Unbound Heart Apo Lima by Xuehui Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lei a me Kahiko Competition Category.

HaoLei Kahiko· 2020

Unbound Heart Apo Lima

by Xuehui Liu

Client: Grace.H Jewelry

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lei Kahiko Category

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The Design

About Unbound Heart Apo Lima

Ke Puʻuwai Kaʻawale he ʻano apo lima nona ka pōhaku nui e neʻe hiki ai. Hiki ke hoʻonoho ʻia ka pōhaku nui ma nā kūlana ʻekolu, no laila hoʻokahi apo, ʻekolu ala e ʻaʻahu ʻia ai. Ma ke kūlana i luna, hana ka apo i pōʻai pani piha me ke ʻano kahiko. Ma ke kūlana waena, hāmama hapa ka apo a waiho like ka pōhaku me ka lima o ka apo no kahi hopena hou. Ma ke kūlana i lalo, ʻike ʻia ke ʻano palupalu a lōʻihi o ke kāhua. Hana ʻia nā apo me ke gula 9K a hoʻonoho pū ʻia me nā momi liʻiliʻi a me ka topaza, tanzanite, a i ʻole ʻemalada paha. Hoʻohana ka mīkini i ke kūpaʻa maoli o ke gula palupalu i hoʻopaʻa ʻole ʻia e paʻa ai kēlā me kēia kūlana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Unbound Heart Apo Lima 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 Unbound Heart Apo Lima 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 Unbound Heart Apo Lima 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: These series of rings feature in the 3 styles of wearing as the most shining main stone can be changed into 3 positions where each one can be of different tastes. When the ring is upward, a complete close circle is formed， Retro style is shown through the 18k gold dotted with small pearls and jewelries. When the ring is at the middle, it is semi open. The ring parallels with the ring arm, making ones seem fashion and modern. When it is downward, the visual effect is soft and lengthened,
Dimensions & Packaging: The mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
Tags: Stylish，Changeable，Matching different occasions
Production Technology: The original purpose for the design is to make it stylish and changeable. Thus, we have tried many functions making it feasible while at the same time stable at exact positions. This mechanism uses the inherent toughness of unhardened gold.
The ring is made of 9K GOLD. Our series has three shapes, ellipse triangle and rectangle. The gemstones on it are topaz, tanzanite, and emerald. There are little pearls around.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to make the ring smooth when changing the angle, and at the same time to reach the fixed angle, it should be stable and motionless. For this reason, we have done a lot of experiments, and finally found a mechanism to achieve the ideal state.
Inspiration: We wear jewelry for a very important purpose, which is to match clothes and occasions. Many of my friends have their own precious jewels, which may be valuable because of the precious gem stone . I love it but I can't wear it everyday because of the style of clothes or the occasion. So I designed this ring mechanism to make a ring present three styles, which can match all most styles and occasion.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and finished in September 2019.

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