Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani by Roman Zelenin

Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani by Roman Zelenin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

KeleaweLei Kahiko· 2021

Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani

by Roman Zelenin

Client: Zelenin

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Elysium kahi kiʻi hoʻonani e hōʻike ana i kahi manu hunahuna e inu ana i ka wai meli mai kahi pua mai. Ua hana ʻia ke kiʻi mai ke kālā a hoʻonohonoho ʻia me nā pōhaku makamae 1848 i ulu ʻia ma ke keʻena hoʻokolohua. He 31 mau ʻāpana kūʻokoʻa ko Elysium a ua nui ia ma 116 mm ma 116 mm ma 165 mm. Ua hoʻohana ʻia kahi kaʻina hana kamepiula, ka paʻi ʻekolu ana o ka lolouila, a me kahi ʻano hana hoʻoheheʻe pololei i loaʻa ka palapala kūʻokoʻa e hana i kahi ʻōpuʻu hakahaka me ka mānoanoa metala o 0.35 mm. Ua hui ka manu me ke kumu ma kahi wahi hoʻokahi wale nō, no laila ua helu pono ʻia ke kikowaena kaumaha. Hōʻike ka kumu i nā wahi luku me kahi hoʻopau ʻeleʻele, e hoʻomanaʻo ana i ke kaulike palupalu o ke ʻano nohona.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Elysium Hana Nui: Kiʻi Hoʻonani i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The main purpose of the project is to show the perspectives of lab-grown diamonds and 3D printing in the sphere of luxury jewelry. It shows a hummingbird drinking nectar as a symbol of nature and its balance. The stand, on the other hand, has zones of destruction with a dramatic black finish and looks as if it might break any minute. The question is, how long will the flower last, keeping its balance with the stem and feeding the bird on its nectar?
Dimensions & Packaging: 116 mm x 116 mm x 165 mm.
It consists of 31 unique parts.
There are 1848 gems.
The thickness of metal is 0.35mm.
Tags: zelenindeepjewelry, colibri, zeleninworld, finejewelry, artjewelry
Production Technology: The figurine was modelled using mathematical computations and a fully computerised workflow. It consists of 31 unique parts.

To realize the project, a 3D printer was upgraded with its resolution increased up to 5 microns.

The patented technology of direct casting enabled accurate shape geometry and plasticity, and allowed to create an item with the thickness of metal at 0.35mm.

This model is made of silver with lab-grown gemstones. The total weight including the ballast is 110 grams.

Design trivia — the figurine of the bird has only one point of contact with the stem.
Design Challenge: One of the tasks of the project was to demonstrate the possibility of a technology that significantly saves precious metal and allows to realize the forms created by the designer. This is an example of how designer invented technology to implement his ideas, rather than adjusting to the limitations of existing technology.
Research: Our goal was to create the shell that is unlimited in design and to significantly reduce the amount of precious material that we used for the project. We were able to modify the traditional approach to jewelry-making process and create something brand-new. The figure, printed with an accuracy of 10 microns and a shell thickness of 0.35 mm, is a demonstration of the possibilities of our patented technology. It’s hollow, it’s 3-d printed using burned materials, and it’s produced with the help of direct casting. The project took more than 2 years to complete.
Inspiration: The design is a call out to people who love art, humanity and the world. A hummingbird has become the symbol of the brand’s way of thinking — it is as light as hollow jewelry and as fragile as the planet’s health.
Project Duration: The project started in 2018 and was completed in August 2019. In September 2019 it was presented at the Vicenzaoro International Jewelry Show - Vicenzaoro
Operation Flow: One of the difficult engineering tasks was to determine the center of mass of the composition. To achieve realistic bird flight, only one connection point had to be created between the hummingbird and the flower stem. The collapsed stem construction (in the silver figurine) adds the fragility of this balance.
Patents: Patented. Patent No2667227. Roman Zelenin, Maxim Naumov, Alexei Solomaha. 2016. RU
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