Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes by Olga Yatskaer

Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes by Olga Yatskaer is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Xoiería Competition Category.

FerroXoiería· 2021

Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes

by Olga Yatskaer

Client: Queensberg

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Xoiería Category

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The Design

About Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes

O conxunto de xoias Faster Than Light proporciona a velocidade e a aceleración a través de pezas de xoia metálica. O concepto visualízase mediante unha xeometría coidadosamente calculada das formas e finos gravados. O deseño está inspirado na cada vez maior velocidade da vida, desde inventos ata tecnoloxía e interaccións humanas. Segundo a teoría da relatividade, cando os obxectos, estruturas e partículas aceleran cara á velocidade da luz, fanse máis pequenos, as súas masas medran e, finalmente, colapsan nun só punto. Máis aló dese punto, cando a velocidade é máis rápida que a luz, comeza o descoñecido...

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Faster Than Light Colgante E Pendentes é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design visualizes the accelerating objects, structures and particles. The further the speed increases, the smaller the objects get, and the structures turns into chaos. Finally, at the speed of light, everything collapses into one single point. But beyond this point everything resets, and something completely new and unknown begins, getting into a new dimension.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are two versions of the pendant, a regular one that is approximately 3,4x2,2cm in size, and large one that is around 5,4x3,2cm. The earrings are 3,4x2,2cm. The pieces are available in 6 types of metal, namely 18k and 14k white gold with palladium, 18k and 14k yellow gold, as well as rhodium-plated sterling silver and vermeil.
Tags: Queensberg, faster, light, olga, Yatskaer
Production Technology: The production involves manual design, 3D design and prototyping, high precision casting, laser and manual welding, as well as manual finishing. For sterling silver rhodium-plated and 24k gold vermeil versions, it also involves electroplating.
Design Challenge: The design challenge was to express the speed and acceleration of objects into a still piece of jewelry. The production challenge was to reproduce all small details accurately.
Research: As part of the design preparation, I have double-checked my understanding of the theory with an engineer. When modeling the piece, the proportions of details have been calculated to create the impression of increasing speed, while ensuring the feasibility and practicality of production.
Inspiration: This piece is dedicated to the ever increasing speed of everything going around that we witness, especially since the beginning in the 21st century. Faster inventions, faster computing clouds, social networks, shorter attention spans, everything gets faster and faster. As per Einstein, when objects approach the speed of light, they get smaller and heavier, and even the time itself slows down. Now imagine what happens beyond the speed of light...
Project Duration: Faster than Light was first conceived in 2017, and first presented to public in 2018 on 10eme Salon Creations de Brabant Wallon, Belgium.
Operation Flow: You can wear the pendant on a chain as a necklace. A good fit is the chain type called "Gourmette", just like the one you can see on the pictures. The same design also exist as earrings. For evening gowns, one can use larger size pendant in the front, and a smaller size backdrop pendant, combined with earrings. You may choose the metal color to match your style, dress, or mood.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Queensberg, 2018
Image Credits: Image #1: Melting Prod
Image #2: Melting Prod
Image #3: Melting Prod
Image #4: Aleksandra Rowicka
Image #5: Aleksandra Rowicka