The Dome Apo Lima by Fatma Altinbas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

GulaLei Kahiko· 2024

The Dome Apo Lima

by Fatma Altinbas

Client: Mevaris Jewellery

A' Design Award Gula Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About The Dome Apo Lima

Ua hoʻoulu ʻia ka hoʻolālā mai ka hui ʻana o nā ʻano hale Helene, Loma, Byzantine a me ʻOtomana. ʻO ka Apo Lima Pōʻai, he mea kūʻokoʻa loa i kona hoʻolālā a he wehewehe hou o nā Pōʻai kaulana o Hagia Sophia. ʻO ka hoʻolālā ka hopena o ka noiʻi PhD a Fatma Altinbas i hana ai ma ka Grand Bazaar no nā makahiki ʻelua, e pili ana i ka moʻolelo o ka hana mea hoʻonaninani ma ia wahi. Ua hana ʻia ka Apo Lima Pōʻai mai ka gula loke 18-karat a hoʻonaninani ʻia me ka huina o 0.22 karat o nā kaimana waiho G, mālamalama VS1, ma loko a ma waho pū.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gula

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā The Dome Apo Lima i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā The Dome Apo Lima he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā The Dome Apo Lima i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design takes its inspirations from the unique blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architectures. The Dome ring, as unique in its design that it is a modern interpretation of famous Domes of Hagia Sophia.
Dimensions & Packaging: The diameter of the dome is 17mm x height 10mm, the width of the ring is 6mm x its size is optional. The visual with all the measurement details is available in the documents section.
Tags: Mevaris, Dome, Ring, Haghia Sophia, Gold, Diamond, Enamel
Production Technology: The Dome ring is a visual feast of elaborate ornamentation of 18 carat rose gold and 0.22 carat, G color, VS1 diamonds both in the inside and outside.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to find the perfect measurements for the perfect appearance and also make the design easy to use.
Research: The design is an outcome of the Phd research that Fatma Altinbas had held in Grand Bazaar for 2 years, about the history of jewellery manufacturing in the area. She has evaluated the artisans and their designs and their inspirations for years. Her observations of the the architectural visuals of historical buildings has inspired her. Her Phd research has been published as a book by Rizzoli in 2019, named 'Stones of The Grand Bazaar'
Inspiration: Ring takes it's inspiration from one of the world's revered structures,Hagia Sophia of Istanbul..The famous domes of Hagia Sophia has been built in the sixth century and it is one of the masterpieces of Byzantine architecture with its thenunparalleled dome construction and the light of its forty windows creating an etheral ambiance. Domes are always prominent in the design language of Istanbul.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2018 in İstanbul and finished in April 2019 and was exhibited in Burlington Arcade of London.
Operation Flow: The white enamel of the Dome is comes also in turquoise and burgundy color.
Patents: Patented. Copyrights belong to Fatma Altinbas.
Team Members: Fatma Altinbas
Image Credits: Fatma Altinbas