Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante by Ying Li

Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante by Ying Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Xoiería Competition Category.

BronceXoiería· 2023

Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante

by Ying Li

Client: MY.WANCE Gemstone & Jewelry

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Xoiería Category

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The Design

About Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante

Texto do libro: Este broche expresa o tema da beleza e a fe a través da historia de Dafne, a ninfa do loureiro da mitoloxía grega. Como non é moi coñecida en China, é necesario presentar a historia dun xeito axeitado para facer este deseño comprensible para o público chinés. Para crear esta peza de xoiaría, un elemento é a folla de loureiro da historia, e o outro elemento é a lúa, considerada un símbolo do amor en China. Pode ser un broche ou un colgante. A pedra central é unha turmalina vermella rupee de 10,745 quilates, engastada en ouro branco de 18K con diamantes e madreperla.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Daphne Función Primaria: Broche e colgante satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This multifunctional piece of jewelry can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline from Brazil, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Dimensions & Packaging: 34.10mm x 35.10mm x 11.03mm
Tags: Daphne Brooch, pendant, Brooch, Fine Jewelry, Tourmaline
Production Technology: Made of 18K white gold, set with 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline, diamond, and mother of pearl.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this process is the expression of the theme. The love story of Daphne is not widely known in China. It is difficult to find a suitable way to express the story and theme for Chinese audiences.

So I chose laurel leaves, which come from the story. I also decided on a moon element, considered a symbol of love in China, to integrate both elements to create this piece of jewelry.
Research: This piece of jewelry expresses the theme of beauty and faith through the love story of Daphne, the Laurel Nymph of Greek mythology. Because it is not well known in China, it is necessary to present the story in a suitable way to make this design understandable to Chinese audiences. So I chose laurel leaves, which come from the story. I also decided on a moon element, considered a symbol of love in China, to integrate both elements to create this piece of jewelry. It can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct rupee red tourmaline, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Inspiration: Design inspiration came from the love story, Daphne turned into a laurel tree, expressing beauty and faith in herself. One of the design elements is a laurel leaf, set with diamonds, which whirl around the center stone, just like the moment when Daphne turns into a laurel tree.

When it comes to love, it is naturally associated with the moon in China. Moon has been a symbol of love since ancient times, so another design element is the moon. They were integrated to create this piece of jewelry.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Yunnan, China.
Operation Flow: This multifunctional piece of jewelry can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline from Brazil, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl. This brooch inspiration came from Daphne, the Laurel Nymph of Greek mythology.
Image Credits: Photographer Dan Liu