Dance Armband by Maciej Kasprzak is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in IJzer in Sieradenontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerSieraden· 2024

Dance Armband

by Maciej Kasprzak

Client: Maciej Kasprzak

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Sieraden Category

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The Design

About Dance Armband

Door de kunst van het sieradenmaken wilde de ontwerper een object creëren dat de drager eraan herinnert om van elk moment van het leven te genieten. Dansen met zijn lange traditie en culturele betekenis vormden de belangrijkste inspiratie bij het creëren van deze zilveren armband. De vorm van elke schakel toont twee geabstraheerde mensen die samen dansen. Gecombineerd met lichtreflecties brengt het sieraad het idee van constante beweging zonder zichtbaar begin of einde.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Dance Armband is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Dance Armband wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Dance Armband wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The dance bracelet has not got a standard closure. The links are designed so that it is possible to open and close the jewelry after each link. This also allows adding, reducing or changing links if necessary. You can easily combine silber, gold or rose-gold parts to match your outfit. The project contains angular an round corners and can be worn by both men and women. It is not to heavy for a women or to thin for men.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions of one link: Height 21 mm x Width 13 mm x Depth 4 mm. The proportion of height and width is related to the golden ratio (1:1.618...).
Tags: bracelet, dance bracelet, jewelry inspired by art, silver jewelry, 925-silver, dance, Maciej Kasprzak, exclusive jewelry, unconventional jewelry
Production Technology: This bracelet can be printed from castable resin and made from sterling silver without a loss of details. Silver is affordable for many and a lot of people are able to purchase it. For the best result it should be made from gold.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to combine the form with the function of a bracelet in a wearable and ergonomic piece to suit to any wearer. I do not have a huge experience in designing anything. I am studying art and mathematics and you do not learn there, how to work with 3D tools. I started from scratch, learned a free 3D Software, printed small models, made changes and repeated printing and modeling until I was satisfied with the result. The biggest challenge was to learn how to render jewelry, set the lightning, material properties etc.
Research: I am fascinated by art and their history. The design of this bracelet is the result of a long study of the topic Dancing in historically important paintings and sculptures and a study of light reflection which provides the illusion of continuous movement. I wanted the bracelet to be made from silver (affordable material). Because silver is softer as gold I could not overcomplicate the design. I am convinced that you do not necessarily need gemstones when it comes to jewelry, but there is a lot to achieve only through the shape and light reflection. In all the jewelry available nowadays on the market I did not found anything I could compare with my project.
Inspiration: Dance, an art form that has prominence across all cultures and time periods, expressing emotions and allowing connections between people. Like art it is constantly changing and evolving with the time. As a student of mathematics and art I wanted to create an object which refers to art history, but is based on mathematical ideals such as golden ratio at the same time. The work Dance by Henri Matisse as well as the Dance from a study journal by Nicolas Lancret were my main Inspiration. The focus was more on translating a movement of two dancing people into an aesthetic shape rather than on modeling easily recognizable characters. Nevertheless effortlessly recognition of human bodies in the form of the link was wanted. The viewer should not be able to acknowledge the beginning or ending of the movement. For this reason I removed a normal closure mechanism and redesign the links instead. The design stays for following statements: Stop wasting time for activities you don’t enjoy. Life is too short. Live your life the best way you can. Time is running out... It symbolizes the transience of life (referring to vanitas - a genre of art). There are many different interpretation approaches and associations possible. Because it is an everyday jewelry piece it can be used for example as a remainder of priorities set in life and it motivates to action. This project refers on the other side to the tradition of bracelets and their cultural significance in different cultures. I took a closer look at bracelet worn by Timorese, where they serve as protective amulets or as important artifacts for ritual dances and other ceremonies. I wanted my project to be more than a shiny piece of jewelry.
Project Duration: This project startet in September 2023 in Ziemetshausen and finished in February 2024 in Ziemetshausen (Germany).
Operation Flow: It is possible to change or replace each element by just positioning the segments under the right angle. You can also combine silver and gold links, if it's better for the outfit.
Team Members: -
Image Credits: Image #1: 3D Artist: Maciej Kasprzak, 1. Dance Bracelet Rendering, 2024.
Image #2: 3D Artist: Maciej Kasprzak, 2. Dance Bracelet Rendering, 2024.
Image #3: 3D Artist: Maciej Kasprzak, 3. Dance Bracelet Rendering, 2024.
Image #4: 3D Artist: Maciej Kasprzak, 4. Dance Bracelet Rendering, 2024.
Image #5: 3D Artist: Maciej Kasprzak, 5. Dance Bracelet Rendering, 2024.Video #1: 3D Artist: Maciej Kasprzak, Dance Animation, 2024.