Press Release
Beautiful Darkness Eyewear by Sanaz Ghafari Is Granted the A' Design Award in Eyewear Design
Sanaz Ghafari honored for eyewear design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Eyewear Design category for Beautiful Darkness Eyewear by Sanaz Ghafari. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Beautiful Darkness Eyewear
These eyewear are inspired by Iranian motifs and the purpose of its design is a gift for those who look at the world with only one eye. Many of them have lost it during their lives in line with their dreams, ideologies, freedom of humanity, standing against oppression, etc., and these beautiful patterns putted on them so that they know their true beauty. In fact, the main inspiration were these people. In terms of production technology, this work has a simple structure that can be made easily only with modern technology, and golden metal and brown glass are used in it.
About Sanaz Ghafari
Sanaz Ghafari was born in 1990 in Isfahan, Iran, where she still lives and works. Having grown up next to the river and traditional architecture which help people to be creative. Throughout her life, Sanaz has always been interested in art. In her practice in the field of art since 2007, she fascinated by jewelry design and holds Bachelor's and master's degrees in metal handicraft with the major of make and design of jewelry. After completing her degree she tries more to achieve professional experience in her major. She has several different national exhibitions from 2008 to 2020, and co-operate with jewelry makers. Sanaz has won several prizes until now.
Award Record
With this recognition, Sanaz Ghafari is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Eyewear Design Award
The A' Eyewear Design Award is an international eyewear design competition recognizing outstanding eyewear designs by top eyewear designer and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to eyewear designers, product designers, industrial design studios and industrial designers from all countries. Entries typically include sunglasses, prescription glasses, reading glasses, safety glasses, sports goggles and swim goggles. Awarded eyewear designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/eyewear
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/151126
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/151126
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!151126
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/327933
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sanaz-ghafari
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
###
Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Beautiful Darkness Eyewear
- Function
- Eyewear
- Category
- Eyewear Design
- Discipline
- Design Strategy
- Industry
- Fashion
- Colors
- Black, Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sanaz Ghafari
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #151126
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This work is not just an ordinary pair of glasses to hide an apparently blind eye, this work is beautiful and different because it tries to show that maybe one eye or even without the eyes of the head and only with the eyes of the heart can see the world much more clearly and realistically and beautifully, so the frame of these glasses should also show the beauty of this eye and the goals and insights behind it. Also, in this work, golden-colored metal such as brass and smoked glass is used.
- Inspiration
- This work is visually inspired by traditional Iranian art.But it can be said that the main inspiration of this work is the people who, in the way of freedom, look at the world with only one eye - but perhaps much more sighted and deeper than thousands of seeing eyes.There are not few people who sacrifice valuable things against dictatorships every day in the way of their ideals.This work is dedicated to those who may see the world much more beautiful and wider than us, who see with two eyes.
- Research
- Applied research and research methods on patterns and standards of eyeglass design and Iranian art in the form of it has been a library. Also, research among the literature to understand and touch the world of the one-eyed blind, and along with that,interviews with the mentioned people. And finally, seeing people every day who, in the direction of their ideals in the society where I live, lose not only an eye, but many more valuable things, and there is no research like living in these streets.
- Challenge
- According to the academic training in jewelry and accessory design as well as traditional Iranian design, although there was no special challenge in terms of design, in my opinion, it is the main challenge of the world. No matter how much I try to beautify these noble people, it will still not be as beautiful as their ideals and outlook on life and the world, and my main challenge is to leave the world of oppressors behind.
- Realization and Technology
- To design this product, I have used the motifs that I had designed in the undergraduate course at the Isfahan University of Art, inspired by traditional Iranian motifs. I was inspired by these Iranian motifs and changed them again for the design of the sunglasses. This work was done after many corrections and changes, first by hand design and then by software. The manufacturing method of this product is simple, it can be manufactured with modern technology and simple devices.
- Operation and Interaction
- This work can not only affect the audience from an aesthetic point of view, but because it inspired the traditional artworks of old Iran, it can be a reminder of the countless values of art and works of art in life. But the main impact and interaction of this work is in respect for people who, either for the love of life, are satisfied with one eye to see the beauty of the world, or those who have passed it in line with their lofty goals, but still and only with This, look at the world and life with a much more perceptive eye than most of us. All the beauty of this work is dedicated to them.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2023 in Isfahan and finished in March 2023 in Isfahan. This project is one of the collection which designed sunglasses based on humanitarian ideologies, love for life and seeing the world and traditional arts of Iran.
- Specifications
- Metal motifs are placed on one of the glasses of the smokey eyeglass frame to be placed on the eye that does not have the ability to see. The diameter of the glasses frame is 50 mm and the length of the handles is 135 mm
- Keywords
- Jewelry, Accessory, Eyewear, Sunglasses, Glasses, Iranian Art, Traditional Arts of Iran
