Reflection Fáinní Cluaise by Mandy Morris

Reflection Fáinní Cluaise by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dearadh Seodra Competition Category.

AirgeadSeodra· 2023

Reflection Fáinní Cluaise

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Seodra Category

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The Design

About Reflection Fáinní Cluaise

Is péire fáinní cluaise neamhshiméadracha é Reflection atá déanta as ór bán 18ct athúsáidte. Tarraingítear an t-ór ina shreang chun corp an phríomhfháinne cluaise a chruthú. Crochann an fáinne cluaise clé níos mó timpeall na cluaise, agus is stoda beag é an fáinne cluaise deas. Is féidir mír crochta ar leith a cheangal de cheachtar den dá fháinne cluaise nó í a shleamhnú ar shlabhra agus í a chaitheamh mar shiogairlín. Tá na saifírí agus na diamaint suite de láimh le socrú gráinne agus socrú beisil. Tá an dearadh spreagtha ag éan ag féachaint ar a scáil féin san uisce, agus ag an gcodarsnacht idir an taobh a thaispeántar agus an taobh a choinnítear i bhfolach.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Reflection Fáinní Cluaise 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 Reflection Fáinní Cluaise 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 Reflection Fáinní Cluaise a bhfuil formad mór leis, a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a thugann mothúcháin dhearfacha agus a adhnann iontas agus ionadh.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These one of a kind earrings feature an asymmetric design with a drop section that can be added to left the left or right earring or removed and worn as a pendant
Dimensions & Packaging: Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm.
Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm
Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
Tags: Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
Production Technology: Repurposed 18ct white gold drawn into metal wire to form body of main earring ,Hand crafted , laser welding. Hand finishing, grain set and bezel set sapphires and diamonds , polishing.
Design Challenge: Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
Research: Following my initial image of bird on a branch viewing reflection I spent time researching bird image and reflection in water and how what’s seen is it a mirror image . I spent days re sketching the image to its basic wire form and from their transformed the initial shape using cad cam and by stretching the shape it took on a hook shape which inspired the hook design around the ear with the reflection part progression to a removable drop .Methods included sketching, layout tracing , hand rendering and cad cam with the making using hand craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Originally based on a bird viewing its own reflection in the water
we do not always see the perfect reflection of ourselves.
I wanted to design based on the the side we show and the side we keep hidden.The right earring is flamboyant were the left is more subtle
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
Operation Flow: The object can be handled easily with the left earring that hooks easily around the ear and with a right hand stud fitted easily with pin through eat .The drop section can easily hook on to either earring or slide on to a chain and worn as a necklace.