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Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان by Ekaterina Korzh

Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان by Ekaterina Korzh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn in Dîzayna Cil û Bergên Kevneşopî û Mîrateyî Competition Category.


HesinDîzayna Cil û Bergên Kevneşopî· 2025

Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان

by Ekaterina Korzh

Client: Korzhstudio

Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn Winner in Dîzayna Cil û Bergên Kevneşopî Category

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The Design

About Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان

ئەم پرۆژەیە نوێکاری دەکات لە دەستەیەکی زیورەی نەریتی ڕووسی بە تێکەڵکردنی تەکنەلۆژیای بەردەوام لەگەڵ تەکنیکەکانی پیشەسازیی نەریتی. پارورای نەریتی ڕووسی سێ توخمی سەرەکی لەخۆدەگرێت: تاجی جەژنەوە، ملوانکەی کەهرەبای دەستکرد، و ملوانکەی ئۆژێرێلۆک. یەکاتێرینا لێکۆڵینەوەی کردووە لە زیورەکانی باکووری ڕووسیا بۆ زیندووکردنەوەی پیشەسازی و مێژووەکەی، بە جێگیرکردنی شێوازە بەردەوامە نوێیەکان وەک درووستکردنی کەهرەبای دەستکرد لە شووشەی دووبارە بەکارهێنراوە. سەرەڕای ئەوەش، ئەو دەرفەتەکانی دیزاینی بەرفراوان کردووە و شێوازێکی بێ هاوتای پەرەپێداوە بۆ جێبەجێکردنی تەکنیکی زێڕکاری کلوازۆنێ ڕاستەوخۆ لەسەر شووشەی دووبارە بەکارهێنراوە.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn

Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn e, nasîneke bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên baş re tê dayîn, yên ku pêdiviyên pîşeyî û pîşesaziyê yên ku ji afirandinên baş hatine sêwirandin têne hêvîkirin tînin cih. Xelatgirên Hesinînê jêhatîbûna mezin, pisporiya bilind, têgihiştina pisporî û kapasîteya afirîner a afirînerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان afirandineke pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal, pratîkî û nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Hesinînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên pîşesaziyê yekgirtî dike û xwedî taybetmendiyên teknîkî yên jêhatî ye ku bi zanîn û jêhatîbûnê ve girêdayî ne. Traditional Parure دەستەی زیورەکان ji ber baldariya xwe tê rêzgirtin û hatiye sêwirandin da ku kalîteya jiyanê baştir bike û alîkariya çêtirkirina dinyayê bike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The project is devoted to the recreation of conventional jewelry sets with the use of contemporary sustainable technologies and traditional craft-based techniques.
The Russian Traditional Parure consists of three major decorative elements: a Celebration Tiara, a faux amber neckpiece, and an Ojerelok neckpiece.
Dimensions & Packaging
Celebration Tiara
Dimensions: 35 cm x 35 cm x 12 cm
Traditional Amber neckpiece
Length: 50 cm
Weight: 250 g
Ojerelok Neckpiece
Length: 150 cm
Tags
Russian, tiaras, gold, pearl, jewelry, jewellery, historical, craft, traditional
Production Technology
Celebration Tiara
Medium: Cotton cord, cotton canvas, mother of pearl, silk velvet, silk canvas, vintage glass and gemstone beads, flour adhesive, vitreous enamel, freshwater pearls, goldwork wire, wool thread, brass, and fine silver.
Traditional Amber neckpiece
Medium: Recycled glass, copper, enamel inlay, and rough wool thread.
Ojerelok Neckpiece
Medium: Cotton cord, linen canvas, mother of pearl, silk velvet, silk canvas, glass, and gemstone beads.
Design Challenge
In the project, I studied jewelry from the traditional costumes of the Russian North to address this parure with historical accuracy while applying a new contemporary approach. These techniques are time-consuming and technically challenging. Additionally, I developed a unique method for applying the cloisonne goldsmithing technique directly onto recycled glass that required me to do profound research on glass qualities and closonne techniques.
Research
This project revises a traditional Russian jewelry set using modern sustainable techniques and traditional crafting methods. The Russian Traditional Parure includes three main pieces: a Celebration Tiara, a faux amber neckpiece, and an Ojerelok neckpiece. I studied jewelry from the traditional costumes of the Russian North to preserve these crafts. This project combines modern sustainable practices with traditional craft techniques.
Inspiration
I blend traditional hand embroidery techniques with metalwork in ornamental jewelry to illustrate my protest of the current Russian state propaganda based on fake national ideals. I do it by recalling original historical Russian craft practices and the conventional crafts I discovered through my profound research of traditional costumes and the garment history of Russia.
Project Duration
The Russian Parure took me approximately 400 hours for the development of design, embroidery work, metal work, etc. The project started in Lawrence, KS, in October of 2023 and finished in April of 2024
Operation Flow
This jewelry set comprises three elements: a tiara, a faux amber necklace, and a beaded neckpiece. Traditionally, it was worn by peasants in Northern Russia until the early 20th century. The set was worn by young women on their ceremony passing into the adulthood that was happening prior their wedding day.
Team Members
Ekaterina Korzh
Image Credits
Ekaterina Korzh
Aaron Paden
Anastassia Rodionova

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