Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa by Roman Zelenin

Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa by Roman Zelenin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu in Walka Kamay Competition Category.

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Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa

by Roman Zelenin

Client: Zelenin

A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu Winner in Walka Category

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The Design

About Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa

Elysium nisqaqa huk sumaq rikch'ay uywam, hu'k q'inti sisap miskinta upyashaqta rikuchin. Kay rikch'ayqa qullqiwan ruwasqam, 1848 laboratoriopi wiñachisqa rumi chaqchaswan churasqa. Elysiumqa 31 sapaq t'inkisqa kaqkunamanta ruwasqam, 116 mm, 116 mm, hinaspa 165 mm patamniyuq. Computadora yanapaqwan ruway, kimsa dimensionpi imprimiy, hinaspa patentesqa hawa hich'ay ruwaywan huk ch'usaq q'ara ruwarqanku, 0.35 mm rakhu metalwan. Q'intiqa sisap kaskanwan huk kaqllapi tupan, chayrayku sunqu chawpinta allin yupaychaywan tanteakurqan. Sisap kaskanpiqa ch'iyar tukuchaywan tukusqa t'unay pachakuna rikhurin, pachamamap sasa ch'ulla kaqllanmanta yuyarichispa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu

Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa A' Design Award Burunsi Premiu mishak kan, jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, mushuk yuyaypi, yuyaypi shinallatak chaskik kaypi riksishka diseñukunaman kun. Burunsi mishak kashkakunaka ruray ushayta charik shinallatak mancharina mushuk rurashkakunami, paykunata rurakkunapak achka yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ruray ushayta rikuchinku. Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak riksishka shuk ruray kanata munanku, ruray yuyaywan shinallatak mushuk yuyaywan. Kay Burunsi Premiu japishka diseñuka arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojíapi ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak ima ukumanta rikuypi sumak kan. Elysium Sumaq Rikch'ay Uywa mañaykunata alli paktachin, munaykunata llankan, shunkuta kuyachin shinallatak yachayta munayta kallarichin.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The main purpose of the project is to show the perspectives of lab-grown diamonds and 3D printing in the sphere of luxury jewelry. It shows a hummingbird drinking nectar as a symbol of nature and its balance. The stand, on the other hand, has zones of destruction with a dramatic black finish and looks as if it might break any minute. The question is, how long will the flower last, keeping its balance with the stem and feeding the bird on its nectar?
Dimensions & Packaging: 116 mm x 116 mm x 165 mm.
It consists of 31 unique parts.
There are 1848 gems.
The thickness of metal is 0.35mm.
Tags: zelenindeepjewelry, colibri, zeleninworld, finejewelry, artjewelry
Production Technology: The figurine was modelled using mathematical computations and a fully computerised workflow. It consists of 31 unique parts.

To realize the project, a 3D printer was upgraded with its resolution increased up to 5 microns.

The patented technology of direct casting enabled accurate shape geometry and plasticity, and allowed to create an item with the thickness of metal at 0.35mm.

This model is made of silver with lab-grown gemstones. The total weight including the ballast is 110 grams.

Design trivia — the figurine of the bird has only one point of contact with the stem.
Design Challenge: One of the tasks of the project was to demonstrate the possibility of a technology that significantly saves precious metal and allows to realize the forms created by the designer. This is an example of how designer invented technology to implement his ideas, rather than adjusting to the limitations of existing technology.
Research: Our goal was to create the shell that is unlimited in design and to significantly reduce the amount of precious material that we used for the project. We were able to modify the traditional approach to jewelry-making process and create something brand-new. The figure, printed with an accuracy of 10 microns and a shell thickness of 0.35 mm, is a demonstration of the possibilities of our patented technology. It’s hollow, it’s 3-d printed using burned materials, and it’s produced with the help of direct casting. The project took more than 2 years to complete.
Inspiration: The design is a call out to people who love art, humanity and the world. A hummingbird has become the symbol of the brand’s way of thinking — it is as light as hollow jewelry and as fragile as the planet’s health.
Project Duration: The project started in 2018 and was completed in August 2019. In September 2019 it was presented at the Vicenzaoro International Jewelry Show - Vicenzaoro
Operation Flow: One of the difficult engineering tasks was to determine the center of mass of the composition. To achieve realistic bird flight, only one connection point had to be created between the hummingbird and the flower stem. The collapsed stem construction (in the silver figurine) adds the fragility of this balance.
Patents: Patented. Patent No2667227. Roman Zelenin, Maxim Naumov, Alexei Solomaha. 2016. RU
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