Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Seudraidh Competition Category.

UmhaSeudraidh· 2021

Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne

by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Client: Sanaz Doost Studio

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Seudraidh Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne

Is fáinne é Mushroom Fantasy a fuair inspioráid ó shaol na mbeacán agus ó scéalta sí na hóige. Tá an fáinne déanta as ór buí 18K agus déantar de láimh é ón tús. Rinneadh an cóimhiotal, na leatháin, na sreanga agus na feadáin go léir de láimh. Cuireann na sraitheanna óir gealla na mbeacán i gcuimhne duit, agus léiríonn saifírí gorma nádúrtha i n-imir dhifriúla braonta báistí. Tá cuma ar na sraitheanna agus na saifírí go bhfuil siad ar crochadh, gan aon bhonn le feiceáil. Leanann an t-amharc ó thaobh bís órga. Tá críochnú maisiúil neamhlonrach clúdaithe ar an dromchla. Tomhaiseann an fáinne 30mm ar leithead, 20mm ar dhoimhneacht agus 30mm ar airde.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Mushroom Fantasy Fáinne a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Mushroom fantasy is a ring inspired by magic world of mushrooms. This ring is a wearable piece of art which brings back the joy of surreal childhood fantasies and dreams to the user. the ring has an eye catching appearance with it's unique design and the bold contrast between 18k yellow gold and different shades of natural blue sapphire which represents drops of rain. From side view it has golden ratio design which is pleasant to the eye. This ring is completely hand fabricated from scratch, I also have made the alloy myself and then made the sheets, wires and tubes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 30 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 30 mm
Tags: jewelry, ring, jewelry design, gold ring, mushroom ring
Production Technology: 18K yellow gold which is hand fabricated 100% from scratch. I made the alloy, forged, rolled, made wires/sheets, designed and made the ring. it has natural sapphires which I've set them myself. The ring has mat textured finish by using European wheel brush. As you can see in the photos the layers/gills and the raindrops which are natural sapphires are suspended without any base to hold them, so it was super challenging to solder them in place.
Design Challenge: the most challenging part was to create gills with gold and to solder them parallel to each other without melting them. another challenge were sapphires because they were suspended and I had to solder the settings one by one without melting them, and then cleaning and setting them on that position was super difficult. this design needed lots of attention, patient and craftsmanship.
Research: For this design I researched and read a lot about mushroom structure, shape, different types and the growth process. I focused on the gills of mushrooms and found a solution to recreate those with 18k gold. the finishing part with European wheel to have mat textured surface in all the areas was also challenging because of the shape of the ring.
Inspiration: Mushroom fantasy ring is inspired by magic world of mushrooms and the childhood fairytale stories. When I was a kid I used to walk in jungles, play with mushrooms and blow the rain drops all the time. Mushrooms existed for 1 billion years and somehow have managed to remain full of mysteries, these mostly earth-dwelling organisms even can stimulate rain in the atmosphere. Therefor I mixed these two mysterious elements: form of mushroom gills with the golden spiral for the side view, and designed this mysterious ring.
Project Duration: started in november 2019 in Toronto and finished in April 2020 in Toronto/Canada.
Operation Flow: This is an ergonomic ring and it sits very well on the hand. it's unique but comfortable.
Image Credits: Paul Ambtman