Marilyn Armband by Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award an Bronze in Schmuckdesign Competition Category.

BronzeSchmuck· 2024

Marilyn Armband

by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Client: Anna's Darling Ky

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Schmuck Category

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The Design

About Marilyn Armband

Marilyn ass en Armband, deen fir formell an hallefformell Occasiounen entworf gouf. D'fléissend Form dréckt Loufe vun Hoer a Wand um Strand aus. Marilyn gëtt aus recycléiertem, net-placéiertem 14-karat Gold hiergestallt, och bekannt als 585er Gold, a Sonkajärvi, Finnland. Et gi Wachsausschmelzverfahren (Lost-Wax-Casting) an traditionell Goldschmiedstechniken benotzt, an d'Uewerfläch gëtt poléiert. Den Armband follegt d'Form vum Handgelenk an d'Struktur vum Schanken, sou datt den Halt stabil a komfortabel wierkt. D'Stéck kann ugepasst ginn, fir sech op d'Hand ze setzen. D'Zil ass eng grouss a beandrockend Form, déi trotzdeem liicht ze droen ass.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Marilyn Armband ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Marilyn Armband e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Marilyn Armband erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Marilyn bracelet is flowy and showy. It expresses curls and wind by the beach. This polished and golden jewelry is made from recycled non-plated 14 carat gold at Sonkajarvi, Finland. The bracelet is well fitted and comfortable to wear. The jewelry set suites events and fine occasions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 68 mm Hight 68 mm Depth 35 mm
Tags: mairlyn, jewelry, marilyn monroe, gold jewelry, finnish, design, bracelet, surface
Production Technology: The Marilyn Bracelet is made from recycled 585 gold. It's made by lost was casting and traditional goldsmiths techniques. It has polished surface. The original 3d model was made from paper and silver.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this design project was to create light and luxurious feeling into a celebrity inspired jewelry. It was to make the jewelry user feel the perfection and child like joy in design. It was also important to express the movement and bring Marilyn's personality in to the jewelry.
Research: In Marilyn jewelry project the main fields of study were in luxury feeling flowy design that expresses the actress Marilyn Monroes character and makes the jewelry user to feel itself confident and beautiful when appearing in events for dress code Formal or Semi-formal. It was also important to reach the feeling of steady and stable weightless wearability of big and showy jewelry. This was achieved with good balance experiments and several fittings with different body types.
Inspiration: Marilyn makes us think of how we treat people who live by publicity and being a star. Where is the line between personal life and show business or politics. Marilyns' life is well stored in photographs. Through them it s possible to see her as a human being who faces changes and winds of life. All though her hair might be done perfect she is still the same wild, loving and caring person as she was in the beginning of her career. She deserves to be admired as herself.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in February 2024 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
Operation Flow: The jewelry set is made to follow the users movements. It is made to be noticeable by the audience but not the user itself. The bracelet follows the shape of a wrist and bone structure to feel stable and fit. It can be shaped to fit ones hand.
Patents: All RIghts Anna's Darling Ky, Sonkajärvi Finland
Image Credits: Image #1 : Photographer Elina Manninen, Marilyn jewelry set, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #3: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #4: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #5: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024