Press Release
A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Goes to Sprout Proposal Ring by Lianghao Zha
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Lianghao Zha for jewelry design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Sprout Proposal Ring by Lianghao Zha, designed for Zha Lianghao Design, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
About the A' Design Award
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.
About Sprout Proposal Ring
Sprout is a proposal ring inspired by Tagore's poem and the designer proposed to his wife with it. It adopts an organic ring set with a single round brilliant cut diamond, which looks like a blooming flower in a naturally growing plant vine. The designer completes the design in 3D software, and uses a 3D printed wax mold to cast 18K gold. Finally, it is manually polished, and inlaid with a round diamond.
About Lianghao Zha
I come from Shanghai, China. I have being an automotive interior designer for five years. And I have participated in many production projects for MG brand. I think I am a future designer. Because I want to design things that people haven't seen before.
Award Record
This recognition makes Lianghao Zha a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2022 - 2023 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. 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/151447
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/151447
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!151447
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/281306
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sprout Proposal Ring
- Function
- Proposal Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Gray, Gainsboro, Dim Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zha Lianghao Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Lianghao Zha
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #151447
Credits
- Team
- Lianghao Zha.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Sprout is a proposal ring designed by the designer to propose to his wife. The designer hopes that this proposal ring can be very unique in design and have its own style. It adopts an organic ring set with a single round brilliant cut diamond. And it is produced using 3D printing and manual polishing. Simple and memorable.
- Inspiration
- Sprout is inspired by Tagore's poem, 'The spring flowers break out like the passive paint of unspoken love'. The designer vividly expresses the budding love in the poem, wrapping the diamond symbolizing eternal love with organic surface. It seems like there is a blooming flower in a naturally growing plant vine.
- Research
- Sprout is a ring designed by the designer to propose to his wife, and with the help of this unique ring, the proposal was successful.
- Challenge
- The most difficult part in design and production is how to achieve organic and complex 3D shapes in such a small ring.
- Realization and Technology
- The designer first uses 3D software to complete the design, then uses a 3D printed wax mold to cast 18K gold, then manually polished, and finally inlaid with high-quality diamond.
- Operation and Interaction
- Wear it on the middle finger of the woman's left hand like an ordinary engagement ring.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Jan 2021 in Shanghai and finished in June 2021.
- Specifications
- 20 mm x 0.7 mm x 24 mm for physical product.
- Keywords
- Jewelry, Diamond, Ring, Gold, Organic, timeless
