Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes by Sonja Iglic

Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes by Sonja Iglic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award d'Or in Bijoux Competition Category.

OrBijoux· 2018

Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes

by Sonja Iglic

Client: Sonja Iglic

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Bijoux Category

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The Design

About Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes

Le design des lunettes de Sonja a été inspiré par les fleurs épanouies et les premières montures de lunettes. En combinant les formes organiques de la nature et les éléments fonctionnels des montures de lunettes, le designer a développé un article convertible qui peut être facilement manipulé pour donner plusieurs looks différents. Le produit a également été conçu avec une possibilité de pliage pratique, prenant le moins de place possible dans le sac de transport. Les verres sont fabriqués en plexiglas découpé au laser avec des imprimés de fleurs d'orchidées et les montures sont fabriquées manuellement en laiton plaqué or 18 carats.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Blooming Les Lunettes Pliantes crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The main focus of this conceptual piece is in it's ability to be changed at any point without an extensive effort of the wearer. This function of multiple looks alongside the folding system is what makes these accessories stand out. Once folded, the eyewear becomes compact which makes it really easy to carry around.
Dimensions & Packaging: Fully opened eyewear dimensions 150 mm x 120 mm x 160 mm
Fully closed eyewear dimensions 100 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm
Tags: Eyewear, Metal, Gold, Flower, Sculpture, Wearable, Color, Foldable, Versatile, Jewelry
Production Technology: The whole collection is made by hand out of 18k gold plated brass alongside the multiple laser cut plexiglass with flower prints.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was the ergonomic part of the eyewear's frames. It was very difficult to create the frames foldable and at the same time to achieve one continues flowing line that forms the final shape (both folded and opened).
Research: This project demanded an extensive investigation of the historical development of spectacle frames (visually and technically), in order to achieve a modern solution with a clear influence of the first types of frames.
Inspiration: Inspiration comes from growth and metamorphosis of all beings. Blooming flowers are used as symbols of change and development and are presented as movable petals.
I intended to create multi purpose items, that can adapt to specific needs of the wearer by personal changes throughout the day.
Project Duration: The whole project developement lasted around 3 months. It started in January 2016 and was finished in April 2016 in Belgrade. This item is just one of the whole Blooming collection of jewellery and eyewear.
The whole collection was exhibited in Porte de Versailles in Paris during The International Jewellery Show Bijorhca Paris in September 2016.
Operation Flow: All the petals are connected to the metal frame with rivets. This system makes the change of the position of petals really easy. The petals can be pushed around the rivet in full circle. This system makes many different looks possible just by overlapping the petal shapes in a different way or positioning the petals differently in relation to the face.
The frame itself is also connected with rivets, so the closing system works in a similar manner as the petals.
Image Credits: Image #5 Photographer Aleksandar Zivkovic, Blooming editorial, 2016.