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4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri by Hanna Korhonen

4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri by Hanna Korhonen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Mekgabiso Competition Category.


BoronseMekgabiso· 2022

4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri

by Hanna Korhonen

Client: Hanna K Design & Jewellery

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Mekgabiso Category

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The Design

About 4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri

Mongolo wa Buka: 4C ke pokello ya diaparo tsa molala le matsebe a etsuang ka silevera ya sterling e sebedisitsoeng hape. Likotoana tsena li bontsha meedi ya taemane ho fapana le majoe a sebele, tse fanang ka mokhoa o nepahetseng oa boitšoaro le oa tikoloho ho fapana le litaemane tsa sebele. Meaho e etsoa ka ho hlophisa lintho ka 3D, ho hatisa waks le ho tsholla ka waks e lahlehileng, ebe e kopanngoa le ho phethelloa ka matsoho. Mefuta e mene ya ho seha e kenyellelitsoe: brilliant, princess, marquise le pear. Ditlhophiso tsa ho phatsima, tsa patina e se nang phatsima le tsa kaho ea kgauta di eketsa phapano mme di totobatsa sebopeho sa boraro sa senotoana se seng le se seng.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. 4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. 4 C Mosebetsi wa Mantlha: Pokello ya Dijuweri e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
4C jewellery collection provides a new way to wear diamonds and acts as an ecological and ethical alternative to genuine diamonds and their sparkle and status.

The diamonds in the collection are made with 3D-technology to resemble the outlines of different gem cuttings created with precise mathematics and technique, and show the beauty which is usually left unseen.

There are four different cuts; brilliant, princess, marquise and pear, and a limited edition heart cut.

The different finishes; mirror polish and matte patina or gilding, provide contrast to highlight three-dimensionality of the collection.
Dimensions & Packaging
Length of the necklace chain 800 mm. Sterling silver chain is 2.3 mm thick anchor chain. Optional omega chain length 450 mm and thickness 1.8 mm.

For example brilliant large "diamond" Width 35 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 35, small "diamond" Width 10.5 mm x Depth 6 mm x Height 10.5 mm.

The 4C jewellery collection comes in the classic Hanna K Design & Jewellery box with a logo. Materials: carton, suede. Colours: black, rose gold.
Tags
diamond, diamond jewellery, statement jewellery, silver, jewellery, necklace, gemstone, ethical, controversy, gala jewellery
Production Technology
Design was created with 3D-modeling, high resolution wax printing, and lost wax casting in recycled sterling silver, made by advanced professionals. It's assembly; soldering, filing and sanding, and finishing; polishing, matte finishing, gilding and patina, is made by hand with traditional goldsmith work.

The 3D-technique was chosen to support the idea behind the jewellery collection; precise gem and diamond cutting practise.
Design Challenge
The design challenge was to create jewellery which is beautiful and delicate by itself but at the same time would play as a conversation starter about ethical and ecological aspects. The design provides light and shadow in its finishing to support this point.

The realization challenge for me was to step out from my comfort zone and instead of creating jewellery collection by hand I was to choose computer aided 3D technology, which offers the perfect tools for this project. Accurate enough 3D wax printing technology had entered in the industry just in time.
Research
Project began as wire jewellery tests made first in metals and paper. Accurate 3D wax printing entered in the industry to create precise models and print as wax to cast them in silver.

Details in gem cutting is the hidden gem in the industry. At the same time ethical perspective of gems is the talking point in our field. The 4C collection points an ethical view for this and shows the beauty of the diamond cuts by four most familiar cuts. 4C is a statement piece for the user and the designer.
Inspiration
The name of the 4C collection comes from the components that affect the value of the diamond: cut, carat, colour and clarity.

Stripping a prestigious and valuable diamond into a wire pattern puts it in a new light. The removal of the sparkle gives space to the shape and the jewellery becomes a very graphic object, the inner and outer surface of which can be viewed at the same time.

Ethical and ecological aspects of the diamond industry are the talking point right now. 4C collection are jewellery with diamonds without diamonds. This is my statement piece.
Project Duration
The project started in the beginning of 2017 with the first necklace and earring set. The whole collection, four different necklaces and a dozen different earrings, was finished in September 2020 in Kuopio, Finland.
Operation Flow
4C necklace is a long, solid chain with a small and large diamond pendant. Small diamond connects the chain which works without a lock. The necklace is put on easily just by hanging it around one's neck.

Individual pendants in omega chain have a silver carabiner lock in the chain.

Different versions can be used separately or layered for a more prestigious gala styled look.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Hanna K Design & Jewellery Oy, Hanna Korhonen, 2020
Image Credits
Image #1 : Photographer Teemu Töyrylä, Studio Töyrylä, 4C collection, 2020
Images #2-5: Photographer Hanna Korhonen, Hanna K Design & Jewellery Oy, 2020
Images #4-5: Hanna K Design & Jewellery Oy, 2020

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