Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio by Yingting Yang

Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio by Yingting Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Ornamentorum Competition Category.

AesOrnamenta· 2022

Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio

by Yingting Yang

Client: Ying

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Ornamenta Category

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The Design

About Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio

Textus Libri: Ripples est ornamentorum compositio quae torquem et inaures continet. Compositio ex auro duodevicesimi carati, iadeite, et adamantibus facta est. Iadeite ita secta est ut naturales inclusiones aquaticas plantas per aquam visas referentes ostendat. Summa CLXXXIX adamantum forma "princess" caesorum uni orae inseruntur, ita ut strata undas exterius expandentes imitentur. Torques circa tubum aureum cavum, qui leviter flectitur et pondus minuit, aedificatur. Quinque strata corporis flexus sequuntur ad gestandum commodum. Formae ratio ex stagno verno vento tacto inspirata est.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Ripples Munus Primarium: Ornamentorum Compositio necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This set was made with specially cut jadeite unlike no other. These unique inclusions decorate the gem, like flowing plants in a drop of water. A total of 189 princess cut diamonds with slotted inner edges make up the ripples. It mimics the slow expansion of waves from the inside out. The necklace was made in one-piece molding stretchy hollow gold to minimize the weight. Taking ergonomics into account, it was built on five different layers to embrace the body curvatures.
Dimensions & Packaging: Necklace: Width 150 mm x Depth 12 mm x Height 157 mm
Earrings: Width 60 mm x Depth 7 mm X Height 30 mm
Tags: Jewelry, Necklace, Ying, Ripples, Jadeite, Diamond
Production Technology: This set is made with 18K gold, jadeites, and diamonds. The central structure is a hollow gold tube that was specially made with some bending ability to minimize the weight of the necklace. The diamonds were slotted at one side to create a really thin inner layer and a regular-sized outer layer. It is made to mimic the ripple
s expansion. For the pair of earrings, each layer of the moon-shaped piece can be wiggled in which to maximize the luster of diamonds.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project is to make a seemingly perfect circle to hug the curvature human body. The shape of the circle was carefully tuned to lay naturally on different body types. And each layer of diamond waves won't cause any discomfort to the wearer.
Research: As the market flood with people who seek the perfect gem, those gems with inclusions often being regarded as flawed products. It is not a common practice to cut jadeite with inclusions into a cabochon cut. As a designer, I set out to bring the natural beauty of the gems into the spotlight. The project started by looking for raw jadeite with inclusions, then cutting the raw material into the proper shapes and sizes. The result is promising as shown in the image.
Inspiration: The wind rises and the water ripples
The wind wrinkles the still water surface and blurs the aquatic plants underneath.
This image of a beautiful pond in spring inspired the ripple series. The beauty of nature is abstracted into this piece of jewelry.
Project Duration: The project was designed in March 2021 in Kunming and finished in November 2021 in Kunming.
Operation Flow: This is a wearable piece of art that acts as a necklace and earrings.