Reflection Brincos by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Joalharia Competition Category.

PrataJoalharia· 2023

Reflection Brincos

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Joalharia Category

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The Design

About Reflection Brincos

Reflection é um par de brincos assimétricos feitos em ouro branco 18k reaproveitado. O ouro é estirado em fio para formar o corpo do brinco principal. O brinco esquerdo, maior, envolve a orelha, enquanto o direito é um pequeno brinco de pressão. Uma seção pendente separada pode ser acoplada a qualquer um dos brincos ou inserida em uma corrente e usada como pingente. As safiras e os diamantes são cravados à mão nas técnicas de cravação em grão e em aro (bezel). O design é inspirado em um pássaro contemplando seu próprio reflexo na água e no contraste entre o lado que se mostra e o lado que se mantém oculto.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Reflection Brincos conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Reflection Brincos seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Reflection Brincos é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

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.