Nostalgium リング by Saedeh Sorouri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀賞 in ジュエリーデザイン Competition Category.

銀ジュエリー· 2021

Nostalgium リング

by Saedeh Sorouri

Client: Saeded Sorouri

A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in ジュエリー Category

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The Design

About Nostalgium リング

Nostalgium（ノスタルジウム）は、イランの伝統的な住宅から着想を得たシルバーリングです。デザインは二つのフレームを組み合わせています。円形のフレームは、古きイラン建築の中庭にあった池を思わせ、方形のフレームは、かつてゼラニウムの鉢植えが飾られていた窓を想起させます。そこにゼラニウムの葉のやわらかな質感と繊細な葉脈を写し取った葉のかたちが添えられ、作品を完成させています。リング本体は92.5％のスターリングシルバーを溶解し、圧延・糸鋸挽き・ロウ付けによって仕上げました。葉の部分は99.9％の純銀粘土を層状に重ねて成形し、焼成しています。過ぎ去った日々の心地よい記憶を呼び覚ますことを意図した作品です。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀賞

Nostalgium リングは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Nostalgium リングは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Nostalgium リングは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Its recommended for everybody to hold a flowerpot by the window and through the witnessing of withering and flowering cycle, it could remind the user of how ephemeral the ordeals and troubles in life are. This has been taken from a Persian poem and was turned into the Nostalgium, thus showing signs of hope and the endings of grieves.
Dimensions & Packaging: For fixing the leaf-shape part on the gallery, a fine method of welding was used which is very meticulous for this part.
Tags: Leaf,persion,Jewelry
Production Technology: The making process of the rings gallery with the use of authentic traditional silver is a reminder of antiquity and nobility of the Persian houses. The 92.5 sterling silver was melted in workshop and then respectively was undergone rolling, sawing and soldering thus making the present shape. For the leaf-shaped part of the Nostalgium the art clay silver (fine silver) with 99.9 purity was used which was added layer by layer and then has been cooked.
Design Challenge: In this project the transformation of the Geraniums leaf to a lasting artefact which presents the softness of the leaf by keeping the velvety texture with its fragile midribs and veins, was a big deal and to solve this issue a lot of research, between art clay silver materials, was done to find the right one which possesses all the necessary conditions to transform the soft velvety leaf into a durable leaf with high-end texture; hence the mentioned silver was used.
Research: Based on psychoanalytic studies, anything which reminds a good memory for an individual, will lead to serotonin and dopamine secretion in the brain and these hormones reduce stress and anxiety quite drastically. This work with inspiration by the childhood nostalgia gives the user the ability to feel a good vibe, in addition to wearing a decorative artefact.
Inspiration: One of the many plants which has been present in old Persian houses is Geraniums. This plant is the popular flower of Persian grandmothers and is a reminiscent of the old Persian houses vibes where Orosi windows and courtyard pond with a lot of flowerpots are integral elements. The design has been inspired by the form of the pond, window and the eternal existence of Geraniums flowerpot with the aforementioned elements together.
Project Duration: Design and the ideation of this work has been started in middle of 2020 and was completed in the same year.
Operation Flow: This work includes two frames which the circular one represents the old courtyard pond in traditional Iran architecture and the square frame is a symbol of windows in those old houses where the Geraniums was the adornment of them.