Thonet Tribute Gelang by Camilla Marcondes

Thonet Tribute Gelang by Camilla Marcondes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Perhiasan Competition Category.

PerungguPerhiasan· 2018

Thonet Tribute Gelang

by Camilla Marcondes

Client: Camilla Marcondes Design

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Perhiasan Category

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The Design

About Thonet Tribute Gelang

Merayakan ulang tahun ke-150 kursi populer Thonet, gelang ini menggunakan klasik desain furnitur tersebut sebagai inspirasi utama. Memadukan dua material yaitu logam dan kayu, karya ini dirancang dengan gaya kontemporer dan motif arsitektural. Seluruh elemen kosong pada lembaran logam, volume, dan detail kayu dirancang untuk mencapai keseimbangan material serta bobot ringan pada karya.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Thonet Tribute Gelang adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Thonet Tribute Gelang diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Thonet Tribute Gelang memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The jewelry piece uses a great classic of the furniture design as its main headline. All the empty elements on metal sheet, the volume and the wood detail were designed aiming the balance of materials and light weightness.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions (mm): Width 66 x Depth 55 x Height 60, Weight: 85g
Tags: Bracelet, Cuff, Thonet, Jewelry, Jewellery, Woven Cane, Web
Production Technology: Materials: Brass, wood, silver plated. The metals pieces are laser cut, bended into a cuff shape then plated separately. The thin wooden sheet is glued to the base metal and the top metal element is fixed by small rivets.
Design Challenge: The project had 2 big challenges. The first and the bigger one was to transform a multi layer braided fiber into a flat single metal sheet. Even being flated, the sheet had to look like the real woven cane web. The other challenge was how to fix the top metal sheet on the base one, since all the metal were plated and welding wasn't an option.
Research: The research was made using a real woven cane chair, measuring the entire braided pattern, sketching over it. After the vetorial drawing, many tests were made to determinate the size of the empty elements.
Inspiration: The 150th anniversary of Thonet's most popular design served as inspiration for the creation. The object of inspiration consists in handed woven cane seat and backrest and a wooden frame structure. The goal was to take the web pattern of the Thonet's chair, but using the metal as the main element of the jewelry.
Project Duration: The project started with its first sketches in September 2011 in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil. After drafts, alterations and prototypes, the project was launched in March 2012.
Operation Flow: Body ornament worn on the wrist or lower forearm
Team Members: Designer: Camilla Marcondes, Laser Cut: Harpia-Tec, Pieces Bending and Assembly: Camilla Marcondes, Silver Plating: Brilhante Folheados
Image Credits: Photographer: Ernane Pinho