Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe by Mandy Morris

Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Mekgabiso Competition Category.

SileveraMekgabiso· 2023

Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

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

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The Design

About Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe

Reflection ke para ea mabenyane a litsebe a sa lekaneng (asymmetric) a entsoeng ka gauta e tšoeu ea 18ct e sebelisitsoeng bocha. Gauta e hulwa hore e be terata ho etsa 'mele oa lebenyane le leholo la tsebe. Lebenyane le leholo la tsebe le letšehali le kobeha ho pota-pota tsebe, ha lebenyane la tsebe le letona e le stud e nyenyane. Karolo e arohaneng e theohang e ka hokeloa lebenyaneng le leng kapa le leng la litsebe kapa ea thelisoa ketaneng 'me ea apesoa e le pendant. Li-sapphire le litaemane li kentsoe ka mokhoa oa grain setting le bezel setting ka matsoho. Moqapi ona o bululetsoe ke nonyana e shebileng seriti sa eona ka metsing, le ka phapang pakeng tsa lehlakore le bonahalang le lehlakore le patiloeng.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Reflection Mabenyane a Litsebe ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

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.