Homa Mōwhiti, Heitiki by Mehdi Moazzen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Whakakai Competition Category.

HiriwaWhakakai· 2020

Homa Mōwhiti, Heitiki

by Mehdi Moazzen

Client: Moazzen Gallery

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Whakakai Category

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The Design

About Homa Mōwhiti, Heitiki

Ko Homa he mōwhiti pūhui e rua ōna whakamahinga, ka taea hoki te whakamau hei heitiki. He koura 18K te hanganga o tēnei taonga, ā, kua whakanohoia ki te rūpi kikorangi hangahanga. He tōaitanga te mōwhiti o roto, nā reira ka taea te whakarite i te mōwhiti kia ōrite ki te rahi o te matimati o te tangata e mau ana. He pūnaha reeni, i ahu mai i ngā wīra tereina, e taea ai te whakarerekē i te mōwhiti hei heitiki. Ko tētahi raka māmā i raro i te taonga e pupuri ana i te āhua ki tōna wāhi ina mau te mōwhiti ki te matimati. Nā tēnei hoahoa ka whai kōwhiringa te kaimau mō te whakamahinga me te taunekeneke tōtika ki te taonga. Ko te ingoa Homa e hāngai ana ki te manu o te koa i roto i ngā tuhinga Pāhia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Homa Mōwhiti, Heitiki 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 Homa Mōwhiti, Heitiki 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 Homa Mōwhiti, Heitiki 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: This dual purpose piece changes from a ring to a necklace. It gives its user the option of choosing the function. Due to the fact that the user per se is involved with the piece, a more desirably optimized feeling will be generated within her. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace. A simple lock has been utilized beneath the piece to be fixed.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions is 33 mm x 36 mm x 33 mm. weight is 21.780 gram. Using inner elastic ring to be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. Using rail mechanism to be changeable from the ring to a necklace.
Tags: Ring, Necklace, Dual purpose, Gold, Jewelry
Production Technology: The material that was used in Homa ring is 18K gold as well as synthetic and atomic blue ruby.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of design of this artwork was to design this piece to be a practical dual-purpose artwork. Choosing a rail mechanism, based on train wheels, to turn the ring to a necklace was a creative part of design. Moreover, making the changeable and moveable part of ring just by hand, not by special machine, was too difficult.
Research: The Homa has a special role in Persian Miniature and Mythology used as a symbol of beauty and grace, in current design.
This piece is designed to be a practical dual purpose artwork, changing from a ring to a necklace. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace.
Inspiration: Linguistically speaking, the word Homa consists of two Avestan words, Hu and Maya. In Avestan language, Hu means The Creator, and Maya means the Prime Material of Everything. Thus, the name Homa means the Creator of the Universe. Homa has quite a significant status in Persian literature. In the works of many poets, Homa is the Bird of Bliss and Felicity. In Persian literature, it is the symbol of splendor and magnificence and the sign of a good omen.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2019 in Sari and finished in September 2019. Note, the physical making of Homa toke long 6 hours.
Operation Flow: It has better operation when it is used as a ring.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Video Credits: Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019