String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa by Mandy Morris

String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Bitxigintza Diseinua Competition Category.

ZilarBitxigintza· 2022

String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Bitxigintza Category

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The Design

About String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa

String in the Tail bitxi-eskumuturreko bat da, aldi berean pultsera gisa ere balio duena. Diseinuak elementu figuratiboak eta abstraktuak konbinatzen ditu, Siameseko arrain borrokalariaren mugimenduan inspiratuta. Hiru hari perladunek urrezko ale batekin kate doigarri bat osatzen dute, eta horrela luzera aldatu daiteke eskumuturrera egokitzeko. Pieza guztiz eskuz eginda dago, berrerabilitako 18 kilateko urre zuri eta horiarekin. Diamante hori naturalak diamante zurien kontra jarri dira, eta perlek larruazalaren kontra leunki pausatzen dira. Eskuzko zizelkatzeak hegatsen xehetasun isurkorrei forma ematen die.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. String in the Tail Bitxi-eskumuturrekoa jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: A unique design combining figurative and abstract elements .The piece looks like a bangle but is also part bracelet with a 3 strand string of pearls as an adjustable catch.This piece is also completely hand made from reused gold with natural yellow and white diamonds and pearls.
Dimensions & Packaging: 65 x 33mm for the cuff section using 33 grams of 18ct white and 18ct yellow yellow gold.
Diamond content -1.56ct of intense/ fancy natural yellow round brilliant cut diamonds
and 1 x 0.30ct natural yellow round brilliant cut diamond
and 1.59ct of F/vs white round brilliant cut diamonds Total diamond weight-3.15ct
with 22x pearls and gold bead string feature catch.
Production Technology: Made from repurposed 18ct white gold using traditional jewellery making skill with new lazer welding techniques in order to mix the carved fi details with the clean straight diamond set edges. Enhanced metal carving skills in order to create the fluidity of the fin shapes that were not too thin .Difficulties occurred in selecting a perfect 156 matching natural yellow diamonds out of 450 diamonds. The catch took some consideration so the bangle can be adjusted.
Research: Research spent time studying the movement and decoration of siamese fighting fish and many hours sketching the layout of the design by hand drawing at scale. Lots of time spent perfecting the hand carving skill for the fin detail and silver prototype for the catch.
Inspiration: The fluid movement and eye catching flamboyance of the Siamese fighting fish , so hypnotising they are like dancers and wanted to create a piece that was flamboyant and captured the movement and flow, making the metal seem light , almost molten which is then turned into wristwear that is aesthetically stunning but also playful with the moveable string of pearl which is also the catch.I try to combine reality with abstract design.
Project Duration: Designed January 2021 completed-april 2021in York uk .
exhibited at Goldsmith hall ,London in May 2021 and winner of 4 craftmanship and design awards including The Boodles award for fine jewellery.
Operation Flow: bangle has a an adjustable string of pearls which creates length to fit on the wrist and adjusted to required length.The wearer gets the pearls soft touch next to the skin and the playful element of adjusting the strands.
Team Members: Designer mandy morris
Thomas carl johnson maker and diamond setter.