Reflection Ọla ntị by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha in Nhazi Ọla Ịchọ Mma Competition Category.

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Reflection Ọla ntị

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha Winner in Ọla Ịchọ Mma Category

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The Design

About Reflection Ọla ntị

Reflection bụ ụzọ ọla ntị abụọ na-adịghị nhata nke e ji ọla edo ọcha 18ct e megharịrị eme rụọ. A na-adọpụta ọla edo ahụ ka ọ bụrụ waya iji mepụta ahụ nke ọla ntị bụ isi. Ọla ntị aka ekpe nke ka ukwuu na-agbagide gburugburu ntị, ebe ọla ntị aka nri bụ obere stọd. Enwere ike itinye akụkụ dropu dị iche na ọla ntị ọ bụla ma ọ bụ mịnye ya n'eriri igwe ma yiri ya dị ka pendant. E ji aka doo safaya na daịmọnd site n'usoro grain setting na bezel setting. Ihe kpaliri nrụpụta a bụ nnụnụ na-ele onyinyo nke onwe ya na mmiri, nakwa ọdịiche dị n'etiti akụkụ e gosipụtara na akụkụ e zoro ezo.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha

Reflection Ọla ntị meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Reflection Ọla ntị ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Reflection Ọla ntị bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: These one of a kind earrings feature an asymmetric design with a drop section that can be added to left the left or right earring or removed and worn as a pendant
Dimensions & Packaging: Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm.
Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm
Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
Tags: Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
Production Technology: Repurposed 18ct white gold drawn into metal wire to form body of main earring ,Hand crafted , laser welding. Hand finishing, grain set and bezel set sapphires and diamonds , polishing.
Design Challenge: Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
Research: Following my initial image of bird on a branch viewing reflection I spent time researching bird image and reflection in water and how what’s seen is it a mirror image . I spent days re sketching the image to its basic wire form and from their transformed the initial shape using cad cam and by stretching the shape it took on a hook shape which inspired the hook design around the ear with the reflection part progression to a removable drop .Methods included sketching, layout tracing , hand rendering and cad cam with the making using hand craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Originally based on a bird viewing its own reflection in the water
we do not always see the perfect reflection of ourselves.
I wanted to design based on the the side we show and the side we keep hidden.The right earring is flamboyant were the left is more subtle
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
Operation Flow: The object can be handled easily with the left earring that hooks easily around the ear and with a right hand stud fitted easily with pin through eat .The drop section can easily hook on to either earring or slide on to a chain and worn as a necklace.