Fred कङ्कणम् by Diana Sokolic is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2013 A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः in परिधान, वस्त्र एवं वेशकला अभिकल्पना Competition Category.

रजतम्परिधानकला· 2013

Fred कङ्कणम्

by Diana Sokolic

A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः Winner in परिधानकला Category

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The Design

About Fred कङ्कणम्

बहुविधानि कङ्कणानि वलयाश्च सन्ति - डिजाइनर-निर्मितानि, स्वर्णमयानि, प्लास्टिकमयानि, अल्पमूल्यानि महार्घाणि च... परन्तु सुन्दराणि सन्ति चेदपि तानि सर्वाणि सदा केवलं कङ्कणान्येव भवन्ति। Fred इति किञ्चिदधिकम्। एतानि कङ्कणयुग्मानि स्वसारल्येन प्राचीनकालस्य आभिजात्यं पुनर्जीवयन्ति, तथापि आधुनिकानि सन्ति। एतानि नग्नहस्तेषु, रेशमवस्त्रे कृष्णस्वेटरे वा धार्यितुं शक्यन्ते, एतानि च सदा धारयितुः व्यक्तित्वे परिष्कारस्य स्पर्शं योजयन्ति। एतानि कङ्कणानि अद्वितीयानि सन्ति यतः युग्मरूपेण आगच्छन्ति। एतानि अत्यन्तं लघूनि सन्ति येन तेषां धारणं सुखकरं भवति। एतानि धारयित्वा कश्चित् निश्चयेन ध्यानाकर्षकः भविष्यति!

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारः

Fred कङ्कणम् A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; अयम् अत्यसाधारणतया प्रतिष्ठितः सम्मानः सर्वोच्चश्रेणीयेभ्यः सुन्दरेभ्यः प्रभावशालिभ्यश्चाभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते। रजतविजेतारोऽतितेजस्विन्योऽत्यन्तं सृजनशीलाश्च कृतयः सन्ति, ताः स्वाभिकल्पकानाम् उत्कृष्टां विशेषज्ञतां प्रतिभां सूक्ष्मप्रज्ञां च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Fred कङ्कणम् अद्भुतं प्रदर्शनीयं कार्यम् उल्लेखनीयतया व्यावसायिकं गम्भीरनवोन्मेषयुक्तं च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award रजतपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् अतीवोल्लेखनीयः प्रशंसित आविष्कारोऽस्ति, यो लाभं ददाति कलाया विज्ञानस्याभिकल्पस्य प्रौद्योगिक्याश्च सीमा विस्तारयति च। Fred कङ्कणम् बहुभिरीर्ष्यमाणा सृष्टिरस्ति, या कामना उद्बोधयति, सकारात्मकभावान् आनयति, विस्मयस्य आश्चर्यस्य च स्फुलिङ्गान् प्रज्वालयति।

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These bracelets are unique because they come as a pair. They are very light which makes their wearing comfortable
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimension, Package and Technical properties: Cuffs are 13 cm long, 12 cm high and 6 cm wide. They come in pair and are packed in an orange - pink protective pouch tied with the orange bow.
Tags: cuffs, bracelets, accessories, fashion, plastic
Production Technology: Cuffs are made out of light white plastic used for billboards.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was finding the way to bend the material at home without professional machines and to find something that would look as a cuff link. But it also was a work with many gleeful errors.
Research: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs and finding the way to make something weareable out of the material ment for something else.
Inspiration: The inspiration: I often go to the theatre and like to dress for the occasion. I like to have something new and different every time I go. Once while I was thinking what to wear this time, there was a movie with Fred Astaire on the TV. I saw his sleek suit, his cuffs… and voila – the idea was born! I remembered cuffs and plastrons worn by men in the last century and decided to revive it in a modern way, this time as a part o woman garment.
Project Duration: The project started in March of 2012. in Zagreb and was finished in two weeks. During that time I was trying to find out the right dimension for comfortable wearing bracelets and the way to bend the plastic at home.
Operation Flow: The research was focused on finding the right dimension for the cuffs.