Eves Weapon コリアー by Britta Schwalm is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award 金賞 in ジュエリーデザイン Competition Category.

金ジュエリー· 2016

Eves Weapon コリアー

by Britta Schwalm

Client: Brittas Schmiede

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

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The Design

About Eves Weapon コリアー

イブの武器は750カラットのローズとホワイトゴールドでできています。それは110個のダイヤモンド（20.2ct）を含み、62個のセグメントで構成されています。それらのすべては2つの完全に異なる外観を持っています：側面図ではセグメントはリンゴの形をしており、上面図ではV字型の線が見えます。各セグメントは横方向に分割され、ダイヤモンドを保持するばね荷重効果を作成します。ダイヤモンドは張力によってのみ保持されます。これは、有利には、光度、輝きを強調し、ダイヤモンドの可視放射輝度を最大化します。ネックレスのサイズにもかかわらず、非常に軽くてクリアなデザインを可能にします。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金賞

Eves Weapon コリアーは、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Eves Weapon コリアーは、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Eves Weapon コリアーは、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Eve's weapon is a necklace made of 750 carat rose and white gold. It contains 110 diamonds (20.2ct), which are set by tension only.
Eve's weapon was created for HRD Awards nomination and was first presented at EXPO in Milan, Italy.
The apple is a highly potent and internationally recognized symbol, representing a range of aspects: Love, Fertility, Nurture, Beauty as well as Seduction, Temptation, Original Sin, Lust and Power.
Dimensions & Packaging: Eves Weapon is 40cm long and has 13mm in diameter.
Tags: eves weapon, apple, diamond, jewellery, collier, HRD
Production Technology: 110 Diamonds set by tension only - this requires absolute precision. All apple-segments a laser cut. Than they were crafted by hand to make sure, that the tension is given to carry eg. a 0.5ct diamond.
Design Challenge: Eves Weapon was a concept that had to fit to HRD Awards Theme "A la carte". This is an international Award in which, if you were a "Nominee", you get a Sponsor for the Diamonds. 1500 designers took part - 29 received sponsorship.
Research: I decided to set the diamond by tension rather than other mounting methods, as this advantageously emphasizes the luminosity, brilliance and maximizes the visible radiance of the diamond. It also allows for a extremely light and clear design. The balancing act between the abstract form (seen from above) and the concrete shape (seen from the side) is visually interesting, as well as reflecting the complexity of the apple as a symbol.
Inspiration: The first food ever served was the apple offered by Eve.
As a symbol the apple is highly potent and represents several aspects: Love, Fertility, Nurture, Beauty as well as Seduction, Temptation, Sin, Lust, Power. All this combined summarize the charms of women - or the weapons of Eve.

To highlight the gamut of this symbol, I would like to mention a few examples:
- Forbidden fruit and the fall of mankind;
- Venus - goddess of love, beauty and fertility;
- Aphrodite and the Apple
Project Duration: Eves Weapon was conceptually designed in Summer 2014, and finally built in March 2015. The diamonds are sponsored by Anders Diamonds. The collier took part in a professional photo shooting by D. B. Woordrow with a professional model in Antwerp. It was shown at EXPO in Milan from April till October 2015. The collier was presented in an exclusive gala by HRD Award in Antwerpen on 28.10.2015. Now it is part of the roadshow trawling the world till end of 2016 or even longer.
Operation Flow: The collier has two completely different appearances depending on the viewpoint. Seen in side view the ring has the shape of an apple. Seen in top view the shape is abstract and two v-shaped lines can be seen. The apple shaped ring is split sideways to create the spring loading effect holding the diamond. My design is a spin-off from the classic tension ring, as the diamond is held by tension only within the v-shaped ring.
Patents: Britta Schwalm
Team Members: Britta Schwalm
Image Credits: Olaf Hermann