Her Decree ቀለበት by Yutong Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የጌጣጌጥ ዲዛይን Competition Category.

ነሐስጌጣጌጥ· 2026

Her Decree ቀለበት

by Yutong Shen

Client: Yelonne Chatonne

A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ጌጣጌጥ Category

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The Design

About Her Decree ቀለበት

ሄር ዲክሪ (የእሷ ትእዛዝ) እንደ ብዕር ጭምር ሊያገለግል የሚችል ቀለበት ነው። ንድፉ የተመሰጠው ከታሪካዊ የእውቀትና የሥልጣን ምልክት ከሆነው የላባ ብዕር ሲሆን፣ እንደ ዘመናዊ የኃይል መግለጫ ሆኖ በአዲስ መልክ ተተርጉሟል። ጫፉ ቀለም የማይፈልግ የብረት ቅይጥ የብዕር ጫፍ ያካተተ ሲሆን፣ ይህም ቀለበቱ ስውርና ትክክለኛ የፊርማ መሣሪያ ሆኖ እንዲያገለግል ያስችለዋል። የላባው ቅርጽ በትክክለኛ የ3ዲ ሞዴሊንግ የተቀረጸ ሲሆን፣ በከፍተኛ ዝርዝር የጠፋ-ሰም ቀረጻ (ሎስት-ዋክስ ካስቲንግ) የተመረተ ነው፤ ይህም አወቃቀሩ ሁለቱንም የቅርጻ ቅርጽ ፍሰትና ጥንካሬ እንዲኖረው ያደርገዋል። ቀለበቱ ሴት የራሷን ዕድል የመጻፍ ኃይሏን ይወክላል።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት

Her Decree ቀለበት የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Her Decree ቀለበት ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Her Decree ቀለበት ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A ring that can write. A pen that can be worn. Inspired by the quill pen, this piece transforms a historic symbol of knowledge and authority into a contemporary expression of power. The tip incorporates an inkless alloy pen tip, allowing the ring to function as a subtle and precise signing instrument. It represents the power of a woman to define, declare, and write her own destiny.
Dimensions & Packaging: 26mm x 22mm x 28mm
Tags: quill pen, female empowerment, wearable design, functional jewelry, symbolic design, contemporary jewelry, inkless pen
Production Technology: The ring is developed through precision 3D modeling and produced using high-detail lost-wax casting. The feather structure is digitally engineered to maintain both sculptural fluidity and structural strength.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge of this project was translating the symbolic meaning of the quill pen into a contemporary ring form without reducing it to literal decoration. The design required balancing sculptural elegance with structural durability. Integrating an inkless writing mechanism within a fine jewelry scale presented technical constraints related to precision, material strength, and wearability. Additional challenges included maintaining aesthetic refinement while ensuring functional reliability. These obstacles were addressed through iterative digital modeling, structural reinforcement strategies, and material testing to achieve both conceptual integrity and practical feasibility.
Research: This project investigates the historical symbolism of the quill pen as an instrument of knowledge and authority from the sixth to seventh century onward. Research focused on the relationship between writing, power structures, and gender identity in European history. Methods included historical literature review, visual analysis of royal documentation artifacts, and material experimentation through digital modeling and prototyping. The design integrates symbolic abstraction with functional innovation by incorporating an inkless writing mechanism within a wearable object. The result is a ring that reinterprets authorship as a contemporary expression of female agency and personal sovereignty.
Inspiration: This ring is inspired by the quill pen, widely used across Europe from the sixth to seventh century onward. In that era, knowledge was inseparable from divine authority and writing symbolized power and order. Reimagined as a ring, the flowing feather express grace and softness while the pen represents intellect and discernment. It embodies a balance of elegance and wisdom and symbolizes a woman writing her own power.
Project Duration: The project started in Dec 2025 in New york and finished in Feb 2026
Patents: Yutong Shen
Image Credits: Yutong Shen