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Where Dreams Lie Ring by Yuk King Hui Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Yuk King Hui acknowledged 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 announced that Where Dreams Lie Ring by Yuk King Hui, designed for Ikku, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Where Dreams Lie Ring
Dreams come in all shapes and sizes, whether it is a fantasy or a stage of sleep which leads to Yukking design as a combination of two rings into one. The ring is set entirely in 18k yellow gold with a constellation of more than 20 carats of over 900 Colour Sapphires in 100 different shades. It is also adorned with Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Tsavorite, and White and Champagne Diamonds. As a result of more than 500 hours of engineering and craft, the ring is finished with set stones in all dimensions with 4 different types of settings.
About Yuk King Hui
Coming from a family of jewellers and being exposed to the business early on, Yukking is forging her path as a designer and entrepreneur. She established her jewellery brand, Ikku Fine Jewellery, in 2020 to provide customers with a reasonably priced fine jewellery line of contemporary designs. From a young age, Yukking has been drawn to gems and jewellery, believing not just in their intrinsic beauty, but in the symbolism and personal meaning behind each piece. Growing up between the U.K and Hong Kong, she was constantly surrounded by art, as well as visually rich and multicultural environments.
Award Record
With this recognition, Yuk King Hui is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Entries typically include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. Awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/142389
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142389
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142389
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/326867
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://ikkufinejewellery.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Where Dreams Lie Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Tan, Linen, Rosy Brown, Sandy Brown and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ikku
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yuk King Hui
- Country
- Hong Kong (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142389
Credits
- Image Credits
- All images: Yuk King Hui Video Credits: Effect Technical Director. FXTD/ Nigel Hui. Director and Videos/ Yuk King Hui
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The first unique property of this ring is it can be worn in three different ways. The combination of two rings creates an outstanding effect that will definitely define you from any crowd. Another unique property of my design is between all the colour sapphires, there are scattered Alexandrites which are popularly known as 'Emeralds by day, rubies by night' due to its color change phenomena which causes a shift from its green hues to red when interacting with different types of lighting.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for my design is Dream. Dreams come in all shapes and sizes, whether it is a fantasy or a stage of sleep which leads to my design as a combination of two rings into one. My design outline inspiration comes from deep-sea creatures because for me there are where dreams lie. You can never find sea creatures that look the same and they are often filled with magical colours and outlines, and sometimes they glow or even carry a little light themself.
- Research
- The inspiration for my design is dream. Dreams come in all shapes and sizes, whether it is a fantasy or a stage of sleep which leads to my design as a combination of two rings into one. We can never catch dreams in their physical form therefore I have leaned toward a freeform outline. The outline of my design mostly came from the inspiration of sea creatures but for my stone layout, the inspiration came from the different stages of sleep. The scattered colour stones on Ring 1 represent the stages of sleep from 1-3, light and scattered; The colourful Ring 2 represents stage 4 of sleep REM which is where we dream, where it is full of possibilities and wonderful colours.
- Challenge
- Using dream as my inspiration was difficult to start with, something so well known yet shapeless. After deciding on my design layout, the technical part became extremely difficult too. Each tube connecting to my ring is handcrafted hollow internally to give the stone the best chance to shine. At the same time, finding the perfect balance of support for the structure and maximising the number of colour stones was definitely not easy. As a result, a constellation of more than 20 carats of over 900 colour sapphires in 100 different shades is adorned with white and champagne diamonds.
- Realization and Technology
- The Where Dreams Lie ring is set entirely in 18k yellow gold with a constellation of more than 20 carats of over 900 colour sapphires in 100 different shades, adorned with Alexandrite, Tanzanite, Tsavorite, white and champagne diamonds. As a result of more than 500 hours of engineering and craft, the cross finger ring is finished with set stones in all dimensions with 4 different types of settings: Bezel Setting, Semi-Bezel setting, Gypsy setting, and Micro pave setting.
- Operation and Interaction
- This ring comes in two parts and can be worn separately or together. Ring 1 suits for everyday wear and Ring 2 suits for an evening outing. The combination of two rings creates an outstanding effect that will definitely define you from any crowd.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2021 and was completed in January 2021, Hong Kong.
- Specifications
- Ring 1 Dimension: Width 49mm, Depth 20mm, Height 33mm; Ring 2 Dimension: Width 78mm, Depth 17mm, Height 33mm; Total weight of two rings: 36.61gm.
- Keywords
- Fine jewellery, Ring, 18k Gold, Gold,Colour Sapphire, Alexandrite
