String in the Tail منکو by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award نقرئی انعام in جیولری ڈیزائن Competition Category.

نقرہجیولری· 2022

String in the Tail منکو

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk

A' Design Award نقرئی انعام Winner in جیولری Category

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The Design

About String in the Tail منکو

String in the Tail یک منکو انت که چهہ بریسلٹ ءَ ہم کار ءِ داری. ایشیءِ ڈزائن ءَ صورتی ءُ تجریدی عناصر ءِ گڈی گیجگ کنگ بوتگ اَنت که سیامی جنگی ماہیگ ءِ چست ءُ بست ءَ چهہ الہام رَتگیں اَنت. سئے رشتہ ءِ مروارید ءِ رشتہ ءَ یک طلائی مہرہ ءَ گوں یک تہ کنگ بوگیں بندیں درگت ءِ ساز کنت، پہ ایشیءِ که درازی ءَ مچ ءِ سرا ٹھیک بیگ ءَ بدل کنگ بہ بیت. ایش پُرّ ءَ دستی جوڑ بوتگ چهہ باز کارمرزیں 18 قیراط سپیت ءُ زردیں طلا. طبیعی زردیں ہیرہ سپیتیں ہیرہ ءِ دیمءَ نشتگ اَنت، ءُ مروارید نرمی ءَ پوست ءِ سرا ماند اَنت. دستی چیکاری ءَ تچگیں پرّ ءِ تئوَری چیزیں ساز کنت.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award نقرئی انعام

String in the Tail منکو A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، غیر معمولی حد ءَ معزز اعتراف کہ اعلیٰ ترین درجہ ءِ، شاندار ءُ متاثر کنوکیں ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ نقرہ ءِ ورگ آ باز روشن ءُ انتہائی تخلیقی کار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ شاندار مہارت، صلاحیت ءُ ذہانت ءَ ظاہر کننت۔ String in the Tail منکو چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک شاندار نمائشی کار بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ گہرے جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award نقرئی انعام ءَ برتگ، یک انتہائی قابل ذکر، ساراہگ بوتگیں ایجاد انت کہ فائدہ دنت ءُ فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ حداں ودی کنت۔ String in the Tail منکو یک ہمے تخلیق انت کہ آیانی سرا باز مردم حسد کننت، کہ خواہشاں جاگینیت، مثبت جذبہ آرنت ءُ حیرت ءُ تعجب ءِ چنگاری ءَ بالنت۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A unique design combining figurative and abstract elements .The piece looks like a bangle but is also part bracelet with a 3 strand string of pearls as an adjustable catch.This piece is also completely hand made from reused gold with natural yellow and white diamonds and pearls.
Dimensions & Packaging: 65 x 33mm for the cuff section using 33 grams of 18ct white and 18ct yellow yellow gold.
Diamond content -1.56ct of intense/ fancy natural yellow round brilliant cut diamonds
and 1 x 0.30ct natural yellow round brilliant cut diamond
and 1.59ct of F/vs white round brilliant cut diamonds Total diamond weight-3.15ct
with 22x pearls and gold bead string feature catch.
Production Technology: Made from repurposed 18ct white gold using traditional jewellery making skill with new lazer welding techniques in order to mix the carved fi details with the clean straight diamond set edges. Enhanced metal carving skills in order to create the fluidity of the fin shapes that were not too thin .Difficulties occurred in selecting a perfect 156 matching natural yellow diamonds out of 450 diamonds. The catch took some consideration so the bangle can be adjusted.
Research: Research spent time studying the movement and decoration of siamese fighting fish and many hours sketching the layout of the design by hand drawing at scale. Lots of time spent perfecting the hand carving skill for the fin detail and silver prototype for the catch.
Inspiration: The fluid movement and eye catching flamboyance of the Siamese fighting fish , so hypnotising they are like dancers and wanted to create a piece that was flamboyant and captured the movement and flow, making the metal seem light , almost molten which is then turned into wristwear that is aesthetically stunning but also playful with the moveable string of pearl which is also the catch.I try to combine reality with abstract design.
Project Duration: Designed January 2021 completed-april 2021in York uk .
exhibited at Goldsmith hall ,London in May 2021 and winner of 4 craftmanship and design awards including The Boodles award for fine jewellery.
Operation Flow: bangle has a an adjustable string of pearls which creates length to fit on the wrist and adjusted to required length.The wearer gets the pearls soft touch next to the skin and the playful element of adjusting the strands.
Team Members: Designer mandy morris
Thomas carl johnson maker and diamond setter.