Reflection Ndolo by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zodzikongoletsa Competition Category.

SilivaZodzikongoletsa· 2023

Reflection Ndolo

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Zodzikongoletsa Category

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The Design

About Reflection Ndolo

Reflection ndi ndolo ziwiri zosafanana zopangidwa kuchokera ku golide woyera wa 18ct wogwiritsidwanso ntchito. Golideyo amakokedwa kukhala waya kuti apange thupi la ndolo yaikulu. Ndolo yaikulu yakumanzere imakola kuzungulira khutu, pomwe ndolo yakumanja ndi kandolo kakang'ono kokhazikika. Chigawo chapadera cholendewera chikhoza kulumikizidwa ku ndolo iliyonse kapena kuloŵetsedwa mu unyolo ndi kuvalidwa ngati pendanti. Miyala ya safiro ndi dayamondi imakhazikitsidwa pamanja mwa njira ya grain setting ndi bezel setting. Kapangidwe kameneka kanauziridwa ndi mbalame yodziyang'ana chithunzithunzi chake m'madzi, komanso kusiyana pakati pa mbali imene imaonetsedwa ndi mbali imene imabisidwa.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award

Reflection Ndolo ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Reflection Ndolo akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Reflection Ndolo ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.

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.