Waves Mekameka Kakī by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Waves Mekameka Kakī by Anna-Reetta Vaananen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Whakakai Competition Category.

HiriwaWhakakai· 2021

Waves Mekameka Kakī

by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Client: Anna's Darling

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Whakakai Category

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The Design

About Waves Mekameka Kakī

He mekameka kakī a Waves i hangaia mai i te hiriwa parakore hangahou. Ko te āhua o te mekameka kakī he whakatairite i te nekehanga o te wai me te makawe mīngoingoi. Ka hangaia te mata mātā mā te tikanga ngira mātā, ā, he rite ki te hiako mā. Ko te wāhanga taketake mō te whakarewa me te hanga puku i āhuahia ā-ringa, mā te piko i ngā rau ware mahana ki ngā rino whakaāhua. He ngaru nui kei waenganui o ia wāhanga o te mekameka kakī, e karapotia ana e ngā ngaru iti ake, hei waihanga i te nekehanga māori me te hoahoa taurite. He mekameka kakī hākari engari he māmā ki te mau. Kāore te hiriwa i whakakikoruatia, ā, ka mahia te hanga ki Whinerangi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Waves Mekameka Kakī te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Waves Mekameka Kakī he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Waves Mekameka Kakī he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design project has started from the idea of womanhood diversity and a need to create something that is precious. Waves necklace form expresses water and hair. The necklaces matt surface is suede like but made from silver. The original piece for casting and mold making has been hand made by bending warm wax sheet with form giving irons. The flowing form was accomplished by controlled artisan skills. Casted silver parts have been finished by hand and joined together. The necklace is made from recycled silver in Finland.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length of the necklace 475 mm (can be customized in every 20 mm)
Width of the necklace 23 mm
Thickness of the necklace 4 mm
Size of one piece 25 x 23 mm
Weight of 475 mm long necklace 85 g
Tags: waves, matt, hair, suede, silver, jewelry, women, festive, water
Production Technology: Lost wax casting
Needle matt technique
Recycled sterling silver
Design Challenge: The hardest part of the design process was to make something as balanced and at the same time ambitiously beautiful for women to wear. Fitting is always important and I has to come naturally.
Research: Waves project started with my admiration to women of all kinds. I see women as unique individuals who deserve more encouragement for themselves. It should be easy to love yourself everyday no matter what. First models were made from reindeer suede. Then the experimental design process moved onwards to wax sheets. I formed wax with heat and different shaped jewelry making irons and hand tools. The final product has the light feeling and the looks of suede even though it is made from silver. Waves necklace has grown in to a jewelry set with bracelet, two different sized pendants and earrings.
Inspiration: Waves necklace is based on Botticellis painting The birth od Venus. Waves is a praise to womanhood in all of its forms. The jewelry design reflects waves of water and hair and the curves of a woman.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2017 and the first necklace was finished in September 2018 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
Operation Flow: Necklace is massive and very festive but still very light for its looks. Waves finishes the red carpet look for everyone who wears it. The Waves necklaces length can be adjusted to fit different sized women. Each piece adds the length approximately 2 cm.
Patents: Copyright Belongs to Anna's Darling Ky, Anna-Reetta Vaananen 2021
Image Credits: Image #1: Tuomo Jalkanen, photographer, Alias Creative, 2020
Image #2: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #3: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #4: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020
Image #5: Elina Manninen, photographer, Johanna Nordblad, freediver and model, 2020