Nagrada Ghradam by Igor Dydykin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Gradam Competition Category.

AirgeadGradam· 2021

Nagrada Ghradam

by Igor Dydykin

Client: Dydykin

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Gradam Category

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The Design

About Nagrada Ghradam

Baintear amach an dearadh seo chun cur le normalú na beatha le linn féin-aonrú, agus chun duais speisialta a chruthú do bhuaiteoirí na gcomórtas ar líne. Léiríonn dearadh na dámhachtana tiontú Geallta ina Banríon, mar aitheantas ar dhul chun cinn an imreora i bhfichille. Tá an dámhachtain comhdhéanta de dhá fhigiúr cothrom, an Bhanríon agus an Geallta, a chuirtear isteach i ngach ceann eile mar gheall ar shliotáin chaola a fhoirmíonn cupán amháin. Tá dearadh na dámhachtana buan mar gheall ar chruach dhosmálta agus tá sé áisiúil é a iompar chuig an mbuaiteoir tríd an bpost.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Nagrada Ghradam Duais Airgid A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí ardchaighdeáin, álainn agus drámatach. Is saothair thar a bheith drithleacha agus an-chruthaitheach iad buaiteoirí Airgid a léiríonn saineolas, tallann agus géarchúis shármhaith a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Nagrada Ghradam ina shaothar iontach, ina léiriú sampla, thar a bheith gairmiúil agus go domhain nuálach. Is aireagán an-suntasach, ionadmhuirthe é an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Airgid A' Design Award a dhéanann leas do theorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta agus a chuireann chun cinn iad. Is cruthú é an dearadh Nagrada Ghradam a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Nagrada represents the transformation of a Pawn into a Queen, as a recognition of the player’s high skill in chess. The award consists of two flat figures - the Queen and the Pawn, which are inserted into each other due to narrow slots forming a single cup. This method allows to create different thematic cups and deliver them in a standard mail packaging.
Dimensions & Packaging: Height 280mm
Length 90mm
Width 90mm / 6mm (assembled / unassembled)
Weight 0.57 kg.
Tags: Cup, Award, Queen, Chess, Competitions, Steel, Stainless steel, Figure, Statue, Pawn, Online competition
Production Technology: The stainless steel is used in the award manufacturing. Waterjet cutting gives the cup its intended shape. Then manual grinding and polishing is applied. If necessary, engraving with text and image can be done. The Nagrada takes on its final appearance after electrochemical polishing and manual finishing of surfaces.
Design Challenge: For online tournaments, where players can be hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart, where there is no way to personally receive the award from the organizers of the event, it was necessary to create a decent award convenient for transportation and sending the winner by mail.
Research: To create an object that facilitates, motivates and supports the person’s desire for self-development, especially now in the conditions of lockdown and self-isolation, it was found that chess, as a sport and science, can be played both offline and online formats. The various competition awards were studied as a physical manifestation of the success.
Inspiration: It is nice not only to win the tournament, but also to receive the desired prize. We decided to contribute to the normalization of life during isolation, and to create a special award for the winners of online tournaments.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2020 and ended in May 2020 in Tolyatti
Operation Flow: The Nagrada is made of stainless steel, has significant weight, it is easily disassembled for ease of delivery worldwide. The surface of the award can be customized to fit the needed style. It can be fully or partially covered with colour, graphics and inscriptions.
Team Members: Art Director Igor Dydykin
Project Manager Lyudmila Sapalova
Мodel-maker Sergey Grekov
Product Photographer Anzelika Dydykina
Image Credits: DYDYKIN Studio