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Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen
Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen
Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen
Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen
Marilyn Bracelet by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

Anna's Darling Ky

Bronze Jewelry Design · 2024

Marilyn Bracelet

by Anna-Reetta Vaananen

  • A' Design Award 2024 Bronze Winner in Jewelry Design
  • Awarded April 15, 2024
  • CLIENT: Anna's Darling Ky
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 33,596
  • Verification code 8EE11D972D · Verify this award
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About Marilyn Bracelet

Marilyn is a bracelet designed for formal and semi-formal occasions. The flowing form expresses curls and wind by the beach. Marilyn is made from recycled non-plated 14 carat gold, also known as 585 gold, in Sonkajarvi, Finland. Lost wax casting and traditional goldsmith techniques are used, and the surface is polished. The bracelet follows the shape of the wrist and the bone structure, so the fit feels stable and comfortable. The piece can be shaped to fit the hand. The aim is a large and showy form that still feels light to wear.

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Unique Properties
Marilyn bracelet is flowy and showy. It expresses curls and wind by the beach. This polished and golden jewelry is made from recycled non-plated 14 carat gold at Sonkajarvi, Finland. The bracelet is well fitted and comfortable to wear. The jewelry set suites events and fine occasions.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 68 mm Hight 68 mm Depth 35 mm
Tags
mairlyn, jewelry, marilyn monroe, gold jewelry, finnish, design, bracelet, surface
Production Technology
The Marilyn Bracelet is made from recycled 585 gold. It's made by lost was casting and traditional goldsmiths techniques. It has polished surface. The original 3d model was made from paper and silver.
Design Challenge
The challenge of this design project was to create light and luxurious feeling into a celebrity inspired jewelry. It was to make the jewelry user feel the perfection and child like joy in design. It was also important to express the movement and bring Marilyn's personality in to the jewelry.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2020 and finished in February 2024 in Sonkajarvi, Finland.
Operation Flow
The jewelry set is made to follow the users movements. It is made to be noticeable by the audience but not the user itself. The bracelet follows the shape of a wrist and bone structure to feel stable and fit. It can be shaped to fit ones hand.
Research
In Marilyn jewelry project the main fields of study were in luxury feeling flowy design that expresses the actress Marilyn Monroes character and makes the jewelry user to feel itself confident and beautiful when appearing in events for dress code Formal or Semi-formal. It was also important to reach the feeling of steady and stable weightless wearability of big and showy jewelry. This was achieved with good balance experiments and several fittings with different body types.
Inspiration
Marilyn makes us think of how we treat people who live by publicity and being a star. Where is the line between personal life and show business or politics. Marilyns' life is well stored in photographs. Through them it s possible to see her as a human being who faces changes and winds of life. All though her hair might be done perfect she is still the same wild, loving and caring person as she was in the beginning of her career. She deserves to be admired as herself.
Image Credits
Image #1 : Photographer Elina Manninen, Marilyn jewelry set, 2023
Image #2: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #3: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #4: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Image #5: Photographer Anna-Reetta Vaananen, Marilyn bracelet, 2024
Patents
All RIghts Anna's Darling Ky, Sonkajärvi Finland

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