Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe nā Maria Kotsoni

Ko te hoahoa Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe nā Maria Kotsoni he kaitoa whakahirahira o te 2025 A' Design Award Hiriwa i te Wāhanga Whakataetae Hoahoa Whakakai.

HiriwaWhakakai· 2025

Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe

nā Maria Kotsoni

Kiritaki: Maria Kotsoni

Kaitoa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa i te Wāhanga Whakakai

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Te Hoahoa

Mō Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe

Ko te Smiley Spiked, he pāreka puku ngohengohe, he taonga whakapaipai mō ngā tāngata katoa, i hangaia mō te mau i ngā rā katoa. E whakauru ana i te pakari me te rere, ko tōna hoahoa i tangohia mai i ngā koi - ngā āhuatanga tiaki tūpuna i runga i ngā momo koiora ngohengohe - me te uru ki ngā āhua māori o te tinana tangata. Ko te whakatakotoranga koi āhua-U, e honohono ana, e whakapaipai ana i te tuarā o te tuke, e kitea ana i raro i te ringa kākahu i te wā e tā mārie ana; ā, ko te tuarongo tupu ngohengohe āhua ōhoe e whakarato ana i te hanga, e whakaū ana i te ngāwari o te mau, me te whakanui i te whakamārie mā te piri pai. Ka taea te mau i tēnei taonga anake, te whakapūkai rānei, te hono rānei ki tētahi wati.

Te Whakamihi

Mō te A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe 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 Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe 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 Smiley Spiked Pāreka Puku Ngohengohe 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.

I Muri i te Hoahoa

Kete Pāpāho

Ngā whakamihi, ngā mema o te rōpū me ngā taipitopito hangarau i whakaratohia e te kaihoahoa.

Āhuatanga Motuhake: The Smiley Spiked Flexible Cuff Bracelet is a casual, everyday statement piece for men and women. Blending structure with fluidity, the design draws from architectural lines and organic spikes, ancestral elements of protection. The articulated, U shaped spike formation adorns the back of the wrist usually exposed under a sleeve even in a relaxed position while the oval-shaped, flexible double tube back ensures easy wearing, comfort, and a secure fit. It can be worn alone, stacked or paired with a watch.
Inenga & Pēketanga: The bracelet is made in 18K gold, hallmarked by the Cyprus assay office, a member of the international assay offices association. It weights 16.5 grams and measures 62 mm x 50 mm x 22 mm.
Tūtohu: Smiley, bracelet , flexible cuff, flexible bangle, articulated bracelet, gold bracelet, spiked, unisex, statement, Maria Kotsoni
Hangarau Whakanao: The bracelet is hand crafted in 18K gold and assembled using a combination of traditional techniques like tube forming, casting, soldering and 3D digital design and printing. The articulated U shaped spiked part with box and tongue closure was digitally designed using Rino then 3D printed and cast. After being assembled, it was soldered to the flexible tube made with traditional equipment, then hand formed and adjusted to an oval shape.The last spike, box, was soldered on one end of the tube while the rest, articulated part with tongue, on the other.
Wero Hoahoa: The hardest part in the realisation of this project was like I mentioned above the coordination of the articulated U shaped spiked part with closure in the front and the flexible, depth wise, yet rigid, width wise, tube at the back. I also had to make a few adjustments to the joining of the spiked part to optimize movement so that it’s U shaped formation would be maintained even in an inverted positioning of the arm.
Rangahau: The design theme and point of reference is the Spike, an ancestral element on sensitive life forms: plant, marine, insect or animal that I explored through research by putting on paper and developed by sketching and hand-sculpting wax model prototypes. Careful attention was given to soften the spike to a degree where it is visually recognized as such yet being muted as per its aggressive nature. A series of test models had to be made in order to coordinate the articulation of the spiked part with the flexible rigidity of the tube.
Whakaaweawe: The idea about this design was to create a versatile, bold yet easy to wear bracelet for everyday use. I drew inspiration from organic shapes; spikes in particular, which I perceive as ancestral elements in nature, serving as guardians and preserving the delicate essence of life. Sensitive life forms manage to survive because of the spike’s protecting properties.
The structure is a combination of articulated movement in the front U shaped spike formation and the memory in resuming position property of the flexible double tube at the back which easily bends to allow the arm through yet maintains and supports its original oval shape.
Roanga o te Kaupapa: The project started in September 2024 in Cyprus and finished in November 2024 in Nicosia. It is part of my Spiked collection which I have been developing since 2017.
Rerenga Mahi: The bracelet is oval shaped to better maintain its position around the wrist and consists of two parts each of which has different properties: The articulated U shaped spike formation in the front with a secure box and tongue closure and the flexible double tube back which easily bends to allow the arm through and automatically springs back in place. It is designed to adorn the back of the wrist, worn lower than any other wrist bracelet and interacts nicely with a large watch or other bracelets. It is visible below the sleeve in a relaxed position.
Whakamana Whakaahua: Image # 1: Photographer Nicos Louca, Smiley Spiked bracelet
Image # 2: Photographer Harris Kyprianou, Model: Kateryna Kremer, Smiley Spiked bracelet worn with assorted pieces from Spiked collection
Image # 3: Photographer Harris Kyprianou, Smiley Spiked bracelet worn on a man
Image # 4: Photographer Maria Kotsoni, Smiley Spiked bracelet worn with a watch and assorted bracelets
Image # 5: Photographer Maria Kotsoni, Smiley Spiked bracelet worn with watch and assorted bracelets