Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Bwonz in Bijou Competition Category.

BwonzBijou· 2021

Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag

by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Client: Sanaz Doost Studio

A' Design Award Bwonz Winner in Bijou Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag

Tèks Liv: Mushroom Fantasy se yon bag ki enspire pa mond chanpiyon yo ak istwa fantezi anfans. Bag la fèt an lò jòn 18K epi li fabrike alamen depi nan zewo. Alyaj la, fèy yo, fil yo ak tib yo tout te fèt alamen. Kouch dore yo raple lam anba chanpiyon, pandan ke safi ble natirèl nan diferan ton reprezante gout lapli. Kouch yo ak safi yo parèt tankou yo ap flote, san yo pa gen yon baz vizib. Vi sou kote a suiv yon espiral doré. Yon fini matant ak tekstur kouvri tout sifas la. Bag la mezire 30 mm nan lajè, 20 mm nan pwofondè ak 30 mm nan wotè.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bwonz

Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag se yon ganyan A' Design Award Bwonz, yon rekonesans ki gen anpil prestij yo bay design ekselan ki make pa kreyativite, enjenyozite ak finès. Ganyan Bwonz yo se objè ki abil anpil e ki kreyatif nan fason ki frape, ki otantifye gwo eksperyans, imajinasyon ak debouyaj designer yo. Yo atann Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag pou se yon objè anpil moun estime, admire e renmen, ki pwofesyonèl e inovatè nan fason remakab. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Bwonz enkòpore pi bon pratik nan atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji, e li ekselan pou atansyon li bay detay. Mushroom Fantasy Fonksyon Prensipal: Bag satisfè bezwen yon fason espledid, li touche dezi, li chame santiman e li atire kiryozite.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Mushroom fantasy is a ring inspired by magic world of mushrooms. This ring is a wearable piece of art which brings back the joy of surreal childhood fantasies and dreams to the user. the ring has an eye catching appearance with it's unique design and the bold contrast between 18k yellow gold and different shades of natural blue sapphire which represents drops of rain. From side view it has golden ratio design which is pleasant to the eye. This ring is completely hand fabricated from scratch, I also have made the alloy myself and then made the sheets, wires and tubes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 30 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 30 mm
Tags: jewelry, ring, jewelry design, gold ring, mushroom ring
Production Technology: 18K yellow gold which is hand fabricated 100% from scratch. I made the alloy, forged, rolled, made wires/sheets, designed and made the ring. it has natural sapphires which I've set them myself. The ring has mat textured finish by using European wheel brush. As you can see in the photos the layers/gills and the raindrops which are natural sapphires are suspended without any base to hold them, so it was super challenging to solder them in place.
Design Challenge: the most challenging part was to create gills with gold and to solder them parallel to each other without melting them. another challenge were sapphires because they were suspended and I had to solder the settings one by one without melting them, and then cleaning and setting them on that position was super difficult. this design needed lots of attention, patient and craftsmanship.
Research: For this design I researched and read a lot about mushroom structure, shape, different types and the growth process. I focused on the gills of mushrooms and found a solution to recreate those with 18k gold. the finishing part with European wheel to have mat textured surface in all the areas was also challenging because of the shape of the ring.
Inspiration: Mushroom fantasy ring is inspired by magic world of mushrooms and the childhood fairytale stories. When I was a kid I used to walk in jungles, play with mushrooms and blow the rain drops all the time. Mushrooms existed for 1 billion years and somehow have managed to remain full of mysteries, these mostly earth-dwelling organisms even can stimulate rain in the atmosphere. Therefor I mixed these two mysterious elements: form of mushroom gills with the golden spiral for the side view, and designed this mysterious ring.
Project Duration: started in november 2019 in Toronto and finished in April 2020 in Toronto/Canada.
Operation Flow: This is an ergonomic ring and it sits very well on the hand. it's unique but comfortable.
Image Credits: Paul Ambtman