Siin Beirut ສາຍແຂນ by Samara Diab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ in ການອອກແບບເຄື່ອງປະດັບ Competition Category.

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Siin Beirut ສາຍແຂນ

by Samara Diab

Client: Samara Diab

A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ Winner in ເຄື່ອງປະດັບ Category

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The Design

About Siin Beirut ສາຍແຂນ

Siin Beirut ແມ່ນສາຍແຂນທີ່ມີສະເຫນ່ທອງທີ່ມີ 5 ຕົວອັກສອນໂດຍອີງໃສ່ຕົວອັກສອນ Kufic Arabic ປະກອບເປັນຄໍາວ່າ "Beirut", ທີ່ມີຈຸດຫມາຍເລກຢູ່ໃນຫີນສີຟ້າ. ສະເຫນ່ແມ່ນຂອງຫນ່ວຍງານ modular ທີ່ມີລັກສະນະຂອງ 2.5x5.5 ຫນ່ວຍ; ໂຄງປະກອບການນີ້ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ສໍາລັບການ ascenders ແລະ descenders ຂອງຕົວອັກສອນ Arabic ມີຂະຫນາດເອກະພາບ. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຕົວລະຄອນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ມັກຈະເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ກັນ, ຕົວທີ່ໂດດດ່ຽວເຫຼົ່ານີ້ສາມາດເຄື່ອນຍ້າຍໄປມາເພື່ອສ້າງຄໍາສັບໃຫມ່. ໂຄ້ງແຫຼມຢູ່ໃນຕົວໜັງສືແມ່ນຖືກແກະສະຫຼັກດ້ວຍເລເຊີຢູ່ດ້ານເທິງເພື່ອສະທ້ອນເຖິງໂຄ້ງທີ່ພົບໃນສະຖາປັດຕະຍະກຳພື້ນເມືອງຂອງເບຣຸດ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ

Siin Beirut ສາຍແຂນ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ດີ ທີ່ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການທາງວິຊາຊີບ ແລະ ອຸດສາຫະກຳທີ່ຄາດຫວັງຈາກຜົນງານທີ່ອອກແບບມາຢ່າງດີ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເຫຼັກສະແດງເຖິງທັກສະອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຄວາມຊຳນານສະເພາະສູງ ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຂອງຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດໃນການສ້າງສັນຂອງຜູ້ສ້າງ. Siin Beirut ສາຍແຂນ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ໃຊ້ງານໄດ້ຈິງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເຫຼັກນີ້ລວມວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດຂອງອຸດສາຫະກຳ ແລະ ມີຄຸນລັກສະນະທາງເຕັກນິກທີ່ມີຄວາມສາມາດ ເຊື່ອມໂຍງກັບຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະ ພອນສະຫວັນ. Siin Beirut ສາຍແຂນ ໄດ້ຮັບການເຄົາລົບສຳລັບຄວາມລະອຽດຮອບຄອບ ແລະ ຖືກອອກແບບເພື່ອປັບປຸງຄຸນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຊ່ວຍເຮັດໃຫ້ໂລກເປັນບ່ອນທີ່ດີຂຶ້ນ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The charms are the center of my bracelet's uniqueness. They are a combination of Arabic characters and arches as a local and cultural architectural element.
This bracelet has 5 letters of the alphabet forming the word Beirut which the bracelet is named after. One can mix and match between letters to create different words.
Dimensions & Packaging: The letters are based on the Square Kufic calligraphy of the 12th century. This calligraphy is distinguished by its straight lines, right angles, and equal spacing between lines and spaces to conform to a regular grid. This grid follows a system of units. Each charm on the bracelet has a width of 2.5 units and a height equivalent of 5.5 units. The diacritic dot is equivalent to 1 unit of a turquoise stone. The arches are laser-engraved on top.
Tags: Siin, Beirut, Jewelry, Typography, Charms, Typeface design, Arabic typeface, bracelet design
Production Technology: Materials used are yellow gold metal and blue turquoise stones.
Design Challenge: The major challenge I faced was trying to fit all the charms (Arabic alphabet) of the word Beirut into the same grid. Knowing that the Arabic alphabet has many ascenders and descenders within its characters, it required precise measurements and calculations to have all charms fit into the same height (5.5 units).
Research: After the devastating explosion that occurred in Beirut Port on August 4, 2020, much of the city of Beirut was severely damaged. Many historical features were destroyed; this is why the research concentrated on the historical and cultural background of the city in order to revive and hold it dear through charm designs to commemorate a precious and heartfelt memory. Since most of the old traditional houses in the city stood out from other contemporary architecture, the pointed arches, a particular feature, were thus adapted as the design element complemented by an Arabic alphabet.
Inspiration: SiiN is a concept of a jewelry brand that combines typography with cultural design elements. It aims to treasure the beauty of locations across the world through artistic representations, thus it encompasses several collections that represent different cities. The bracelet is a piece from the Beirut collection. Through the charms, the aim is to preserve the written language and the cultural aspect of Beirut city, to be SiiN (seen) by the whole world.
Project Duration: The project is an Academic project that has started in September 2020 and finished in April 2021 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Operation Flow: Each charm creates an emotional link to the person wearing it as it resonates with a memory of certain places visited and their written language. It can also embody a personalized experience as one can form a word or simply choose letters. The Beirut collection specifically was designed as a tribute to the city of Beirut after the devastating explosion on August 4, 2020. To me, there was a direct emotional link to my city, exemplified by the expression “wearing your heart on your sleeve”.