Reflection Mga Hikaw by Mandy Morris is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Alahas Competition Category.

PilakAlahas· 2023

Reflection Mga Hikaw

by Mandy Morris

Client: Werk bytcjdesigns

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Alahas Category

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The Design

About Reflection Mga Hikaw

Ang Reflection ay isang pares ng asymmetric na hikaw na gawa sa muling ginamit na 18ct white gold. Ang ginto ay hinila upang maging alambre na bumubuo sa katawan ng pangunahing hikaw. Ang mas malaking kaliwang hikaw ay nakakawit sa palibot ng tainga, habang ang kanang hikaw ay isang maliit na stud. May hiwalay na nakabitin na bahagi na maaaring ikabit sa alinman sa dalawang hikaw o isuot sa kadena bilang palawit. Ang mga sapphire at diyamante ay grain set at bezel set nang kamay. Ang disenyo ay inspirado ng isang ibong nakatingin sa sarili nitong repleksyon sa tubig, at ng pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng panig na ipinapakita at ng panig na itinatago.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Reflection Mga Hikaw ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Reflection Mga Hikaw ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Reflection Mga Hikaw ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

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.