String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa by Mandy Morris

String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Whakakai Competition Category.

HiriwaWhakakai· 2022

String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Whakakai Category

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The Design

About String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa

He Aho i te Waero he mowhiti-ā-ringa e mahi ana hoki hei poroaki. Ka whakakotahi te hoahoa i ngā āhuatanga whakaahua me ngā āhuatanga waitara i whakaaweawetia e te nekehanga o te ika whawhai Siamese. He aho rārangi toru o ngā peara me te pata koura e hanga ana i tētahi kapo ka taea te whakarite, kia taea ai te whakarerekē te roa hei uru ki te ringaringa. Ka hangaia katoatia te taonga nei mā te ringa mai i te koura mā me te koura kōwhai 18 karati kua whakamahia anō. Ka whakauruhia ngā taimana kōwhai māori ki mua i ngā taimana mā, ā, ka takoto ngata ngā peara ki te kiri. Ka whakaahua te whao-ā-ringa i ngā taipitopito tara e rere ana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa 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 String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa 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 String in the Tail Poroaki: Mowhiti-ā-ringa 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: A unique design combining figurative and abstract elements .The piece looks like a bangle but is also part bracelet with a 3 strand string of pearls as an adjustable catch.This piece is also completely hand made from reused gold with natural yellow and white diamonds and pearls.
Dimensions & Packaging: 65 x 33mm for the cuff section using 33 grams of 18ct white and 18ct yellow yellow gold.
Diamond content -1.56ct of intense/ fancy natural yellow round brilliant cut diamonds
and 1 x 0.30ct natural yellow round brilliant cut diamond
and 1.59ct of F/vs white round brilliant cut diamonds Total diamond weight-3.15ct
with 22x pearls and gold bead string feature catch.
Production Technology: Made from repurposed 18ct white gold using traditional jewellery making skill with new lazer welding techniques in order to mix the carved fi details with the clean straight diamond set edges. Enhanced metal carving skills in order to create the fluidity of the fin shapes that were not too thin .Difficulties occurred in selecting a perfect 156 matching natural yellow diamonds out of 450 diamonds. The catch took some consideration so the bangle can be adjusted.
Research: Research spent time studying the movement and decoration of siamese fighting fish and many hours sketching the layout of the design by hand drawing at scale. Lots of time spent perfecting the hand carving skill for the fin detail and silver prototype for the catch.
Inspiration: The fluid movement and eye catching flamboyance of the Siamese fighting fish , so hypnotising they are like dancers and wanted to create a piece that was flamboyant and captured the movement and flow, making the metal seem light , almost molten which is then turned into wristwear that is aesthetically stunning but also playful with the moveable string of pearl which is also the catch.I try to combine reality with abstract design.
Project Duration: Designed January 2021 completed-april 2021in York uk .
exhibited at Goldsmith hall ,London in May 2021 and winner of 4 craftmanship and design awards including The Boodles award for fine jewellery.
Operation Flow: bangle has a an adjustable string of pearls which creates length to fit on the wrist and adjusted to required length.The wearer gets the pearls soft touch next to the skin and the playful element of adjusting the strands.
Team Members: Designer mandy morris
Thomas carl johnson maker and diamond setter.