Press Release
Golden Sunflower Ring by Gregory Simonov Is Granted the A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Gregory Simonov honored for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Golden Sunflower Ring by Gregory Simonov, designed for G&D Unique Designs, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
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 Golden Sunflower Ring
The Golden Sunflower is a statement ring with a flower-shaped design featuring an Amethyst crafted in yellow and white gold. The design was inspired by natural flowers. The artist wanted to create a flower-like ring without prongs. Instead, the little petals were used to hold the central stone. Each one of the petals was individually installed and had a diamond set in it. The petals of the ring appear to be emerging from the flower, creating a realistic and elegant design. Because of the by-pass shank style, the leaves help to complete the shank to provide a comfortable fit.
About Gregory Simonov
Gregory Simonov, inspired by visual arts and classical music, founded G&D Unique Designs in 2016. He designs and handcrafts each jewelry piece in-house, blending artistic expression with craftsmanship. The brand offers jewelry for various occasions including cocktail events, weddings, and formal evenings. Customers often mention receiving compliments while wearing his pieces, which encourages Gregory to continue creating. G&D Unique Designs reflects a personal and focused approach to jewelry making, with attention to quality and detail in every item. The company remains committed to original design, offering thoughtfully made jewelry that fits a range of styles and moments.
Award Record
This recognition makes Gregory Simonov 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/164181
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/164181
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!164181
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/358938
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.gnduniquedesigns.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Golden Sunflower Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Tan, Rosy Brown, Linen, Light Gray and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- G&D Unique Designs
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Gregory Simonov
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #164181
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Gregory Simon, Golden Sunflower, 2024.; Photographer Gregory Simon, Golden Sunflower, 2024; Photographer Gregory Simon, Golden Sunflower, 2024 Video Credits: Gregory Simon
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Golden Sunflower is a luxury statement ring featuring an Amethyst and is crafted in yellow and white gold with a unique flower-shaped design. The Amethyst adds a touch of elegance, and the diamond-decorated petals create a unique satin finish. Since ancient times Sunflowers has been symbolizing a warmth, prosperity, Joy and Happiness. Let's embrace the magic of the sunflowers and allow that symbolism to illuminate our lives and spirit.
- Inspiration
- The "Golden Sunflower" Ring design was inspired by natural flowers that the artist saw in his dream after an extensive design development journey. The sunflower's symbolic meaning is associated with representation of resilience and growth. It serves as a motivation for humans to overcome challenges, grow strong even in adverse conditions by embracing change, adapt to new situations and evolve, and at the same time stay positive and thrive.
- Research
- Amethyst is one of the stones used from Ancient times symbolizing deep love, happiness, protection, spirituality, and wealth. It's also said to have the power of transforming the negative energy into a positive one. It's purple color represents the crown chakra, providing additional energetic and spiritual benefits when wearing or interconnecting with this mystical gemstone.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge of the design was to develop elements that would be part of the flower while at the same time would hold the central stone of the flower instead of using traditional prongs, and being made from a different gold color, and each having a diamond set in it.
- Realization and Technology
- The ring is made of 14k yellow and white Gold. The design is created the way where Amethyst, is held by side petals attached to the base separately, instead of prongs and they also have diamonds embedded in them in a unique way. In addition, the bigger petals are designed so that they elegantly separate the top part of the flower from the bottom. The leaves are designed with functionality to provide balance and comfortable fit not letting it turn to the sides, besides being part of the flower.
- Operation and Interaction
- Jewelry Design is an art of Visual Expression of the Artist inner world through Craftsmanship. Through this ring the artist also showcases aesthetics, technical and artistic clarity in high resolution and high level of execution. The Golden Sunflower ring is crafted with great technical proficiency, excellent attention to detail, creative approach to the theme and clarity of narrative.
- Project Duration and Location
- The Golden Sunflower ring design started in March of 2024 and finished in July of 2024, in Texas, USA.
- Specifications
- The head length of the flower is 18mm, head width is 16mm, the height of the ring is 26mm. The weight of this piece is about 5.36g, for the US 5 size. The ring itself is made from 14k yellow gold. The 12 inner petals holding the central Amethyst stone are from 14K white gold and welded separately, with each one having a natural 1.6mm diamond set, 12 diamonds totaling 0.19tcw. The central stone is concave cut 12mm x10mm natural African Amethyst 4.5tcw.
- Keywords
- High Jewelry, Fine Jewelry, Luxury Jewelry, Golden Sunflower, Ring, Gold, Amethyst, Diamonds
