The Ray Tonalmitl by Wonhee Kim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Cozquitl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliCozquitl· 2023

The Ray Tonalmitl

by Wonhee Kim

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Cozquitl Category

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The Design

About The Ray Tonalmitl

Tonalmitl ce tlapachiuhcayotl neneuhqui iuhqui ce tonaltli petlani tlein neci itzalan mixtli ipan ce tonalli mixtentoc. Itlapalyo tlapachiuhcayotl in tlilictic, pampa in tlachihualli quipiya tepoztli tlapechiuhtli ika tliltic rhodium ihuan ce tliltic tlaxilotl (diamante). Petlantoc tetl-tlazohtli monelohua ika in tlilictic tzintiliztli inic tlapetlanaltia nochi tlachihualli. In pearls quimacah ce yamanik petlaniliztli, in ihcuac in tlaxilotl-tetl quimotlalilia petlaniliztli inahuac in tlilictic tepoztli. In tlapachiuhcayotl omochiuh quen ce eyi-ixnezcayotl tlaixmachyotl (digital model). Tonalmitl quipiya 50 ika 30 ika 17 milimetlatl ipatlahuaca.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

The Ray Tonalmitl ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in The Ray Tonalmitl ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. The Ray Tonalmitl quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The base color of the brooch is dark since it's using black rhodium plated metal and a black diamond, but mixing with a bright gemstones brightens up the entire piece.
Dimensions & Packaging: Brooch: 50 x 30 x 17(mm)
Tags: Creative, Jewelry, CAD, Ray, Pearl, Diamonds
Production Technology: The brooch was created in 3D model. The body for the baguette diamonds and the
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of this piece was transforming the dark image into bright object, still containing the dark element.
Research: My research began first by observing the cloudy day and capture the moment of the ray that comes out from the cloud. After I understood the shape and movement of the light, I then researched how to incorporate and design a piece that is fine, and balanced. I researched everything using online resources.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the brooch comes from the ray of sunlight appearing through the clouds on a cloudy day. The luster of the pearls gives and extra soft glow and the sparkle of the diamonds stands out like a ray of sunlight next to dark metal and black diamonds.
Project Duration: The project was designed and completed in June 2022 in Milan, Italy
Image Credits: Image #1: Wonhee Kim, 2022
Image #2: Wonhee Kim, 2022
Image #3: Wonhee Kim, 2022
Image #4: Wonhee Kim, 2022
Image #5: Wonhee Kim, 2022