Front Kikuku by Nardin Sabounchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Vito na Mapambo Competition Category.

FedhaVito· 2021

Front Kikuku

by Nardin Sabounchi

Client: Ela.store

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Vito Category

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The Design

About Front Kikuku

Front ni mkusanyiko wa vikuku uliobuniwa kueleweka unapotazamwa kutoka mbele. Kila kikuku huunda duara kamili, na mistari inayounda mapambo hukutana na duara la nje. Mapambo yamewekwa ndani ya utepe badala ya kwenye uso wa nje, hivyo ukubwa hutofautiana na viwango vya kawaida. Kila kipande kina ulinganifu kwenye mhimili wima na kutokuwa na ulinganifu kwenye mhimili mlalo. Vikuku hivi vinatengenezwa kwa kubuni na kuchapisha kwa mwelekeo wa pande tatu kutoka kwa kiolezo cha nta, kisha kufuata kwa kumwaga fedha. Matokeo yake ni kitu chepesi na chenye kudumu kwa matumizi ya kila siku.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Front Kikuku ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Front Kikuku inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Front Kikuku ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In the FRONT bracelets collection, as the name implies, to comprehend the design of the work, it has to be observed face front. The general state of the work is in the form of a complete circle, and the lines that form the decoration of the bracelet intersect with the outer circle.
Dimensions & Packaging: Weight of bracelet 1: 13.03 grams diameter: 69.45mm elevation: 3 mm thickness: 1.5 mm pipes size: 1.35 mm.
Tags: Fine jewelry, Bracelets, Poetic, Jewelry, Ela.store, Front bracelet
Production Technology: Pair of 3D-designed and 3D-printed wax mold and cast silver bracelets with the best available material (s925).
Variable in every metallic material: gold, steel, silver, platinum, or different plating in every possible color.
Design Challenge: The most challenging and frustrating part in designing the bracelets, In contrast to other fine jewelry that has their decorations on the outer surface, this collection has internal and interlacing decoration which causes this obstacle makes it harder to scale the final product fit on the wrist.
The next problem was due to the 3D cast making. As for having several 3D printing methods the most important factor for choosing wax modeling was accuracy which in other cases cause the internal lines to overlap.
In addition to 3D prints and casting operation was which materials to use as filaments, for instance, plastic-based filaments (ABS/PLA) wouldn’t make it through the heat casting process and would stick to the product causing impurity in the final product. But SLA wax modeling technique won't cause problems as the wax would evaporate in the contact of extreme of kiln leaving the hot cast empty of any other materials resulting in a pure product.
Research: Sohrab Sepehri had a major idol role in designers' life, so they felt a need to pay back in their own ways. As for their adoration towards all his life works, they felt an existential love for "the footsteps of water", they set their minds to build a relationship with the blank verse and their works. In order to establish a balance between the work and the blank verse, designers animated Sohrab's lifestyle of simplicity, modesty, and receptivity.
Inspiration: The FRONT collection is inspired by a poem of a great Persian poet, Sohrab Sepehri, acknowledged worldwide for his paintings, in Iran he was known for his blank verses. His poem, named "The footsteps of water", points out the necessity of changing the point of view toward all phenomena: "Wash up the eye, See the otherwise"; this verse is the foundation of this design. The designer, inspired by the blank verse, strongly believes that point of view is much more essential than perception itself.
Project Duration: The idea of the project stroke the mind of the designers in Nov 2019 and by Dec 2020, the production steps were completed in Tehran, Iran.
Operation Flow: Lightweight, durable for everyday use. Chic and stylus.
Team Members: Nardin Sabounchi, Masoumeh(Niloufar) Salehi,
Image Credits: Photographer and Videography: Tina Tinati 2021