Press Release
Otowav Jewelry by Vassilis Mylonadis Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Vassilis Mylonadis honored for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category for Otowav Jewelry by Vassilis Mylonadis, designed for Otowav. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Otowav Jewelry
Otowav was created in order to provide a unique creation to someone special and offer the possibility to express feelings for which words alone would not suffice. Deriving from the Japanese word for soundwave, oto, Otowav represents the place, where feelings, a voice, and words meet in three dimensions. As the age-old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. But words can also paint pictures. Every time one speaks, their voices produce waves called soundforms. Otowav translates one's feelings into three dimensions, creating a unique design based on the sound of their voice.
About Vassilis Mylonadis
Many of the spaces that we live in and the objects that surround us, are not designed in a way to intrigue our emotions. Our vision is to design objects and spaces with the notion that they will make our everyday life more functional and fun. This approach has guided the design services that our practice has offered since its founding in 1994. Together with an extensive network of partners we have provided simple and functional solutions to clients who either manufacture consumer and industrial products or are in need of exhibition or interior design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Vassilis Mylonadis is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2022 - 2023 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Jewelry Design Award
The A' Jewelry Design Award is an international jewelry design competition recognizing good jewelry designs by best jewelry designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Typical entries include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. The awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/131079
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/131079
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!131079
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/170782
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.otowav.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Otowav Jewelry
- Function
- Jewelry
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Tan, Silver, Rosy Brown, Dark Gray and Gainsboro
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Otowav
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Vassilis Mylonadis
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #131079
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Spyros Anastassatos; Photographer Spyros Anastassatos Video Credits: Sting Studio
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Welcome to the most innovative personalised gift platform. The jewelry speaks for itself. Create your own soundwave jewelry from the Otowav collection. Embed a personalised audio message inside your jewelry gift for instant audio playback on your mobile device.
- Inspiration
- Our wish to express feelings to someone which words just could not do justice to has created otowav. Deriving from the Japanese word for soundwave, oto, otowav represents the place where feelings, a voice and words meet in three dimensions. Every time we speak, our voices produce waves called soundforms. They are the way nature is making our voice visible. Otowav translates your feelings into three dimensions, creating a unique design based on the sound of your voice.
- Research
- Our capacity of sharing memories differentiate us humans amongst other species. Within only one year we took 1,5 trillion photographs. We decided though that we wanted to share memories through the original story teller, the human voice. We started by developing an algorithm that converted soundwaves into 3d printed jewlery. The platform gives the freedom to the user to add their personal touch while at the same time a personal audio message can be embeded inside. The collection has been designed to serve as an ellegant template ready to be sculpted by the sound of your voice.
- Challenge
- The transition process from a sounwave form to a three dimensional object was very demanding both design and production wise. In terms of visualization the information given by the soundwave through the algorithm that was created, had to be broken down to a minimal form that could communicate the message visualy through an elegant contemporary design. The customisation of each design resulted in a production process that included 3d printing and the NFC technology used for transferring the personal audio message that is embeded in each design.
- Realization and Technology
- Each item of our designs is linked to a unique personalized message. It is then sculpted through our algorithm making each design unique. We felt that three dimensional printing was the production solution that could full fill our expectetions to deliver the most promising experience for the user.
- Operation and Interaction
- 1. Record or Upload your audio message via the online interface 2. Play back your audio message & proceed or record again 3. Create your personalised 3D Otowav soundwave through our online algorithm 4. Interact with your 3D Otowav soundwave in our 3D view port 5. Select your gift option & quantity to receive your price quote 6. Receive your Otowav in a beautiful customized packaging where a unique personalized audio message can be played back through NFC technology
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2018 in Athens Greece and finished in March 2021.
- Specifications
- Pendant: 50mmX10mmX4mm Necklace: 30mmX15mmX4mm Earrings: 35mmX8mmX4mm Bracelet: 25mmX10mmX4mm Cufflinks: 18mmX10mmX12mm Keychain: 60mmX28mmX5mm Packaging: 100mmX60mmX15mm
- Keywords
- Sound, jewelry, gift, personal, soundwave
