Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional by Teong Yan Ni

Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional by Teong Yan Ni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

KeleaweLei Kahiko· 2019

Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional

by Teong Yan Ni

Client: Ivy Teong

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional

ʻO Daisy nā pua i hoʻohui ʻia me nā pua ʻelua i hui pū ʻia i hoʻokahi, kahi ʻāpana i loko a me kahi ʻāpana petal i waho. Hoʻonohonoho ʻia ka pilina o nā mea ʻelua e hōʻike ana i ke aloha maoli a i ʻole ka mana hope loa. Hoʻohui ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ke ʻano kūʻokoʻa o ka pua daisy e ʻae ai ka mea nāna e hoʻokomo i ka Blue Daisy i nā ʻano he nui. ʻO ke koho o nā sapphires uliuli no nā petals e hōʻoluʻolu i ka hoʻoluhi ʻana i ka manaolana, makemake a me ke aloha. ʻO nā safehila i koho ʻia no ka petal pua pua kūloko e hoʻopuni i ka mea kaukaʻi e ʻike i kahi o ka hauʻoli a me ka haʻaheo e hāʻawi ana i ka mea hoʻohana piha i ka serenity a me ka hilinaʻi i ka hōʻike ʻana i kona nani.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional 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 Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional 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 Blue Daisy ʻo Ke Apo Multifunctional 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: Blue Daisy is a hand fabricated piece meant for elegant, versatile though it may sound technical but a feminine one. It can be wear as a ring and can be detach to wear as a pendant. It suits wearer whom like to mix and match or wear at different occasions. The choices of gems are blue sapphire for petals and yellow sapphires at the center with white metal for ring which in contrast. The petals were made unequal to make the design more alive as it is floating.
Dimensions & Packaging: Weight of ring 4.94gram, weight of pendant 5.82gram, height 28mm, ring size Asian 11, thickness of ring 3mm
Tags: versatile jewelry, multifunctional jewelry, blue daisy jewelry, blue daisy ring, blue daisy pendant
Production Technology: Number of sketches were made for design elements such as size, shape, arrangement and practicality. I also used clay and paper cut to assist me better. Discussions between manufacturer, checking result or progress at every stage was utmost important for accuracy, good workmanship and common understanding.
Design Challenge: The most challenging was the technical part of the hinges and lock whereby it has to be practical, and yet unnoticeable. Couple of trials and errors made and communication to manufacturer also has taken up some time.
Research: Firstly, to check the characteristic of the flower such as the petals, colors and composites. Actual flowers and pictures were gathered. Then, ratio and size of the flower was taken. Multiple sketches were made in order to translate it into jewelry. Other than basic tools, clay was used for initial concept and changes. It then translated into wax carving as a model before fabricated it to the shapes and form. Technical part such as size, weight, hook, tail and flexibility were also tested to ensure meeting the versatility yet modelling blue daisy without compromising the practicality.
Inspiration: The inspiration was from blue daisy flower which the color is rare, unique and mystic in compare to pink or peach daisies. Imagined from a lady holding a blue daisy flower in between fingers, the idea of ring is created. Initially, ring was the only choice, but since the flower part is big, I thought perhaps can add a hidden hook, detachable and make into a pendant too. More research went on by checking the real flowers, pictures, bracelets, necklaces, doors, cabinets for the technical part.
Project Duration: This piece started in March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and ended June 2018.
Operation Flow: Blue Daisy is meant for multifunctional or interchangeable. From ring to pendant or vice versa at different occasions. It is very simple to operate. From ring to attach and detach, simply open, unlock at the back of the band and pull out gently. Once detached, it can wear as a pendant, where the bail designed hidden at the back. To attach back to the band, simply slide back in accordingly to the top of the band, close and lock it.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Teong Yan Ni, 2019 (AR2019001780)