Reflection Imsielet by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda in Disinn tal-Ġojjellerija Competition Category.

FiddaĠojjellerija· 2023

Reflection Imsielet

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda Winner in Ġojjellerija Category

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The Design

About Reflection Imsielet

Reflection hija par imsielet asimmetriċi magħmula minn deheb abjad ta' 18-il karat użat mill-ġdid. Id-deheb jinġibed f'wajer biex jifforma l-korp tal-imsielet prinċipali. L-imsielta tax-xellug, li hija akbar, tidħol madwar il-widna, filwaqt li l-imsielta tal-lemin hija stud żgħir. Sezzjoni separata li tiddendel tista' titwaħħal ma' kwalunkwe waħda mill-imsielet jew tiżżerżaq fuq katina u tintlibes bħala pendant. Iż-żaffiri u d-djamanti huma mwaħħla bl-idejn permezz ta' grain setting u bezel setting. Id-disinn huwa ispirat minn għasfur li jara r-rifless tiegħu stess fl-ilma, u mill-kuntrast bejn in-naħa li tintwera u n-naħa li tinżamm moħbija.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda

Reflection Imsielet huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Fidda, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż straordinarjament mogħti lil disinji tal-ogħla livell, sbieħ u impressjonanti. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Fidda huma xogħlijiet brillanti ħafna u kreattivi ħafna li juru l-għarfien espert, it-talent u l-aċċuratezza tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Reflection Imsielet ikun xogħol mill-isbaħ, eżemplari, professjonali ħafna u innovattiv bil-fond. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Fidda huwa invenzjoni notevoli u mammirata li tikkontribwixxi biex jitwessgħu l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Reflection Imsielet huwa ħolqien li ħafna jinvidjawh, li jqajjem ix-xewqat, iġib sentimenti pożittivi u joħloq tgħaġġib u mistagħġib.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These one of a kind earrings feature an asymmetric design with a drop section that can be added to left the left or right earring or removed and worn as a pendant
Dimensions & Packaging: Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm.
Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm
Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
Tags: Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
Production Technology: Repurposed 18ct white gold drawn into metal wire to form body of main earring ,Hand crafted , laser welding. Hand finishing, grain set and bezel set sapphires and diamonds , polishing.
Design Challenge: Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
Research: Following my initial image of bird on a branch viewing reflection I spent time researching bird image and reflection in water and how what’s seen is it a mirror image . I spent days re sketching the image to its basic wire form and from their transformed the initial shape using cad cam and by stretching the shape it took on a hook shape which inspired the hook design around the ear with the reflection part progression to a removable drop .Methods included sketching, layout tracing , hand rendering and cad cam with the making using hand craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Originally based on a bird viewing its own reflection in the water
we do not always see the perfect reflection of ourselves.
I wanted to design based on the the side we show and the side we keep hidden.The right earring is flamboyant were the left is more subtle
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
Operation Flow: The object can be handled easily with the left earring that hooks easily around the ear and with a right hand stud fitted easily with pin through eat .The drop section can easily hook on to either earring or slide on to a chain and worn as a necklace.