Affinity Apo by Ensieh Yazdani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

KeleaweLei Kahiko· 2023

Affinity Apo

by Ensieh Yazdani

Client: Ensieh

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Affinity Apo

ʻO ka hoʻolālā apo Affinity kahi hui o ka nani a me ka mōʻaukala me ke ʻano o kēia wā. Ua hoʻolālā ʻia kēia apo i ke ʻano o ke kahe kahe. I loko o kāna mea waiwai, enamel, nona kahi moʻolelo mōʻaukala i ka moʻomeheu a me nā kiʻi o ka wā i hala, ua hoʻohana ʻia me ka spectrum o ka waihoʻoluʻu ʻōmaʻomaʻo ma ke gula ʻeleʻele. ʻO ka manaʻo hoʻolālā holoʻokoʻa o kēia apo wahine ua hoʻoulu ʻia e ka hoʻolālā ʻana o ka Heydar Aliyev Center ma Baku, Azerbaijan, ʻo ia kekahi o nā hoʻolālā a Zaha Hadid.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Affinity Apo 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 Affinity Apo 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 Affinity Apo 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 Affinity ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve, which looks like a twist. On the surface of the ring, rows are repeated in a curved shape and in a parallel direction with a distance of 0.5 mm from each other, which have the material of black gold and enamel with a spectrum of green color, respectively.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 19.9mm, Width 33.2mm, Height 33.6mm
Tags: Jewelry, Jewellery, Gold, Black gold, Enamel, Green enamel, Ring
Production Technology: 18k Black gold with Enamel.
Design Challenge: The research challenge of this design is to decide on the number, size, and distance of the rows from each other so that they are curved and parallel, and the first and last rows have the same material.
Research: The type of research is applied. Data collection and the research tool used is the library method and the study of documents. Objective is to implement the idea of modern ring design using material with a historical and artistic background. According to the results, enamel is a good option because gold and silver do not oxidize in combination with it. Also, it has antiquity, beauty and reasonable price which increase in demand will improve the business and economic prosperity of the society.
Inspiration: This ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve. In its design, black gold material is used, and rows of enamel with a spectrum of green color are placed on it in a curved and parallel way. The design of the Affinity ring is inspired by the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is one of Zaha Hadid's designs.
Project Duration: In Turkey in the year 2021
Operation Flow: A ring for women that is easy to use.