Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl by Saedeh Sorouri

Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl by Saedeh Sorouri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Cozquitl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlCozquitl· 2021

Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl

by Saedeh Sorouri

Client: Saeded Sorouri

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Cozquitl Category

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The Design

About Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl

Nostalgium se mahpilmecatl tlachihualli ika iztac teocuitlatl (plata), tlen omoyolchihchiuh ika inhuehuecalhuan persas. Inin tlachihualli quinepanoa ome tlanahuactli. Inin yahualtic tlanahuactli quilnamiqui in tlacaltenamitl atezcatl tlen catca ipan inhuehuecalhuan Iran. Inin nauhcampa tlanahuactli quilnamiqui in tlanexillotl tlen achto quicualtlaliayah in geranio xochicomitl. Se xihuitl tlachiuhtli tlatzonquixtia inin tlachihualli ihuan quipia in yamanqui ixnezcayotl ihuan pitzahuac inecoc tlen se geranio ixihuiuh. In imahpilmecatl inacayo omochiuh ika 92.5 iztac teocuitlatl (plata sterling), oatililoc ihuan zatepan omomimiloh, omotexohuih ihuan omozaloh. In xihuitl omochiuh ika miec tlapepechtli 99.9 iztac teocuitlazoquitl ihuan zatepan omotlatih. In tlanequiliztli ca ma techmachti in cualli tlalnamiquilizmeh tlen yopanoc.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Nostalgium Primary Function: Mahpilmecatl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Its recommended for everybody to hold a flowerpot by the window and through the witnessing of withering and flowering cycle, it could remind the user of how ephemeral the ordeals and troubles in life are. This has been taken from a Persian poem and was turned into the Nostalgium, thus showing signs of hope and the endings of grieves.
Dimensions & Packaging: For fixing the leaf-shape part on the gallery, a fine method of welding was used which is very meticulous for this part.
Tags: Leaf,persion,Jewelry
Production Technology: The making process of the rings gallery with the use of authentic traditional silver is a reminder of antiquity and nobility of the Persian houses. The 92.5 sterling silver was melted in workshop and then respectively was undergone rolling, sawing and soldering thus making the present shape. For the leaf-shaped part of the Nostalgium the art clay silver (fine silver) with 99.9 purity was used which was added layer by layer and then has been cooked.
Design Challenge: In this project the transformation of the Geraniums leaf to a lasting artefact which presents the softness of the leaf by keeping the velvety texture with its fragile midribs and veins, was a big deal and to solve this issue a lot of research, between art clay silver materials, was done to find the right one which possesses all the necessary conditions to transform the soft velvety leaf into a durable leaf with high-end texture; hence the mentioned silver was used.
Research: Based on psychoanalytic studies, anything which reminds a good memory for an individual, will lead to serotonin and dopamine secretion in the brain and these hormones reduce stress and anxiety quite drastically. This work with inspiration by the childhood nostalgia gives the user the ability to feel a good vibe, in addition to wearing a decorative artefact.
Inspiration: One of the many plants which has been present in old Persian houses is Geraniums. This plant is the popular flower of Persian grandmothers and is a reminiscent of the old Persian houses vibes where Orosi windows and courtyard pond with a lot of flowerpots are integral elements. The design has been inspired by the form of the pond, window and the eternal existence of Geraniums flowerpot with the aforementioned elements together.
Project Duration: Design and the ideation of this work has been started in middle of 2020 and was completed in the same year.
Operation Flow: This work includes two frames which the circular one represents the old courtyard pond in traditional Iran architecture and the square frame is a symbol of windows in those old houses where the Geraniums was the adornment of them.