Crocheted Collar by Camilla Marcondes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Joieria Competition Category.

FerroJoieria· 2020

Crocheted Collar

by Camilla Marcondes

Client: Camilla Marcondes Llc

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Joieria Category

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The Design

About Crocheted Collar

Crocheted és un maxicollaret en tonalitat d'or antic. El disseny s'inspira en els encaixos artesanals elaborats per dones del nord-est del Brasil. Els motius florals dels encaixos i els seus delicats calats s'han utilitzat com a elements principals en l'estructura del projecte. Per la seva mida i presència impactant, Crocheted està pensat per portar-se com a Joia Statement.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Crocheted Collar és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Crocheted Collar sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Crocheted Collar és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Crocheted is a piece of jewelry, more precisely, a maxi-necklace. The design uses the Brazilian handcrafted lace patterns and their delicate cutouts as the main elements in the structure of the project. Crocheted necklace is made of brass and has a slightly tarnished finish.
Dimensions & Packaging: 12 laser cut pieces made of brushed and tarnished brass joined by mini rivets and grosgrain ribbon.
Dimensions: 180 mm x 210 mm x 0.6 mm
Tags: necklace, statement jewelry, brass jewelry, lace
Production Technology: Crocheted necklace was designed in vector software to be reproduced on sheet metal through laser cutting. The metal used was brass with a brushed and slightly tarnished finish. The necklace consists of 12 cut-out pieces imitating floral lace joined by mini rivets. For the lashing on the neck, a grosgrain ribbon was chosen which gives the piece a light and romantic touch.
Design Challenge: In Crocheted design, two major challenges were faced. The first one was to put so many cut details into small pieces, the laser cut precision and the size of the hollow spaces was something that always had to be considered. The second challenge was how to put these pieces together so that the necklace wouldn't be too rigid, not following the person's movements. The rivets were the solution found for the necklace to have this slight movement.
Research: Crocheted necklace was designed using as inspiration the handcrafted lace made in the northeast of Brazil. The necklace was developed for a large fashion exhibition in Sao Paulo that had Brasilidade ("Brazility") as its main theme. The lace work was chosen not only for its beauty, but for the northeastern tradition. It is a handcrafted work done exclusively by women and passed from mothers to daughters for more than 200 years.
Inspiration: Crocheted necklace was designed using the handcrafted lace made in northeast of Brazil as an inspiration. The lacemaking has been carried out in Brazil since the beginning of the 18th century. The lacemaking is a tradition brought from Portugal to Brazil. Initially, only Portuguese women were the ones who mastered the technique and soon afterwards the Brazilian northeastern women learned their craftwork. The lacemaking technique has been passed down from mothers to daughters, for generations, over 200 years ago.
Project Duration: Crocheted necklace had its first sketch in March/2014 and was produced in June of the same year.
Operation Flow: Crocheted is a maxi-necklace and was created to be used as a Statement Jewelry.
Team Members: Design: Camilla Marcondes
Laser Cut: Harpia Tec Ltda
Mounting: Camilla Marcondes
Finishing: Maria de Fatima Oliveira
Image Credits: Image #1: Photografer Ernane Pinho
Image #2: Shutterstock License, Edition: Camilla Marcondes
Image #3: Photografer Ernane Pinho
Image #4: Camilla Marcondes