Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau by Ying Li

Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau by Ying Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

ApamemeaMea Teuteuga· 2023

Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau

by Ying Li

Client: MY.WANCE Gemstone & Jewelry

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau

O lenei pine e fa'aalia ai le autu o le lalelei ma le faatuatua e ala i le tala ia Daphne, o le Nymph Luro mai tala fa'asolopito a Eleni. Ona e le o se tala iloga i Saina, e manaomia le tu'uina atu o le tala i se auala talafeagai ina ia malamalama ai tagata Saina i lenei mamanu. Mo le faia o lenei asoa teuteu, o le elemene muamua o le lau luro mai le tala, ma le elemene lona lua o le masina, o se fa'ailoga o le alofa i Saina. E mafai ona avea ma pine po'o se asoa tautau. O le maapo'o tutotonu o le 10.745ct tourmaline lanu mumu rupi, fa'apipi'i i le 18K auro pa'epa'e ma taimane ma pa'epa'e faisua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau, 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 Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau 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. Daphne Pine ma le Asoa Tautau e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This multifunctional piece of jewelry can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline from Brazil, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Dimensions & Packaging: 34.10mm x 35.10mm x 11.03mm
Tags: Daphne Brooch, pendant, Brooch, Fine Jewelry, Tourmaline
Production Technology: Made of 18K white gold, set with 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline, diamond, and mother of pearl.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this process is the expression of the theme. The love story of Daphne is not widely known in China. It is difficult to find a suitable way to express the story and theme for Chinese audiences.

So I chose laurel leaves, which come from the story. I also decided on a moon element, considered a symbol of love in China, to integrate both elements to create this piece of jewelry.
Research: This piece of jewelry expresses the theme of beauty and faith through the love story of Daphne, the Laurel Nymph of Greek mythology. Because it is not well known in China, it is necessary to present the story in a suitable way to make this design understandable to Chinese audiences. So I chose laurel leaves, which come from the story. I also decided on a moon element, considered a symbol of love in China, to integrate both elements to create this piece of jewelry. It can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct rupee red tourmaline, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl.
Inspiration: Design inspiration came from the love story, Daphne turned into a laurel tree, expressing beauty and faith in herself. One of the design elements is a laurel leaf, set with diamonds, which whirl around the center stone, just like the moment when Daphne turns into a laurel tree.

When it comes to love, it is naturally associated with the moon in China. Moon has been a symbol of love since ancient times, so another design element is the moon. They were integrated to create this piece of jewelry.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Yunnan, China.
Operation Flow: This multifunctional piece of jewelry can be a brooch or a pendant. The center stone is a 10.745ct natural rupee red tourmaline from Brazil, set in 18K white gold with diamonds and mother-of-pearl. This brooch inspiration came from Daphne, the Laurel Nymph of Greek mythology.
Image Credits: Photographer Dan Liu