Purple Orchid Apo by Yan Ni Teong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

HaoLei Kahiko· 2022

Purple Orchid Apo

by Yan Ni Teong

Client: Juwelen Design

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Purple Orchid Apo

Hana ʻia kēia pāhana mai kahi manaʻo o kahi māla Orchid. ʻO ka hoʻolālā holoʻokoʻa ke nānā aku i ka hōʻoluʻolu, ke ola a me ke ola. He apo nui hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia me nā ʻano like ʻole o Amethyst i loko o nā pua pua. ʻO ka hui ʻana o nā kala he ʻokoʻa akā nani me ka poni a me ke keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo. Loaʻa iā ia nā duo gems, Amethyst a me Momi a me kekahi Momi me kahi pepeke liʻiliʻi ma luna. Ke ʻaʻahu ʻoe iā ia, ua like ia me ka pua a me ka ʻōpuʻu e lana ana ma waena o nā manamana lima ʻelua i loaʻa ka manaʻo kūlohelohe a me ka wikiwiki o ka neʻe ʻana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Purple Orchid Apo i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Purple Orchid Apo he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Purple Orchid Apo no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project created from a sense of an Orchid garden. It is an adjustable size ring with various shapes of Amethyst in the flower petals. The unique part is there is a duo main gems, apart from Amethyst there is a Pearl in the middle and another Pearl with a little butterfly on it. When you wear it on it looks like a flower and bud floating in between 2 fingers. It is also adjustable size to make it flexible to wear in index or ring finger.
Dimensions & Packaging: Weight 6.99gm Ring Size US 5 Width 31mm Length 29mm
Tags: purple orchid, flower ring, amethyst ring, pearl ring, jewelry designer ring
Production Technology: This hand fabricated ring is made of Sterling Silver Rhodium plated set with Amethyst and Pearl with different cuts such as Marquise, Oval, Emerald and Round.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge part is to put together the different shapes of stones into the flower petals also to balance the size of the ring with the design I want to portray
Research: Study many types of purple orchids, patterns and colors
Inspiration: The inspiration was from my balcony which hosting a mini garden consists of various flowers and plants. Orchids are the most favorite and popular flower in our country Malaysia with hot and humid weather all year round. It was one day a moment I was sitting resting enjoying my plants and conveniently plug the blooming purple orchid. I spent some time to study the flower, petal, stem, color, pattern and I would want express my creativity and innovation into a jewelry.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2019 and finished in July 2019
Operation Flow: The keyframe for this project is the adjustable function, apart from size factors, thickness of the metal and practicality matters too