Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица by Mehdi Moazzen

Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица by Mehdi Moazzen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Сребърна награда A' Design Award in Дизайн на бижута Competition Category.

СреброБижута· 2020

Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица

by Mehdi Moazzen

Client: Moazzen Gallery

Сребърна награда A' Design Award Winner in Бижута Category

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The Design

About Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица

Homa е пръстен с двойно предназначение, който може да се носи и като огърлица. Изделието е изработено от 18-каратово злато и инкрустирано със синтетичен син рубин. Вътрешната част на пръстена е еластична, така че пръстенът може да се регулира според размера на пръста на притежателя. Релсов механизъм, вдъхновен от колелата на влак, позволява пръстенът да се превърне в огърлица. Обикновена ключалка под изделието задържа формата на място, когато пръстенът се носи на пръста. Дизайнът дава на притежателя избор на функция и пряко взаимодействие с обекта. Името Homa се отнася до птицата на блаженството в персийската литература.

The Recognition

About the Сребърна награда A' Design Award

Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица е носител на Сребърната награда A' Design Award — извънредно престижно признание, присъждано на дизайни от най-висока класа, великолепни и впечатляващи. Сребърните победители са изключително блестящи и крайно творчески творби, които илюстрират изключителната компетентност, талант и проницателност на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица да бъде прекрасна, показна творба, забележително професионална и дълбоко иновативна. Този дизайн, спечелил Сребърната награда A' Design Award, е високо забележимо, възхищавано изобретение, което е от полза и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Homa Primary Function: Пръстен, Огърлица е творение, на което мнозина завиждат, което събужда желания, внася положителни чувства и разпалва изумление и възхита.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This dual purpose piece changes from a ring to a necklace. It gives its user the option of choosing the function. Due to the fact that the user per se is involved with the piece, a more desirably optimized feeling will be generated within her. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace. A simple lock has been utilized beneath the piece to be fixed.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions is 33 mm x 36 mm x 33 mm. weight is 21.780 gram. Using inner elastic ring to be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. Using rail mechanism to be changeable from the ring to a necklace.
Tags: Ring, Necklace, Dual purpose, Gold, Jewelry
Production Technology: The material that was used in Homa ring is 18K gold as well as synthetic and atomic blue ruby.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of design of this artwork was to design this piece to be a practical dual-purpose artwork. Choosing a rail mechanism, based on train wheels, to turn the ring to a necklace was a creative part of design. Moreover, making the changeable and moveable part of ring just by hand, not by special machine, was too difficult.
Research: The Homa has a special role in Persian Miniature and Mythology used as a symbol of beauty and grace, in current design.
This piece is designed to be a practical dual purpose artwork, changing from a ring to a necklace. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace.
Inspiration: Linguistically speaking, the word Homa consists of two Avestan words, Hu and Maya. In Avestan language, Hu means The Creator, and Maya means the Prime Material of Everything. Thus, the name Homa means the Creator of the Universe. Homa has quite a significant status in Persian literature. In the works of many poets, Homa is the Bird of Bliss and Felicity. In Persian literature, it is the symbol of splendor and magnificence and the sign of a good omen.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Sari and finished in September 2019. Note, the physical making of Homa toke long 6 hours.
Operation Flow: It has better operation when it is used as a ring.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Video Credits: Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019