Homa Primary Function: ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ, ᱢᱟᱞᱟ by Mehdi Moazzen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱜᱟᱦᱱᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱜᱟᱦᱱᱟ· 2020
Homa Primary Function: ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ, ᱢᱟᱞᱟ
Client: Moazzen Gallery
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱜᱟᱦᱱᱟ Category
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About Homa Primary Function: ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ, ᱢᱟᱞᱟ
ᱦᱚᱢᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ ᱠᱟ�na, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱞᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮᱦᱚᱸ ᱛᱩᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱩᱭ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ 18K ᱥᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱣᱴᱤ ᱞᱤᱞ ᱨᱩᱵᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱞᱟᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱩᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤᱡ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱸᱜᱩᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱴᱨᱮᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱟᱠᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱨᱮᱞ ᱢᱮᱠᱟᱱᱤᱡᱪᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱮᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱡ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱸᱜᱩᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ ᱛᱩᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱣ ᱠᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱩᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤᱡ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱥᱚᱡᱷᱮ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱦᱚᱢᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱟᱦᱤᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱮᱬᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱩᱲᱩᱜ ᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Homa Primary Function: ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ, ᱢᱟᱞᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Homa Primary Function: ᱢᱩᱸᱫᱨᱤ, ᱢᱟᱞᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This dual purpose piece changes from a ring to a necklace. It gives its user the option of choosing the function. Due to the fact that the user per se is involved with the piece, a more desirably optimized feeling will be generated within her. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace. A simple lock has been utilized beneath the piece to be fixed.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions is 33 mm x 36 mm x 33 mm. weight is 21.780 gram. Using inner elastic ring to be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. Using rail mechanism to be changeable from the ring to a necklace.
- Tags
- Ring, Necklace, Dual purpose, Gold, Jewelry
- Production Technology
- The material that was used in Homa ring is 18K gold as well as synthetic and atomic blue ruby.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of design of this artwork was to design this piece to be a practical dual-purpose artwork. Choosing a rail mechanism, based on train wheels, to turn the ring to a necklace was a creative part of design. Moreover, making the changeable and moveable part of ring just by hand, not by special machine, was too difficult.
- Research
- The Homa has a special role in Persian Miniature and Mythology used as a symbol of beauty and grace, in current design.
This piece is designed to be a practical dual purpose artwork, changing from a ring to a necklace. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace. - Inspiration
- Linguistically speaking, the word Homa consists of two Avestan words, Hu and Maya. In Avestan language, Hu means The Creator, and Maya means the Prime Material of Everything. Thus, the name Homa means the Creator of the Universe. Homa has quite a significant status in Persian literature. In the works of many poets, Homa is the Bird of Bliss and Felicity. In Persian literature, it is the symbol of splendor and magnificence and the sign of a good omen.
- Project Duration
- The project started in July 2019 in Sari and finished in September 2019. Note, the physical making of Homa toke long 6 hours.
- Operation Flow
- It has better operation when it is used as a ring.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Video Credits: Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
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