Mushroom Fantasy Ring by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Bronze in Smykkedesign Competition Category.
BronzeSmykker· 2021
Mushroom Fantasy Ring
Client: Sanaz Doost Studio
A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Smykker Category
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The Design
About Mushroom Fantasy Ring
Mushroom Fantasy er en ring inspireret af svampenes verden og barndommens eventyr. Ringen er lavet af 18K gult guld og er fuldstændig håndfremstillet fra bunden. Legeringen, pladerne, trådene og rørene blev alle lavet i hånden. Gyldne lag minder om svampelameller, mens naturlige blå safirer i forskellige nuancer repræsenterer regndråber. Lagene og safirerne fremstår svævende, uden en synlig base. Set fra siden følger ringen en gylden spiral. En mat, struktureret finish dækker overfladen. Ringen måler 30 mm i bredden, 20 mm i dybden og 30 mm i højden.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronze
Mushroom Fantasy Ring er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Mushroom Fantasy Ring forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Mushroom Fantasy Ring tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Mushroom fantasy is a ring inspired by magic world of mushrooms. This ring is a wearable piece of art which brings back the joy of surreal childhood fantasies and dreams to the user. the ring has an eye catching appearance with it's unique design and the bold contrast between 18k yellow gold and different shades of natural blue sapphire which represents drops of rain. From side view it has golden ratio design which is pleasant to the eye. This ring is completely hand fabricated from scratch, I also have made the alloy myself and then made the sheets, wires and tubes.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 30 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 30 mm
- Tags
- jewelry, ring, jewelry design, gold ring, mushroom ring
- Production Technology
- 18K yellow gold which is hand fabricated 100% from scratch. I made the alloy, forged, rolled, made wires/sheets, designed and made the ring. it has natural sapphires which I've set them myself. The ring has mat textured finish by using European wheel brush. As you can see in the photos the layers/gills and the raindrops which are natural sapphires are suspended without any base to hold them, so it was super challenging to solder them in place.
- Design Challenge
- the most challenging part was to create gills with gold and to solder them parallel to each other without melting them. another challenge were sapphires because they were suspended and I had to solder the settings one by one without melting them, and then cleaning and setting them on that position was super difficult. this design needed lots of attention, patient and craftsmanship.
- Research
- For this design I researched and read a lot about mushroom structure, shape, different types and the growth process. I focused on the gills of mushrooms and found a solution to recreate those with 18k gold. the finishing part with European wheel to have mat textured surface in all the areas was also challenging because of the shape of the ring.
- Inspiration
- Mushroom fantasy ring is inspired by magic world of mushrooms and the childhood fairytale stories. When I was a kid I used to walk in jungles, play with mushrooms and blow the rain drops all the time. Mushrooms existed for 1 billion years and somehow have managed to remain full of mysteries, these mostly earth-dwelling organisms even can stimulate rain in the atmosphere. Therefor I mixed these two mysterious elements: form of mushroom gills with the golden spiral for the side view, and designed this mysterious ring.
- Project Duration
- started in november 2019 in Toronto and finished in April 2020 in Toronto/Canada.
- Operation Flow
- This is an ergonomic ring and it sits very well on the hand. it's unique but comfortable.
- Image Credits
- Paul Ambtman
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