Blessed Child Nplhaib by Britta Schwalm is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2015 A' Design Award Hlau in Kev Kos Duab Zoo thiab Kev Teeb Tsa Duab Kos Competition Category.

HlauKev Kos Duab Zoo· 2015

Blessed Child Nplhaib

by Britta Schwalm

Client: Blessed Child (Your 'Glueckskind')

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Kev Kos Duab Zoo Category

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The Design

About Blessed Child Nplhaib

Cov Me Nyuam Cov nplhaib tau cog lus rau kev hlub: Tus me nyuam Jamie cuddles mus rau sab hauv lub nplhaib thiab ntseeg nws lub neej rau tes ntawm leej niam. Tus menyuam tso ntawm nws sab nraubqub uas yog tus ntivtes xoo. Nws yog lub hlwb txoj kev xav ntawm nws tus menyuam yaus hauv plab uas txhua tus poj niam cev xeeb tub muaj nyob hauv nws lub siab. Lub nplhaib cov cim qhia txog qhov tsis muaj kev cia siab ntawm kev ntseeg siab ntawm tus menyuam mos thiab leej niam thiab them nyiaj rau hom kev ntseeg no. Tus me nyuam Sam nyob saum lub ntiaj teb no, nyab xeeb, noj qab haus huv thiab zoo siab. Tus neeg coj hnyav coj tus menyuam nrog kev khav theeb, nthuav tawm nws tus kheej ua tus leej niam ruaj khov. Lub suab nkauj yog lub suab paj nruag uas hais tias: „Ntseeg kuv, koj raug hlub!"

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Blessed Child Nplhaib yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Blessed Child Nplhaib xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Blessed Child Nplhaib tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Blessed Child rings give physical representation to a very special feeling: The deep connection between mother and child.
Blessed Child are 2 rings:
The first ring hides a baby on the inside: when you wear it on your finger the secret of the ring is not visible to others. Only the wearer of the ring feels the baby.
The second ring is like a cot for the baby - it snuggles up to the outer ring, visible to everyone. The baby is comfortable and safe. It lies on its stomach, thumb in mouth, radiating feelings of trust and satisfaction.
Dimensions & Packaging: Diameter app. 22 m x 7 mm
The rings 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 rings originated from sketches and hand-carved wax models. Thereafter, the rings were designed with 3Design, which is 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 by the company MPS, using Rapid Prototyping. These were then cast in silver. In the final stage, the rings were hand polished to ensure absolute smoothness.
Design Challenge: The form-language of design is naturalistic and simple. A playful and kitschy style was deliberately avoided, to give the wearer the freedom to assign her own emotions and attitudes to the ring.
The presentation of the baby is indeed authentic and the body round babyish, although individual facial features were deliberately avoided to ensure the symbolic character. For this reason, the child's sex is not defined. The form-finding of the baby archetype was a complex design process.
Research: Design research was mad by building modells. I tried a fiew positions in which the baby could lie without hurting the finger or being cumbersome to the wearer. The only way to be save was testing the ring in daily routine.
Inspiration: The rings "Blessed Child" symbolize the promise of mutual trust. A symbol of the instinct to protect and nurture children, especially your own.
The symbol for love.

Furthermore they are an expression of the appreciation of a child who is special to the wearer of the ring. Not least a stillborn child. This appreciation can also express reminiscence of your own childhood, of one's own "inner child".
(My inspiration was my son)
Project Duration: Since my son is born in 2011 I've tried to visualize him on and in a ring. It took some time to find the right tools get it properly. In 2013 I got information about 3shaper, a 3D program that can design figurative elements. Now I was able to build the rings as I had seen them in my vision.
The rings were exhibited in december 2014 in the Museum angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Operation Flow: The rings 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 finger.
The rings can be made in any preferred alloy e.g. gold, platinum.
Ther is the possibility for customization. Both can be engraved inside, e.g. with name and date of birth. Especially in the ring with the baby on the inside offers itself to provide the outside with a gemstone. This could be a diamond or any other gemstone.
Team Members: Britta Schwalm
Martin Schellhas
Image Credits: Hr. Schäfer, MPS, Pforzheim/Germany