Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing by Saedeh Sorouri

Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing by Saedeh Sorouri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Pilak in Disenyo sa Alahas Competition Category.

PilakAlahas· 2021

Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing

by Saedeh Sorouri

Client: Saeded Sorouri

A' Design Award nga Pilak Winner in Alahas Category

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The Design

About Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing

Nostalgium usa ka pilak nga singsing nga gidasig sa tradisyonal nga mga balay sa Persia. Ang disenyo naghiusa sa duha ka bayanan. Ang lingin nga bayanan nagpahinumdom sa lim-aw sa hawanan sa karaang arkitektura sa Iran. Ang kwadrado nga bayanan nagpahinumdom sa bintana nga kaniadto gidayandayanan sa mga kolon sa bulak nga geranium. Usa ka porma sa dahon ang nagkompleto sa piraso ug nagtipig sa humok nga texture ug pino nga mga ugat sa usa ka dahon sa geranium. Ang lawas sa singsing hinimo gikan sa 92.5 nga sterling nga pilak, natunaw ug dayon gilukot, gigabas ug gisugba. Ang dahon gihimo gikan sa mga sapaw sa 99.9 nga pino nga silver clay ug dayon gisunog. Ang tuyo mao ang pagpahinumdom sa mga makapahimuot nga panumduman sa nangagi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Pilak

Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Pilak, usa ka talagsaon kaayo nga prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa labing taas nga lebel, matahom, ug makadani nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Pilak labihan ka hayag ug mamugnaon nga mga buhat nga nagpakita sa bantogan nga kahanas, talento, ug kamatngon sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing mahimong talagsaon nga buhat nga ipasigarbo, dako ang pagkapropesyonal ug lawom ang kabag-ohan. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Pilak usa ka labihan ka mamatikdan, gihangaan nga imbento nga mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Nostalgium Primary Function: Singsing usa ka paglalang nga giinggit sa daghan, nga nagpukaw og mga tinguha, nagdala og positibo nga mga pagbati, ug nagsiga sa katingala ug paghangyo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Its recommended for everybody to hold a flowerpot by the window and through the witnessing of withering and flowering cycle, it could remind the user of how ephemeral the ordeals and troubles in life are. This has been taken from a Persian poem and was turned into the Nostalgium, thus showing signs of hope and the endings of grieves.
Dimensions & Packaging: For fixing the leaf-shape part on the gallery, a fine method of welding was used which is very meticulous for this part.
Tags: Leaf,persion,Jewelry
Production Technology: The making process of the rings gallery with the use of authentic traditional silver is a reminder of antiquity and nobility of the Persian houses. The 92.5 sterling silver was melted in workshop and then respectively was undergone rolling, sawing and soldering thus making the present shape. For the leaf-shaped part of the Nostalgium the art clay silver (fine silver) with 99.9 purity was used which was added layer by layer and then has been cooked.
Design Challenge: In this project the transformation of the Geraniums leaf to a lasting artefact which presents the softness of the leaf by keeping the velvety texture with its fragile midribs and veins, was a big deal and to solve this issue a lot of research, between art clay silver materials, was done to find the right one which possesses all the necessary conditions to transform the soft velvety leaf into a durable leaf with high-end texture; hence the mentioned silver was used.
Research: Based on psychoanalytic studies, anything which reminds a good memory for an individual, will lead to serotonin and dopamine secretion in the brain and these hormones reduce stress and anxiety quite drastically. This work with inspiration by the childhood nostalgia gives the user the ability to feel a good vibe, in addition to wearing a decorative artefact.
Inspiration: One of the many plants which has been present in old Persian houses is Geraniums. This plant is the popular flower of Persian grandmothers and is a reminiscent of the old Persian houses vibes where Orosi windows and courtyard pond with a lot of flowerpots are integral elements. The design has been inspired by the form of the pond, window and the eternal existence of Geraniums flowerpot with the aforementioned elements together.
Project Duration: Design and the ideation of this work has been started in middle of 2020 and was completed in the same year.
Operation Flow: This work includes two frames which the circular one represents the old courtyard pond in traditional Iran architecture and the square frame is a symbol of windows in those old houses where the Geraniums was the adornment of them.