Press Release
The House of Sol Jewelry Lock by Nazlican Yoney Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Nazlican Yoney recognized for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, March 11, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that The House of Sol Jewelry Lock by Nazlican Yoney, designed for House of Sol, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
About The House of Sol Jewelry Lock
The House of Sol lock, a revolutionary addition to contemporary jewelry, combines luxury and functionality. Crafted from high-quality materials like 24k gold, 14k gold adorned with diamonds, or gold-filled 925 silver, it offers unique customization. Its innovative dual-opening mechanism, operable with one hand, allows for easy swapping of elements such as pearls or turquoise, providing versatility in style. This detachable lock, compatible with various necklaces, challenges the norm of fixed locks in jewelry design and serves sustainability principles without compromising quality.
About Nazlican Yoney
Nazlican Yoney is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of House of Sól, a luxury jewelry brand based in New York. She serves as an Advisory Board Member at the Sabanci School of Business and is recognized as a thought leader in technology and an author for Vogue. Before embarking on her entrepreneurial journey, she held strategic leadership positions in the technology sector, focusing on brand-driven roles. She spent seven years at Google and held strategic roles at Microsoft and Turkcell. She is widely respected as an author, advocate for women's rights, and brand advisor in the US and EMEA regions.
Award Record
This recognition makes Nazlican Yoney 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/153273
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/153273
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!153273
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/345150
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://thehouseofsol.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The House of Sol Jewelry Lock
- Function
- Jewelry Lock
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Dim Gray, Black, Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- House of Sol
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nazlican Yoney
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #153273
Credits
- Image Credits
- For Images #1 - 5 Image Owners: House of Sol Jewelry Inc. Photographer: Baran Dogan
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Lock is a distinctive feature of the brand's jewelry line. Its trademarked design allows for endless personalization, enabling users to create their own compositions of necklaces. Available in materials like 14k gold, 24k gold-filled 925 sterling silver, or black rhodium-plated silver, it provides versatility. Its design facilitates interchangeability of various elements like pearls, turquoise, wood, or coral, allowing users to create unique combinations reflecting their style
- Inspiration
- House of Sól (HoS) offers a unique take on fast fashion, with a design strategy revolving around the lock. This blend of function and aesthetics has resulted in sustainable jewelry collections that are cherished worldwide. One HoS lock opens up a world of personalization, allowing customers to create their collection from elements like pearls, turquoise, wood, or coral necklaces from HoS' collection. They can also mix&match different necklaces and bracelets from the HoS collection as well as their personal ones.
- Challenge
- The HoS lock design should balance aesthetics, functionality, and comfort by addressing these necessities: 1)It should be big enough to have sufficient interior space for a complex interior design, ensuring that both ends of the House of Sol lock can be mutually opened, but it should still be visually appealing by not being too large.
- Realization and Technology
- The production process encompasses both manual and 3D design, along with the creation of prototypes. This is followed by high-precision casting, the use of laser technology and traditional welding, and a hand-finished touch. At the last step, depending on the order, it is either produced from 14k gold or filled with micron gold over 925 sterling silver.
- Operation and Interaction
- The House of Sól lock has a rare feature where both ends can be opened simultaneously, unlike typical jewelry locks. Furthermore, the lock can be operated with one hand, offering women autonomy in jewelry wear. Each lock end functions independently, providing unmatched versatility. This detachability allows the lock to be used interchangeably on various necklaces, a unique characteristic that sets it apart in the market where conventional locks are permanently attached to necklaces.
- Project Duration and Location
- The process of concept making and design began in Istanbul at GrandBazaar in 2020 and was finished in the subsequent year.
- Specifications
- Width 34mm x Depth 21mm x Height 4mm
- Keywords
- Necklace, bracelet, jewelry design, master craftsmanship, handmade luxury, wearable art pieces, one-of-a-kind designs, gold jewelry, statement pieces,precious stones
