Reflection Tautaliga by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Mea Teuteuga Competition Category.

ArioMea Teuteuga· 2023

Reflection Tautaliga

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Mea Teuteuga Category

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The Design

About Reflection Tautaliga

O le Reflection o se paga o tautaliga e lē tutusa (asymmetric) na faia mai le auro pa'epa'e 18ct ua toe fa'aaogāina. E toso le auro e fai ma uaea e fausia ai le tino o le tautaliga autū. O le tautaliga agavale e sili atu lona lapo'a e matau fa'ata'amilo i le taliga, a'o le tautaliga taumatau o se tama'i fao (stud). O loo iai se vaega tautau e mafai ona fa'apipi'i i so'o se tautaliga po o le fa'ase'e i luga o se filifili ma ofuina e fai ma pendane. O safaia (sapphires) ma taimane e fa'apipi'i i lima i le metotia grain set ma le bezel set. O le fa'ataitaiga o lo'o musuia e se manulele o lo'o matamata i lona lava ata i le vai, fa'apea ma le eseesega i le va o le itu o lo'o fa'aalia ma le itu o lo'o natia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Reflection Tautaliga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Reflection Tautaliga e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Reflection Tautaliga o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These one of a kind earrings feature an asymmetric design with a drop section that can be added to left the left or right earring or removed and worn as a pendant
Dimensions & Packaging: Left side Height 60mm width 40mm depth 12mm.
Right side Height 15mm width 11mm depth 7mm
Drop attachment height 35mm width 9mm depth 5mm
Tags: Reflection earrings, GCDC awards2022, Werk jewellers ,awards
Production Technology: Repurposed 18ct white gold drawn into metal wire to form body of main earring ,Hand crafted , laser welding. Hand finishing, grain set and bezel set sapphires and diamonds , polishing.
Design Challenge: Production possibilities with gemstone availability.The wire drawing and formation and balance of the earring in ear.
Research: Following my initial image of bird on a branch viewing reflection I spent time researching bird image and reflection in water and how what’s seen is it a mirror image . I spent days re sketching the image to its basic wire form and from their transformed the initial shape using cad cam and by stretching the shape it took on a hook shape which inspired the hook design around the ear with the reflection part progression to a removable drop .Methods included sketching, layout tracing , hand rendering and cad cam with the making using hand craftsmanship.
Inspiration: Originally based on a bird viewing its own reflection in the water
we do not always see the perfect reflection of ourselves.
I wanted to design based on the the side we show and the side we keep hidden.The right earring is flamboyant were the left is more subtle
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in York finished in February 2022 in York and was exhibited in London March 2022.
Operation Flow: The object can be handled easily with the left earring that hooks easily around the ear and with a right hand stud fitted easily with pin through eat .The drop section can easily hook on to either earring or slide on to a chain and worn as a necklace.