Daphne Kerongsang dan Loket by Ying Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Barang Kemas Competition Category.

GangsaBarang Kemas· 2023

Daphne Kerongsang dan Loket

by Ying Li

Client: MY.WANCE Gemstone & Jewelry

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Barang Kemas Category

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The Design

About Daphne Kerongsang dan Loket

Kerongsang ini menggambarkan tema kecantikan dan keimanan melalui kisah Daphne, Nimfa Laurel dalam mitologi Yunani. Oleh kerana ia kurang dikenali di China, adalah perlu untuk mempersembahkan kisah ini dengan cara yang sesuai bagi membolehkan reka bentuk ini difahami oleh khalayak di China. Untuk mencipta perhiasan ini, satu elemennya ialah daun laurel daripada kisah tersebut, manakala elemen yang satu lagi ialah bulan, yang dianggap sebagai simbol cinta di China. Ia boleh menjadi kerongsang atau loket. Batu pusatnya ialah tourmaline merah rupee seberat 10.745kt, ditatah pada emas putih 18K dengan berlian dan mutiara nipis (mother-of-pearl).

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Daphne Kerongsang dan Loket ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Daphne Kerongsang dan Loket diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Daphne Kerongsang dan Loket memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This multifunctional piece of jewelry can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline from Brazil, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Dimensions & Packaging: 34.10mm x 35.10mm x 11.03mm
Tags: Daphne Brooch, pendant, Brooch, Fine Jewelry, Tourmaline
Production Technology: Made of 18K white gold, set with 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline, diamond, and mother of pearl.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this process is the expression of the theme. The love story of Daphne is not widely known in China. It is difficult to find a suitable way to express the story and theme for Chinese audiences.

So I chose laurel leaves, which come from the story. I also decided on a moon element, considered a symbol of love in China, to integrate both elements to create this piece of jewelry.
Research: This piece of jewelry expresses the theme of beauty and faith through the love story of Daphne, the Laurel Nymph of Greek mythology. Because it is not well known in China, it is necessary to present the story in a suitable way to make this design understandable to Chinese audiences. So I chose laurel leaves, which come from the story. I also decided on a moon element, considered a symbol of love in China, to integrate both elements to create this piece of jewelry. It can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct rupee red tourmaline, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Inspiration: Design inspiration came from the love story, Daphne turned into a laurel tree, expressing beauty and faith in herself. One of the design elements is a laurel leaf, set with diamonds, which whirl around the center stone, just like the moment when Daphne turns into a laurel tree.

When it comes to love, it is naturally associated with the moon in China. Moon has been a symbol of love since ancient times, so another design element is the moon. They were integrated to create this piece of jewelry.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Yunnan, China.
Operation Flow: This multifunctional piece of jewelry can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline from Brazil, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl. This brooch inspiration came from Daphne, the Laurel Nymph of Greek mythology.
Image Credits: Photographer Dan Liu