Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha by Roman Zelenin

Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha by Roman Zelenin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Amasaro Competition Category.

BuronzeAmasaro· 2021

Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha

by Roman Zelenin

Client: Zelenin

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Amasaro Category

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The Design

About Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha

Elysium ni igishushanyo cy'imurikagurisha kigaragaza akanyoni gasoma ubuki mu ndabo. Iki gishushanyo cyakozwe muri feza kandi cyashyizwemo amabuye y'agaciro 1848 yakozwe mu laboratwari. Elysium igizwe n'ibice 31 bitandukanye kandi ipima milimetero 116 ubugari, milimetero 116 uburebure, na milimetero 165 uburebure bwo hejuru. Uburyo bw'ikoranabuhanga bwa mudasobwa, gucapa mu myanya itatu (3D printing), n'uburyo bwihariye bwo gushushanya butaziguye bwakoreshejwe mu gukora igikonoshwa cyuzuye ubusa gifite ubunini bw'icyuma bwa milimetero 0.35. Akanyoni gahurira ku giti ahantu hamwe gusa, bityo hakoreshejwe ubushishozi bunononsoye mu kubara aho ikigero cy'uburemere kigomba kuba. Igiti kigaragaza uduce twangiritse dufite irangi ryirabura, bikibutsa uburinganire buhungabana bw'ibidukikije.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Elysium Igishushanyo cy'Imurikagurisha ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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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