Midnight Tide ສາຍຄໍ by Elinn Yi Fang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ in ການອອກແບບເຄື່ອງປະດັບ Competition Category.

ເງິນເຄື່ອງປະດັບ· 2023

Midnight Tide ສາຍຄໍ

by Elinn Yi Fang

Client: Bijoux d'Elinn

A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ Winner in ເຄື່ອງປະດັບ Category

45,078
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #149862

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Midnight Tide ສາຍຄໍ

Midnight Tide ແມ່ນສາຍຄໍທີ່ຜະລິດຈາກທອງຄຳຂາວ 18 ກະຣັດ ຝັງເພັດ. ເຄື່ອງປະດັບຄໍນີ້ປະກອບດ້ວຍ 79 ຫນ່ວຍທີ່ຖືກອອກແບບຈຳລອງແຕ່ລະຫນ່ວຍແຍກຕ່າງຫາກ, ແຕ່ລະຫນ່ວຍຖືກຫລໍ່ຂຶ້ນເພື່ອທຳຫນ້າທີ່ສະເພາະ ແລະ ມີຮູບຊົງອ້າງອີງຈາກກະດູກຂອງມະນຸດ. ຫນ່ວຍຕ່າງໆເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ກັນຜ່ານກົນໄກການເຊື່ອມໂຍງແບບຕົ້ນສະບັບທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບແຮງບັນດານໃຈຈາກເສັ້ນເອັນຂອງຮ່າງກາຍ, ເຊິ່ງສ້າງຄວາມຕຶງທີ່ຄວບຄຸມໄດ້ ແລະ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ລື່ນໄຫລ. ແຕ່ລະຫນ່ວຍໄດ້ຜ່ານການສ້າງຕົ້ນແບບ, ປະກອບ ແລະ ຫລໍ່ຄືນໃໝ່ດ້ວຍການປັບແຕ່ງທີ່ແມ່ນຢຳ, ແລະ ຂໍ້ຕໍ່ຕ່າງໆໄດ້ຖືກປັບລະອຽດດ້ວຍມື. ຮູບຊົງທີ່ໄດ້ນັ້ນຊວນໃຫ້ນຶກເຖິງການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຂອງກະແສນ້ຳຂຶ້ນນ້ຳລົງໃນມະຫາສະໝຸດຂ້າມຜ່ານບ່າໄຫລ່.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ

Midnight Tide ສາຍຄໍ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເງິນ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສູງເປັນພິເສດສຳລັບການອອກແບບຊັ້ນສູງ ທີ່ງົດງາມ ແລະ ປະທັບໃຈ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນແມ່ນຜົນງານທີ່ເຈີດຈ້າ ແລະ ສ້າງສັນຫຼາຍ ທີ່ສະແດງເຖິງຄວາມຊຳນານ ພອນສະຫວັນ ແລະ ຄວາມຄົມຄາຍຂອງຜູ້ອອກແບບ. Midnight Tide ສາຍຄໍ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານແບບຢ່າງ ທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳທີ່ເລິກເຊິ່ງ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເງິນນີ້ແມ່ນການປະດິດທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນ ແລະ ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງ ທີ່ປະກອບສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍຂອບເຂດຂອງສິລະປະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ການອອກແບບ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ. Midnight Tide ສາຍຄໍ ເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ຫຼາຍຄົນອິດສາ ປຸກຄວາມປາດຖະໜາ ນຳຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກທາງບວກ ແລະ ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມອັດສະຈັນໃຈ.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: To realize the artistic vision, the neckpiece consists of 79 meticulously modeled units, each cast to fulfill specific functions, resembling the distinctive shapes of human bones. Inspired by body ligaments, these units interconnect through an original linkage mechanism that delivers curated tension and choreographed movement. The combination engineers a textural unity that is simultaneously resilient and agile.
Dimensions & Packaging: 125mm x 3mm x 195mm
Tags: Bespoke jewellery, Necklace, Diamond neckpiece, Exquisite craftsmanship, Serenity, Artistic expression
Production Technology: Diamond inlaid 18ct White Gold, individually modelled and cast with 3D printing techniques that interconnect through an original linkage mechanism. Relentless trial and error and countless prototyping culminated in the final engineering of the structure.
Design Challenge: In order to achieve visual harmony and convey the intended artistic vision, the neckpiece required specific qualities in terms of texture, color, and reflection. The desired movement is achieved by meticulously crafting each individual unit with subtle variations. This involved a precise and laborious process of manipulating the hardened 18ct Gold wires in order to control the angle, direction, and extent of joint movements, similar to the way ligaments function in the human body. The goal was to attain a universal balance across all units and joints, which required significant effort and attention to detail.
Research: Visual qualities: Inspired by oceanic movements and tidal imageries, artist made pencil studies and observations that progressed seamlessly from figurative sketching to the finalized abstract form.
Engineering: The adult human body comprises 206 individual bones, each with a unique shape and function in facilitating movement. The engineering of this neckpiece is influenced by the anatomical structure of body joints.
Inspiration: The neckpiece crystallizes the inner serenity to which the artist is drawn. The piece is reminiscent of the frothy ebbs of midnight tides, draping effortlessly over one's shoulder: mimicking the fluidity of a wave caressing down the coastline, imbuing the pulse of the ocean into the wearer's very being.
Project Duration: Starting April 2022 during the 2 month city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, and finished in January 2023, Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The design process originated from the shaping of the piece that was completed within one sitting. The artist then came up with different structures to combine and separate the materials in order to achieve the fluidity and strength of the shaping. Each unit was prototyped, assembled, and recast with precise adjustment. After more than 10 types of structural redesign and finishing, the joint movements were individually fine-tuned by hands to enable desired movements multi-dimensionally.
Team Members: Elinn Fang
Image Credits: Image No.1-5: Mo Zhou
Video: Lin Zhu
Copyrighting: Simone Zhang