Coral دکمه‌سردست by Andrea Ragazzo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award in طراحی جواهرات Competition Category.
نقرهجواهرات· 2020
Coral دکمه‌سردست
Client: Ragazzo Design Studio
جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award Winner in جواهرات Category
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About Coral دکمه‌سردست
مرجان یک جفت دکمه‌سردست است که برای نگه‌داشتن سرآستین‌های پیراهن به یکدیگر ساخته شده است. بسیاری از دکمه‌سردست‌ها حجیم و سنگین هستند. مرجان در عوض از یک سنت ایتالیایی مبتنی بر سادگی و احترام به فرم‌های ارگانیک پیروی می‌کند. فرم باز و شفاف، ظاهری سبک به آن می‌بخشد، در حالی که بافت زبر داخلی، تضاد ایجاد می‌کند. هر دکمه‌سردست به‌صورت دست‌ساز از نقره استرلینگ و با روش ریخته‌گری موم‌گم‌شده ساخته می‌شود. هر قطعه پرداخت شده و برای حفظ درخشش با پلاتین یا طلای رز آبکاری می‌شود. پایه‌ی مسطح و باله‌مانند از چرخش جلوگیری کرده و باز و بسته کردن دکمه‌سردست‌ها را آسان می‌سازد.
The Recognition
About the جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award
Coral دکمه‌سردست برنده جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award است، شناختی فوق‌العاده معتبر که به طراحی‌های سطح بالای زیبا، والا و تأثیرگذار اعطا می‌شود. برندگان نقره آثاری بسیار درخشان و فوق‌العاده خلاق‌اند که تخصص، استعداد و تیزبینی برجسته طراحان خود را نشان می‌دهند. از Coral دکمه‌سردست انتظار می‌رود اثری شگفت‌انگیز و نمونه باشد که به‌طور چشمگیری حرفه‌ای و عمیقاً نوآورانه است. این طراحی برنده جایزه نقره‌ای A' Design Award اختراعی بسیار قابل‌توجه و ستوده است که سود می‌رساند و مرزهای هنر، علم، طراحی و فناوری را پیش می‌برد. Coral دکمه‌سردست آفرینشی است که به آن بسیار رشک برده می‌شود، خواسته‌ها را بیدار می‌کند، احساسات مثبت می‌آورد و حیرت و شگفتی برمی‌انگیزد.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- These cufflinks are designed in the best tradition of Italian love for simplicity and respect for organic shapes. They are featuring a unique see-through look, which creates lightness, while the rough inner texture creates added contrast.
Each cufflink is hand made from Sterling Silver. To keep its shine, they are individually polished and either Platinum or Rose Gold plated. The flat, fin-like stem prevents them from rotating while making it easy to put on and take off. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Sterling Silver with Rhodium plating and Rose Gold plating, ∅20 x 22mm
- Tags
- Cufflinks, Men's Accessories, Sterling Silver, Gold Plated, Italian Design, Luxury Accessories, Men's Fashion, Modern Design
- Production Technology
- The cufflinks are made by lost wax casting, which is commonplace in jewelry making. All files were created in Creo 4.0 and rendered in Keyshot to get an accurate representation of the final design before production. A Makerbot 3D-printer was also used, to get preliminary parts made in PLA. These were used to fine-tune the look and size.
- Design Challenge
- There was not much of a research challenge for this project since cufflinks have been around for a very long time. Also in terms of manufacturing and materials, the choice to use Sterling Silver and Lost Casting were straight forward. A high-quality material was necessary, and therefore, only silver or gold would have been appropriate. Using pure gold would set a too high selling price. Therefore the choice to use Sterling Silver and gold plate them.
- Research
- During the initial phase of the design, several directions were taken, including designs featuring enamel. The enamel was placed in the inner part of the cufflinks, creating contrast and making the design feel alive. The idea came from the underside of a starfish, which reveals an inner color, different from the outer skin. It makes it more vulnerable and fragile, enhancing its lightness even more. Unfortunately, it was not possible from a technical point of view, since reaching the inner surface was very difficult and time-consuming.
- Inspiration
- Cufflinks in itself are meant to hold the cuffs of a shirt together. The tighter, the better. They can be bulky and overloaded, usually made of expensive materials to show the status of its wearer. The inspiration was to create something opposite to that. Something that still made of a single, pure material and which replicated lightness. Something that even when holding the cuffs, would so not by weight, but by its structural integrity.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2018 and the first production of three SKU's (Rose Gold, Silver, Gun Metal) arrived in Hong Kong around March 2019.
- Operation Flow
- There are several types of cufflinks - Whale Back, Bullet Back, Chain Link, Ball Return, ... The Coral Cufflinks come as Fixed Backing design, which usually is a little harder to put on. Due to the slim design and functional shape; however, this is not the case. These cufflinks slide easily into the cuffs cuts, keeping them tightly together.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Ragazzo Ltd., Hong Kong, 2019
- Image Credits
- #1: Maxime Chambigneulle, 2019
#2: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
#3: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
#4: Andrea Ragazzo, 2019
#5: Maxime Chambigneulle, 2019
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