Monir Faitau by Nardin Sabounchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

UʻameaMea Teuteuga· 2022

Monir Faitau

by Nardin Sabounchi

Client: Ela.store

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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Colors

The Design

About Monir Faitau

O Monir o se pea faataliga na maua manatu mai i se galuega faatufugaga a Monir Farmanfarmaian, o se tusiata e lauiloa i lona fiafia i le geometry ma le mosaic faaata. O faataliga taitasi e iai se foliga koluse e fa vaega tutusa. O pito ma tulimanu e fatuina ai le pupula manaia, e maua ai se aafiaga o le malamalama ma le paolo. O faataliga na faia i le silver S925. O ata muamua na tusia lima, ona faataitaia ai lea i le polokalama komepiuta ma lolomiina e fai ma mamanu resini mo le faaliliuina. E oomi ma fetauia lima meaea taitasi. O le mamafa maulalo e 5.44 kalama e fetaui mo le faaaogaina i aso taitasi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Monir Faitau, 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 Monir Faitau 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 Monir Faitau 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: The earrings are inspired by an art piece of Monir Farman Farmanian that will make it a special work. according to this, Monir earrings will have a cultural effect on the owner and others. Angles and corners of the earring are making it shinier; It feels like the dance of light and shadow.
Monir earrings are not heavy which makes them suitable for daily use.
Dimensions & Packaging: weight: 5.44g
length: 38.5 mm
thickness: 3 mm
Each earring is like a cross whose side is equal to the other. The width of each side is 7.5 mm.
Tags: #jewelry , #earring , #LightAndShadow , #Mirror , #Monir , #silver
Production Technology: As mentioned before, these earrings are inspired by artworks of Monir. The primitive sketches were performed by hand and inverted to Matrix Gemvision software to get Projet 3D printed resin models. The final product got polished and sanded by hand after casting with S925 and the molding process. sanding and polishing was the most challenging step of production.
Design Challenge: One of the most difficult parts of this design project was Farmanfarmaian herself! This ring, and actually this collection was a short story of her artworks; Being loyal without interruption in her designs was difficult.
Sanding and polishing was the most challenging step of production. Because of the edges and angles, it was too important to be more careful.
Research: Monir earrings belong to a collection with the name: "EXO". Exo is an abbreviation for Exotic, and we believe that "exotic" is a wonderful description for Monir Farmanfarmaian. She was an astonishing artist with fabulous artistic taste. Around the 1970s, she visited the Shah Cheragh mosque in Shiraz, Iran. With the shrine's high-domed hall ... covered in a tiny square, triangular, and hexagonal mirrors, similar to many other historical Iranian mosques, this event acted as a turning point in Farmanfarmaian's artistic journey, leading to her interest in mirror mosaic artwork.
Inspiration: In fact, everything in this world is fragile; from the heart to light and horn and to bone. Eventually, two parallel lines intersect at infinity and become a broken line. Monir earrings have been inspired by an artwork of Monir Farmanfarmaian that is preserved in Courtesy Hains Gallery. She was a brilliant woman who was fascinated by the geometry and mirror works of Iran. When the geometrical lines enter the realm of mirrors, the exotic meaning of being will be born.
Project Duration: The initial idea of the design and inspiration from the Monir began in 2020. Research about Monir's artworks, simulations, and sketches continued until 2021. The production process finished in December 2021. The process from idea to implementation has been done in Tehran.
Operation Flow: Durable for daily use, lightweight, minimalistic, suitable for all ages and styles.
Team Members: Nardin Seyedsabounchi
Sara Keramati
Sadaf Shafie
Image Credits: All photos credits: TinaTinati
Model 1: Paniz Khakpour
Model 2: Maryam Ariana