Press Release
Reflection Earrings by Mandy Morris Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Mandy Morris acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Reflection Earrings by Mandy Morris, designed for Werk bytcjdesigns, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Reflection Earrings
Reflection is a pair of asymmetric earrings made from repurposed 18ct white gold. The gold is drawn into wire to form the body of the main earring. The larger left earring hooks around the ear, while the right earring is a small stud. A separate drop section can be attached to either earring or slid onto a chain and worn as a pendant. Sapphires and diamonds are grain set and bezel set by hand. The design is inspired by a bird viewing its own reflection in water, and by the contrast between the side that is shown and the side that is kept hidden.
About Mandy Morris
Mandy morris is a jewellery designer based in the beautiful historic city or York. Mandy has been a jewellery designer for 26 years and the past 9 years she has been designing award winning custom made / one of kind jewellery, alongside her goldsmith /diamond setter husband Thomas johnson at their unique jewellery boutique in the heart of York. Mandy takes inspiration from nature and sci-fi and creates something that is both figurative and abstract at the same time.
Award Record
This recognition makes Mandy Morris a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Jewelry Design Award
The A' Jewelry Design Award is an international jewelry design competition recognizing good jewelry designs by best jewelry designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Entries typically include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. Awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/150077
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150077
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150077
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/318064
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.jewellersinyork.co.uk
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Reflection Earrings
- Function
- Earrings
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Silver, Gainsboro, Dark Gray, Light Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Werk bytcjdesigns
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mandy Morris
- Country
- Great Britain
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150077
Design Details
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Challenge
- Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
- Specifications
- Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm. Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
- Keywords
- Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
