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Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak by Mehdi Moazzen

Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak by Mehdi Moazzen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy in Şaý-sep Dizaýny Competition Category.


KümüşŞaý-sep· 2020

Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak

by Mehdi Moazzen

Client: Moazzen Gallery

A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy Winner in Şaý-sep Category

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The Design

About Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak

Homa – boýundak hökmünde-de dakylyp bilinýän iki maksatly ýüzükdir. Bu şaý-sep 18K altyndan ýasalyp, emeli gök ýakut bilen bezelendir. Içki halka çeýedir, şonuň üçin ýüzük dakynýanyň barmagynyň ölçegine görä sazlanyp bilner. Otly tigirlerine esaslanýan reýka mehanizmi ýüzügiň boýundaga öwrülmegine mümkinçilik berýär. Şaý-sepiň aşagyndaky ýönekeý gulp, ýüzük barmakda dakylanda formany öz ýerinde saklaýar. Bu dizaýn dakynýana funksiýany saýlamak we obýekt bilen göni täsirleşmek mümkinçiligini berýär. Homa ady pars edebiýatyndaky bagt guşuna salgylanýar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragy

Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu owadan, belent we täsirli ýokary derejeli dizaýnlara berilýän adatdan daşary abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Kümüş ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň ajaýyp bilimini, zehinini we ýiti aňyny görkezýän aşa ýalpyldawuk we örän döredijilikli eserlerdir. Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak ajaýyp, nusgalyk, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we çuňňur täzelikçi eser bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Kümüş Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatyň, ylmyň, dizaýnyň we tehnologiýanyň çäklerine peýda berýän we ony öňe sürýän örän üns çekiji, haýran galynýan oýlap tapyşdyr. Homa Ýüzük, Boýundak köpüň gabanjyna sezewar bolýan, isleglerimizi oýarýan, oňyn duýgulary getirýän we haýranlyk we geň galmagy döredýän eserdir.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This dual purpose piece changes from a ring to a necklace. It gives its user the option of choosing the function. Due to the fact that the user per se is involved with the piece, a more desirably optimized feeling will be generated within her. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace. A simple lock has been utilized beneath the piece to be fixed.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions is 33 mm x 36 mm x 33 mm. weight is 21.780 gram. Using inner elastic ring to be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. Using rail mechanism to be changeable from the ring to a necklace.
Tags
Ring, Necklace, Dual purpose, Gold, Jewelry
Production Technology
The material that was used in Homa ring is 18K gold as well as synthetic and atomic blue ruby.
Design Challenge
The hardest part of design of this artwork was to design this piece to be a practical dual-purpose artwork. Choosing a rail mechanism, based on train wheels, to turn the ring to a necklace was a creative part of design. Moreover, making the changeable and moveable part of ring just by hand, not by special machine, was too difficult.
Research
The Homa has a special role in Persian Miniature and Mythology used as a symbol of beauty and grace, in current design.
This piece is designed to be a practical dual purpose artwork, changing from a ring to a necklace. Since the inner ring is elastic, it can be adjusted based on the size of user’s finger. A rail mechanism, based on train wheels, is devised to turn the ring to a necklace.
Inspiration
Linguistically speaking, the word Homa consists of two Avestan words, Hu and Maya. In Avestan language, Hu means The Creator, and Maya means the Prime Material of Everything. Thus, the name Homa means the Creator of the Universe. Homa has quite a significant status in Persian literature. In the works of many poets, Homa is the Bird of Bliss and Felicity. In Persian literature, it is the symbol of splendor and magnificence and the sign of a good omen.
Project Duration
The project started in July 2019 in Sari and finished in September 2019. Note, the physical making of Homa toke long 6 hours.
Operation Flow
It has better operation when it is used as a ring.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #2: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #3: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #4: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Image #5: Photographer Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019
Video Credits: Mahtab Mozayan, Homa, 2019

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