Unbound Heart Anillo by Xuehui Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Joyería Competition Category.

HierroJoyería· 2020

Unbound Heart Anillo

by Xuehui Liu

Client: Grace.H Jewelry

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Joyería Category

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The Design

About Unbound Heart Anillo

Unbound Heart es una serie de anillos con una piedra principal móvil. La piedra principal puede fijarse en tres posiciones, por lo que un solo anillo ofrece tres formas de llevarlo. En la posición hacia arriba, el anillo forma un círculo cerrado con un aspecto retro. En la posición intermedia, el anillo queda semiabierto y la piedra se sitúa en paralelo al brazo del anillo, logrando un efecto moderno. En la posición hacia abajo, la forma se percibe suave y alargada. Los anillos están elaborados en oro de 9K y engastados con perlas pequeñas y con topacio, tanzanita o esmeralda. El mecanismo aprovecha la tenacidad natural del oro sin endurecer para mantener cada posición.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Unbound Heart Anillo ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Unbound Heart Anillo sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Unbound Heart Anillo es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These series of rings feature in the 3 styles of wearing as the most shining main stone can be changed into 3 positions where each one can be of different tastes. When the ring is upward, a complete close circle is formed， Retro style is shown through the 18k gold dotted with small pearls and jewelries. When the ring is at the middle, it is semi open. The ring parallels with the ring arm, making ones seem fashion and modern. When it is downward, the visual effect is soft and lengthened,
Dimensions & Packaging: The mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
Tags: Stylish，Changeable，Matching different occasions
Production Technology: The original purpose for the design is to make it stylish and changeable. Thus, we have tried many functions making it feasible while at the same time stable at exact positions. This mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
The ring is made of 9K GOLD. Our series has three shapes, ellipse triangle and rectangle. The gemstones on it are topaz, tanzanite, and emerald. There are little pearls around.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to make the ring smooth when changing the angle, and at the same time to reach the fixed angle, it should be stable and motionless. For this reason, we have done a lot of experiments, and finally found a mechanism to achieve the ideal state.
Inspiration: We wear jewelry for a very important purpose, which is to match clothes and occasions. Many of my friends have their own precious jewels, which may be valuable because of the precious gem stone . I love it but I can't wear it everyday because of the style of clothes or the occasion. So I designed this ring mechanism to make a ring present three styles, which can match all most styles and occasion.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and finished in September 2019.

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