Interlock Rings by Vassili Tselebidis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Competition Category.
IronJewelry· 2020
Interlock Rings
Client: Ambroise Vassili
A' Design Award Winner in Jewelry Category
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About Interlock Rings
The shape of each ring has been designed based on the emblem of the brand. It is the source of the designer's creative process which inspired the geometric shape of the rings as well as the engraved signature pattern. Every design has been imagined to be combined in many possible ways. Therefore, this concept of interlocking allows everyone to conceive a piece of jewelry according to their taste and with the balance they desire. By assembling several creations with different gold alloys and gems, everybody is thus able to create the jewel that suits them best.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Interlock Rings is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Interlock Rings is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Interlock Rings is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
To arouse, among customers, the desire to create and give them the occasion to express their creativity. To offer everyone a real opportunity to take part in the creative process by choosing from a range of gold alloys and gemstones in order to materialize their piece of jewelry. I want to share, through my label and designs, an approach that makes sense. I aspire to shake up certain rules by proposing creations that are at once playful, opulent as well as refined and will provide some freedom to the women and men who will wear them.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The evolving part of my first collection. It means that the piece of jewelry owned by a customer may evolve alongside him or her thanks to this concept of interlocking. Over time, clients can decide to acquire new rings that are compatible with the pieces they already possess. And even if the consumer decides not to, he or she knows that this is always an option to add a new acquisition to the one they already have and make something new out of it. All the designs will be sold separately and accordingly available to a wide range of prices depending on the chosen design. It is thus somehow budget-friendly. Of course, a piece of fine jewelry is not cheap but it is an investment in the long term. So for those who do not have deep pockets but want to have access to nice things, this can be possible. So be aware that if you are attracted to a combination with several rings, you can get it at your own pace.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
As a first step, to make my first collection available on the market. Then, the short-term goal is to launch new designs that will be compatible with the current pieces. The number of combinations and the freedom of creation will, therefore, be increased. The second goal will be to complete the first collection with necklaces, bangles, and earrings while remaining the spirit of the original concept. The most successful designs will continue to be declined to offer some new combinations to the customers. Mainly thanks to new gold alloys: such as blue, black, green, or purple gold. Some new cut or cabochon gems, such as sapphire, ruby, emerald, opal, lapis-lazuli or malachite will be added as well.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The essence of the designs lies in their emblematic nature. The shape of each piece of jewelry was created based on the emblem of the brand. Moreover, the concept of interlocking embraces the modern way of thinking by the designer. Fashion is playful and everyone should express their creativity. Therefore, pieces were imagined to be freely mixed. Different gold alloys and gems can be chosen by each one to materialize the jewel that suits them best.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Image #1 (from top to bottom): Size 53EU with dimensions 20,6mm width; 25,4mm depth; 24,2mm height and weight is 11g. Size 56EU with dimensions 21,5mm width; 6,9mm depth; 24,3mm height and weight is 6g. Size 53EU with dimensions 20,6mm width; 16,5mm depth; 24,2mm height and weight is 9g. Size 53EU with dimensions 20,6mm width; 9mm depth; 24,2mm height and weight is 5g. Size 58EU with dimensions 22,2mm width; 7,8mm depth; 22,2mm height and weight is 6g. Rings are stamped with a signature pattern.
- Tags
- jewellery, jewelry, gold, diamonds, rings, gemstones, conceptual, interlocking, stacking, nesting
- Production Technology
- Every design has been converted into a digital file using 3D software. The digital file is then used to print a burn-out resin model. Once printed, a mold is created by means of the wax models. Once the mold is made, the wax models are melted, drained away and molten metal is poured into the mold. Each jewel is finally hand-finished by a goldsmith: polishing, stone-setting, etc. Materials: 18K rose, yellow and white gold set with precious and semi-precious gemstones.
- Design Challenge
- A piece of jewelry is more than just an ornament, it evolves with the holder. It is a way of expression, an accessory for all to affirm one's individuality. The creative challenge was thus to design jewelry pieces that are playful, opulent and refined at the same time. Thanks to the concept of interlocking, everyone can conceive their piece by assembling a few or not and create accordingly the balance they want.
- Research
- The emblem of the brand is a permanent turning point for the designer. It is a distinctive sign of symbolic value whose originality lies in its spiritual character. This triptych is the source and unity in the creative process and it allows him to keep a guideline through the eclecticism of his creations.
- Inspiration
- The emblem of the brand is the touchstone of the designer. It is a tool that allows him to keep a guideline through the eclecticism of his creations. It is the source of his creative process that leads to unity. Ambroise Vassili aims to create pieces that offer some freedom to the women and men who will wear them. They will thus take ownership by assembling several designs and develop a creative mind in parallel to the universe of the brand.
- Project Duration
- In 2015, Ambroise Vassili was selected by Pascaline Smets to be presented at the Young Talents Smets in Brussels. His work attracted the attention of the plastic arts department of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and thanks to the prototyping aid granted to him at the end of 2016, he was able to produce the first prototypes in the course of 2018.
- Operation Flow
- Every design has been imagined in several parts that can be worn independently. Each way will always look original and will still offer a visual harmony. The goal is to arouse, among customers, the desire to create and give to them the occasion to express their creativity. To offer everyone a real opportunity to take part in the creative process by choosing from a range of gold alloys and gemstones to materialize their piece of jewelry.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Vassili Tselebidis, 2018.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Vassili Tselebidis, Packshots, 2018.
Image #2: Photographer Vassili Tselebidis, Packshots, 2018.
Image #3: Photographer Vassili Tselebidis, Packshots, 2018.
Image #4: Photographer Vassili Tselebidis, Packshots, 2018.
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