to re-design the Summer Olympic Games medal for the International Olympic Committee, the first time the medal had been changed since 1928. Votsi's design was adopted by the International Olympic Committee for all future Summer Olympic Games medals.[1][2]
Her handmade 18-karat gold ring with diamonds won the 2009 Couture Design Award in the category "Best in the New-to-Couture," a category for first-time exhibitors at the Las Vegas show.[3]
References
- ^ a b Fasel, Marion (5 August 2016). "Elena Votsi's Story About Designing the Olympic Medal Is Gold". Women You Should Know. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "This Story Behind the Olympic Medal Design Is Pure Gold". Yahoo! Life. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Couture Design Awards 2009". Couture Design Awards. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Olympic Museum page on Athens 2004 medals
- Article in International Jewellery
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