The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu by Eleonora Federici

The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu by Eleonora Federici is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award di Ferru in Disignu di Ghjuielleria Competition Category.

FerruGhjuielleria· 2022

The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu

by Eleonora Federici

Client: Gioielleria Marinone

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Ghjuielleria Category

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The Design

About The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu

Questu orecchinu hè stata inspirata da l'eleganza innata di a Natura. Hà a forma, a dimensione è i culori di un veru colibri. A coda tene a parte suprana di l'arechja per avè a maiò parte di u pesu appoghjatu contru à ella. U beccu hè u postu propiu di l'orecchinu è u fiore hè u so spinu. Numaru tutali di pietre preziose: 350. Peso totale di pietre preziose: Diamonds 0.62ct, Sapphire (blu scuru, blu, blu chjaru è aranciu) 3.88ct, Tzavorites 2.31ct. Totale d'oru biancu è rosa 18kt: 40 g. Rhodium plating da neru à grisgiu nantu à spazii specifichi di a cuda, l'ale è u corpu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. The Hummingbird Un Orecchinu Unicu hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It has the the shape and the size of an actual hummingbird.
Only the beak is different from the real one in order to let it going trough the hole of the ear lobe. In this way it will not slip away while wearing it.
The tail holds the upper part of the ear in order to have most of the weight leaning against it. The beak is the actual post of the earring and the flower is its back.
Dimensions & Packaging: The jewel can be inscribed in a frame of 76.81mm x 84.75mm x 44.36 mm.
Tags: earring, jewelry, hummingbird, sapphires, diamonds, tzavorites, gold, Eleonora Federici, marinone, gioelleriamarinone, Pavia, efjewelry_italiandesign, EF fine italian jewelry design
Production Technology: The model will be printed by a 3D Printer in castable wax or resin.
After that it will be cast and polished and the stones will be set.
A rhodium plating will be made in different colors (from Black to grey) in specific areas of the jewel in order to reproduce the natural colors of the beak, the tail and the wings.
Total Diamond weight : 0.62 ct round brilliant cut,
Total Sapphires weight : 4.04 ct round brilliant cut,
Total Tzavorites weight: 2.43 ct round brilliant cut.
Total 18Kt white and pink gold weight after finishing and polishing: 40g.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was creating a jewel that could fit the human face with the shape and the size of an actual hummingbird, while mantaining all the beauty of the real bird.
In order to obtain this result, I designed the Hummingbird with the 3D software Rhinoceros 7 using a 3D mesh of a woman face as a reference guide.
Research: I researched all the data in order to have the average measures of an actual hummingbird. Then I looked for images and photos to reproduce not only the shape, but also the colors that its plumage has in reality.
Inspiration: This earring was inspired by the innate elegance of Nature, the mesmerizing movement of its living beings and the amazing colors that they display. During my stay in California (USA) I had the chance to see and admire this elegant and amazing creature and I couldn't help myself dedicating a jewel to it. It is my way to show how human beings and animals can live together respecting and loving each other.
Project Duration: The project started in Carlsbad (USA) in November 2021 and ended in December 2021.
Operation Flow: The beak of the Hummingbird goes through the hole of the ear lobe and in conjunction with the tail over the ear it will not slip away while wearing it.