Dancing Gerberas Ndolo by Eliana Palomo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zodzikongoletsa Competition Category.
BronzeZodzikongoletsa· 2020
Dancing Gerberas Ndolo
Client: Agua De Rosas
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zodzikongoletsa Category
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About Dancing Gerberas Ndolo
Dancing Gerberas ndi ndolo ziwiri zoyimbidwa ndi duwa la gerbera. Kapangidwe kake kamatsatira mapangidwe achilengedwe omwe amapezeka mu zomangamanga za Art Nouveau. Ndolozi zimasonyeza nthawi imene maluwa amayamba kuuma ndi kutulutsa fungo lawo, lingaliro lofotokozedwa kudzera mu kayendedwe ka miyala yopachikidwa. Chidutswa chilichonse chimasemedwa pamanja mu waxi, kenaka nkuponyedwa mu siliva wa sterling, kuwalitsidwa pamanja ndi kumalizidwa ndi golide wa 18 karati kuti asiyanitse mtundu wa duwa ndi wa tsinde. Timadontho ta garnet tosemedwa timawonjezedwa pamanja ndi waya wodzaza ndi golide. Ndolo iliyonse imakhala ndi utali wa 40 mm mulifupi ndi 70 mm m'litali.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
Dancing Gerberas Ndolo ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Dancing Gerberas Ndolo akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Dancing Gerberas Ndolo amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Gerberas flowers symbolize beauty and purity. The design is the result of forms based on the patterns presented in the architecture of Art Nouveau. Nature has been captured in earrings showing flowers´ freshness that release fragrance just before taking them to a distillation process. The technique used was hand wax modeling, followed by cast in silver to obtain a master and concluded by a mold. Obtaining the final design the polishing was done carefully by hand, and finally touched with gold plate finish to differentiate the color of the flower with the stem and make it more real. This design expresses freshness and dynamism thanks to the movement of the stones.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 40 mm x Height 70 mm
- Tags
- Earrings, Sterling Silver, Garnets, Pearls, Flowers, Gerberas
- Production Technology
- The earrings were first designed, and hand carved in wax by Eliana Palomo then the master was sent to the workshop at Yucatan, Mexico. The earrings were casted in sterling silver from the mold and carefully hand polished. Then for the gold and silver color a 18 karats of gold-plated was applied. Finally, Eliana added the drops of faceted garnets with gold-filled wire by hand.
- Design Challenge
- When reproducing the piece we must be very careful when the wax is injected into the mold and wait for the wax to cool to be able to detach it from the mold without breaking the stems of the flowers. The weight of the earrings was considered from the selection of the drop stones so that they were light stones taking care that they did not add much difference of grams and were comfortable and functional to use.
- Research
- The objective when I design is to convey freshness and femininity using nature as a base. My creative process begins by researching on Art Nouveau, observing the details on the architecture, fashion and patterns present in this movement where they highlight nature in organic forms.
Taken this to the creative process I start directly experimenting sculpting the wax and little by little I get the expected result. The Gerbera earrings are a custom design where the essence of each person and the definition of each stone comes together. - Inspiration
- Influenced by art nouveau the gerbera earrings are the result of experimenting with unusual angles. My intention is to reflect the moment of the flowers when they start to dry and release their fragrance, the design seeks to express freshness and femininity. Normally I start sketching all design in paper but in this case, I was mainly inspired by playing with the wax by hand until I got the final version of the earrings. I always say that this method of playing with wax is like drawing in 3D.
- Project Duration
- The design started in March 2017 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico and finished in August 2017 in the same city.
- Operation Flow
- The Gerberas earrings are one of a kind, its versatile, timeless and elegant.
For their size they could be considered as a Statement. This design is perfect for use on special occasions. - Team Members
- I normally do all the designs on sketch and use the technique hand craved in wax. The process of casting and polished is done by a third parties jewelers.
- Image Credits
- Main Image Photographer Aidee Cuevas
Image 2 Photographer Aidee Cuevas
Image 3 Photographer Aidee Cuevas
Image 4 Photographer Tamara Uribe
Model Corina Cubel
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