Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga by Michiru Yamawaki

Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga by Michiru Yamawaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

UʻameaMea Teuteuga· 2021

Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga

by Michiru Yamawaki

Client: Michiru Yamawaki

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga

Baobab Tree o se aoina o teuteuga i siliva e aofia ai se mama, se filifili umi fa'apipi'i ma se fusipa'u. O le ata autu e fa'avae i luga o le Fugala'au o le Ola, o se mamanu fa'afanua o li'o fefa'asoaa'i. O le mamanu ua liua i lau fuga fa'amoamoa, ma o le mea lea e fa'aali mai ai i le mama se fugala'au tele fa'anatura pe a ofuina i le tamatamailima. Pe a va'ai mai le itu, o le mama lava lea e fa'atagata ai le ata o se laau baobab, lea e ta'ua fo'i o le Laau o le Ola. O ata nei na tusia i le 3D CAD ona faia lea e lima i le faiga o pa'u ma metotia masani o le gaosia o metala.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Baobab Tree Aoina o Teuteuga ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This collection gives impression of organically designed beautiful flowers, however, the creation is originated in the geometric symbol of "Flower of Life" and it goes beyond just a flower image. Uniqueness of this design is that the motif has an another aspect that illustrates an Baobab Tree, which reminds us fruits and sacred power and unconditional love of our mother nature. The main suppose of this project is to express the power of life and create the collection of wearable arts.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ring: Width 21mm x Depth 21mm x Height 25mm size10
Station Necklace: Length 108mm
Bracelet:Length 60mm size M
Tags: Baobab, 3D, CAD, WAX modeling, Ring, Earth
Production Technology: Both modern and traditional technique have been used. Main
motif and base ring have been drawn and designed with 3D Cad, and each item has been carefully produced with other hand craft max modeling and traditional metal craft technique.
Design Challenge: The first challenge was to designe and transform inorganic geometric symbol to the organic form and the concept with "Life" which would be cherished as an charm.
Research: Main objective for my research was to visualize the order of nature. I had been focusing on the geometry symbol called "Flower of Life" which has been defined as basic template for everything in existence. The research was to study the concept of the symbol and its historical stories that included Key words such as "origin of life" "nature" "eternity". As a result, the design of main motif has been transformed into circles of petals rather than the perfect geometric shape. At the same time, I carefully designed tree trunk and branch into the ring.
Inspiration: This collection, Flower of Life is designed and created with the inspiration of rhythms of mother earth. Flower of Life is known as a sacred geometric overlapping circles pattern. The symbol itself has been used from ancient period and often symbolized all creation on the planet, or even of the universe. I am inspired by the primitive image of this symbol and also empowered by the wild nature; Baobab trees has been known as "Tree of Life".
Project Duration: Project for this Flower of Life Collection had started in 2017 in Tokyo Japan, main designed motif and ring was combined as first Baobab Ring in 2018 and this collection is still growing. Expanded work as for till 2020 were Long station necklace, bracelet, earring and 18k gold and platinum combination version ring.
Operation Flow: Baobab Ring is a Signature Silver Ring of the Flower of Life collection. When wearing the ring it shows an organically designed large flower. This flower is constructed with overlapping circles petals which are transformed from the geometric symbol of Flower of Life. When it’s seen from the side, the ring illustrate Baobab Tree image. This main motifs have also crafted for Long Station Necklace and Bracelet.
Team Members: Michiru Yamawaki