Press Release
Forme Truss Hoops by Harsha Ambady Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Jewelry Design
Harsha Ambady recognized for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Forme Truss Hoops by Harsha Ambady has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Forme Truss Hoops
Forme is a pair of hoop earrings inspired by the frameworks and textures of industrial architecture. The design is built from a simple metal framework that gives each hoop its volume, structure and form. The base metal is brass with 18k gold plating, and every piece is handcrafted. The total dimensions are 31 by 33 by 7 millimetres. The design was sketched and drafted digitally, and a technical sheet was prepared for sampling and production. Careful study of the framework and the metal thickness makes the hoops strong and durable.
About Harsha Ambady
An Architect turned Jewelry designer, Harsha works passionately to create beautiful wearable art that conveys a story through design. Harsha shifted her career from Architecture to Jewelry when she realized her passion for Jewelry. Since then, she has been working in the fashion jewelry industry in India. Though India has very few fashion jewelry brands, she has been fortunate to have worked with the best. She feels that as a designer she is evolving each day, with the help of new projects, meeting new people, and seeing and discovering new materials. She believes that each day is a new beginning and there is something new to learn and look forward to.
Award Record
With this recognition, Harsha Ambady is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2025 - 2026 editions 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. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to jewelry designers, jewelry brands, jewelers and goldsmiths from all countries. Typical entries include rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches and pendants. The awarded jewelry designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/jewelry
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/180892
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/180892
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!180892
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/215329
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://harshaambady.com/products/truss-hoops
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Forme Truss Hoops
- Function
- Truss Hoops
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray, Dim Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Harsha Ambady
- Country
- India
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #180892
Credits
- Team
- Self
- Image Credits
- Self
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Forme collection is inspired by the textures and industrial structures used in Architecture. This particular design focuses on the framework used in building a form.
- Inspiration
- As a Designer and Architect, I have always had an inclination towards geometry and modern forms. This collection is inspired by the structures and textures used in industrial architecture. The collection showcases four different textures and forms. This particular design is created using simple framework of metal.
- Research
- The hoop is from the Forme collection, which is the third collection for my Jewelry brand under the label Harsha Ambady. As for this collection, I wanted to come up with textures/forms/structures used in Architecture. So that is the direction my research went to. I have an inclination towards frameworks and structures and hence this design was born.
- Challenge
- The challenge was to come up with the right framework, metal thickness and structure so as to make the hoop strong and durable.
- Realization and Technology
- The base metal is brass with 18k gold plating. The design was sketched and drafted on CorelDraw. After creating the technical sheet, it was sent to the factory for 3D making and sampling.
- Operation and Interaction
- Metal framework used to give the hoop it's form and structure. Handcrafted in Brass with 18k Gold plating.
- Project Duration and Location
- 2025 Thrissur, Kerala, India
- Specifications
- Total dimension: 31mm x 33mm x 7mm
- Keywords
- jewelry design, geometry, minimalism, architecture, modern, industrial design, framework
