The Dome iRingi by Fatma Altinbas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award in Uyilo loBucwebe Competition Category.

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The Dome iRingi

by Fatma Altinbas

Client: Mevaris Jewellery

Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award Winner in Ubucwebe Category

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The Design

About The Dome iRingi

Uyilo luthatha iimbono zalo kuxube olukhethekileyo lwezakhiwo zamaGrike, zamaRoma, zaseByzantium nezase-Ottoman. IRingi ye-Dome, njengoko ikhethekile kuyilo lwayo, luyinguqulelo yalanamhlanje yee-Dome ezidumileyo zaseHagia Sophia. Uyilo sisiphumo sophando lwePhD uFatma Altinbas awalwenzayo kwiGrand Bazaar iminyaka emibini, malunga nembali yokuveliswa kobuhlalu kwindawo. IRingi ye-Dome yenziwe ngegolide ye-18-carat yombala werozi kwaye ihonjiswe ngedayimani ezingama-0.22 carats zombala we-G, zikucace-gazi kwe-VS1, ngaphakathi nangaphandle.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award

The Dome iRingi ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo yeklasi yokuqala, ephawulekayo nentle. Abaphumeleleyo beGolide ziimveliso ezintsha kakhulu, ezinombono ongaphaya nezikhazimlayo ezibonisa ubuchule, ubulumko nobuchule babayili bazo. The Dome iRingi iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka umkhwa nekumgangatho wesikhumbuzo enikela ixabiso elingazange libonwe. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Legolide le-A' Design Award yiprojekthi emangalisayo nehlonelwayo eluncedo kakhulu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. The Dome iRingi idala iimvakalelo ezinzulu zonqweno, ivusa umdla, ikhuthaza ukuyila kwaye iyasikhwebela.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The design takes its inspirations from the unique blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architectures. The Dome ring, as unique in its design that it is a modern interpretation of famous Domes of Hagia Sophia.
Dimensions & Packaging: The diameter of the dome is 17mm x height 10mm, the width of the ring is 6mm x its size is optional. The visual with all the measurement details is available in the documents section.
Tags: Mevaris, Dome, Ring, Haghia Sophia, Gold, Diamond, Enamel
Production Technology: The Dome ring is a visual feast of elaborate ornamentation of 18 carat rose gold and 0.22 carat, G color, VS1 diamonds both in the inside and outside.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to find the perfect measurements for the perfect appearance and also make the design easy to use.
Research: The design is an outcome of the Phd research that Fatma Altinbas had held in Grand Bazaar for 2 years, about the history of jewellery manufacturing in the area. She has evaluated the artisans and their designs and their inspirations for years. Her observations of the the architectural visuals of historical buildings has inspired her. Her Phd research has been published as a book by Rizzoli in 2019, named 'Stones of The Grand Bazaar'
Inspiration: Ring takes it's inspiration from one of the world's revered structures,Hagia Sophia of Istanbul..The famous domes of Hagia Sophia has been built in the sixth century and it is one of the masterpieces of Byzantine architecture with its thenunparalleled dome construction and the light of its forty windows creating an etheral ambiance. Domes are always prominent in the design language of Istanbul.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2018 in İstanbul and finished in April 2019 and was exhibited in Burlington Arcade of London.
Operation Flow: The white enamel of the Dome is comes also in turquoise and burgundy color.
Patents: Patented. Copyrights belong to Fatma Altinbas.
Team Members: Fatma Altinbas
Image Credits: Fatma Altinbas