Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa by Britta Schwalm

Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa by Britta Schwalm is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

HaoLei Kahiko· 2018

Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa

by Britta Schwalm

Client: Glueckskind

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa

ʻO Glueckskind hoihoi he hoʻohiki i ke aloha: ʻO Baby Jamie cuddles a i loko o ka pūlani o ka nani a hilinaʻi i kona ola i nā lima o ka makuahine. Hoʻokomo ʻia ka pēpē ma kona kua e hānai ana i kona hua. ʻO ka manaʻo noʻonoʻo o kāna pēpē i hānau ʻia e kēlā me nā wahine hāpai a pau i kona manaʻo. Ke hōʻailona nei ka mea hoʻonaninani i ka lono paʻa o ka hilinaʻi ma waena o ke keiki liʻiliʻi a me ka makuahine a e uku nei i kēia hilinaʻi. Aia ka pēpē Sam ma luna o ka honua, palekana, olakino a hauʻoli hoʻi. Lawe ka mea lawe i ke keiki me ka haʻaheo, e hōʻike ana iā ia iho i he makuahine hilinaʻi. ʻO ka leʻaleʻa he pēpē e ʻōlelo nei: E hilinaʻi iaʻu, e aloha ʻoe,

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa 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 Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa 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 Glueckskind ʻo Nā Leʻaleʻa 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: The charms give physical representation to a very special feeling: The deep connection between a mother and her child.
There are 3 charms:
The first charm hides a baby on the inside: when you wear it the secret is not visible to others. Only the wearer of the charm knows about the baby. The second charm is like a tiny cot for the baby - it snuggles up to the outside of the charm, as visible to everyone as charm three, which has 3 babies at the outside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter app. 12 m x 6 mm
The charms are proper, not to heavy, but also not too airy.
Tags: ring, baby, blessed child, glueckskind, sternenkind, inner child, sternenkinder, glueckskinder, glueckskindringe, sternenkindringe
Production Technology: First drafts of the charms originated from sketches. Thereafter, the charms were designed with 3Design, which is a software specifically for jewelry. Additionally 3Shaper was used, which specializes in organic and figurative representations. From the data generated wax models of residue-free wax were printed, using Rapid Prototyping. These were then cast in silver. In the final stage, the charms were hand polished to ensure absolute smoothness.
Design Challenge: The form-language of the design is naturalistic and simple. A playful or kitschy style was deliberately avoided, to give the wearer the freedom to assign her own emotions and attitudes to the jewelry.
Research: The presentation of the baby is indeed authentic even it is so very very tiny. Individual facial features were deliberately avoided to ensure the symbolic character. For the same reason, the child's sex is not defined.
Inspiration: The charms belong to the Glueckskind-family. It is jewelry with a baby - symbolising the promise of mutual trust. The symbol of love.
The Charms are an expression of the appreciation of a child who is dear and precious to the wearer of the necklace. This appreciation can also express reminiscence of your own childhood, of one's own inner child.
Project Duration: First pieces of Glueckskind jewelry were rings - of course with a baby in- or outside the ring. Now the charms are the next member of the little family.
Prototyypes were exhibited in Munich and in London at Paralax art fair 2016.
Operation Flow: The charms are a way of honouring the connection and love to a child. They are a means to preserve these memories, emotionally in the heart as well as physically on the wrist or around the neck.
The rings can be made in any preferred alloy e.g. gold, platinum.
There is the possibility for customization. Two can be engraved outside. Especially in the charm with the baby on the inside offers itself to provide the outside with a gemstone. This could be a diamond or any other gemstone.
Patents: Patented. No 402016200593-0003. Britta Schwalm, Glueckskind. 2017. Geman Patent Office München Germany.
Team Members: Martin Schellhas
Image Credits: viscircle