Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya by Sonja Iglic

Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya by Sonja Iglic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo in Nhazi Ọla Ịchọ Mma Competition Category.

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Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya

by Sonja Iglic

Client: Sonja Iglic

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

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The Design

About Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya

Ejiri ifuru ugo mara mma nke Sonja bu mkpuru osisi site na ifuru ya na okpuru ulo n’oge. Commekota ụdị okike dị iche iche na ihe dị iche iche nke okirikiri na-ahụ maka ihe nkiri na onye na-emepụta ihe mepụtara ihe na-agbanwe agbanwe nwere ike ịchịkwa ya n'ụzọ dị mfe na-enye ọtụtụ anya dị iche iche. Ezubere ngwaahịa a n'ụzọ nwere oghere dị mkpa, na-ewere obere ohere ọ bụla o kwere omume na akpa ebu. A na-eji mpempe akwụkwọ ifuru Oschid mepụta oghere ndị a na-eji laser-cut plexiglass mee, ma jiri okpokoro ọla edo mee ọla edo.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo

Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa mbụ, dị ịtụnanya ma pụtara ìhè. Ndị meriri na Ọlaedo bụ ihe e kere eke dị oke ọhụrụ, nwere ọhụụ ma na-egbu maramara nke na-egosipụta ọgụgụ isi, amamihe na nka nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya ga-abụ ihe e mepụtara kacha enweta otuto, na-edu ọnọdụ ma bụrụ ihe ncheta nke na-enye uru na-adịbeghị mgbe ọ bụla. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaedo bụ ọrụ dị ebube, a na-asọpụrụ nke na-erite uru buru ibu ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Blooming Mpịachi Mkpuchi Anya na-eweta mmetụta ọchịchọ siri ike, na-akpali agụụ, na-akwado nzụlite ihe ma na-adọrọ anyị adọrọ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The main focus of this conceptual piece is in it's ability to be changed at any point without an extensive effort of the wearer. This function of multiple looks alongside the folding system is what makes these accessories stand out. Once folded, the eyewear becomes compact which makes it really easy to carry around.
Dimensions & Packaging: Fully opened eyewear dimensions 150 mm x 120 mm x 160 mm
Fully closed eyewear dimensions 100 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm
Tags: Eyewear, Metal, Gold, Flower, Sculpture, Wearable, Color, Foldable, Versatile, Jewelry
Production Technology: The whole collection is made by hand out of 18k gold plated brass alongside the multiple laser cut plexiglass with flower prints.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was the ergonomic part of the eyewear's frames. It was very difficult to create the frames foldable and at the same time to achieve one continues flowing line that forms the final shape (both folded and opened).
Research: This project demanded an extensive investigation of the historical development of spectacle frames (visually and technically), in order to achieve a modern solution with a clear influence of the first types of frames.
Inspiration: Inspiration comes from growth and metamorphosis of all beings. Blooming flowers are used as symbols of change and development and are presented as movable petals.
I intended to create multi purpose items, that can adapt to specific needs of the wearer by personal changes throughout the day.
Project Duration: The whole project developement lasted around 3 months. It started in January 2016 and was finished in April 2016 in Belgrade. This item is just one of the whole Blooming collection of jewellery and eyewear.
The whole collection was exhibited in Porte de Versailles in Paris during The International Jewellery Show Bijorhca Paris in September 2016.
Operation Flow: All the petals are connected to the metal frame with rivets. This system makes the change of the position of petals really easy. The petals can be pushed around the rivet in full circle. This system makes many different looks possible just by overlapping the petal shapes in a different way or positioning the petals differently in relation to the face.
The frame itself is also connected with rivets, so the closing system works in a similar manner as the petals.
Image Credits: Image #5 Photographer Aleksandar Zivkovic, Blooming editorial, 2016.