Mandarinfish Pendentif by Mohammad Amin Moradi

Mandarinfish Pendentif by Mohammad Amin Moradi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Fer in Bijoux Competition Category.

FerBijoux· 2025

Mandarinfish Pendentif

by Mohammad Amin Moradi

Client: Delmor

A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Bijoux Category

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The Design

About Mandarinfish Pendentif

Le pendentif Mandarinfish est un pendentif unisexe en or 18 carats inspiré du poisson mandarin, symbole d'harmonie et de bonheur dans diverses cultures, représentant également l'unité et les liens profonds. Le pendentif Mandarinfish visualise l'essence du corps coloré du poisson mandarin en utilisant différentes nuances et couleurs de Saphir, d'Émeraude et de Diamant comme pierres précieuses dans la création, symbolisant ainsi la vitalité, la beauté des créatures naturelles et la fortune, faisant du pendentif non seulement un accessoire à porter mais aussi un moyen de se connecter aux écosystèmes aquatiques.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fer

Mandarinfish Pendentif est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Mandarinfish Pendentif est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Mandarinfish Pendentif est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This 18k gold pendant is designed to capture the essence of the mandarin fish's radiant hues, Using different shades and different colors of Sapphire, Emerald and Diamond as gemstones symbolize vitality, beauty, and good fortune, making the pendant not only an exquisite adornment but also a talisman of positive energy. Designing it's curved fins and a gracefully arching tail, is to show the fluid motion and grace of this fish. Due to the large number of gemstones Micro-setting can be hard.
Dimensions & Packaging: (W) 45.10mm X (L)27.53mm X (H) 11.54mm Weight : 9.320g Gemstones : sapphire- Brilliant Cut - 1.2 X 1.2 mm sapphire- Brilliant Cut - 1 X 1 mm sapphire- Marquiz Cut - 2.5 X 1.5mm Diamond - Brilliant Cut - 1.2 X 1.2 mm Emerald - Brilliant Cut - 1.2 X 1.2 mm
Tags: Mandarin, pendant, fish
Production Technology: This design is 3D modeled in MatrixGold software after hand sketching. As 18k Gold has been considered as the material, For the production, 3D printing, casting, polishing, and simple electroplating are required. selective Silver electroplating is optional.
Design Challenge: Considering the rich colors of the mandarin fish, designing the patterns of the body using different shades of colors was one of the challenges of the project.
Research: In this design, the features and unique characters of mandarin fish have been researched, and the Delphi method was employed. These investigations led to the refinement of the ideation process.
Inspiration: This unisex pendant is inspired by the stunning Mandarinfish, a species renowned for its strikingly colorful and intricate appearance. This fish is often revered in various cultures for it's symbolism of marital harmony and happiness, as it is known to swim in pairs, representing unity and lasting bonds. A fascinating fact about them is that they don't have scales, Also, their bright coloration is not for attracting a mate, but It is to mislead predators into believing that they may be toxic.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2025 in Tehran, Iran and finished in January 2025 in Tehran, Iran.
Operation Flow: This piece is designed as a pendant but it can easily transform into a brooch.
To be used as a pendant, the suggestion weight of the chain is at least 1.5gr.
Image Credits: video music: Hillsong UNITED, oceans, 2013