Heart in Bloom ቀለቤት by Yi Xiong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ጌጣጌጥ Competition Category.

ብሩርጌጣጌጥ· 2026

Heart in Bloom ቀለቤት

by Yi Xiong

Client: Aris Fine Studio

ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ጌጣጌጥ Category

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The Design

About Heart in Bloom ቀለቤት

ሃርት ኢን ብሉም (Heart in Bloom) ካብ 18 ካራት ወርቂ ዝተሰርሐን ብ1.1 ካራት ልቢ ቅርጺ ዘለዎ ሕብሪ ኮኽ ዝመስል ሳፋየር ዝተሰለመን ቀለቤት እዩ። እቲ ክፉትን ዘይምዕሩይን ኣቃውማ ንዝተፈላለየ ዓቐን ኣጻብዕ ዝሰማማዕ ኮይኑ፡ ብሚዛናዊ ምክፍፋል ክብደት ድማ ርግኣቱ ይሕሉ። እቲ ሳፋየር ከም ቀዋሚ ማእከል ትኹረት ዘይኮነስ፡ ነቲ እምኒ ብኸፊል ዝሽፍኑ ጨናፍራዊ ቅርጽታት ውሽጢ ኮይኑ እዩ ዝቕልቀል። ቅርጻዊ ጨናፍር ንደገ ብምዝርጋሕ ስምዒት ቅልጣፈን ፈኲስነትን ዝፈጥሩ ተነባበርቲ ዝምድናታት ይፈጥሩ። መርኣዪ ኩርናዕ ክቕየር ከሎ ድማ፡ ኣብ መንጎ እቶም ጨናፍርን እቲ እምንን ዘሎ ናይ ቦታ ዝምድናታት ይቕየር።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award

Heart in Bloom ቀለቤት ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Heart in Bloom ቀለቤት ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Heart in Bloom ቀለቤት ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The open structure accommodates a range of finger sizes while maintaining stability through controlled balance. The heart shaped peach toned sapphire is not treated as a fixed focal point but emerges within the branching structure, partially enclosed through layered relationships. As the viewing angle shifts, spatial relationships evolve, creating a dynamic visual effect. The asymmetrical composition disrupts a singular viewing path, allowing the act of wearing to become part of the experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: Ring size: US 6.25 (inner diameter approx. 16.7 mm)
Center stone: 1.1 ct peach toned sapphire
Material: 18K gold, total weight approx. 6 g
Custom sizing available upon request
Tags: Organic Growth, Symbiotic Relationship, Asymmetrical Structure, Open Construction, Spatial Hierarchy, Fluidity, Sense of Suspension, Branching Forms, Sculptural Metal, Contemporary Femininity
Production Technology: Materials: 18K gold, 1.1 ct heart shaped peach toned sapphire
Craftsmanship: This design reinterprets botanical jewelry through structural abstraction. Controlled asymmetry maintains balance, with weight distributed across an open form to create a subtle sense of suspension. Sculptural metal integrates with precise setting, where the heart-shaped gemstone is not a focal point but is partially enclosed within the branching structure. Color functions as a structural element rather than decoration.
Design Challenge: The core challenge lies in achieving stability and visual lightness within an open, asymmetrical form. The heart shaped peach toned sapphire is not a focal point but a structural node, partially enclosed by branching elements serving as both extension and support. Through adjustments of metal thickness, connections, and placement, the structure remains stable. Controlling weight and density ensures a balance between sculptural presence and everyday wearability.
Research: This design translates the principle of organic growth into a non centralized structural system. Through open and asymmetrical construction, directional flow and spatial hierarchy define the composition, allowing elements to balance within the whole. The gemstone is not a visual center but a structural node, shifting from a center dependent hierarchy to a multi-generative structure. Spatial relationships and layering translate natural rhythms into a structural expression.
Inspiration: From a center based composition to structural generation, this ring translates organic growth into a wearable system of spatial relationships. Within a non centralized framework, directional flow defines the composition. The heart shaped peach toned sapphire, echoing the peach of longevity, is not a focal point but emerges within layered branches. The piece unfolds continuously, transforming jewelry into an expression of growth, renewal, and spatial relationships.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2025 in New York and was completed in June 2025 in New York.
Operation Flow: The open structure accommodates a range of finger sizes while maintaining stability through the distribution of structural weight. As the wearer moves, the spatial relationships between branches and the gemstone continuously evolve, creating a state of visual transformation. The asymmetrical composition disrupts a singular viewing path, allowing the act of wearing to become a dynamic experience. By controlling structural complexity and weight, the piece maintains spatial layering and sculptural presence while balancing everyday wearability.
Team Members: Yi Xiong
Image Credits: Aris Xiong (Yi Xiong)