Otowav Jewelry by Vassilis Mylonadis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Seudraidh Competition Category.

UmhaSeudraidh· 2023

Otowav Jewelry

by Vassilis Mylonadis

Client: Otowav

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Seudraidh Category

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The Design

About Otowav Jewelry

Chaidh Otowav a chruthachadh gus cruthachadh gun samhail a thoirt do chuideigin sònraichte agus cothrom a thoirt seachad faireachdainnean a chuir an cèill nach biodh faclan leotha fhèin gu leòr. A’ tighinn bhon fhacal Iapanach airson tonn-fuaim, oto, tha Otowav a’ riochdachadh an àite, far a bheil faireachdainnean, guth, agus faclan a’ coinneachadh ann an trì tomhasan. Mar a tha an abairt aois ag ràdh, is fhiach dealbh mìle facal. Ach faodaidh faclan dealbhan a pheantadh cuideachd. Gach uair a bhruidhneas duine, bidh na guthan aca a’ toirt a-mach tonnan ris an canar cruthan-fuaim. Bidh Otowav ag eadar-theangachadh faireachdainnean neach gu trì tomhasan, a’ cruthachadh dealbhadh gun samhail stèidhichte air fuaim an guth.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Otowav Jewelry 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 Otowav Jewelry 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 Otowav Jewelry 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: Welcome to the most innovative personalised
gift platform. The jewelry speaks for itself. Create your own soundwave jewelry from the Otowav collection. Embed a personalised audio message inside your jewelry
gift for instant audio playback on your mobile device.
Dimensions & Packaging: Pendant: 50mmX10mmX4mm
Necklace: 30mmX15mmX4mm
Earrings: 35mmX8mmX4mm
Bracelet: 25mmX10mmX4mm
Cufflinks: 18mmX10mmX12mm
Keychain: 60mmX28mmX5mm
Packaging: 100mmX60mmX15mm
Tags: Sound, jewelry, gift, personal, soundwave
Production Technology: Each item of our designs is linked to a unique personalized message. It is then sculpted through our algorithm making each design unique. We felt that three dimensional printing was the production solution that could full fill our expectetions to deliver the most promising experience for the user.
Design Challenge: The transition process from a sounwave form to a three dimensional object was very demanding both design and production wise.
In terms of visualization the information given by the soundwave through the algorithm that was created, had to be broken down to a minimal form that could communicate the message visualy through an elegant contemporary design.
The customisation of each design resulted in a production process that included 3d printing and the NFC technology used for transferring the personal audio message that is embeded in each design.
Research: Our capacity of sharing memories differentiate us humans amongst other species. Within only one year we took 1,5 trillion photographs.
We decided though that we wanted to share memories through the original story teller, the human voice.
We started by developing an algorithm that converted soundwaves into 3d printed jewlery.
The platform gives the freedom to the user to add their personal touch while at the same time a personal audio message can be embeded inside.
The collection has been designed to serve as an ellegant template ready to be sculpted by the sound of your voice.
Inspiration: Our wish to express feelings to someone which words just could not do justice to has created otowav. Deriving from the Japanese word for soundwave, oto, otowav represents the place where feelings, a voice and words meet in three dimensions.
Every time we speak, our voices produce waves called soundforms. They are the way nature is making our voice visible.
Otowav translates your feelings into three dimensions, creating a unique design based on the sound of your voice.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2018 in Athens Greece and finished in March 2021.
Operation Flow: 1. Record or Upload your audio message via the online interface
2. Play back your audio message & proceed or record again
3. Create your personalised 3D Otowav soundwave through our online algorithm
4. Interact with your 3D Otowav soundwave in our 3D view port
5. Select your gift option & quantity to receive your price quote
6. Receive your Otowav in a beautiful customized packaging where a unique personalized audio message can be played back through NFC technology
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #2: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #3: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #4: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #5: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Video Credits: Sting Studio