Reflection Arracadas by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Argent in Joiòs Competition Category.

ArgentJoiòs· 2023

Reflection Arracadas

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Joiòs Category

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The Design

About Reflection Arracadas

Reflection es un parelh d'arracadas asimetricas fachas d'aur blanc de 18 quirats reutilizat. L'aur es estirat en fiu per formar lo còs de l'arracada principala. L'arracada esquèrra, mai granda, s'estaca a l'entorn de l'aurelha, mentre que l'arracada drecha es un pichon clavèl. Una seccion pendenta separada se pòt estacar a una arracada o l'autra, o passar sus una cadeneta e portar coma pendentiu. Los safirs e los diamants son sertits a grans e sertits en claus a la man. Lo dessenh s'inspira d'un aucèl que contempla son pròpri rebat dins l'aiga, e del contraste entre lo costat que se mòstra e lo costat que demòra amagat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Reflection Arracadas a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Reflection Arracadas siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Reflection Arracadas es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

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.