Blue Daisy ʻo Nā Apo Pepeiao by Teong Yan Ni

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

KalaLei Kahiko· 2019

Blue Daisy ʻo Nā Apo Pepeiao

by Teong Yan Ni

Client: Ivy Teong

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Blue Daisy ʻo Nā Apo Pepeiao

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 Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Blue Daisy ʻo Nā Apo Pepeiao i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Blue Daisy ʻo Nā Apo Pepeiao he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Blue Daisy ʻo Nā Apo Pepeiao e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

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. One of the methods is to wear for both earrings as dangling. Another method is to wear as stud only. The last method is one earring wear as stud and the other side as dangle. 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: Height of bail 15mm, weight of bail 0.85gram, height of first daisy 30mm, weight of first daisy 1.63gram, height of second daisy 30mm, weight of second daisy 1.6gram
Tags: versatile jewelry, multifunctional jewelry, blue daisy jewelry, blue daisy earrings
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 connector and hook whereby it must be practical, and yet unnoticeable. And consider the weight and the dangle effect on ears. Traditional butterflies stud didn’t apply, instead round stud with add on circle was created to avoid droopy earrings. Couple of trial 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 the daisy is dangling. Flower on ear lope can be seen as old-fashioned but not it can be trendy too. First, just only wear the earrings stud for casual and simplicity. Second, hook on the daisies to each side of the earrings stud. Lastly, hook on both daisies to one side of the earrings stud only. The earrings was created for flexibility and different outcomes.
Project Duration: This piece started in June 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and ended August 2018.
Operation Flow: Blue Daisy is meant for multifunctional or interchangeable. From casual to more luxury feel at different occasions. It is very simple to operate. Just hook onto one another from a tiny tail hidden behind. No pressure is needed. It is safe to wear as the tail was designed with the flow of the outer shape with certain length requirement. To remove simply follow the flow to unhook.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Teong Yan Ni, 2019 (AR2019001780)