Johnson Matthey NY announced the winners of the first Sustainable Design Awards March 29.

Jason Dow of Jason Dow Jewelry in Honolulu, Stephanie Satow of SCS Jewelry in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Erik Stewart of Erik Stewart Jewelry in Tucson, Ariz., were the winning designers.

Jason Dow’s winning design

Stephanie Satow’s winning design

Erik Stewart’s winning design

“We’ve been saying for some time that sustainability is not just about the environment and that other elements are just as important, such as working with a community,” Mark Danks, sales and marketing manager of JMNY, said in a statement.”We really want to tip the balance back toward platinum from cheaper alternatives, so by starting with the newest people in the industry, we hope to play our part in sustaining the design and manufacture of platinum jewelry in North America.”

Stephanie Satow, Erik Stewart, and Jason Dow (Photos courtesy of Johnson Matthey NY)