Eves Weapon Collier by Britta Schwalm is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award Altın Ödülü in Mücevher Tasarımı Competition Category.

AltınMücevher· 2016

Eves Weapon Collier

by Britta Schwalm

Client: Brittas Schmiede

A' Design Award Altın Ödülü Winner in Mücevher Category

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Colors

The Design

About Eves Weapon Collier

Eve'in silahı 750 karat gül ve beyaz altından yapılmıştır. 110 elmas (20,2 ct) içerir ve 62 segmentten oluşur. Hepsinin birbirinden tamamen farklı iki görünümü vardır: Yandan görünümde segmentler elma şeklindedir, üstten görünümde V şeklinde çizgiler görülebilir. Elmasları tutan yay yükleme efekti oluşturmak için her bölüm yana doğru bölünmüştür - elmaslar yalnızca gerilim ile tutulur. Bu avantajlı bir şekilde parlaklığı, parlaklığı vurgular ve elmasın görünür parlaklığını en üst düzeye çıkarır. Kolyenin boyutuna rağmen son derece hafif ve net bir tasarım sağlar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Altın Ödülü

Eves Weapon Collier, A' Design Award Altın Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, birinci sınıf, harika ve olağanüstü tasarımlara verilen son derece prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Altın kazananlar, tasarımcılarının dehasını, bilgeliğini ve ustalığını yansıtan son derece yenilikçi, vizyoner ve göz kamaştırıcı yaratımlardır. Eves Weapon Collier, eşi görülmemiş değer sunan, çok övülen, çığır açan ve anıtsal bir buluş olması beklenir. A' Design Award Altın Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sanat, bilim, tasarım ve teknolojinin sınırlarına büyük fayda sağlayan ve onları ilerleten muhteşem, saygın bir projedir. Eves Weapon Collier yoğun arzu duyguları yaratır, tutku uyandırır, yaratıcılığı teşvik eder ve bizi cezbeder.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Eve's weapon is a necklace made of 750 carat rose and white gold. It contains 110 diamonds (20.2ct), which are set by tension only.
Eve's weapon was created for HRD Awards nomination and was first presented at EXPO in Milan, Italy.
The apple is a highly potent and internationally recognized symbol, representing a range of aspects: Love, Fertility, Nurture, Beauty as well as Seduction, Temptation, Original Sin, Lust and Power.
Dimensions & Packaging: Eves Weapon is 40cm long and has 13mm in diameter.
Tags: eves weapon, apple, diamond, jewellery, collier, HRD
Production Technology: 110 Diamonds set by tension only - this requires absolute precision. All apple-segments a laser cut. Than they were crafted by hand to make sure, that the tension is given to carry eg. a 0.5ct diamond.
Design Challenge: Eves Weapon was a concept that had to fit to HRD Awards Theme "A la carte". This is an international Award in which, if you were a "Nominee", you get a Sponsor for the Diamonds. 1500 designers took part - 29 received sponsorship.
Research: I decided to set the diamond by tension rather than other mounting methods, as this advantageously emphasizes the luminosity, brilliance and maximizes the visible radiance of the diamond. It also allows for a extremely light and clear design. The balancing act between the abstract form (seen from above) and the concrete shape (seen from the side) is visually interesting, as well as reflecting the complexity of the apple as a symbol.
Inspiration: The first food ever served was the apple offered by Eve.
As a symbol the apple is highly potent and represents several aspects: Love, Fertility, Nurture, Beauty as well as Seduction, Temptation, Sin, Lust, Power. All this combined summarize the charms of women - or the weapons of Eve.

To highlight the gamut of this symbol, I would like to mention a few examples:
- Forbidden fruit and the fall of mankind;
- Venus - goddess of love, beauty and fertility;
- Aphrodite and the Apple
Project Duration: Eves Weapon was conceptually designed in Summer 2014, and finally built in March 2015. The diamonds are sponsored by Anders Diamonds. The collier took part in a professional photo shooting by D. B. Woordrow with a professional model in Antwerp. It was shown at EXPO in Milan from April till October 2015. The collier was presented in an exclusive gala by HRD Award in Antwerpen on 28.10.2015. Now it is part of the roadshow trawling the world till end of 2016 or even longer.
Operation Flow: The collier has two completely different appearances depending on the viewpoint. Seen in side view the ring has the shape of an apple. Seen in top view the shape is abstract and two v-shaped lines can be seen. The apple shaped ring is split sideways to create the spring loading effect holding the diamond. My design is a spin-off from the classic tension ring, as the diamond is held by tension only within the v-shaped ring.
Patents: Britta Schwalm
Team Members: Britta Schwalm
Image Credits: Olaf Hermann