The One Bodhi Leaf Art Jewelry by Rita Lan Fan Yip Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Jewelry Design

Rita Lan Fan Yip acknowledged 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/ The One Bodhi Leaf Art Jewelry by Rita Lan Fan Yip 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 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

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 The One Bodhi Leaf Art Jewelry

This art jewelry piece titled The One Bodhi Leaf is inspired by Eastern wisdom and the Bodhi leaf, a symbol of enlightenment, peace and inner clarity. It is crafted with a rare 5.9 carat wild conch pearl, set in 18K gold with delicate handcrafted details. This design follows the ancient philosophy of balancing energy, harmonizing body, mind and spirit, connecting the wearer with positive universal energy. More than just jewelry, it is a unique artwork combining natural rarity, profound Eastern culture and fine craftsmanship, carrying peaceful energy and timeless wisdom with unique beauty.

About Rita Lan Fan Yip

Rita Lan Fan Yip is a jewelry designer and gemologist with more than forty years of passion and craft. She creates each piece with genuine heart and deep emotion, always connecting with the spirit of those who will wear it. Drawing from Eastern wisdom, her designs are elegant, timeless, and made for everyday life—not only to be put on display. Artificial intelligence can create pretty images, but it can never have human warmth, sensitivity, or the real emotional bond between an artist and the people who love her work. True beauty always comes from the heart, and that is the heartfelt gift she shares with the world through her designs.

Award Record

Rita Lan Fan Yip is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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/181896
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/181896
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!181896
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/380107

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: The One Bodhi Leaf Art Jewelry
Function: Art Jewelry
Category: Jewelry Design
Discipline: Fashion Design
Industry: Luxury and Fashion
Colors: Black, Sienna, Sea Green, Saddle Brown and Dark Slate Gray
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Rita Lan Fan Yip
Country: Hong Kong (China)
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2025 - 2026
Design ID: #181896

Credits

Image Credits: Photography & Design by Rita Yip

Design Details

Unique Properties: The One Bodhi Leaf is a poetic fusion of Eastern philosophy and high jewellery art, guided by the ancient wisdom of the Five Elements. Each element embodies a universal energy, carefully balanced in perfect harmony: 18K gold for Metal, diamonds for Water, emerald and bodhi leaf for Wood, amethyst for Fire, and the rare conch pearl for Earth. Together, they create a sacred, endless cycle — one that mirrors the rhythm of nature and the cosmos. This is not decoration. It is energy made tangible, culture made wearable, and harmony made visible.
Inspiration: This design is inspired by nature and inner peace. Knowing the wearer’s energy resonates deeply with the Wood element, I use green as the core colour to nurture growth, vitality, renewal, and gentle strength, while balancing and harmonising one’s personal energy. In Eastern culture, the bodhi leaf stands for enlightenment, wisdom, peace and protection. Paired with the lotus, a timeless symbol of purity and grace, this piece carries profound blessings and positive energy. Every detail is crafted with heart and sincere affection. It is not just jewellery, but a wearable meditation, designed to bring balance, peace and blessings to the one who wears it.
Research: This handcrafted art jewelry centers on a high-quality certified emerald, paired with rare, carefully sourced gemstones—including a 5.9-carat conch pearl that took nearly a year to locate globally. Beyond technical challenges in design and production, the creation demanded relentless care in material curation and iterative refinement to honor both aesthetic and spiritual intent. Merging meticulous craftsmanship, profound cultural depth, and intentional energy alignment, this piece stands as a unique, collectible work of wearable art—one that bridges Eastern wisdom and universal beauty.
Challenge: To create this piece was to pursue harmony in every detail. The greatest challenge lay not in craft alone, but in finding stones that carried the right energy — rare, balanced, and full of life. The extraordinary 5.9-carat conch pearl took nearly a year to source, for its color and radiance are among the rarest in the world. The emerald was chosen for its living vibrancy; the amethyst demands gentle, masterful hand carving to preserve its delicate spirit. Every curve, every stone, every layer was refined again and again, to honor both the Five Elements’ cosmic order and the quiet beauty of true art. This is more than a piece of jewelry.
Realization and Technology: Crafted with lost-wax casting and hand-engraving techniques, this piece features a Bodhi Leaf motif rendered in 18K gold, set with natural gemstones: diamonds, emerald, amethyst, and a rare conch pearl. Its interchangeable transformation mechanism allows seamless wear as a brooch, ring, or pendant, embodying Eastern Feng Shui philosophy through balanced proportions and intentional material selection.
Operation and Interaction: This handcrafted art jewelry centers on a high-quality certified emerald, paired with rare, carefully sourced gemstones—including a 5.9-carat conch pearl that took nearly a year to locate globally. Beyond technical challenges in design and production, the creation demanded relentless care in material curation and iterative refinement to honor both aesthetic and spiritual intent. Merging meticulous craftsmanship, profound cultural depth, and intentional energy alignment, this piece stands as a unique, collectible work of wearable art—one that bridges Eastern wisdom and universal beauty.
Project Duration and Location: Developed from December 2024 to February 2026, this piece was entirely designed and handcrafted in Beijing, China, where it currently resides.
Specifications: Dimensions: 85mm × 51mm | Weight: 74.55g Mechanism: Multi-functional convertible fitting system (brooch / ring / pendant) Accompanied by international gemstone certification, embodying Feng Shui principles.
Keywords: Art Jewelry, Five Elements Jewelry, Eastern Culture, Spiritual Jewelry, Bodhi Leaf, Conch Pearl, High Jewelry, Wearable Art, Feng Shui Jewelry, Handcrafted Jewelry