Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu by Roman Zelenin

Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu by Roman Zelenin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

ApamemeaMea Teuteuga· 2021

Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu

by Roman Zelenin

Client: Zelenin

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu

O Elysium o se fa'atagata teuteu e fa'aalia ai se manulele hummingbird o inu ai le suamalie mai se fugalaau. O le fa'atagata ua faia i le siliva ma fa'apipi'iina i le 1848 ma'a taua fa'atupuina i falesuesue. E aofia i le Elysium le 31 vaega tulaga ese ma e fua i le 116 mm i le 116 mm i le 165 mm. Sa fa'aogaina se faiga fa'akomepiuta, lolomiga fa'atolu-itu-tino ma se auala fa'apipi'i sa'o pateni ina ia fa'atūina ai se atigi gaogao e le mafiafia atu i le 0.35 mm. E feiloa'i le manulele ma le la'au i se tasi manatu e tasi, o lea na fa'atatauina ma le fa'aeteete ai le totonugalemu o le mamafa. O le la'au e fa'aalia ai vaega o le fa'aleagaina i se vali uliuli, e faamanatu mai ai le paleni vaivai o le natura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Elysium Fa'atagata Teuteu e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

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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