Waves Primary Function: Collaret by Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Joieria Competition Category.
ArgentJoieria· 2021
Waves Primary Function: Collaret
Client: Anna's Darling
A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Joieria Category
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The Design
About Waves Primary Function: Collaret
Book Text: Waves és un collaret fet de plata de llei reciclada. La forma del collaret imita el moviment de l'aigua i els cabells arrissats. La superfície mat es crea amb una tècnica de mate a l'agulla i s'assembla a l'ant. La peça original per a la fosa i la fabricació del motlle es va modelar a mà, doblegant làmines de cera calenta amb ferros de conformat. Cada element del collaret té una ona més gran al centre, envoltada d'ones més petites, per crear un moviment natural i un disseny equilibrat. El collaret és festiu però lleuger de portar. La plata no està xapada, i la producció es duu a terme a Finlàndia.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award d'Argent
Waves Primary Function: Collaret és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Waves Primary Function: Collaret sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Waves Primary Function: Collaret és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The design project has started from the idea of womanhood diversity and a need to create something that is precious. Waves necklace form expresses water and hair. The necklaces matt surface is suede like but made from silver. The original piece for casting and mold making has been hand made by bending warm wax sheet with form giving irons. The flowing form was accomplished by controlled artisan skills. Casted silver parts have been finished by hand and joined together. The necklace is made from recycled silver in Finland.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Length of the necklace 475 mm (can be customized in every 20 mm)
Width of the necklace 23 mm
Thickness of the necklace 4 mm
Size of one piece 25 x 23 mm
Weight of 475 mm long necklace 85 g - Tags
- waves, matt, hair, suede, silver, jewelry, women, festive, water
- Production Technology
- Lost wax casting
Needle matt technique
Recycled sterling silver - Design Challenge
- The hardest part of the design process was to make something as balanced and at the same time ambitiously beautiful for women to wear. Fitting is always important and I has to come naturally.
- Research
- Waves project started with my admiration to women of all kinds. I see women as unique individuals who deserve more encouragement for themselves. It should be easy to love yourself everyday no matter what. First models were made from reindeer suede. Then the experimental design process moved onwards to wax sheets. I formed wax with heat and different shaped jewelry making irons and hand tools. The final product has the light feeling and the looks of suede even though it is made from silver. Waves necklace has grown in to a jewelry set with bracelet, two different sized pendants and earrings.
- Inspiration
- Waves necklace is based on Botticellis painting The birth od Venus. Waves is a praise to womanhood in all of its forms. The jewelry design reflects waves of water and hair and the curves of a woman.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2017 and the first necklace was finished in September 2018 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
- Operation Flow
- Necklace is massive and very festive but still very light for its looks. Waves finishes the red carpet look for everyone who wears it. The Waves necklaces length can be adjusted to fit different sized women. Each piece adds the length approximately 2 cm.
- Patents
- Copyright Belongs to Anna's Darling Ky, Anna-Reetta Vaananen 2021
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Tuomo Jalkanen, photographer, Alias Creative, 2020
Image #2: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #3: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #4: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #5: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
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