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Mushroom Fantasy Кільце by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Mushroom Fantasy Кільце by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award in Ювелірні вироби Competition Category.


БронзаЮвелірні вироби· 2021

Mushroom Fantasy Кільце

by Sanaz Vazifeh Doost

Client: Sanaz Doost Studio

Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award Winner in Ювелірні вироби Category

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The Design

About Mushroom Fantasy Кільце

Mushroom Fantasy — це кільце, натхненне світом грибів та казками дитинства. Кільце виготовлене з 18-каратного жовтого золота та повністю виготовлене вручну з нуля. Сплав, листи, дроти й трубки — все зроблено власноруч. Золоті шари нагадують грибні пластинки, а натуральні блакитні сапфіри різних відтінків символізують краплі дощу. Шари та сапфіри виглядають підвішеними в повітрі, без видимої основи. Вигляд збоку повторює золоту спіраль. Поверхню вкриває матова текстурована обробка. Розміри кільця: 30 мм у ширину, 20 мм у глибину та 30 мм у висоту.

The Recognition

About the Бронзова нагорода A' Design Award

Mushroom Fantasy Кільце є переможцем Бронзової нагороди A' Design Award — надзвичайно престижного визнання, що присуджується видатним дизайнам, які вирізняються креативністю, винахідливістю та кмітливістю. Переможці Бронзової нагороди — це вкрай вправні та вражаюче креативні артефакти, що засвідчують великий досвід, уяву та знахідливість своїх дизайнерів. Очікується, що Mushroom Fantasy Кільце буде високо цінованим, улюбленим і обожнюваним об'єктом, помітно професійним та інноваційним. Цей дизайн-переможець Бронзової нагороди A' Design Award втілює найкращі практики в мистецтві, науці, дизайні й технологіях і чудовий своєю увагою до деталей. Mushroom Fantasy Кільце чудово задовольняє потреби, торкається бажань, зачаровує почуття та привертає цікавість.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Mushroom fantasy is a ring inspired by magic world of mushrooms. This ring is a wearable piece of art which brings back the joy of surreal childhood fantasies and dreams to the user. the ring has an eye catching appearance with it's unique design and the bold contrast between 18k yellow gold and different shades of natural blue sapphire which represents drops of rain. From side view it has golden ratio design which is pleasant to the eye. This ring is completely hand fabricated from scratch, I also have made the alloy myself and then made the sheets, wires and tubes.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 30 mm x Depth 20 mm x Height 30 mm
Tags
jewelry, ring, jewelry design, gold ring, mushroom ring
Production Technology
18K yellow gold which is hand fabricated 100% from scratch. I made the alloy, forged, rolled, made wires/sheets, designed and made the ring. it has natural sapphires which I've set them myself. The ring has mat textured finish by using European wheel brush. As you can see in the photos the layers/gills and the raindrops which are natural sapphires are suspended without any base to hold them, so it was super challenging to solder them in place.
Design Challenge
the most challenging part was to create gills with gold and to solder them parallel to each other without melting them. another challenge were sapphires because they were suspended and I had to solder the settings one by one without melting them, and then cleaning and setting them on that position was super difficult. this design needed lots of attention, patient and craftsmanship.
Research
For this design I researched and read a lot about mushroom structure, shape, different types and the growth process. I focused on the gills of mushrooms and found a solution to recreate those with 18k gold. the finishing part with European wheel to have mat textured surface in all the areas was also challenging because of the shape of the ring.
Inspiration
Mushroom fantasy ring is inspired by magic world of mushrooms and the childhood fairytale stories. When I was a kid I used to walk in jungles, play with mushrooms and blow the rain drops all the time. Mushrooms existed for 1 billion years and somehow have managed to remain full of mysteries, these mostly earth-dwelling organisms even can stimulate rain in the atmosphere. Therefor I mixed these two mysterious elements: form of mushroom gills with the golden spiral for the side view, and designed this mysterious ring.
Project Duration
started in november 2019 in Toronto and finished in April 2020 in Toronto/Canada.
Operation Flow
This is an ergonomic ring and it sits very well on the hand. it's unique but comfortable.
Image Credits
Paul Ambtman

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