The Young Qatari Designers (YQD), presented in the 15th edition of the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE 2018), have witnessed a large number of visitors and industry leaders flocking to view their exclusive collections, the organisers have said.
These collections have been exhibited alongside prestigious international brands at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. 
Held under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Young Qatari Designers initiative is one of the exhibition’s key pillars to support and develop young creative talent by providing a global platform to present their jewellery, according to a statement.
The YQD initiative shines a spotlight on three new and three returning talented designers: Nada al-Sulaiti (Hairaat), Nouf al-Meer (Nouf Jewellery), Ghada al-Buainain, Leila Abu Issa (Leila Issam Fine Jewellery), Shikha Mohamed – AlGhla Jewellery and Jawaher & Hissa Mohamed al-Mannai (Ghand Jewellery).
The YQD pavilion was honoured by the visit of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, who was presented unique collections of jewellery and gems. Over the first days of the exhibition, a large number of visitors and VIPS visiting the pavilion praised the details of the designs, the way they were displayed and the refinement of these luxurious pieces, which represent Qatar in this exhibition. The Young Qatari Designers’ selection of fine jewellery attracted a large number of visitors and some of the unique pieces were sold immediately, the statement noted.
A fresh addition to the 15th edition of DJWE is the ‘Milestones’ charity auction where proceeds will be given to Education Above All, a global movement that contributes to human, social and economic development through the provision of quality education. The new partnership between DJWE and AlBahie Auction House will promote the Young Qatari Designers by hosting an auction today, where buyers can bid on a signature piece designed by this year’s six local designers.
The six luxurious lots for the auction include bespoke jewellery pieces that will leave a personalised mark at DJWE. Ghand Jewellery will be presenting ‘Mihrab’, a pair of diamond and white gold earrings designed as tops of curving archways with suspending lines of baguette and round-cut diamonds set in 8.61gm of white gold with 2.74-carat white diamonds. AlGhla Jewellery will present ‘Tiara’ as their signature piece, set in yellow gold with the outline of Qatar in mother of pearl among starbursts of rubies. 
Leila Issam Fine Jewellery will showcase ‘Ombres’, a pair of white gold diamond and pink sapphire earrings each designed as tops of round and petal-shaped sapphires with yellow diamonds suspending a line of white diamonds and terminating in round- and petal-shaped pink sapphires.
‘Qatar’ is Nouf Jewellery’s item for the auction, a Qatari flag-inspired white gold hinged-bracelet with 2.05 carat round-cut diamonds and 11.80 carat rubies, totaling 684 stones set in 36.85 grams of white gold. The auction will also feature Hairaat’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’, a pair of drop earrings each designed as tops of oval-cut natural turquoise framed by round-cut diamonds suspending a single Tahitian pearl, in addition to Ghada al-Buainain Jewellery’s ‘Pipe in Gold’, a white gold necklace erupting in a spectacular cluster of pearls and diamonds.
The Young Qatari Designers are presented alongside more than 490 acclaimed brands from 10 countries. This year’s DJWE has already witnessed a flurry of luxury reveals, including Adler – who showcased its newest creations, Tag Heuer – which presented the connected modular 41, and Louis Moinet – which unveiled a new Qatar Tourbillon, as well as IWC Schaffhausen exclusively targeting females with the new Da Vinci Automatic 36. 
Returning to exhibit this year are Qatar’s premier jewellery patrons, who continue to support and present their unique world-class collections; Alfardan Jewellery Company, Ali Bin Ali Group, Al Majed Jewellery, Amiri Gems WLL, Fifty One 
East and Almuftah Jewellery.
Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition 2018 is presented by Qatar Tourism Authority and 
delivered by Auditoire.