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Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design

Anna-Reetta Vaananen recognized for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen, designed for Anna's Darling Ky, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Bronze A' Design Award Means

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 Marilyn Bracelet

Marilyn is a bracelet designed for formal and semi-formal occasions. The flowing form expresses curls and wind by the beach. Marilyn is made from recycled non-plated 14 carat gold, also known as 585 gold, in Sonkajarvi, Finland. Lost wax casting and traditional goldsmith techniques are used, and the surface is polished. The bracelet follows the shape of the wrist and the bone structure, so the fit feels stable and comfortable. The piece can be shaped to fit the hand. The aim is a large and showy form that still feels light to wear.

About Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Anna-Reetta Väänänen makes her nature and story inspired jewelry design at the countryside. Her jewelry brand Anna's Darling is not the most common one because of her methods, style and location. This 39 years old designer has started her career by accident. She was supposed to be a cartoonist or anything else except a farmer. But then she felled in love with jewelry and later with a farmer. As a brand Anna's Darling reflects the owners own mission to create better and more meaningfull jewelry. To consume wisely and only things that last time and can be prepared. Classic lines, precious metals and new design guarantees the jewelrys long life.

Award Record

Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 and the 2023 - 2024 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

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Marilyn Bracelet
Function
Bracelet
Category
Jewelry Design
Discipline
Fashion Design
Industry
Luxury and Fashion
Colors
Black, Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Rosy Brown
Images
5
Client
Anna's Darling Ky

The Recognition

Laureate
Anna-Reetta Vaananen
Country
Finland
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2023 - 2024
Design ID
#158720

Credits

Image Credits
Photographer Elina Manninen, Marilyn jewelry set, 2023; Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024

Design Details

Unique Properties
Marilyn bracelet is flowy and showy. It expresses curls and wind by the beach. This polished and golden jewelry is made from recycled non-plated 14 carat gold at Sonkajarvi, Finland. The bracelet is well fitted and comfortable to wear. The jewelry set suites events and fine occasions.
Inspiration
Marilyn makes us think of how we treat people who live by publicity and being a star. Where is the line between personal life and show business or politics. Marilyns' life is well stored in photographs. Through them it s possible to see her as a human being who faces changes and winds of life. All though her hair might be done perfect she is still the same wild, loving and caring person as she was in the beginning of her career. She deserves to be admired as herself.
Research
In Marilyn jewelry project the main fields of study were in luxury feeling flowy design that expresses the actress Marilyn Monroes character and makes the jewelry user to feel itself confident and beautiful when appearing in events for dress code Formal or Semi-formal. It was also important to reach the feeling of steady and stable weightless wearability of big and showy jewelry. This was achieved with good balance experiments and several fittings with different body types.
Challenge
The challenge of this design project was to create light and luxurious feeling into a celebrity inspired jewelry. It was to make the jewelry user feel the perfection and child like joy in design. It was also important to express the movement and bring Marilyn's personality in to the jewelry.
Realization and Technology
The Marilyn Bracelet is made from recycled 585 gold. It's made by lost was casting and traditional goldsmiths techniques. It has polished surface. The original 3d model was made from paper and silver.
Operation and Interaction
The jewelry set is made to follow the users movements. It is made to be noticeable by the audience but not the user itself. The bracelet follows the shape of a wrist and bone structure to feel stable and fit. It can be shaped to fit ones hand.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in January 2020 and finished in February 2024 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
Specifications
Width 68 mm Hight 68 mm Depth 35 mm
Keywords
mairlyn, jewelry, marilyn monroe, gold jewelry, finnish, design, bracelet, surface

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