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Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil by Roman Zelenin

Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil by Roman Zelenin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Seodra Competition Category.


Cré-umhaSeodra· 2021

Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil

by Roman Zelenin

Client: Zelenin

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Seodra Category

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The Design

About Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil

Is feadóg mhaisiúil í Elysium a léiríonn colibrí ag ól neachtair ó bhláth. Tá an fhigiúirín déanta as airgead agus socraithe le 1848 seod saotharlainne-fhásta. Tá 31 chuid uathúil in Elysium agus tomhaiseann sé 116 mm ar 116 mm ar 165 mm. Baineadh úsáid as sreabhchairt ríomhairithe, priontáil tríthoiseach agus modh teilgcháin dhírigh phaitinnithe chun blaosc fholamh a chruthú a bhfuil tiús miotail 0.35 mm aici. Buaileann an t-éan leis an ngas ag pointe amháin, mar sin ríomhadh lárionad na maise go cúramach. Léiríonn an gas criosanna scriosta le críochnú dubh, ag cur i gcuimhne dúinn cothromaíocht leochaileach an dúlra.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Elysium Feadóg Mhaisiúil riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The main purpose of the project is to show the perspectives of lab-grown diamonds and 3D printing in the sphere of luxury jewelry. It shows a hummingbird drinking nectar as a symbol of nature and its balance. The stand, on the other hand, has zones of destruction with a dramatic black finish and looks as if it might break any minute. The question is, how long will the flower last, keeping its balance with the stem and feeding the bird on its nectar?
Dimensions & Packaging
116 mm x 116 mm x 165 mm.
It consists of 31 unique parts.
There are 1848 gems.
The thickness of metal is 0.35mm.
Tags
zelenindeepjewelry, colibri, zeleninworld, finejewelry, artjewelry
Production Technology
The figurine was modelled using mathematical computations and a fully computerised workflow. It consists of 31 unique parts.

To realize the project, a 3D printer was upgraded with its resolution increased up to 5 microns.

The patented technology of direct casting enabled accurate shape geometry and plasticity, and allowed to create an item with the thickness of metal at 0.35mm.

This model is made of silver with lab-grown gemstones. The total weight including the ballast is 110 grams.

Design trivia — the figurine of the bird has only one point of contact with the stem.
Design Challenge
One of the tasks of the project was to demonstrate the possibility of a technology that significantly saves precious metal and allows to realize the forms created by the designer. This is an example of how designer invented technology to implement his ideas, rather than adjusting to the limitations of existing technology.
Research
Our goal was to create the shell that is unlimited in design and to significantly reduce the amount of precious material that we used for the project. We were able to modify the traditional approach to jewelry-making process and create something brand-new. The figure, printed with an accuracy of 10 microns and a shell thickness of 0.35 mm, is a demonstration of the possibilities of our patented technology. It’s hollow, it’s 3-d printed using burned materials, and it’s produced with the help of direct casting. The project took more than 2 years to complete.
Inspiration
The design is a call out to people who love art, humanity and the world. A hummingbird has become the symbol of the brand’s way of thinking — it is as light as hollow jewelry and as fragile as the planet’s health.
Project Duration
The project started in 2018 and was completed in August 2019. In September 2019 it was presented at the Vicenzaoro International Jewelry Show - Vicenzaoro
Operation Flow
One of the difficult engineering tasks was to determine the center of mass of the composition. To achieve realistic bird flight, only one connection point had to be created between the hummingbird and the flower stem. The collapsed stem construction (in the silver figurine) adds the fragility of this balance.
Patents
Patented. Patent No2667227. Roman Zelenin, Maxim Naumov, Alexei Solomaha. 2016. RU
ZELENIN 2018 Roman Zelenin

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