Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe by Saedeh Sorouri

Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe by Saedeh Sorouri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Kayan Ado Competition Category.

AzurfaKayan Ado· 2021

Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe

by Saedeh Sorouri

Client: Saeded Sorouri

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Kayan Ado Category

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The Design

About Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe

Book Text: Nostalgium wani zobe ne na azurfa wanda gine-ginen gargajiya na kasar Farisa suka zaburar. Ƙirar ta haɗa firam biyu. Firam mai da'ira yana tuni da tafkin farfajiyar tsohuwar gine-ginen ƙasar Iran. Firam mai kusurwa huɗu yana tuni da tagar da tukwanen furanni na geranium suka taɓa yi wa ado. Wani siffar ganye ya kammala aikin kuma ya riƙe santsin fataccensa da fitattun jijiyoyi na ganyen geranium. An yi jikin zoben da azurfa ta sterling ta 92.5, an narkar da ita sannan aka mirgina, aka yanka, aka kuma haɗa da soja. An gina ganyen daga yadudduka na yumɓun azurfa mai kyau ta 99.9 sannan aka gasa. Manufar ita ce a tuni da kyawawan tunanin da suka wuce.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa

Zanen Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Nostalgium Primary Function: Zobe ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Its recommended for everybody to hold a flowerpot by the window and through the witnessing of withering and flowering cycle, it could remind the user of how ephemeral the ordeals and troubles in life are. This has been taken from a Persian poem and was turned into the Nostalgium, thus showing signs of hope and the endings of grieves.
Dimensions & Packaging: For fixing the leaf-shape part on the gallery, a fine method of welding was used which is very meticulous for this part.
Tags: Leaf,persion,Jewelry
Production Technology: The making process of the rings gallery with the use of authentic traditional silver is a reminder of antiquity and nobility of the Persian houses. The 92.5 sterling silver was melted in workshop and then respectively was undergone rolling, sawing and soldering thus making the present shape. For the leaf-shaped part of the Nostalgium the art clay silver (fine silver) with 99.9 purity was used which was added layer by layer and then has been cooked.
Design Challenge: In this project the transformation of the Geraniums leaf to a lasting artefact which presents the softness of the leaf by keeping the velvety texture with its fragile midribs and veins, was a big deal and to solve this issue a lot of research, between art clay silver materials, was done to find the right one which possesses all the necessary conditions to transform the soft velvety leaf into a durable leaf with high-end texture; hence the mentioned silver was used.
Research: Based on psychoanalytic studies, anything which reminds a good memory for an individual, will lead to serotonin and dopamine secretion in the brain and these hormones reduce stress and anxiety quite drastically. This work with inspiration by the childhood nostalgia gives the user the ability to feel a good vibe, in addition to wearing a decorative artefact.
Inspiration: One of the many plants which has been present in old Persian houses is Geraniums. This plant is the popular flower of Persian grandmothers and is a reminiscent of the old Persian houses vibes where Orosi windows and courtyard pond with a lot of flowerpots are integral elements. The design has been inspired by the form of the pond, window and the eternal existence of Geraniums flowerpot with the aforementioned elements together.
Project Duration: Design and the ideation of this work has been started in middle of 2020 and was completed in the same year.
Operation Flow: This work includes two frames which the circular one represents the old courtyard pond in traditional Iran architecture and the square frame is a symbol of windows in those old houses where the Geraniums was the adornment of them.