Mystery and Confession Rings by Britta Schwalm is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Competition Category.
IronJewelry· 2020
Mystery and Confession Rings
Client: BrittasSchmiede
A' Design Award Winner in Jewelry Category
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About Mystery and Confession Rings
The heart is considered the symbol of love. Newly developed is the variety, to make emotion hidden inside the ring. As a result, the unique feel is overwhelming when worn, the emotion is literally tangible and therefore becomes the confirmation of the person who wears the ring, whether open or in secret. The rings are a means to feel and preserve these loving feelings, emotionally in the heart as well as physically on the finger.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Mystery and Confession 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. Mystery and Confession 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. Mystery and Confession 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?
It is all about Love. I tried to make Love touchable. I tried to make a mysterious feeling comprehensible and confess-able.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
My focus was to transform an invisible feeling into a concrete shape And good design.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
My plan is to sell the jewellery. Mystery and Confession will be produced individually for each couple.
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to embedding hearts within the Mystery and Confession Rings creates an intimate connection between jewelry and emotion - could you share the journey that led to this unique design concept?
The journey began with a desire to create jewelry that not only symbolizes love but also evokes a deep emotional connection. The idea of embedding hearts within the rings came from the concept of hidden emotions and the beauty of intimate secrets. This design allows wearers to carry a piece of their emotions with them, creating a personal and meaningful connection to the jewelry.
The Mystery and Confession Rings masterfully blend traditional craftsmanship with modern 3D printing technology - how did this combination of techniques influence your creative process and final execution?
Combining traditional craftsmanship with modern 3D printing technology allowed for greater precision and creativity in the design process. The 3D printing technology enabled us to create intricate heart motifs that would be difficult to achieve with traditional methods alone. This blend of techniques allowed for a seamless integration of detailed design elements, resulting in a final product that is both beautifully crafted and innovative.
What inspired you to create two distinct variations in the Mystery and Confession Rings collection, with one concealing hearts inside and the other displaying them proudly on the exterior?
The inspiration for the two variations came from the idea of hidden versus expressed emotions. The Mystery Ring, with hearts concealed inside, represents the intimate, personal emotions that are kept close to the heart. The Confession Ring, with hearts displayed on the exterior, symbolizes emotions that are openly expressed and shared. This duality allows wearers to choose a ring that best represents their personal style and emotional expression.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is about rings here - created with modern 3D data, but based on archaic symbolism. The heart is considered the symbol of love. Newly developed is the variety, to make emotion hidden inside the ring. As a result, the unique feel is overwhelming when worn, the emotion is literally tangible and therefore becomes the confirmation of the person who wears the ring, whether open or in secret.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Diameter app. 22 m x 7 mm
The rings are proper, not to heavy, but also not too airy - Tags
- ring, rings, mystery, secret, confession, inner strength, heart, love, marriage, engagement, resilience, power, loved memories
- Production Technology
- First drafts of the rings originated from sketches. Thereafter, the rings were designed with 3Design, a CAD-software specifically for jewelry. Additionally 3Shaper was used, which specializes in organic and figurative representations. From the data solidscape models of residue-free wax were printed by the company MPS, using Rapid Prototyping. These were then cast in silver or any other alloy. In the final stage, the rings were hand polished to ensure absolute smoothness.
- Design Challenge
- The form-language of design is naturalistic and simple. A playful and kitschy style was deliberately avoided, to give the wearer the freedom to assign her own emotions and attitudes to the ring.
The presentation of the hearts is indeed authentic and solid. To find a well balanced design that is not overloaded but not too cool was a challenge. And I had to be sure, that the feeling to the wearer should be sensational. - Research
- Design research was made by building models. There had to be a few tries to find the positions in which the hearts could be arranged without looking odd or being cumbersome to the wearer. The number of hearts and the distance between them is the key to produce different ring sizes.
- Inspiration
- The Mystery-ring is a simple band ring from the outside - it has a half-relief hearts on its inside. The number of hearts is variable and decorative elements can find their place externally.
The Confession-ring is on the outside studded with raised hearts as a half relief. Preferably over the entire length, but it is also possible any smaller number. - Project Duration
- This jewelry concept originated from the Glueckskind-rings which have a baby on the inside or outside. These have been on the market since the end of 2014. However, the target group that feels addressed by a baby topic is very specific. The baby acts as a kind of catalyst, you love it - or you don't want to know about it. Even with the very limited target group, the demand is strong - with a universal symbol it will multiply. Mystery and confession are nominated for the ‚Innovation Award 2020‘ in Berlin, Germany.
- Operation Flow
- The design of the rings enables every customer to create a deep individual connection to his or her chosen partner and the feelings for him/her. They are a means to feel and preserve these loving feelings, emotionally in the heart as well as physically on the finger.
The rings can be made in any preferred alloy e.g. gold, platinum. There is the possibility for customization. Both rings can be engraved inside, e.g. with name and date. Especially the ring with the hearts on the inside offers itself to add a gemstone at the outside. This could be a diamond or any other gemstone. - Patents
- Patented. Patent No: 402016203802-0001 ff. 2017. German DPMAregister.
- Team Members
- Martin Schellhas
- Image Credits
- witefiled
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