Mushroom Fantasy Inel by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Mushroom Fantasy Inel by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronz in Design de Bijuterii Competition Category.

BronzBijuterii· 2021

Mushroom Fantasy Inel

by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Client: Sanaz Doost Studio

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Bijuterii Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Fantasy Inel

Mushroom Fantasy este un inel inspirat din lumea ciupercilor și din poveștile copilăriei. Inelul este realizat din aur galben de 18K și este fabricat manual, de la zero. Aliajul, foile, sârmele și tuburile au fost toate realizate manual. Straturile aurii amintesc de lamelele ciupercilor, în timp ce safirele albastre naturale, în diferite nuanțe, reprezintă picături de ploaie. Straturile și safirele par suspendate, fără o bază vizibilă. Vederea laterală urmează o spirală de aur. O finisare mată, texturată, acoperă suprafața. Inelul are 30 mm lățime, 20 mm adâncime și 30 mm înălțime.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Mushroom Fantasy Inel a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Mushroom Fantasy Inel să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Mushroom Fantasy Inel satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Mushroom fantasy is a ring inspired by magic world of mushrooms. This ring is a wearable piece of art which brings back the joy of surreal childhood fantasies and dreams to the user. the ring has an eye catching appearance with it's unique design and the bold contrast between 18k yellow gold and different shades of natural blue sapphire which represents drops of rain. From side view it has golden ratio design which is pleasant to the eye. This ring is completely hand fabricated from scratch, I also have made the alloy myself and then made the sheets, wires and tubes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 30 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 30 mm
Tags: jewelry, ring, jewelry design, gold ring, mushroom ring
Production Technology: 18K yellow gold which is hand fabricated 100% from scratch. I made the alloy, forged, rolled, made wires/sheets, designed and made the ring. it has natural sapphires which I've set them myself. The ring has mat textured finish by using European wheel brush. As you can see in the photos the layers/gills and the raindrops which are natural sapphires are suspended without any base to hold them, so it was super challenging to solder them in place.
Design Challenge: the most challenging part was to create gills with gold and to solder them parallel to each other without melting them. another challenge were sapphires because they were suspended and I had to solder the settings one by one without melting them, and then cleaning and setting them on that position was super difficult. this design needed lots of attention, patient and craftsmanship.
Research: For this design I researched and read a lot about mushroom structure, shape, different types and the growth process. I focused on the gills of mushrooms and found a solution to recreate those with 18k gold. the finishing part with European wheel to have mat textured surface in all the areas was also challenging because of the shape of the ring.
Inspiration: Mushroom fantasy ring is inspired by magic world of mushrooms and the childhood fairytale stories. When I was a kid I used to walk in jungles, play with mushrooms and blow the rain drops all the time. Mushrooms existed for 1 billion years and somehow have managed to remain full of mysteries, these mostly earth-dwelling organisms even can stimulate rain in the atmosphere. Therefor I mixed these two mysterious elements: form of mushroom gills with the golden spiral for the side view, and designed this mysterious ring.
Project Duration: started in november 2019 in Toronto and finished in April 2020 in Toronto/Canada.
Operation Flow: This is an ergonomic ring and it sits very well on the hand. it's unique but comfortable.
Image Credits: Paul Ambtman