Reflection Nacazpilcayotl by Mandy Morris

Reflection Nacazpilcayotl by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Cozquitl Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

IztacteocuitlatlCozquitl· 2023

Reflection Nacazpilcayotl

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Cozquitl Category

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The Design

About Reflection Nacazpilcayotl

Reflection itoca inin ome nacazpilcayotl ahmo neneuhqui, tlachihchiuhtli ica occeppa motequitiltia 18ct iztac teocuitlatl. In teocuitlatl mohuilana ihuan mochihua icpatl teocuitlatl inic moquetza in itlacayo in hueyi nacazpilcayotl. In hueyi nacazpilcayotl opochcopa moilacatzoa itech in nacaztli, auh in yeccancopa nacazpilcayotl zan tepiton tlatzicoltontli. Ce nonqua pilcac tlamantli huel motzicoa itech ce nacazpilcayotl ahnozo motlalia ipan ce cozcatl ihuan momaquia iuhqui ce cozcapilcayotl. In zafiros ihuan in diamantes ica maitl motlaliah ica grano ihuan ica bisel tlatzacualli. Inin tlachihchihualiztli oquiyolitih ce tototl in quitta inezca ipan atl, ihuan in nepapan ittaliztli itech in tlapalli in moneixtia ihuan in tlapalli in motlatia.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Reflection Nacazpilcayotl 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 Reflection Nacazpilcayotl ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Reflection Nacazpilcayotl quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

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.