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Homa Üzük, Marjan by Mehdi Moazzen

Homa Üzük, Marjan by Mehdi Moazzen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى in زىبۇ-زىننەت لايىھەلەش Competition Category.


كۈمۈشزىبۇ-زىننەت· 2020

Homa Üzük, Marjan

by Mehdi Moazzen

Client: Moazzen Gallery

A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى Winner in زىبۇ-زىننەت Category

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The Design

About Homa Üzük, Marjan

Homa — marjan süpitide taqighili bolidighan qoshluq ishlitilishtiki üzük. Bu buyum 18K altundin yasalghan we sünʼiy kök yaqut bilen bézelgen. Ichki halqisi soruluchan bolghachqa, üzükni taqighuchining barmaq chongluqigha qarap tengshigili bolidu. Poyiz chaqlirigha asasen layihilen'gen rels mékanizmi üzükni marjan'gha aylandurushqa imkaniyet béridu. Buyumning astidiki addiy qulup üzük barmaqqa taqalghanda sheklini turaqliq saqlaydu. Bu layihe taqighuchigha ishletiw türini tallash we buyum bilen biwasite alaqe qilish imkaniyitini béridu. Homa dégen isim Pars edebiyatidiki bext-saʼadet qushigha ishare qilidu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى

Homa Üzük, Marjan A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ گۈزەل، ئۇلۇغۋار ۋە تەسىرلىك ئەڭ يۇقىرى دەرىجىلىك لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئالاھىدە ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. كۈمۈش غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ ئالاھىدە ماھارىتى، ئىستېدادى ۋە ئۆتكۈرلۈكىنى كۆرسىتىدىغان ناھايىتى پارلاق ۋە ئىنتايىن ئىجادىي ئەسەرلەردۇر. Homa Üzük, Marjan ئاجايىپ، ئۈلگىلىك، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ۋە چوڭقۇر يېڭىلىقچان ئەسەر بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىنىڭ چېگرالىرىنى كېڭەيتىدىغان ناھايىتى دىققەتكە سازاۋەر، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ئىختىرا. Homa Üzük, Marjan كۆپچىلىك ھەۋەس قىلىدىغان، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرنى قوزغايدىغان، ئىجابىي ھېسسىياتلارنى ئېلىپ كېلىدىغان ھەمدە ھەيرانلىق ۋە قايىللىق پەيدا قىلىدىغان ئىجادىيەت.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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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