Affinity Mowhiti by Ensieh Yazdani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Whakakai Competition Category.

ParahiWhakakai· 2023

Affinity Mowhiti

by Ensieh Yazdani

Client: Ensieh

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Whakakai Category

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The Design

About Affinity Mowhiti

Ko te hoahoa whakakai affinity he whakakotahitanga o te huatau toi me te hitori me te ahua hou. Ko tenei mowhiti he mea hanga ki te ahua o te pihi rere. I roto i ona taonga, ko te tohu tohu, he korero o mua i roto i te ahurea me nga mahi toi o mua, ka whakamahia me te awhiowhio o te tae matomato ki te koura pango. Ko te whakaaro hoahoa katoa o tenei mowhiti wahine he mea whakaawehia e te hoahoa o te Heydar Aliyev Center i Baku, Azerbaijan, koinei tetahi o nga hoahoa a Zaha Hadid.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Affinity Mowhiti te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Affinity Mowhiti he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Affinity Mowhiti i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Affinity ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve, which looks like a twist. On the surface of the ring, rows are repeated in a curved shape and in a parallel direction with a distance of 0.5 mm from each other, which have the material of black gold and enamel with a spectrum of green color, respectively.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 19.9mm, Width 33.2mm, Height 33.6mm
Tags: Jewelry, Jewellery, Gold, Black gold, Enamel, Green enamel, Ring
Production Technology: 18k Black gold with Enamel.
Design Challenge: The research challenge of this design is to decide on the number, size, and distance of the rows from each other so that they are curved and parallel, and the first and last rows have the same material.
Research: The type of research is applied. Data collection and the research tool used is the library method and the study of documents. Objective is to implement the idea of modern ring design using material with a historical and artistic background. According to the results, enamel is a good option because gold and silver do not oxidize in combination with it. Also, it has antiquity, beauty and reasonable price which increase in demand will improve the business and economic prosperity of the society.
Inspiration: This ring is designed in the shape of a flowing curve. In its design, black gold material is used, and rows of enamel with a spectrum of green color are placed on it in a curved and parallel way. The design of the Affinity ring is inspired by the design of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is one of Zaha Hadid's designs.
Project Duration: In Turkey in the year 2021
Operation Flow: A ring for women that is easy to use.