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SoomeenHahm Design Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Infinite Series Ring in Jewelry Design
SoomeenHahm Design acknowledged for jewelry design by the international grand jury of the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 14, 2018 /DesignNewswire/ Infinite Series Ring by SoomeenHahm Design has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Jewelry Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2017 - 2018 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
More About Infinite Series Ring
Infinite Series is a collection of rings formed by continuous stream lines. The lines flow over each ring from front to back and from inside to outside, folded and overlaid. The design offers a visual experience that follows a continuous loop in three dimensions. Such a loop cannot be shown in two dimensions and is understood only by observing the ring as a three-dimensional object. The patterns and shapes were generated with a computational dynamic design system. Each ring is made by wax printing and cast in matte black steel.
About SoomeenHahm Design
SoomeenHahm Design Ltd is a London based design studio focusing on design research and practice tackling the issues of computational paradigm in architecture across multiple scales and perspectives. The research looks at the ecology of computer generated models, digital fabrication technologies, craftsmanship and human intelligence, see how this collaboration impacts on the design industry and physical environment.
Award Record
This recognition makes SoomeenHahm Design a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/60435
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/60435
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!60435
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/215352
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://soomeenhahm.com/
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
- Infinite Series Ring
- Function
- Ring
- Category
- Jewelry Design
- Discipline
- Fashion Design
- Industry
- Luxury and Fashion
- Colors
- Black, Gray, Dark Gray, Silver and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- SoomeenHahm Design
- Country
- Great Britain
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2017 - 2018
- Design ID
- #60435
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Hanjun Kim, 2017 Photographer Marita Madio, 2017
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The ring is consist of several continuous stream or seam lines flowing over the entire ring from front to back, from inside and outside, folded and overlaid. The design provides the viewer for a visual experience following the continuous loop 3 dimensionally. This continuous loop cannot be experienced in 2D spaces but only through observing as 3D object.
- Inspiration
- The design of the series was inspired by idea of continuity. The patterns and shapes were generated by computational dynamic design system to create 3 Dimension continuous loop.
- Challenge
- One of the biggest challenges in the creation of the ring series was to generate continuous loop within 3D software Technics. A number of prototypes were created to find the final design which shows clear stream or seam lines.
- Realization and Technology
- Wax printing and casting in metal (Matte Black Steel)
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was developed in 2016 and 2017 in London.
- Specifications
- Ring size : 52 Fluid I : 24 x 80 x 30 (mm) Fluid II : 21 x 60 x 21 (mm) Twist I : 20 x 45 x 28 (mm) Twist II : 23 x 38 x 26 (mm)
- Keywords
- Ring, Accessory, Fashion, Metal, Computational Design, Jewellery
