Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea by Mayte Ossorio Domecq

Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea by Mayte Ossorio Domecq is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño de Joyería Competition Category.

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Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea

by Mayte Ossorio Domecq

Client: Mayte Domecq

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Joyería Category

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The Design

About Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea

De lo Recto a lo Curvo: El Zig Zag Toma Forma. Este proyecto de investigación aplicada explora la transformación de una línea recta en una curva mediante secciones transversales. El objetivo fue diseñar un collar resistente y visualmente impactante mientras se minimizaba el uso de material y se optimizaba la eficiencia estructural. La metodología se basó en la experimentación directa, donde se probaron diferentes técnicas de corte y doblado para lograr la flexibilidad y forma deseadas.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Zig Zag Línea de Joyería Contemporánea satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: From straight to curved: the Zig Zag takes shape. Morphological transformation and body adaptation through transversal, equidistant, and rhythmic linear cuts. Each piece starts from double layered, overlapping leather rectangles that, through specific cuts, create distinct visual and functional rhythms depending on their placement, necklaces, bracelets, or earrings. This, along with the reuse of remnants, optimizes resources and maximizes material exploration.
Dimensions & Packaging: Double glued leather, in different colors and textures, pastel, metallic and basic.
Earrings w 3mm d 20mm h 65 mm. Necklace mini w 3mm d 25mm h 480mm. Necklace big w 3mm d 60mm h 540mm. Necklace 8 w 3mm d 30mm h 900mm. Bracelet w 3mm d 60mm h 220mm. Packaging is custom cardboard with outer loop, brand label, card and heart.
Tags: from straight to curve, morphological transformation, jewelry, sustainability, body adaptation
Production Technology: Double layer cowhide leather, bonded together.
Manufacturing, handcrafted using hole punch tools.
Cutting dies are used for all necklace bodies, shaping straight edges into curves through repetitive, equidistant transverse cuts. This method minimizes material use, ensures optimal body adaptation, maximizes efficiency, and creates unique differentiation between pieces through variations in the cuts.
Design Challenge: For the Zig Zag line, the challenge was to create a bold necklace without relying on large leather surfaces, using mostly small remnants. The key was generating curvature after cutting, transforming a 22 cm x 6 cm rectangle, the one used for the bracelet, into a striking piece. Equidistant cuts were tested to determine how close they could get to the edge for flexibility without risking breakage. Unlike a single cut piece, this method required precision to maximize material use while ensuring structural integrity.
Research: From straight to curved: the Zig Zag takes shape. This is an applied research project aimed at transforming a straight line into a curve through cross sections. The goal was to create a strong necklace while minimizing material use. The methodology involved direct experimentation with the material. The result was remarkable, not only was the design immediately accepted, but it also received a clearly positive response. It is sold in Germany, Turkey, and Argentina.
Inspiration: When covering a notebook, rigid paper finds its flexibility through precise, cuts it folds, adapts, and embraces the shape without losing structure. That same principle guides the Zig Zag line. A firm lined rectangle transforms through strategic cuts that allow it to fall gracefully, as if the material were learning to move. Thus, what was once static becomes fluid, geometry adapts to the body, and air becomes part of the design.
Project Duration: The proyect started in January 2019 with the bracelet, january 2022 and finished in July 2022, the hole line in Bs As Argentina.
Operation Flow: Designed for comfort and easy wear, these pieces can be put on without assistance. Ideal for daily use, they have the right weight to prevent strain. Their material ensures silent movement. Both necklaces and the bracelet feature metal cufflinks for secure fastening. The bracelet has two adjustable positions. The earrings use standard stainless steel posts that fit seamlessly into the earlobes.
Patents: Awarded the Sello del Buen diseño Argentino 2024 (Seal of Good Argentine Design 2024) #5429
Team Members: Mayte Ossorio Domecq
Image Credits: Image #No 1 : Photographer Edgardo Delfino Model Sergio Calegoya
Image #No 2 : Photographer Edgardo Delfino model Mayte Ossorio Domecq
Image #No 3 : Photographer Edgardo Delfino
Image #No 4 : Photographer Edgardo Delfino
Image #No 5 : Photographer Edgardo Delfino